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Wednesday, 29 July 2015

29th July 1815: Simon Orgill's compensation case comes before Leciester Assizes

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On Saturday 29th July 1815, Leicester Assizes heard the case of Simon Orgill , a manufacturer from Castle Donington, whose Mill had been att...
Wednesday, 22 July 2015

22nd July 1815: The trial of Charles Sutton, proprietor of the Nottingham Review, for political libel

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On Saturday 22nd July 1815, the proprietor of the Nottingham Review, Charles Sutton , stood trial at Nottingham Summer Assizes for political...
Tuesday, 21 July 2015

21st July 1815: The Duke of Montrose accepts Francis Raynes' resignation

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Buchanan , near Dumbarton , 21 st July , 1815. SIR, I received your letter of the 11th July , and really did not feel myself hurt at you...
Saturday, 11 July 2015

11th July 1815: Francis Raynes reiterates his desire to resign to the Duke of Montrose

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July 11 th , 1815. MY LORD DUKE, I had the honor to receive your Grace’s letter of the 6th inst . and have to regret that any expressio...
Wednesday, 8 July 2015

8th July 1815: The Mayor of Nottingham writes in support of Charles Sutton ahead of his trial for Political Libel

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Nottingham July 8th 1815― My Lord I take the liberty of addressing your behalf of Mr. Charles Sutton , Publisher of the Nottingham Revie...

8th July 1815: George Coldham is concerned he will be assassinated by John Dann

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Nottingham 8 July 1815— Dear Sir, I feel myself very much Indebted to you for I consider it is most probably at your Instance that the a...
Monday, 6 July 2015

6th July 1815: The Duke of Montrose sends a stinging reply to Francis Raynes' threat

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London , 6t h July , 1815. SIR, I have just received your letter , and think you have written hastily, and, therefore, till you confirm ...
Friday, 3 July 2015

3rd July 1815: Francis Raynes offers his resignation with a threat to publicise his case

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3 d July , 1815. MY LORD DUKE, Absence from home prevented my receiving your Grace’s favour of the 24th ult . Till this moment. Were i...
Wednesday, 1 July 2015

1st July 1815: George Coldham expresses concerns about the security of arms depots

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Nottingham 1st July 1815. Private. Dear Sir, I was yesterday at Newark & I was upon the Spot & had half an Hour to spare I set...

1st July 1815: The Mayor of Leicester expresses concern about recent developments in the Town

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Leicester, July 1. 1815. My Lord, Mr. Burbridge, our Town Clerk, having received a letter on Thursday evening last from a confidential ...
Tuesday, 30 June 2015

30th June 1815: The convict Thomas Holden writes to his wife, from Sydney, Australia

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Sydney June [ 11 ] 30 1815 My Dear Wife I take this oppertunity of Writing to you Hoping to find to find you and My Dear Child in good h...

30th June 1815: The Mayor of Leicester receives an anonymous letter from 'A Loyalist'

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[Received 30th June 1815] Copy Sir, It is not impossible that you may know what I am about to communicate; or if not you may deem the ...
Sunday, 28 June 2015

28th June 1815: The Town Clerk of Leicester receives an informer's letter from Nottingham

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Nottingham 28th June 1815. Dear Sir, You well know by what a set of Scoundrels we are surrounded in this place — I mean the Ludites — t...
Saturday, 27 June 2015

27th June 1815: George Coldham's informer sends his second report of the day about Nottinghamshire Luddites

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27th June 1815. I was at Seymour’s last night with Burton, Badder, John Slater Hill, John Mann & Holmes.—The journey to London was con...

27th June 1815: George Coldham's informer writes of a meeting with Gravenor Henson & talk of revolution in Nottingham

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27th June 1815. I was with Sampson Walker yesterday morning about the [Corporation] having a list of the Ludd's names. He began to cha...
Friday, 26 June 2015

26th June 1815: George Coldham reports on plans to send his informer to London

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Nottingham June 1815 Private Dear Sir, I inclose you a Copy of our last Report by which you will perceive the Statement made by our In...
Thursday, 25 June 2015

25th June 1815: Informer's report on Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire Luddites

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25th June 1815.— I went to Leicester last Wednesday morning.—Had instructions to go to the "Nottingham Arms" Belgrave Gate, wher...