Detail View: Peterloo Collection:

Image Number: 
JRL18090839
Reference Number: 
English MS 1197/38
Link to Catalogue: 
Series Title: 
Peterloo Papers (1819-1820)
Parent Work Title: 
Handbill
Creator: 
Hay, William Robert, 1761-1839
Creator Role: 
Compiler
Date Created: 
[date not identified]
Publication Details: 
Manchester: printed by C. Wheeler and Son
Description: 
Handbill addressed to various groups within the English public: 'To the Men of England'; 'To the Women of England'; 'To the Poor of England'; 'To the Industrious of England'; 'To the Reformers of England'; and 'To my Countryman'. Each of these addresses ends with a short quote from the Bible.
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: 
Printing (process)
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Creation Site: 
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
Places Covered: 
England
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
References: 
Boyle, C. 2013. Percy Bysshe Shelley, the Newspapers of 1819 and the Language of Poetry.�In Eds. M. Schoina and A. Stauffer, 'The History and Future of the 19th-Century Book'. Gramma: Journal of Theory and Criticism, Vol. 21, pp. 63-76
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