JOHN COLLINS ~ CHARTIST
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 LETTER APPOINTING JOHN COLLINS AS CHARTIST MISSIONARY

Letter addressed to John Collins dated February 28, 1839 and signed by William Lovett, secretary of the General Convention of the Industrious Classes, on behalf of the Delegates attending the Convention held in London.  The letter appointed Collins as "Missionary" to lecture and campaign for the Chartist Movement.  His tours of duty would include counties in England and Scotland.
Rent, or National Rent, as referred to in the letter, was the term given to moneys collected to help pay for the Convention and Missionary expenses.  The letter makes the point that there should be no communication with any associated body, since that was illegal.  
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  • 1. WELCOME
    • Contents Page
    • Timeline & Abbreviations
    • About Us
    • Contact, Copyright & Acknowledgements
    • Chartist Blog
  • 2. Early Years
    • The Chartist Movement >
      • Street Canvass in Birmingham
      • Birmingham Political Union
      • MPs For & Against the 1839 Chartist Petition
    • Places and Spaces of Chartism in Birmingham >
      • Birmingham Town Hall
    • Faces of Chartism >
      • Moral & Physical Force
  • 3. Chartist Leader
    • Scottish Progress Report >
      • Calton Hill
    • August 1838 - Holloway Head
    • February 1839 - General Convention >
      • Letter of Appointment
    • Female Radicals >
      • Letters to the Women's Union
  • 4. Bull Ring Riots & Imprisonment
    • Protests & Govt Debates Against Prison Treatment >
      • Collins' & Lovett's Petitions
      • Trascript of Government Paper
      • Disgraceful Terms of Remission
    • Warwick Gaol
    • Police, Spies & Informants
  • 5. Life After Prison
    • Birmingham Town Councillor
    • Friend of the People
    • In Memoriam
  • Printed World of Chartism
    • What is a Chartist
    • The People's Charter
    • First National Chartist Petition >
      • Parliament Rejects 1839 Chartist Petition
    • Chartism: A New Organization of the People >
      • National Association of the United Kingdom
    • Chartist Prayer
    • Chartist Poems & Songs
    • Quotes
    • Links