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A woman falling headfirst through an open cellar-door outside a pharmacy, and a man expressing his concern. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank after G.M. Woodward, 1798.

A surgeon-apothecary shouts back from an open window at a request for a night-visit to a patient, sending pot plants and a cat flying. Coloured aquatint by H. Pyall after M Egerton (Ego), 1827.

Abstract of the deed of settlement of the Amicable contributionship, or, Hand-in-Hand Fire-Office.

An abstract of the settlement of the amicable contributionship, or hand-in-hand fire-office, for insuring houses, &c. from loss by fire.

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An abstract of the settlement of the amicable contributionship, or hand-in-hand fire-office, for insuring houses, &c. from loss by fire.

Abstract of the deed of settlement of the Amicable contributionship, or, Hand-in-Hand Fire-Office.