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The union work-house and board of guardians system : as worked under the control of Poor-Law Commissioners : exemplified by official documents and plan : with an address to Sir Robert Peel /

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Main Author:	Bowen, John, 1785-1854
Other Authors:	Peel, Robert, 1788-1850
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : J. Hatchard & Son, 1842.
Series:	Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
Subjects:	Almshouses > Great Britain. Great Britain. > Poor Law Commissioners. Poor > Great Britain. Public welfare administration > Great Britain. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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