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Police notice vowing to "maintain the peace" prior to Peterloo

Notice and declaration by Edward Clayton, Boroughreeve of Manchester, issued on 9th July, a month before the Peterloo Massacre, deploring revoltutionary reform meetings and vowing to "maintain the peace".
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CreatorClayton, Edward
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Date created9 July 1819
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Manufacturer/PublisherPolice Office, Manchester
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Holding organisationJohn Rylands University Library of Manchester
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