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The main subject of this dataset is a socio-historical investigation into the functioning of poor relief in the city of Amsterdam during 1800-1850. The data is based on registration documents of the institutions for poor relief (such as the Lutheran, Jewish and Municipal institutions). Each file contains background information, for example demographic data and social status, on the poor people who received, or applied for, financial assistance. One file contains specific data pertaining to the administrators who were involved in poor relief. Another file exists contains financial statistics of the municipal financial accounts.