A report of a committee of the Humane Society
Subtitle: appointed to inquire into the number of tavern licenses ; the manner of granting them ; their effects upon the community ; and the other sources of vice and misery in this city ; and to visit Bridewell
Contributors: Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825; Eddy, Thomas, 1758-1827; Durst, Seymour B., 1913-1995, former owner; Collins & Perkins
Publisher: Published and sold by Collins & Perkins, no. 189 Pearl-Street
Published: 1810
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Licensure; Alcoholic Beverages; Temperance; License system; Alcoholism; Prisons; Social conditions; Bridewell (New York, N.Y.)
Notes: The committee's report, dated "12th month (December) 26th, 1809," is signed by Thomas Eddy, Peter Augustus Jay, John H. Hobart, and J. Morton. The introductory letter from "the members of the Humane Society to the citizens of New-York," is signed: M. Clarkson, president. December 27, 1809.

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