Six concluding letters to a senator, on the tendencies of the foundling hospital in its boundless extent. Part II. Shewing what is Bad in that Plan; and pointing out a new one to be substitued instead of it, or to be united to what is Good in it; this new one tending to make the Poor become a full Support to the Poor, and not only not Burdensome to the Public, but great Benefactors to it.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, Thomas, -1750.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foundling Hospital (London, England)--History.

Foundling Hospital (London, England).

Children--Institutional care--Great Britain.

Children.

Children--Institutional care.

History.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Social conditions--18th century.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

44 pages ; 4⁰

Other Title:

Tendencies of the foundling hospital. Part 2

Place of Publication:

London : printed for C. Henderson, under the Royal-Exchange, M.DCC.LX. [1760]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

A reissue of the sheets of the edition "printed for private use" 1760, with a different titlepage.

Final letter signed and dated: Cato, Oxon. Jan 31st 1760.

Part 1 was published as 'Tendencies of the foundling hospital'.

Price from imprint: price One-Shilling.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T48388.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.