Detail View: Peterloo Collection:

Image Number: 
EngMS_1197_40.pdf
Reference Number: 
English MS 1197/40
Link to Catalogue: 
Series Title: 
Peterloo Papers (1819-1820)
Parent Work Title: 
Letter by H. Hunt to Mr. West
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 of an extract of a letter from Henry Hunt to a 'friend in London' - Mr. West of Strand, i.e. Mr West, dated Swan Inn, Bolton, Lancashire, Sunday evening (i.e. 29 August 1819). Letter copied by W. R. Hay from The Observer newspaper dated 4 September 1819.
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: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Places Covered: 
England: Greater Manchester: Bolton
People Covered: 
England: Greater Manchester: Bolton
People Covered: 
England: Lancashire: Preston
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: 
Hunt, L. 1819. Final Examination of Hunt anf the Other Prisoners on a Charge of High Treason. In: The examiner, No. 610, Sunday, September 5 1819. London: Printed and published by John Hunt
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