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History of the Philadelphia almshouses and hospitals from the beginning of the eighteenth to the ending of the nineteenth centuries, covering a period of nearly two hundred years. showing the mode of distributing public relief through the management of the Boards of Overseers of the Poor, Guardians of the Poor and the Directors of the Department of Charities and Correction.

Publication Details

Philadelphia: Compiled and Published by Charles Lawrence, 1905 CE.

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#8689
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10866
External URL	history-of-the-philadelphia-almshouses-and-hospitals-from-the-beginning-of-the-eighteenth-to-the-ending-of-the-nineteenth-centuries-showing-the-mode-of-distributing-public-relief-through-the-management-of-the-boards-of-overseers-of-the-poor-gaurdians-of-the-poor-and-the-directors-of-the-department-of-charities-and-correction

Publication place: Philadelphia