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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

7. A Report by Commissioners appointed by the House of
    Representatives, on the Pauper System of Massachusetts              57

    8. A Report by the Secretary of State, giving an Abstract of the
    Reports of the Superintendents of the Poor of the State of New
    York                                                                99

    9. A Report by Commissioners appointed to draw up a Project of a
    Poor Law for Norway                                                701

II.--The following are the answers to Viscount Palmerston’s Circular of
the 12th August, 1833.

Some of these Reports were transmitted to the Commissioners without
signatures. The names of the Authors have been since furnished by the
Foreign Office, and are now added.

AMERICA.

    1. _New York_--Report from James Buchanan, Esq., his Majesty’s
    Consul                                                             109

    2. _New Hampshire and Maine_--Report from J. Y. Sherwood, Esq.,
    Acting British Consul                                              111

    3. _The Floridas and Alabama_--Report from James Baker, Esq., his
    Majesty’s Consul                                                   113

    4. _Louisiana_--Report from George Salkeld, Esq., ditto            115

    5. _South Carolina_--Report from W. Ogilby, Esq., ditto            117

    6. _Georgia_--Report from E. Molyneux, Esq., ditto                 123

    7. _Massachusetts_--Report from the Right Hon. Sir Charles R.
    Vaughan, his Majesty’s Minister                                    123

    8. _New Jersey_--Report from ditto                                 673

    9. _Pennsylvania_--Report from Gilbert Robertson, Esq., his
    Majesty’s Consul                                                   135

EUROPE.

    1. _Sweden_--Report from Lord Howard de Walden, his Majesty’s
    Minister                                                           343

    2. _Russia_--Report from Hon. J. D. Bligh, ditto                   323

    3. _Prussia_--Report from Robert Abercrombie, Esq., his Majesty’s
    Chargé-d’Affaires                                                  425

    4. _Wurtemberg_--Report from Sir E. C. Disbrowe, his Majesty’s
    Minister                                                           483

    5. _Holland_--Report from Hon. G. S. Jerningham, his Majesty’s
    Chargé-d’Affaires                                                  571

    6. _Belgium_--Report from the Right Hon. Sir R. Adair, his
    Majesty’s Minister                                                 591

    7. _Switzerland_--Report from D. R. Marries, Esq., ditto           190

    8. _Venice_--Report from W. T. Money, Esq., his Majesty’s
    Consul-General                                                     663

III.--Answers to the Questions suggested by the Commissioners, and
circulated by Viscount Palmerston on the 30th November, 1833, have been
received from the following places:

AMERICA.

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