The State of the Poor ; Or, an History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period: In which are Particularly Considered, Their Domestic Economy, with Respect to Diet, Dress, Fuel, and Habitation : and the Various Plans Which, from Time to Time, Have Been Proposed, and Adopted, for the Relief of the Poor : Together with Parochial Reports Relative to the Administration of Work-houses, and Houses of Industry : the State of Friendly Societies, and Other Public Institutions, in Several Agricultural, Commercial, and Manufacturing Districts : with a Large Appendix Containing a Comparative and Chronological Table of the Prices of Labour, of Provisions, and of Other Comodities : an Account of the Poor in Scotland and Many Original Documents on Subjects of National Importance, Volume 3

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TitleThe State of the Poor ; Or, an History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period: In which are Particularly Considered, Their Domestic Economy, with Respect to Diet, Dress, Fuel, and Habitation : and the Various Plans Which, from Time to Time, Have ..., Volume 3
The State of the Poor ; Or, an History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period: In which are Particularly Considered, Their Domestic Economy, with Respect to Diet, Dress, Fuel, and Habitation : and the Various Plans Which, from Time to Time, Have Been Proposed, and Adopted, for the Relief of the Poor : Together with Parochial Reports Relative to the Administration of Work-houses, and Houses of Industry : the State of Friendly Societies, and Other Public Institutions, in Several Agricultural, Commercial, and Manufacturing Districts : with a Large Appendix Containing a Comparative and Chronological Table of the Prices of Labour, of Provisions, and of Other Comodities : an Account of the Poor in Scotland and Many Original Documents on Subjects of National Importance, Sir Frederick Morton Eden
Volume 3 of The State of the Poor: Or, An History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period: In which are Particularly Considered, Their Domestic Economy, with Respect to Diet, Dress, Fuel, and Habitation; and the Various Plans Which, from Time to Time, Have Been Proposed, and Adopted, for the Relief of the Poor, Sir Frederick Morton Eden
AuthorSir Frederick Morton Eden
PublisherJ. Davis, 1797
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