Documents relating to poor relief for prisoners, 1783-1813.

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Documents relating to poor relief for prisoners, 1783-1813.

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Album containing printed and manuscript material relating to Henry Thornton's attempts to amend two Acts of Parliament: the 1783 Act to prevent prisoners in St. George's Southwark from gaining access to poor relief, and the 1812 Act regulating poor relief for those in debtor's prisons except for those in county gaols. Contents include printed copies of both these acts, as well as three printed copies of the initial draft of the bill to amend them. The amendment bill drafts are heavily annotated in several hands. Also included is a printed form with blanks addressed to overseers of the poor and a "Case of the Parish of St. George, Southwark" that protests the 1812 act. Manuscript material in addition to the extensive annotations includes letters to Thornton concerning the reform bill, including one by Chief Justice Ellenborough and another by B. Cheales, Clerk of the Peace at Sleaford, Lincolnshire; censuses of prisoners held for debt at various prisons; and general notes by Thornton concerning imprisonment for debt.

1 v. (circa 150 p.) ; 29 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Cheales, B.

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Thornton, Henry, 1760-1815

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Henry Thornton (1760-1815) was a banker, political economist, and Christian philanthropist who led anti-slavery efforts and supported Christian missions. His home, Battersea Rise, became a meeting place for the evangelical Clapham Sect, led by his friend William Wilberforce. Thornton married Marianne Sykes in 1796; the couple had nine children. Thornton contributed over 80 articles to the Christian Observer, which he helped to found in 1802. He died of consumption in London in 1815. ...

Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818

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Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, English judge. After Ellenborough dealt radical writer Daniel Isaac Eaton a lengthy prison sentence and the pillory for blasphemy in 1812, Shelley wrote A Letter to Lord Ellenborough, in Eaton's defence. From the description of Lord Ellenborough manuscript material : 1 item, 1810 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 185058089 From the guide to the Lord Ellenborough manuscript material : 1 item, 1810, (The New York Public Library....