Newport Chartists Vol.23b, p.17

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Hodge was at Coach &
Horses with Frost Sunday
Evening about 7_ Hodge fo. 7

There being a stagnation
on starting from Black
Wood Frost put himself
at the head & told people
to follow him. Hodge 7

He desired them to follow
him to Cefn - Hodge 8.
At Pye Corner Frost
marshalled Guns first
pikes next and then bludgeons.
________Hodge 8

[in r. hand column alongside sect. 3]
Frost seen between Cefn &
Welsh Oak - Harford ...
See his declarations these
& on the next page -
Frost seen at the Welsh Oak
at midnight - Williams 2

[left column contd ]
Frost sd at Pye Corner
We were going to attack Newport
& take it & blow up the bridge
& prevent the Welsh Mail
going to Birmingham
& there would be three
delegates there to wait
for the coach an hour &
half after time & if the
Mail did not arrive by
that time the attack was
to commence at Birmm
& thence in the North of
England & Scotland & that
was a signal to the whole nation

[r. hand column
alongside last line ]
& q. Hodge

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[left column of page]
Frost seen between Cefn
& Welsh Oak - Harford 44

Mob then asked Frost if they
had not better return -
Mr Frost sd no. they had
better not return & they asked
him what he intended to
do - he said first he should
go to the new poor house & take
the soldiers & their arms
then he said there was a store
house where there was plenty
of powder then they would
blow up the bridge - that
would stop the Welch
Mail which ran to the
North & that ...[?wd be tidings]
& they would commence
then in the north on
Monday night.


Frost seen at midnight
at Welsh Oak.
___________Williams 2
He came back at break
of day -
discharged Brough at 6 o'clock
Frost seen at 1/4 to 9 ____ X^

[right hand column of page
alongside lines 21-23]
X^ Frost seen at Tredegar
Park by Anthony 29 -
he then marshalled the men.

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9 at the Machine 13
asked Coles where the soldiers
were ___________13
Frost ordered the people
to march at the Machine


[top right hand column]
seen at Tredegar Park
by Anthony _ 29

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[right hand column]
Frost
Acting at different
times

[at foot]
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