When was it published?

January 29, 1829 in Martinsburg Gazette And Public Advertiser

Foreign News January 29, 1829

Martinsburg Gazette And Public Advertiser

Q: What keywords are associated?

Canada Scarcity, Harvest Failure, Quebec District, Lothiniere Deputation, Food Shortage, Government Loan, Suppress Mendicity

Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia

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What is this article about?

Quebec Gazette of Jan. 5 reports heightened alarm over last harvest failures in the district, with some parishes having food for only 2-3 months. Deputation from Lothiniere, including curate Mr. Legendre, seeks government loan in Quebec. Pressure on rural poor increases from urban mendicants amid anti-begging efforts.

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Scarcity in Canada.—The Quebec Gazette of Jan. 5, says 'that the alarm on account of the failures of the last harvest, has increased in this District since that grain has been generally threshed. In some parishes it has been found, on examination, that there is actually not a sufficiency of food in the Parish for more than two or three months. A deputation, consisting of the curate Mr. Legendre and others, has been sent to Quebec from Lothiniere, for assistance from Government by way of a loan of money. We are sorry to hear that the pressure on the country, where the poor are generally supported by the charitable contributions of individuals, has been increased by the numbers of poor from the town, under the present attempt to suppress mendicity.'

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic Colonial Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Canada Scarcity Harvest Failure Quebec District Lothiniere Deputation Food Shortage Government Loan Suppress Mendicity

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Legendre

Where did it happen?

Quebec

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Quebec

Event Date

Jan. 5

Key Persons

Mr. Legendre

Outcome

food sufficiency for only 2-3 months in some parishes; deputation seeks government loan; increased pressure on rural poor from urban mendicants.

Event Details

Alarm over harvest failures has increased since threshing; some parishes lack sufficient food for more than two or three months. Deputation from Lothiniere, including curate Mr. Legendre, sent to Quebec for government loan assistance. Pressure on country intensified by poor from town amid efforts to suppress mendicity, where poor are supported by individual charity.