Sevenoaks Union Report on Workhouse Conditions and Neglect
Officials describe crowded Sevenoaks Union Workhouse in winter 1840 41 with inadequate sleeping rooms and poor care for sick and lying in women. They blame master and matron David and Elizabeth Gain and medical officer Mr Adams for neglect, criticize guardians and visiting committee for not pushing building or better oversight, and note steps to hire a temporary additional building after Dr Rigby and Mr Hancock corroborated crowding and health issues.
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Rdians
Thedren
Sevenoaks Union
Sevenoaks
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Elizabeth Gain
Mr. Adams
Adams
Guy
Jo Sevenoaks Union
Jams
Union
Board of Guardians
Visting
Selican
Jes
Pak
Severmks Union
Tufnell
Tafnell
Ford
Y. Tufnell
Burgess
Ennion
London
Dr. Rigby
Mr. Hancock
Rigby
Hancock
Board of
Airtians
Jardians
Ted
Lucy Welsh
Tragedy in Sheffield Ends in Self Destruction
A 25 year old table knife maker Henry Vaughan of Whitecroft attacked Sarah Poole, her sisters, and others with pistols and a razor after disputes over their romance. Despite brave resistance, Vaughan killed himself after injuring several, including Sarah and Harriet Poole. An inquest returned a verdict of felo de se.
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Whitecroft
Sarah Poole
Pye Bank
Bridgehouses
Vaughan
Harriet
Sarah
Hannah
Felo de Se
Sheffield Independent
O Thou, Protectress of the Poor and Oppressed
A severe poetic critique targets the Tory lords, urging divine guidance for the people and the church. It contrasts workers’ toil with aristocratic luxury and pleads for moral governance and restraint, within a broader sermon-like moral frame. The excerpt then shifts to antiquated reflections on John the Baptist and Christ, and ends with vivid, hostile notes on Portuguese wartime ferocity toward French prisoners.
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Church
Earth
John the Baptist
Jesus
Costello
Balsamic Cordial of Copaiba Promoted for Gonorrhea
An advertisement reports the Balsamic Cordial of Copaiba by Mr. Wm H Cory as the most effective remedy for gonorrhea and urinary discharges. It promises rapid relief with no health risk, notes pleasant taste, and lists availability at Cory’s Lambeth shop and other vendors with prices 2s 9d and 4s 6d and official government signatures on the stamp.
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