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Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864 Remarks on some of the provisions of the laws of Massachusetts, affecting poverty, vice and crime

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.214 Author/Creator: Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet signed Date: 1822 Pagination: 28 p. : Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Contains Quincy's thoughts on the relation between poverty, crime and vice, and how society should deal with them. Printed by "Hilliard & Metcalf." Signed by Quincy on the front cover.

Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858
Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864

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