COLLECTION NAME:
Peterloo Collection
Record
Image Number:
EngMS_1197_70.pdf
Reference Number:
English MS 1197/70
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Peterloo Papers (1819-1820)
Parent Work Title:
Address to the Prince Regent from the Towns of Manchester and Salford
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Letter with annexed Address
Creator:
Cowper, Matthew
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Hay, William Robert, 1761-1839
Creator Role:
Compiler
Date Created:
1819-10-11
Publication Details:
[Manchester]: Wheelers, printers
Description:
Copy letter by Matthew Cowper (Secretary to the Committee in aid of the Civil Power) with the annexed Address which has been transmitted to Lord Sidmouth, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, by the Gentlemen whose names are sub-joint to each Address, have been presented by his Lordship to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, who was pleased the same very graciously. Following the Peterloo Massacre of 16 August 1819, in which local Magistrates ordered the dispersal of a public meeting in Manchester, the inhabitants of Greater Manchester organised a Meeting of the Freeholders of the County of York, to be held on Thursday 14 October 1819, to protest at, and make known, the Magistrates actions.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England, 1819
Subject:
Social movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Subject:
York (England)--Politics and Government--19th century
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:
Printing (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Places Covered:
England: York
People Covered:
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844
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:
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