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Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law ReportSenior, Nassau William

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Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

Name: Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report
Author: Senior, Nassau William

Senior, Nassau William

Poor -- Europe; Poor -- United States; Working class

|ARTISANS, Per Day.
     |    |AGRICULTURISTS.
     |    |    |OTHER LABOURERS.
     |    |    |    |WOMEN.
     |    |    |    |    |CHILDREN.
     |    |    |    |    |    |WIFE and Four Children.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |SUBSISTENCE.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  AMERICA:
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  MASSACHUSETTS, p. 683
     |First-rate, 2 to 3 dollars, others, 1½ dollars, 6_s._ 9_d._;
     |overseers, per year, 1500 to 3500 dollars.
     |    |Per day, in harvest, 1 to 1½ dollars; per month, with board and
     |    |lodging, 14 to 18 dollars during summer and autumn (six months,)
     |    |some all the year; others during the other six months, 10 to 12
     |    |dollars a month.
     |    |    |Per year, 250 to 300 dollars, i.e. 56_l._ 5_s._ to 67_l._
     |    |    |10_s._
     |    |    |    |At factories per week, 2½ to 5 dollars.
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |There are very few who do not eat meat,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |poultry, or fish twice or three times a
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |day.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  NEW YORK, p. 158
     |Dollar and a half; one-fourth less in winter and dull times.
     |    |Per month, 1_l._ 10_s._ to 2_l._ 5_s._, with board, washing, and
     |    |mending; per day, in harvest, 4_s._ 6_d._ with board
     |    |    |3_s._ 6_d._ per day; 44_l._ per year.
     |    |    |    |Per day, 1_s._ 6_d._ to 3_s._ 6_d._
     |    |    |    |    |Early enfranchised
     |    |    |    |    |    |The children quit their parents and shift
     |    |    |    |    |    |for themselves. The wife may earn 1_s._
     |    |    |    |    |    |6_d._ to 3_s._ 6_d._ a day.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |A family united could subsist well on
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |their aggregate earnings have tea,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |coffee, and meat twice a day.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  MEXICO, p. 690
     |Double the wages of the agriculturists.
     |    |1_s._ to 1_s._ 4_d._ per day
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |Enough for their support.
     |    |    |    |    |Enough for their support.
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Most certainly. The common food of
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |working people in  Mexico is maize or
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Indian corn, prepared either as
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |porridge (atole,) or in thin cakes
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |(tortillas,) and beans (frijoles,) like
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |the white beans so much in use in
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |France, with addition of chile, a
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |speckle of the hot pepper, of which
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |they eat enormous quantities by way of
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |seasoning.

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Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

Senior, Nassau William

Poor -- Europe; Poor -- United States; Working class

|ARTISANS, Per Day.
     |    |AGRICULTURISTS.
     |    |    |OTHER LABOURERS.
     |    |    |    |WOMEN.
     |    |    |    |    |CHILDREN.
     |    |    |    |    |    |WIFE and Four Children.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |SUBSISTENCE.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  AMERICA:
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  MASSACHUSETTS, p. 683
     |First-rate, 2 to 3 dollars, others, 1½ dollars, 6_s._ 9_d._;
     |overseers, per year, 1500 to 3500 dollars.
     |    |Per day, in harvest, 1 to 1½ dollars; per month, with board and
     |    |lodging, 14 to 18 dollars during summer and autumn (six months,)
     |    |some all the year; others during the other six months, 10 to 12
     |    |dollars a month.
     |    |    |Per year, 250 to 300 dollars, i.e. 56_l._ 5_s._ to 67_l._
     |    |    |10_s._
     |    |    |    |At factories per week, 2½ to 5 dollars.
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |There are very few who do not eat meat,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |poultry, or fish twice or three times a
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |day.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  NEW YORK, p. 158
     |Dollar and a half; one-fourth less in winter and dull times.
     |    |Per month, 1_l._ 10_s._ to 2_l._ 5_s._, with board, washing, and
     |    |mending; per day, in harvest, 4_s._ 6_d._ with board
     |    |    |3_s._ 6_d._ per day; 44_l._ per year.
     |    |    |    |Per day, 1_s._ 6_d._ to 3_s._ 6_d._
     |    |    |    |    |Early enfranchised
     |    |    |    |    |    |The children quit their parents and shift
     |    |    |    |    |    |for themselves. The wife may earn 1_s._
     |    |    |    |    |    |6_d._ to 3_s._ 6_d._ a day.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |A family united could subsist well on
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |their aggregate earnings have tea,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |coffee, and meat twice a day.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  MEXICO, p. 690
     |Double the wages of the agriculturists.
     |    |1_s._ to 1_s._ 4_d._ per day
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |Enough for their support.
     |    |    |    |    |Enough for their support.
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Most certainly. The common food of
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |working people in  Mexico is maize or
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Indian corn, prepared either as
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |porridge (atole,) or in thin cakes
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |(tortillas,) and beans (frijoles,) like
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |the white beans so much in use in
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |France, with addition of chile, a
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |speckle of the hot pepper, of which
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |they eat enormous quantities by way of
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |seasoning.

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Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

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