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Hace 5 días · The first is with regard to the timing of the introduction of the Old Poor Law, the first fully articulated system of state-sponsored poor relief to be introduced in England. Here it is argued that the system was established earlier than others have claimed.
Hace 4 días · Economy. Poor Relief. Footnotes. Economy. In 1736 Drake (fn. 1) condemned the restrictive policy of the corporation as the chief reason for the absence of any manufactures which might have relieved the poor.
Hace 2 días · "William and Mary, 1691: An Act for the better Explanation and supplying the Defects of the former Laws for the Settlement of the Poor [Chapter XI. Rot. Parl. pt. 1. nu. 9.]", Statutes of the Realm: Volume 6, 1685-94, (s.l, 1819). 314-315. British History Online. Web. 28 May 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/statutes-realm/vol6 ...
Hace 3 días · The churchwardens were empowered in 1727 to rent a house for the poor, and under a resolution of 1733 a workhouse, capable of accommodating up to 70, was opened in 1735 and completed in 1737 on land given by Sir Hans Sloane north of the King's Road, next to the burial ground.
Hace 3 días · In 1833 the curtailed parish of St. John, Hackney, was allotted charities with a total income of c. £508, made up of localized distributive charities, two almshouse charities, and half of the large number of charities, together worth £447 13 s. 2 d ., which were divisible among the three parishes.
Hace 5 días · CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. At the beginning of the 16th century Alice Hampton built an almshouse at Minchinhampton for three paupers and assigned 21 d. weekly from her land for their support.
Hace 5 días · This is an intriguing point which raises the issue of the relationship between self-fashioning, space and status and has the potential for further investigation. The first two themes of the book focus on the 19th-century poor who had at least some level of agency over their clothing and appearance.
