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Brotherton Collection48
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society40
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections9
Quaker Collection7
Leeds Russian Archive2
Herbert Read Collection2
Ripon Cathedral1

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poor147
poor laws62
education40
charity laws and legislation38
working class11
charities8
romanies7
jews6
sermons, english4
crime4

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PlaceCount
Great Britain61
England39
London (England)2
Pontefract (England)1
Scotland1
Spain1
York (England)1
Haiti1
Dublin (Ireland)1
France1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Great Britain. Commissioners Appointed To Inquire Into the Education of the Poor38
Roberts, Samuel (1763-1848)9
Fabian Society (Great Britain)6
Webb, Sidney (1859-1947)5
Great Britain5
Beaumont, G of Norwich4
Eden, Sir Frederick Morton (1766-1809)4
Cary, John (1720)4
Mackintosh, James3
O'Connor, Philip (1916-1998)3

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A discourse on trade : and other matters relative to it : viz. of trade in general : of the trade of England : of husbandry, feeding, tillage, corn, fruit, fish, minerals, trees, manufactures, sheep-wool, hemp and flax...[etc.]

Cary, John (1720)

1745

Half title page, p. [147]: An account of the proceedings of the corporation of Bristol, in execution of the act of parliament for the better employing and maintaining the poor of that city. Separate...

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Mr. Tuckerman's tenth semiannual report, as a minister at large in Boston. Published by the American Unitarian Association

Tuckerman, Joseph (1778-1840); American Unitarian Association

1832

At head of title: 1st series. No. 66. Caption: Report, to the Executive Committee of the American Unitarian Association.

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Mr. Barnard's second report of his service as a minister at large in Boston. Printed for the American Unitarian Association

Barnard, Charles Francis (1808-1884); American Unitarian Association

1834

At head of title: 1st series. No. 83.

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The advantage of employing the poor in useful labour, and mischief of idleness, or ill-judg'd business. In a sermon preach'd at St. Mary's in Beverley, October 10, 1725

Johnston, Sam

[1725]

Half-title: 'Mr. Johnston's sermon preach'd at St. Mary's in Beverley, October 10, 1725. [Price Six-Pence.]'. The verso of the half-title contains advertisements for books sold by Mancklin. Indexe...

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