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Apparent earlier Owenite congress
While researching something else, I came on this interesting quotation. "Reference has been made to an early series of Congresses of which ample reports, for those days, were published. But the reports began with the second Congress, held in 1830; but no record was known to exist of the first Congress. It has recently been brought to light that the first Congress was held in Manchester, May 26, 1827.  The report was drawn up by William Pare.  The principal members present were Robert Owen, Elijah Dixon, of Manchester (in the chair), Rev. Joseph Marriot, William Pare (Birmingham), J. Finch, and William Thompson, of Cork.  These were all distinguished names in the early co-operative movement.  The report was made on four large foolscap pages, closely printed, apparently for personal circulation.  This is the report which has been so often inquired for, which no one has hitherto traced.  There were known to be three Congresses.  But which was the first Congress? In what town was it held? In what building was it held? Who attended it? What was the business done? No answer could be given to these questions, until I discovered the document amid the more than 2,000 letters in possession of the Owen Committee of Manchester, for many years in the possession of Mr. Pare, and were ultimately presented by his son-in-law, William Dixon Galpin, to myself."

This comes from Chapter XXXVII of George Jacob Holyoake's The History of Co-operation, which can be viewed online here. I'm wondering whether this would be sufficient authority to add the information to the article - this isn't my subject area but I know how well studied and documented the history of the co-operative movement is, and this possible First Congress doesn't seem to be included in the generally accepted timeline. If I can find any further evidence I may add a note about this to the article, but input from anyone more knowledgeable about the movement would be helpful. Ka renjc 15:56, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * NB - to save searching, the quotation above is about 3 paras in from the end of the linked chapter. Ka renjc 16:24, 28 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I'd encourage you to include this in the article. I would consider Holyoake a reliable source and the date does not seem implausible. Gobonobo  T C 21:43, 28 February 2010 (UTC)


 * That's fine, thanks. I went ahead.  Ka renjc 18:46, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

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