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Auction: 26066 - Historical Documents, Autographs and Ephemera
Lot: 1201

Great Britain
Chartism
1841 (12 May) Autograph letter written by Peter Hoey "a Chartist", posted to John Fielden MP at the House of Commons in support of a "petition in favour of factory children" bearing 256 signatures. Hoey (1802-1875), who writes from Barnsley, was a significant personality in the Chartist movement, while Fielden was Parliament's foremost advocate of the Ten Hours movement to limit the working hours of women and children in factories. (With supporting background information)

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Estimate
£150 to £200

Starting price
£120