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Class Consciousness in Oldham and other North-West Industrial Towns 1830–1850

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

D. S. Gadian
D. S. Gadian
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University of Lancaster
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The Historical Journal , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , March 1978 , pp. 161 - 172
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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12 Butterworth diary, Dec. 1832, Aug. 1836.

13 The diary kept by Edwin Butterworth serves as the best source of information about Oldham's radical leaders: see also 1832 Oldham pollbook, Oldham L.H.L.

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21 For examples of resolutions passed on this subject see Butterworth diary, July 1832.

22 For a description of Wood's reception see Butterworth diary, Dec. 1832.

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31 Manchester and Salford Advertiser, 27 Jan. 1838.

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35 Cobbett's Political Register, 7 Dec. 1833; Herald of the Rights of Industry, 8 Feb. 1834.

36 Herald, 26 Apr. 1834.

37 Northern Star, 29 Sep. 1838, 27 Apr. 1839.

38 Ibid. 13 Oct. 1838.

39 Butterworth diary, May 1839. For O'Connor's version of events see Northern Star, 1 June 1839.

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