Address to the Prince Regent from the Towns of Manchester and Salford (English MS 1197/70)
Printed address to the Prince Regent from the towns of Manchester and Salford assuring them of their steadfast loyalty. Dated 11 October 1819. This address, accompanied by a long list of signatories, was written in the aftermath of the Peterloo Massacre of 16 August 1819. It was compiled in response to a meeting, to be held on 14 October 1819, organised by the Freeholders of the County of York to protest at the actions of the Magistrates. In contrast this printed address demonstrated that the Loyalist ‘respectable portion’ of Manchester and Salford inhabitants fully supported the actions of the magistrates and civil powers.
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- Physical Location: The John Rylands Library
- Collection: Wadsworth MSS: Peterloo, 1819
- Classmark: English MS 1197/70
- Alternative Identifier(s): R106303
- Title: Address to the Prince Regent from the Towns of Manchester and Salford
- Alternative Title(s): Letter with annexed Address
- Language(s): English
- Subject(s): Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England, 1819; Social movements--Great Britain--History--19th century; York (England)--Politics and Government--19th century; Manchester (England)--Politics and government--19th century; Radicalism--England--Manchester; Public meetings--Law and legislation--Great Britain; Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844; Manchester (England); York (England)
- Scribe(s): Hay, William Robert, 1761-1839
- Printer(s): Wheelers (Manchester)
- Origin Place: England
- Date of Creation: 11th October 1819
- Former Owner(s): Smith family; Wadsworth, A. P.(Alfred Powell), 1891-1956
- Associated Person(s): Hay, William Robert, 1761-1839
- Format: Correspondence
- Material(s): Paper
- Provenance:
Smith family
A.P. (Alfred Powell) Wadsworth, 1891-1956
- Acquisition:
Donated to the Library by A. P. Wadsworth (then editor of the Manchester Guardian) in 1940
- Data Source(s): Description derived from University of Manchester LUNA catalogue
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- Physical Location: The John Rylands Library
- Collection: Wadsworth MSS: Peterloo, 1819
- Classmark: English MS 1197/70
- Alternative Identifier(s): R106303
- Title: Address to the Prince Regent from the Towns of Manchester and Salford
- Alternative Title(s): Letter with annexed Address
- Language(s): English
- Subject(s): Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England, 1819; Social movements--Great Britain--History--19th century; York (England)--Politics and Government--19th century; Manchester (England)--Politics and government--19th century; Radicalism--England--Manchester; Public meetings--Law and legislation--Great Britain; Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844; Manchester (England); York (England)
- Scribe(s): Hay, William Robert, 1761-1839
- Printer(s): Wheelers (Manchester)
- Origin Place: England
- Date of Creation: 11th October 1819
- Former Owner(s): Smith family; Wadsworth, A. P.(Alfred Powell), 1891-1956
- Associated Person(s): Hay, William Robert, 1761-1839
- Format: Correspondence
- Material(s): Paper
- Provenance:
Smith family
A.P. (Alfred Powell) Wadsworth, 1891-1956
- Acquisition:
Donated to the Library by A. P. Wadsworth (then editor of the Manchester Guardian) in 1940
- Data Source(s): Description derived from University of Manchester LUNA catalogue
