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Folios 24-25. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Spencer Rogers, [Churchwarden,...

Catalogue reference: MH 12/11196/8

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This record is about the Folios 24-25. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Spencer Rogers, [Churchwarden,... dating from 21 October 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 12/11196/8
Date
21 October 1836
Description
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Folios 24-25. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Spencer Rogers, [Churchwarden, Wolstanton], acknowledging receipt of an undated letter [received 14 October 1836] and enclosures, including plans of a new workhouse. The Commissions commend the diligence of the select vestry and their desire to see poor relief administered efficiently through a workhouse, but wish that proposals to erect a new workhouse be deferred until an assistant poor law commissioner has reported on the parish of Wolstanton. The plans are returned. Paper number: 3746/C/1836. Poor Law Union Number 415. Counties: Staffordshire.
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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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