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Ragpickers - England - Early works to 1800

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    Whereas, the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London and liberties thereof have received information, that the inhabitants thereof are frequently put to great inconvenience by the neglect of the scavengers and lamp-lighters, and are not acquainted with the means of redress; the said commissioners hereby publish to the inhabitants, abstracts of the scavengers and lamp-lighters duty, and will meet at Guildhall every Tuesday at six o'clock in the afternoon, to hear any complaints, and will fine the contractors, or either them, for any neglect. ..

    Corporation of London. Commissioners of Sewers. | Date: [1800?]

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