John Thompson Petitioner

• Place: Manchester
• Role: Injured,Petitioner,Spectator

Petition on John Thompson of Manchester. Recieved several blows from sabres. Body bruised and a severe cut to hand. Disabled for ten weeks and still debiltiated.

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Petition of John Thompson

House of Commons, Votes and Proceedings, 15^th May 1821.

Transcribed by Anne Cooper

 

(No 623)

A Petition of John Thompson, of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, was presented, and read;  setting forth, That the Petitioner, while attending the Meeting held in Manchester on the 16^th of August 1819, at which Meeting the utmost peace and good order prevailed, the Petitioner was violently assailed by the Yeomanry Cavalry, who cut indiscriminately all they came at; amongst others the Petitioner received several heavy blows from their sabres, which bruised the Petitioner in several parts of the body, and one severe cut from a sabre across the hand, which completely disabled the Petitioner for ten weeks, and the Petitioner is yet in a debilitated state from the injuries received;  the Petitioner humbly prays, That the House will be pleased to institute an inquiry into the transactions which took place on the afore-mentioned occasion.

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