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Copy of a letter from the Duke of Portland, to the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Chester, and of His Lordship's letter, directing the same to be laid before the magistrates for the said county, at their general quarter-sessions, on the 14th Jan. 1800, for the purpose of alleviating the distresses of the poor, from the effects of the late unfavourable harves,, by the substitution of soup and other food, in lieu of bread corn; and copy of several suggestions transmitted by the Duke of Portland to the Lord Lieutenant, on the same subject: printed pursuant to an order made at the said quarter sessions.

Title
Copy of a letter from the Duke of Portland, [electronic resource] : to the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Chester, and of His Lordship's letter, directing the same to be laid before the magistrates for the said county, at their general quarter-sessions, on the 14th Jan. 1800, for the purpose of alleviating the distresses of the poor, from the effects of the late unfavourable harves,, by the substitution of soup and other food, in lieu of bread corn; and copy of several suggestions transmitted by the Duke of Portland to the Lord Lieutenant, on the same subject: printed pursuant to an order made at the said quarter sessions.
Author
Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire)
Publication
[Chester] : Printed by J. Fletcher, Toregate-Street, Chester, [1800]

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Additional Authors
  • Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809.
  • Gale (Firm)
  • Cheshire (England). Lord Lieutenant.
Description
iii,[1],17,[1]p.,plate; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Poor > England > Chester
  • Food supply > England > Chester
  • Soup kitchens > England > Chester
Note
  • The 'Copy of an order made at the general quarter sessions of the peace' is signed: Charles Potts, deputy clerk of the peace.
  • Including 'Suggestions offered to the consideration of the public, .. for the purpose of reducing the consumption of bread corn; .. by the substitution of other cheap, wholesome, and nourishing food; and especially by means of soup establishments, &c.'.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642544081
  • T223232
Author
Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire)
Title
Copy of a letter from the Duke of Portland, [electronic resource] : to the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Chester, and of His Lordship's letter, directing the same to be laid before the magistrates for the said county, at their general quarter-sessions, on the 14th Jan. 1800, for the purpose of alleviating the distresses of the poor, from the effects of the late unfavourable harves,, by the substitution of soup and other food, in lieu of bread corn; and copy of several suggestions transmitted by the Duke of Portland to the Lord Lieutenant, on the same subject: printed pursuant to an order made at the said quarter sessions.
Imprint
[Chester] : Printed by J. Fletcher, Toregate-Street, Chester, [1800]
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T223232.
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Full text online - available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Place of Publication
Great Britain England Chester.
Added Author
Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809.
Gale (Firm)
Cheshire (England). Lord Lieutenant.
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