Narratives of the Poor in Eighteenth-Century England Vol 3

Taylor & Francis

Presents narratives of the poor in eighteenth-century Britain > Presents narratives of the poor in eighteenth-century Britain. This collection covers the period from the early eighteenth century through to the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 and includes transcriptions of hand-written first-hand representations of poverty to poor law officials. > Volume 3 Institutional Responses: The London Foundling Hospital Introduction An Account of the Hospital \u2026 in which is the Charter, Act of Parliament, By-Laws and Regulations of the Said Hospital (1749) Regulations for Managing the Hospital for the Maintenance of Exposed and Deserted Young Children (1796) [William Cadogan], An Essay upon Nursing (1748) Psalms, Hymns and Anthems, Instructions to Apprentices, Notes Left With Foundling Infants (1741\u201360) All Notes Left With Infants Entering the Hospital Between 1 and 7 February 1757 All Notes Left With Infants Entering the Hospital Between 1 and 7 February 1759 Petitions to Admit Ce