Report on the poor and insane in Rhode-Island; made to the General Assembly at its January session 1851 . Printed by order of the General Assembly

Hazard, Thomas R.

Published by Joseph Knowles, state printer, Providence, 1851

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. [3]-119, [1]; engraved frontispiece of Butler Hospital for the Insane; tables in the text; original brown printed wrappers; near fine. An interesting appendix concerns the state of the impoverished Narragansett Indians. Hazard was a manufacturer and social reformer who worked for the establishment of common schools in Rhode Island. He supported women's suffrage and opposed slavery. As a result of this study "important reforms resulted" (DAB). Bartlett, p. 148; not in Sabin. Seller Inventory # 55756

Bibliographic Details

Title: Report on the poor and insane in ...

Publisher: Joseph Knowles, state printer, Providence

Publication Date: 1851

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition