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Detail View: Peterloo Collection:

Image Number: 
EngMS_1197_5.pdf
Reference Number: 
English MS 1197/5
Link to Catalogue: 
Series Title: 
Peterloo Papers (1819-1820)
Parent Work Title: 
Letter from E. Gorst to W.R. Hay
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
Copy letter by The Earl of Derby
Creator: 
Gorst, E.
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Derby, Edward Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1775-1851
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Hay, William Robert, 1761-1839
Creator Role: 
Compiler
Date Created: 
1819-07-15
Description: 
Letter (dated Preston, August 15, 1819) from E. Gorst to W.R. Hay forwarding a copy letter by The Earl of Derby, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (dated Knowsley, July 15, 1819) highlighting the need to repress meetings in order to maintain public peace.
Language: 
English
Language Code: 
eng-GB
Subject: 
Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England, 1819
Subject: 
Social movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Subject: 
Great Britain--History
Subject: 
Manchester (England)--Politics and government--19th century
Subject: 
Radicalism--England--Manchester
Subject: 
Public meetings--Law and legislation--Great Britain
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Correspondence
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Creation Site: 
England: Merseyside: Knowsley
Creation Site: 
England: Lancashire: Preston
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
Places Covered: 
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
People Covered: 
Hay, William Robert, 1761-1839
People Covered: 
Derby, Edward Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1775-1851
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, UK
Provenance: 
Smith family, former owner
Provenance: 
Wadsworth, A.P., former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2018-09-17
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2019-01
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB