Place, Francis. Papers, 1830-1832.

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Place, Francis. Papers, 1830-1832.

Papers illustrative of the Reform Crisis, 1830-1832. Introduction by I.J. Protheroe of the Department of History, Manchester University. The Place Papers in the Manuscript section of the British Museum consist of his own accounts, correspondence and materials in manuscript form, and the section reproduced on the microfilm consists of Place's narrative of the Reform Crisis, with accounts of events within and without Parliament. Mainly concerned with events in London, the papers contain many extracts from reports of meetings throughout the country and considerable detail on the National Political Union, of which Place was a founder and dominant figure.

5 microfilm reels.

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Cornell University Library

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Place, Francis, 1771-1854

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British reformer. From the description of Letters, 1836-1843. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39208674 Epithet: of Add MS 37949 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000408.0x0000bb Francis Place was born in 1771 in London, England and was a tailor by trade. Through his activities as a lobbyist for labor reform and as a labor organizer, Place became an influential radical political...