Peterloo collection : Letter from A.P. Wadsworth to H. Guppy
Wadsworth, A. P.(Alfred Powell), 1891-1956
Peterloo collection
<p style='text-align: justify;'> Letter from A.P Wadsworth to Dr Guppy providing a brief background to the collection of papers that now constitutes English Manuscript 1197. The manuscript consists of letters, papers and other records, including original placards and notices, in respect of the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. It was originally assembled by the Rev William Robert Hay and later in the possession of J.T. Smith, of Rochdale, from whom they were later acquired by A.P. Wadsworth. </p>