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Friday, 3 March 2017

3rd March 1817: John Beckett advises Jeffrey Lockett on how to apprehend the Luddite 'Little Sam'

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Whitehall 3 March 1817. Dr Sir The only safe mode of proceeding in this Case, and the least dilatory in this. Send an Officer from Leice...

3rd March 1817: Jeffrey Lockett asks John Beckett how to apprehend the Luddite 'Little Sam'

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Mr Lockett presents his [Compliments] to Mr Beckett and has the pleasure to inform him that Mr Hobhouse has received a second communication ...
Wednesday, 1 March 2017

1st March 1817: William Sherbrooke writes to the Home Office about the plan to re-site the Assizes in Newark

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County Hall Nottm March 1st 1817 My Lord It is with considerable regret that we hear that His Majesty's Government have determined t...

1st March 1817: The High Sheriff of Nottingham writes to the Home Secretary about re-siting the Assizes to Newark

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Flintham House March 1st 1817. My Lord I had the Honor of receiving your Lordships letter of the 25th Feby, in obedience to which, I ha...
Tuesday, 28 February 2017

28th February 1817: Henry Enfield raises concerns about the move of the Nottinghamshire Assizes with the Home Secretary

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Nottingham 28 Feby. 1817 My Lord The designed measure of holding the ensuing Assizes for the County of Nottingham at Newark, has not, as...

28th February 1817: The Tory Leicester Journal calls the growing political reform movements 'political Luddism'

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In the last page will be found the Report of the Committee of Secrecy to the House of Commons—we inserted the one to the House of Peers in ...
Monday, 27 February 2017

27th February 1817: The Duke of Newcastle writes to the Home Secretary about the plan to move the Nottinghamshire Assizes to Newark

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Clumber Feby 27, 1817— My Lord I have just had the honor of receiving your Lordship’s letter of the 25th informing me that the Assizes ...
Sunday, 26 February 2017

26th February 1817: The Undersheriff of Nottingham expresses concern to the Home Secretary about the plan to move the Assizes to Newark

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Sheriffs office Thurland Hall Nottingham 26th February 1817. My Lord I have the Honor to acknowledge the receipt at this office of yo...

26th February 1817: Henry Enfield expresses concern about the proposal to move the Nottinghamshire Assizes to Newark

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Nottingham 26th February 1817. Sir The Magistrates of Nottingham at a full Meeting held this morning, have received with great regret th...
Tuesday, 21 February 2017

21st February 1817: Charles Mundy tells the Home Secretary that Joshua Mitchell is ready to confess

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Burton Febry 21st 1817 My Lord I have the Honour to inform your Lordship that I saw Mr. Locket yesterday who informd me that he had stat...
Monday, 20 February 2017

20th February 1817: A leading Leicester framework-knitter writes to the Home Secretary

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Leicester Feby 20th 1817 My Lord We have inclosed for the serious consideration of your Lordships & the cabinet Ministers No.1 a cop...
Thursday, 16 February 2017

16th February 1816: Lancelot Rolleston asks the Duke of Newcastle to pay William Cook's legal costs

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My Lord Duke, I have the honour to acquaint your grace, that the confession made to me, by one John Blackburn, of the Town of Nottingham, ...
Saturday, 11 February 2017

11th February 1817: Leeds Croppers petition brought up in the House of Commons

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On Tuesday 11th February 1817, a petition from Croppers in Leeds about the use of cloth-dressing machinery was debated in the House of  Comm...
Thursday, 9 February 2017

9th February 1817: Lancelot Rolleston sends William Burton's further confession to the Home Secretary

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My Lord I have the honour of forwarding your Lordship a further confession made to me on Friday last by William Burton , one of the person...

9th February 1817: William Burton's further confession

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The voluntary confession of William Burton late of Basford in the County of Nottingham, taken before me Lanct Rolleston Esqr one of his Maje...
Wednesday, 8 February 2017

8th February 1817: Jeffrey Lockett updates the Home Office about the hunt for suspected Luddites

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Derby Feby 8th: 1817 Sir In the letter which I had the honour to address to you on Wednesday last from Loughbro’, I stated, on the infor...

8th February 1817: The owner of the Nottingham Review, Charles Sutton, is released from Northampton Gaol after a year's imprisonment

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On Thursday 8th February 1817, the owner of the Nottingham Review, Charles Sutton , completed his sentence of a year's imprisonment for ...
Sunday, 5 February 2017

5th February 1817: The fuller confession of John Blackburn.

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The voluntary confession of John Blackburn of the town of Nottingham Framework knitter taken by me Lanct. Rolleston Esqr one of his Majestys...

5th February 1817: Lancelot Rolleston says John Blackburn has implicated Daniel Diggle in the shooting of George Kerry

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My Lord I have the honour of forwarding your Lordship the full confession made to me by John Blackburn ; the perpetrators of the various o...

5th February 1817: The Town Clerk of Leicester suggests a Special Commission to try the 'Loughborough Job' Luddites

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Leicester February 5. 1817 Sir I beg to acquaint you that the Report as to the Hampden Club proceedings of last Monday night contains n...