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From: "deb" <>
Subject: [Mon] workhouses
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 12:45:57 -0500


Dear List-
Are workhouses the same as prisons? If so, are there different workhouses assigned to specific crimes? Were paupers sent to workhouses simply because they had no employment?
Thanks,
Deb in sunny, but cold, Canada


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