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A collection of pamphlets concerning the poor: with abstracts of the poor's rates; expences of different houses of industry, &c. And observations by the editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilbert, Thomas, 1719 or 1720-1798.
- Series:
- Making of the Modern World, Part I : The Goldsmiths'-Kress Collection, 1450-1850.
- The Making of the Modern World, Part I : The Goldsmiths'-Kress Collection, 1450-1850
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poor--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
- Poor.
- Great Britain--Social conditions--18th century--Sources.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century--Sources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (4,160,[4]p. )
- Other Title:
- A collection of pamphlets concerning the poor
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for C. Elliot, T. Kay, and Co. opposite Somerset-House, Strand, London; and Charles Elliot, Edinburgh, M,DCC,LXXXVII. [1787]
- Contents:
- Some proposals for the employing of the poor / T. Firmin
- Bread for the poor, or, A method showing how the poor may be maintained / R.D.
- Giving alms no charity / D. Defoe
- A letter to the citizens of Glasgow / Citizen of Glasgow
- Some reflections on the poor rates.
- Notes:
- Edited by Thomas Gilbert.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T10179.
- OCLC:
- 642243659
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