09 Jun 1761
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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 09, 1761
Page
1
A crowded letter to the public laments a forthcoming halfpenny per quart rise in strong beer costs due to a new brewery tax. It calculates yearly burdens for married and single laborers, suggests lotteries as a fund source, and recalls a 1757 guinea lottery as a precedent.
The author laments the clash between wealthy societies and the poor lacking money or influence who starve or fade in workhouses. He argues legal aid is costly even for the virtuous and begs for a charitable project promoting general utility to terrorize fraud and oppression. True charity lies in mercy and humble piety, not vanity.
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