Dissertation on the best means of maintaining and employing the poor in parish work-houses
Overview
"Dissertation on the best means of maintaining and employing the poor in parish work houses," from the Guilford Street Foundling Hospital in London, England. The collection consists of the manuscript version of the dissertation and, tipped in ahead of the title page, a letter from Good to a Mr. Moore, presenting the manuscript to the Society for Promoting Arts and Commerce and apologizing for its illegibility, promising a clear copy if the printer needs it. This is the printer's copy with some markings by printer.
Dates
- Creation: 1798?
Creator
- Good, John Mason, 1764-1827 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 volume : Pagination: 147 pages [missing pages 97-98, 121-156]. Holograph letter, signed, 1 page, pasted in front of volume. Binding: Contemporary half leather. Pagination: 147p. [wanting p.97-98, 121-156]. Material: Paper. Scribe: Author. ; 20 x 15 cm
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS C13
Custodial History
Bookplate of Society for Promoting Arts and Commerce (now the Royal Society of Arts, London). Some pages also stamped Society of Arts.
- Title
- Guide to the John Mason Good Manuscript
- Subtitle
- Dissertation on the best means of maintaining and employing the poor in parish work-houses
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by am, 1961; revised by ksc, 2006. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4027303777
- Preferred citation
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Dissertation on the best means of maintaining and employing the poor in parish work-houses, Department of Special Collections, MS C13, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository