Letters, papers and other records, including original placards and notices, respecting the Peterloo Massacre of 1819, assembled by the Rev. William Robert Hay, Chair of Salford Hundred Quarter Sessions and the leading figure on the magistrates' side in the Peterloo Controversy.
Peterloo Papers
- Reference
- GB 133 Eng MS 1197
- Dates of Creation
- 1819-1820
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- various sizes. 89 items;
Scope and Content
Custodial History
Former owners: the family of the late Mr T.E. Smith of Rochdale, Lancashire, from whom they were acquired by Dr Wadsworth.
Bibliography
F.A. Bruton, 'The story of Peterloo', Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, vol. 5 (1918-19), pp. 254-95.