Poor - England - London
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The people of the abyss / by Jack London ; author of the "The Call of the Wild," ...
London, Jack, 1876-1916.Date: 1903- E-books
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Rules and orders for the government of the work-house erected for the use of the poor of the several parishes of St. Andrew's Holborn, (above the bars,) and St. George the Martyr, within the same, in the county of Middlesex
Date: 1733- E-books
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Proposals for establishing a charitable fund in the city of London , By Voluntary Gifts and Loans of Mony, to Relieve Necessitous Persons from the Oppressions and Evil Practices of ill Men; providing poor People, within the several Parishes mentioned in the Weekly Bills of Mortality, with Coals and other Necessaries at a cheap Rate in the Winter and Time of War, maintaining those that are not able to get their Livelihood, setting others to Work, or Employ them to Sweep and Clean the Streets and other Places within the said Parishes, clear them from Beggars, make convenient Walks, and Repair the High-Ways in the Avenues of the said City; with Reasons for the same, &c. shewing the Benefits that will arise thereby to the Publick.
Date: [1706]- E-books
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Villainy unmask'd cont i ning [sic] I. An ample discovery of the many surprizing tricks, ... now practised by rogues ... II. A detection of the mischiefs arising from the vast numbers of pettifoggers, bailiffs, ... by whose oppression multitudes of our able artists, usefu manufacturers, &c. croud the various goals [sic] ... III. Heads of a law little differing from those ... of the city of London, for putting an effectual stop to the enormous crimes and abuses committed by the above wretches. ... IV. A scheme, proposing work-houses and hospitals, ... By a lover of his country.
Lover of his countryDate: 1752- E-books
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Report of the state and progress of the Institution for the Relief of the Poor of the City of London and parts adjacent, situate in New-Street, and Friar-Street, Blackfriars; with a list of the subscribers
Institution for the Relief of the Poor in the City of London and Parts Adjacent.Date: 1800