COLLECTION NAME:
Peterloo Collection
Record
Image Number:
EngMS_1197_17.pdf
Reference Number:
English MS 1197/17
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Peterloo Papers (1819-1820)
Parent Work Title:
Letter by H. Hunt to the 'Reformers of Manchester and its Neighbourhood'
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Hunt's Proclamation
Creator:
Hay, William Robert, 1761-1839
Creator Role:
Scribe
Creator Role:
Compiler
Creator:
Hunt, Henry, 1773-1835
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1819-1839
Description:
Copy [in the hand of W. R. Hay] of a letter (originally on a placard), by Henry Hunt addressed to the 'Reformers of Manchester and its Neighbourhood. It appears that Hunt was not informed that the intended meeting of the 9 August 1819 had been banned by the authorities and therefore cancelled and rearranged for 16 August.
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
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: West Midlands: Coventry
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Places Covered:
England: Lancashire: Lancaster
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:
References:
Huish, R. 1836. The history of the private and political life of the late Henry Hunt, Esq. M.P. for Preston: his times and contemporaries, exhibiting the rise and progress of those great political events which led to the passing of the Reform Act : embracing also the history of the momentous crisis by which the Tory government of the country has been abolished. London: Published for the proprietors by J. Saunders
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