An Account of the Nature and Views of the Philanthropic Society, instituted in the year 1788, for the prevention of crimes, by the admission of the offspring of convicts, and for the reform of criminal poor children. To which are annexed, the laws and regulations of the Society, with an abstract of the income and expenditure of last year.

PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY.

Verlag: Printed at the Philanthropic Reform. 1799, 1799

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[ii], 26, [7], [1] blank. 12mo. A nice clean copy. Original marbled paper wrappers, printed paper label to front wrapper; spine split at leading hinge & a little worn. A very pleasing copy as issued. ESTC T117080 listing the BL, Cambridge and University of British Columbia only. An issue for 1797 (ESTC N16120) is recorded in four locations only. Established in 1788 the object of the society was 'to unite the purposes of charity with those of industry and police', seeking to rescue children from the 'fatal depravity which pervades the lower classes of the people'. 'It is a well known fact, that of the multitudes who fall victims to the violated laws of their country, the majority are trained and educated by experienced thieves, in a course of dishonesty, and are as regularly brought up to this way of life, as other persons are to common trades and professions.' The society constructed buildings for Philanthropic Reform offering apprenticeships in various trades. The pamphlet lists 'a few of the children': 'A boy aged 13. Received sentence of death at the assizes at Nottingham, for a felony; was afterwards sent on board the hulks, to be transported to Botany Bay; but at length received his Majesty's most gracious pardon on condition of his being received into the Philanthropic Society. A boy aged 12. A vagrant orphan, who had subsisted by raking the kennels for nails, &c, recommended by Wm. Bleamire, Esq. by whom he had been committed to prison, and was afterwards tried for a theft in company with another boy. A girl aged 12, who lived at a house of infamous character with her half sister, a blind woman, who subsists by begging. She was recommended by Lady Susan Bathurst to the Committee.' The final pages are dedicated to the rules of the society. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 97718

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Titel: An Account of the Nature and Views of the ...

Verlag: Printed at the Philanthropic Reform. 1799

Erscheinungsdatum: 1799

Einband: Softcover