[*] “Is full of curious and interesting reading.”
| + + | Spec. 95: 261. Ag. 19, ‘05. 120w. |
Capen, Edward Warren. Historical development of the poor law of Connecticut. [*]$3.50. Macmillan.
Volume XXII. of the “Columbia university studies.” An historical study of the treatment of the poor in Connecticut from the earliest colonial period to the present day, in which the town system of relief is considered as opposed to the state and county systems. There is an excellent bibliography, and there are indexes covering not only the subjects treated but the decisions and statutes cited.
| + + + | Acad. 68: 496. My. 6, ‘05. 220w. |
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| Dial. 38: 276. Ap. 16, ‘05. 50w. | ||
| + | Ind. 59: 933. O. 19, ‘05. 40w. |
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[*] Capen, Oliver Bronson. Country homes of famous Americans. [**]$5. Doubleday.