Excerpt from Peter Bedford: The Spitalfields Philanthropist Another part of these sketches is copied from notes taken down in shorthand (with Mr. Redford's permission), on the occasion of two evening visits, by T. B. Smithies. His visits were suggested by Mr. Samuel Gurney, m.p., who felt very desirous that, at least, a part of the instructive experiences of his venerable friend should be preserved for the interest and benefit of others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.