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Wednesday, 30 November 2016

30th November 1816: 'A Letter to the Luddites' by William Cobbett

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FRIENDS AND FELLOW COUNTRYMEN, At this time, when the cause of freedom is making a progress which is as cheering to the hearts of her f...

30th November 1816: Another correspondent writes to the Leeds Mercury in the debate about shearing frames vs hand-cropping

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MR PRINTER,—In your paper of the 23d inst. I observed a comparison between the dressing of cloth by manual labour and machinery . Now, thou...
Saturday, 26 November 2016

26th November 1816: The Home Office tells Henry Enfield that his plans to detain suspected Luddites is unlawful

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W. 26 Nov. 1816 Sir I am [directed] by Lord [Sidmouth] to [acknowledge] the [illegible] of yr [letter] of the 23d. inst with its Inclos...
Wednesday, 23 November 2016

23rd November 1816: Henry Enfield suggests apprehending the men named in James Towle's confession to the Home Office

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Nottingham Novr. 23d. 1816. Sir Herewith I transmit, for the Information of Lord Sidmouth, a Copy of the last Report of our Secret Agent...

23rd November 1816: Correspondents argue about shearing frames in the Leeds Mercury

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In addition to the above paper , on the general subject, the following observations on the use of Machinery in the Dressing of Woollen Clot...

23rd November 1816: 'A Manufacturer' replies to 'Observator' in the argument about technology in the Leeds Mercury

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MR. EDITOR,—I would not have troubled you with this, had I not felt much disappointment, on perusing your paper of Saturday last, to find b...
Tuesday, 22 November 2016

22nd November 1816: Informer's report about James Towle's funeral

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22d Novr 1816 I was at Towle’s Funeral yesterday—A Schoolmaster I was told gave out the Hymns that were sung from his house to and at the...

22nd November 1816: The Nottingham Review publishes a biographical report of James Towle, his execution & funeral

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Execution of James Towle. This unfortunate man, who, on Wednesday last, in the vigour of manhood, and prime of his days, paid the forfei...
Monday, 21 November 2016

21st November 1816: James Towle is buried in Basford 'in the presence of thousands'

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On Thursday 21st November 1816, James Towle was buried in Basford, with thousands of people being present. The funeral was covered in seve...
Sunday, 20 November 2016

20th November 1816: The owner of the Stamford Mercury forwards a threatening letter he received to the Home Secretary

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Stamford, Nov. 20, 1816. My Lord I should not have deemed it necessary or desirous to have troubled your Lordship with the accompanying ...

20th November 1816: "An affectionate address to the People of Leicester, on the execution of James Towle,"

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The Tory Leicester Journal of 22nd November 1816 reported that a handbill titled "An affectionate address to the People of Leicester, o...

20th November 1816: James Towle's hymn - 'Oh! For an overcoming faith'

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According to various reports, the Nottinghamshire Luddite James Towle sang the whole of this hymn prior to his execution on Wednesday 20th...

20th November 1816: The execution of the Nottinghamshire Luddite, James Towle

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On Wednesday 20th November 1816, the Luddite James Towle was executed in Leicester, before a crowd of between 10-20,000 people. The executio...