Joseph Hedley

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Joseph Hedley (also known as Joe the Quilter, 1749/1750 – 3 January 1826) was a Quilter from Northumberland. During his life he was renowned for his quality of craftsmanship with his work being exported as far as America. He lived his later years on parish relief. His life was widely recorded in newspapers across the country and most remembered due to his brutal murder, which occurred on 3 January 1826. His murderers were not found despite a large reward being offered, and the culprits remains unknown. rdf:langString
rdf:langString Joseph Hedley
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rdf:langString A. B. Wright
rdf:langString "Adorned with flowers or figured round."
rdf:langString "His quilts with country fame was crowned,
rdf:langString "So neatly stitched, and all the ground
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rdf:langString Joseph Hedley (also known as Joe the Quilter, 1749/1750 – 3 January 1826) was a Quilter from Northumberland. During his life he was renowned for his quality of craftsmanship with his work being exported as far as America. He lived his later years on parish relief. His life was widely recorded in newspapers across the country and most remembered due to his brutal murder, which occurred on 3 January 1826. His murderers were not found despite a large reward being offered, and the culprits remains unknown.
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