The state of the poor - Eden, Sir Frederick Morton 1766-1809 (New York Kelley, 1965)
A facsimile of the 1797 edition
Original t.p. reads : The state of the poor : or, An history of the labouring classses in England, from the conquest to the present period : in which are particularly considered, their domestic economy, with respect to diet, dres, fuel and habitation; and the various plans which, from time to time, have been proposed, and adopted, for the relief of the poor : together with parochial reports relative to the administration of workhouses, and houses of industry; the state of friendly societies; and other public institutions...With a large appendix : containing a comparative and chronological table of the prices of labour, of provision, and of oter commodities. By Sir Frederick Morton Eden...London, Printed by J. Davis, for B. & J. White [etc.] 1797.
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Keywords: Poor -- Great Britain; Poor laws -- Great Britain; Labor and laboring classes -- Hist. -- Great Britain; Charities -- Great Britain