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Folio 4. Draft copy letter from Poor Law Commission to Joseph Lowndes, Vestry Clerk,...

Catalogue reference: MH 12/11196/2

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This record is about the Folio 4. Draft copy letter from Poor Law Commission to Joseph Lowndes, Vestry Clerk,... dating from 7 January 1836 in the series Local Government Board and predecessors: Correspondence with Poor Law Unions and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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MH 12/11196/2
Date
7 January 1836
Description
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Folio 4. Draft copy letter from Poor Law Commission to Joseph Lowndes, Vestry Clerk, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, in reply to letter 18 September 1835, stating that parish officers are not empowered to prevent marriage of paupers, but the way to prevent inmates of a workhouse from marrying is to make a rule that persons of different sexes are only allowed out on different days. Poor Law Union Number 415. Counties: Staffordshire.
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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10384131/

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