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- York Society for the Prevention and Discouragement of Vice and Profaneness; 1808 - 1845
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The York Society for the Prevention and Discouragement of Vice and Profaneness was established in 1808. The Society started to devote the majority of its fund to the Penitentiary Society from 1822 onwards, and devoted all of its remaining funds to the… read more
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The York Society for the Prevention and Discouragement of Vice and Profaneness was established with the aim of putting the laws against vice and profaneness into effect. The principal evils that the Society targeted were: lewdness, drunkenness, profane-swearing and Sabbath-breaking.
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The York Society for the Prevention and Discouragement of Vice and Profaneness was established in 1808. The Society started to devote the majority of its fund to the Penitentiary Society from 1822 onwards, and devoted all of its remaining funds to the… read more
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa
Sources
York Society for the Prevention and Discouragement of Vice and Profaneness Committee's Annual Reports and Annual Meeting Resolutions..