Essay on the condition of the agricultural population, and the best means of ameliorating their state morally and socially

Title

Essay on the condition of the agricultural population, and the best means of ameliorating their state morally and socially

Identifier

RAD141

Description

This essay on the condition of farm servants in the mid nineteenth century has been written from a farmer's point of view. The farmer sees the servants as 'mere living agricultural machines' and feels that they would benefit from moral and spiritual education. The essay provides the reader with a good idea of the appalling conditions and total lack of rights that farm servants suffered from at this time. This was one class that Reform did not help.

Date

created in 1858

Creator

George Marr A.M. Farmer, Cairnbrogie, Tarves; member of the Royal Northern Agricultural Association

Source

printed paper pamphlet

Publisher

John Smith, 50 Union Street, Aberdeen

Rights

University of Aberdeen

UUID

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