Certificate, of Band of Courage Temperance Society

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This is a certificate of the Band of Courage Temperance Society of Motherwell in Lanarkshire. It is in the name of William Wood, who signed the pledge to abstain from alcohol on 27 June 1878.

E.U.S.S. Band of Courage Motherwell Temperance Society member's certificate of William Wood, who signed the pledge on 27 June 1878

Drunkenness was a serious problem in Victorian Scotland. In the 1830s Glasgow had one spirit dealer to every 14 families. By the 1840s Edinburgh had one licensed public house per 30 families and Dundee one per 24.

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• Online ID: 000-100-067-825-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.OK 91
• Date: 1878
  27 June 1878
  
• Material: Card, white. Inscription: Panel: This is to Certify that William Wood / IS A MEMBER OF THE ABOVE SOCIETY HAVING SIGNED THE FOLLOWING / PLEDGE; Signed June 27 1878 / No 40 / John Marshall Secretary
  Certificate, membership
  
• Dimensions: 125 mm H x 165 mm W
  
• What: Certificate, membership
  
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• Who: Campbell and Tudhope (Maker)
  E.U.S.S. Band of Courage Motherwell Temperance Society (Presenter)
  John Marshall (Signatory)
  William Wood (Owner)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
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