| Evidence: | 'I [Harriet Martineau] wrote a letter [...] to an Assistant Poor-law Commissioner, who was earnest in his endeavours to get workhouses supplied with milk and vegetables, by the labour of the inmates on the land. To my amazement, I found my letter in the "Times," one day while I was at Bolton.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Apr 1850 and 1 Sep 1850 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Bolton county: Yorkshire |
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| Reader: | Harriet Martineau |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 12 Jun 1802 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | Unitarian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Harriet Martineau |
| Title: | Letter to Assistant poor-law Commissioner |
| Genre: | Social Science, Agriculture / horticulture / husbandry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | In the Times, 1850 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 9776 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Harriet Martineau | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Harriet Martineau's Autobiography | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1877 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 341 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography (London, 1877), 2, p. 341, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9776, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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