Essex Pauper Letters, 1731-1837 by Thomas Sokoll

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Essex Pauper Letters, 1731-1837 by Thomas Sokoll

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Part of Records Of Social And Economic History series

Summary

The immensely rich archives from the administration of the English poor law before 1834 include letters to the overseers of the poor that came from the poor themselves. This edition contains 750 of these letters, and aims to demonstrate the importance of this source, both for the social historian and for the comparative study of literacy.

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Essex Pauper Letters, 1731-1837 by Thomas Sokoll

The immensely rich archives from the administration of the English poor law before 1834 include letters to the overseers of the poor that came from the poor themselves. This edition contains 750 of these letters, and aims to demonstrate the importance of this source, both for the social historian and for the comparative study of literacy.

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Review from previous edition A wonderfully high quality edition.. This is a most valuable collection, which takes us as close to the "voices of the poor" as we are ever likely to get, and provides an invaluable tool for both teaching and research. * LPS *
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ISBN 13 9780197263488
ISBN 10 0197263488
Title Essex Pauper Letters, 1731-1837
Author Thomas Sokoll
Series Records Of Social And Economic History
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2006-03-09
Number of pages 772
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.