COLLECTION NAME:
Peterloo Collection
Record
Image Number:
EngMS_1197_82.pdf
Reference Number:
English MS 1197/82
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Peterloo Papers (1819-1820)
Parent Work Title:
Evidence Disproving Charges
Creator:
Aston, Joseph, 1762-1844
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Hay, William Robert, 1761-1839
Creator Role:
Compiler
Date Created:
1819
Publication Details:
Manchester: printed by J. Aston, at the Exchange-Herald-Office, St. Ann's-Street
Description:
Evidence Disproving some of the Charges made with reference to Persons said to have been injured by the Military at Manchester, On the 16th of August last. Pamphlet, published in November 1819, contains the cases of some of the victims who were present at St Peter's Field that day: 'The Case of Joel Brown', 'The Case of John Nuttall', and 'The Case of John Rhodes'. Most notably, 'The Case of William Fildes', the first victim of Peterloo was a two year old child; stated to have been as well as its Mother, cut down and trampled upon by one of the Yeomanry Cavalry.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England, 1819
Subject:
Social movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Subject:
Manchester (England)--Politics and government--19th century
Subject:
Radicalism--England--Manchester
Subject:
Public meetings--Law and legislation--Great Britain
Subject:
Great Britain. Army. Manchester and Salford Yeomanry Cavalry
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Pamphlets
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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