Draft of an essay.

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Draft of an essay.

Draft of an essay on the quality of life of the poor in the United States. Written on the verso of a typescript copy of a letter of Thomas Babington Macaulay to H.E. Randall, May 23, 1857, comparing the economic conditions in Great Britain and the United States. The draft essay is apparently a reaction to reading the letter.

2 p. ; 33 cm.

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Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859

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