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Foreign News
April 7, 1796
Gazette Of The United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
In London, amid economic hardship, Methodist preacher Rowland Hill, supported by philanthropists like Thornton and Wilberforce, opened a shop selling soup and meat to the poor at half price, drawing from Poor Richard's Almanac.
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Extract of a Letter from London, dated 14 June.
"Great liberality is shown here to the numerous poor by benevolences in various ways, and by selling provisions to the industrious at reduced prices: in this line the celebrated Rowland Hill, the great Methodist preacher, encouraged by the liberality of THORNTON, WILBERFORCE and others has opened a shop in my neighbourhood to sell soup, meat, &c. to the poor at half price—his plan and advice I now enclose as valuable information; and tho' he confesses that he is more indebted to poor Richard's Almanac than to his own invention, yet his election does him honor."
Extract of a Letter from London, dated 14 June.
"Great liberality is shown here to the numerous poor by benevolences in various ways, and by selling provisions to the industrious at reduced prices: in this line the celebrated Rowland Hill, the great Methodist preacher, encouraged by the liberality of THORNTON, WILBERFORCE and others has opened a shop in my neighbourhood to sell soup, meat, &c. to the poor at half price—his plan and advice I now enclose as valuable information; and tho' he confesses that he is more indebted to poor Richard's Almanac than to his own invention, yet his election does him honor."
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
London Poverty Relief
Rowland Hill Charity
Wilberforce Philanthropy
Reduced Provisions
Methodist Preacher
What entities or persons were involved?
Rowland Hill
Thornton
Wilberforce
Where did it happen?
London
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
London
Event Date
14 June
Key Persons
Rowland Hill
Thornton
Wilberforce
Outcome
shop opened to sell provisions to the poor at half price
Event Details
Great liberality shown to the numerous poor through benevolences and reduced-price provisions; Rowland Hill, encouraged by Thornton, Wilberforce, and others, opened a shop in the neighborhood to sell soup, meat, etc., at half price, enclosing his plan and advice inspired by Poor Richard's Almanac.