Detail View: Peterloo Collection:
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Image Number:
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EngMS_1197_78.pdf
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Reference Number:
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English MS 1197/78
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Link to Catalogue:
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Series Title:
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Peterloo Papers (1819-1820)
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Parent Work Title:
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Requisition addressed to the Sheriff of Yorkshire
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Creator:
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Hay, William Robert, 1761-1839
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Creator Role:
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Scribe
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Creator Role:
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Compiler
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Date Created:
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1819-1839
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Description:
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Copy [in the hand of W. R. Hay] of a requisition addressed to the Sheriff of Yorkshire. Signed by the 'most respectable names and several others' requesting a meeting of the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and freeholders of the County of York, for the purpose of demanding an inquiry into those transactions (relating to the events occurred in Manchester) and also for the purpose of preventing any invasion of the acknowledged Rights of the People. The requisition was contained in an article which had appeared in the York Courant newspaper, dated October 4, 1819. Item torn on the left hand side, with text missing.
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Language:
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English
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England, 1819
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Subject:
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Social movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
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Subject:
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Manchester (England)--Politics and government--19th century
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Subject:
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York (England)--Politics and Government--19th century
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Subject:
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Radicalism--England--Manchester
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Subject:
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Public meetings--Law and legislation--Great Britain
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Yorkshire
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, UK
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Provenance:
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Smith family, former owner
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Provenance:
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Wadsworth, A.P., former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2018-09-17
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2019-01
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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