Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
Reference: SR RABI, SR 2RABIDate: 1861-1994Extent: 4 linear metres plus 8 documents
The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) was founded in 1860 by Alderman John Joseph Mechi as a farming charity to relieve the poverty and hardship suffered by farming families in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as they were forced out of farming through misfortune, age or sickness.
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