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WORKHOUSE. A prison where prisoners are kept in employment; a penitentiary. A house provided where the poor are taken care of, and kept in employment. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Although there had been various kinds of outdoor relief in the era of the Old Poor Law, the New Poor Law brought in its wake a less congenial kind of residence, the work house. By 1918, Harleston and Jenkins would have the resources to buy a four-story Federal-style mansion in Charleston, not far from the Work House where Denmark Vesey awaited execution nearly a century before. Addressing the gathered crowd, Pelosi connected the grassroots environmental leadership of the Prize winners to the work House Democrats have begun to protect the environment. |
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