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Tuesday, 20 June 2017

20th June 1817: Frank Ward & 2 other suspects arrested for 'treasonable practices'

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On Friday 20th June 1817, the Leicester Chronicle repeated a story printed in the Nottingham Review: During the last ten days, Francis War...
Saturday, 10 June 2017

10th June 1817: A desperate Gravenor Henson writes to Lord Sidmouth from Cold Bath Fields prison

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House of Correction, Cold Bath Fields June 10. 1817— My Lord I hope after an imprisonment of upwards of two months in close confinemen...
Monday, 29 May 2017

29th May 1817: A writer to the Home Office tells of a Middleton man visiting the late Luddite trials

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My Lord I take leave to acquaint your Lordship that on the 15th March, in passing from Coventry to Birmingham by Coach, I accidentally got...
Tuesday, 16 May 2017

16th May 1817: Charles Mundy tells Louis Allsopp that John Slater's wife wants to go to Australia with him

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Burton May 16th 1817 Dear Sir I wish we had met before you set off—If you see Lord Sidmouth as you probably will pray [name] to him that...
Tuesday, 2 May 2017

2nd May 1817: Simon Orgill loses the appeal of the award of damages in his favour

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On Friday 2nd May 1817, 18 months after the hearing had been ordered , the Hundred of West Goscote successfully appealed the verdict of dama...
Wednesday, 26 April 2017

26th April 1817: Jeffrey Lockett updates the Home Office about Christopher Blackburn & other wanted Luddites

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Derby April 26th 1817 Sir In confidence of your letter of yesterdays date, I have given directions for the immediate apprehension of Chr...
Tuesday, 25 April 2017

25th April 1817: Informer's report on a meeting with the notorious Nottingham Luddite, Benjamin Badder

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25th April 1817. I was with B. Badder last night and the night before—We were talking about the Ludds that were hung , when he said (afte...

25th April 1817: Charles Mundy writes to the Home Secretary about the wanted Luddite, Christopher Blackburn

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Private Burton April 25th 1817 near Loughborough My Lord I have the Honour to state in addition to what your Lordship will have recei...
Monday, 24 April 2017

24th April 1817: Louis Allsopp writes to the Home Office about the wanted Luddite, Christopher Blackburn

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Private Nottingham 24 April 1817.— My Lord— Mr Mundy came here yesterday afternoon, & We have had a great deal of Conversation on...
Sunday, 23 April 2017

23rd April 1817: Jeffrey Lockett informs the Home Secretary that the wanted Luddite, Christopher Blackburn, is in Nottingham

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Derby April 23d: 1817 My Lord The death of a near relation of Mrs Mundy has taken Mr Mundy into Lincolnshire,— and in his absence I pres...
Tuesday, 18 April 2017

18th April 1817: The executed Luddites are buried in Nottingham & Chilwell

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The Leicester Chronicle of Friday 25th April 1817 reported the burial of the Luddites executed at Leicester, on the day following their hang...

18th April 1817: Gratian Hart suspects a 'nest of refugee Luddites at Calais'

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Friday Morng. [18th April 1817] I have long some days, suspected there was a nest of refugee Luddites in Calais; the enclosed Letter appe...

18th April 1817: The Nottingham Review reports the arrest of Gravenor Henson for High Treason

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As a report has been in circulation for some days past, that Gravenor Henson and William Robinson, the persons who were deputed to carry the...
Monday, 17 April 2017

17th April 1817: J Anderson of Notts writes to a Mr Wood at Calais, France "ned Is at Leister now And they can do As they like"

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[To] Mr. Wood at Mr. Thompsons Bass Ville Calais France Dear friend I Received your Letter yesterday dated 12th And I ham very sory th...

James Hobson 'The Last Luddite Executions, April 17th 1817'

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Luddites destroyed machines in the Midlands in the period 1811-1816. These machines were destroying skilled jobs and emboldening the master ...

17th April 1817: The Mayor of Leicester reports the Luddite executions to the Home Office

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Leicester 2 oClo Thursday April 17 1817 Dear Sir I have the satisfaction to acquaint you that the Execution of the six Luddites here ha...

17th April 1817: The Loughborough Job Luddites' hymn - 'How sad our state by nature is!'

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How sad our state by nature is! Our sin, how deep it stains! And SATAN binds our captive minds Fast in his slavish chains. Bu...

17th April 1817: The final Luddite executions at Leicester - John Amos, John Crowther, Joshua Mitchell, Thomas Savage, William Towle & William Withers are hanged

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On Thursday 17th April 1817, the final executions of Luddites took place at Leicester. There was coverage in various local newspapers bu...

17th April 1817: Charles Mundy sends Thomas Savage's statement to Lord Sidmouth

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Burton April 17th. 1817. near Loughborough My Lord I have the Honour to enclose for your Lordships information the statement made to me...

17th April 1817: Awaiting his execution, the Luddite, John Crowther, writes to his wife

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New Bridewell, Leicester, 8 o'clock, on the morning of our execution. O my dearest and best of Wives, When you receive this, I shall...