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Letters on the condition of the poor addressed to Alexander Henry, Esq., containing a vindication of poor laws and benevolent societies : proofs of the injustice of the general censure of the poor, for extravagance, dissipation, etc., instances of intense suffering in Philadelphia not exceeded in London or Paris : examples of the gross inconsistency of the Edinburgh review on the subject of poor laws with a view of the system and operations of the Union Benevolent Association / by A citizen of Philadelphia [i.e., Matthew Carey].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839.
- 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):
- Union Benevolent Association.
- Poor.
- Poor laws.
- Fraternal organizations.
- Poor--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (20 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition, improved.
- Other Title:
- Letters on the condition of the poor
- Letters on the condition of the poor addressed to Alexander Henry, Esq., containing a vindication of poor laws and benevolent societies
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Printed by Haswell & Barrington, 1835.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.
- Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 29122.
- OCLC:
- 65307952
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