Copy of a letter from the Duke of Portland : to the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Chester, and of His Lordship's letter, directing the same to be laid before the magistrates for the said county, at their general quarter-sessions, on the 14th Jan. 1800, for the purpose of alleviating the distresses of the poor, from the effects of the late unfavourable harves,, by the substitution of soup and other food, in lieu of bread corn; and copy of several suggestions transmitted by the Duke of Portland ... on the same subject: printed pursuant to an order made at the said quarter sessions.
| Author/creator | Great Britain |
| Other author | Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809. |
| Other author | Cheshire (England). Lord Lieutenant. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Chester] : Printed by J. Fletcher, Chester, [1800] |
| Description | iii, 1 unnumbered page, 17, 1 unnumbered page, plate ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | The 'Copy of an order made at the general quarter sessions of the peace' is signed: Charles Potts, deputy clerk of the peace. |
| General note | Including 'Suggestions offered to the consideration of the public, .. for the purpose of reducing the consumption of bread corn; .. by the substitution of other cheap, wholesome, and nourishing food; and especially by means of soup establishments, &c.'. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT223232. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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