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An account of a meat and soup charity, established in the Metropolis, in the year 1797, with observations relative to the situation of the poor, and On the Means of Bettering the Condition of the Labouring People with regard to Food: And of increasing their comforts in other respects, by a more frugal mode of living, particularly in the City of London, and its environs. By a magistrate.

Title
An account of a meat and soup charity, [electronic resource] : established in the Metropolis, in the year 1797, with observations relative to the situation of the poor, and On the Means of Bettering the Condition of the Labouring People with regard to Food: And of increasing their comforts in other respects, by a more frugal mode of living, particularly in the City of London, and its environs. By a magistrate.
Author
Colquhoun, Patrick, 1745-1820.
Publication
[London] : Printed by H. Fry, Finsbury-Place, 1797.

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Additional Authors
Gale (Firm)
Description
[2],24p.; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Poor > England > London > Early works to 1800
  • Poor > England > Nutrition > Early works to 1800
  • Soup kitchens > England > Early works to 1800
Note
  • Magistrate = Patrick Colquhoun.
  • With a half-title, which bears the price. Variant 1: the half-title bears no price - Variant 2: the imprint only has been reset: London: printed by H. Fry, Finsbury-Place, 1797.
  • Reproduction of original from University of London's Goldsmiths' Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • Goldsmiths'
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 508102250
  • T18948
Author
Colquhoun, Patrick, 1745-1820.
Title
An account of a meat and soup charity, [electronic resource] : established in the Metropolis, in the year 1797, with observations relative to the situation of the poor, and On the Means of Bettering the Condition of the Labouring People with regard to Food: And of increasing their comforts in other respects, by a more frugal mode of living, particularly in the City of London, and its environs. By a magistrate.
Imprint
[London] : Printed by H. Fry, Finsbury-Place, 1797.
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Indexed In:
Goldsmiths', 17103
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, T18948.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Gale (Firm)
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