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A History of the County of Oxford
… a library in the corporation's care in 1746, 63 and book societies were mentioned in 1787 and the 1820s. 64 The … earliest box club in the county. 76 The town's friendly societies retained a high membership in the early 19th … 79 In the later 19th century branches of national friendly societies became dominant, but the Woodstock United Permanent …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 57 Selfhelp was also promoted and the town's four friendly societies had 294 members in 1803 and 260 or more in 181315. …