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Folio 187. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to John Forster, Secretary to the...

Catalogue reference: MH 12/11001/121

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MH 12/11001/121
Date
9 Aug 1856
Description
Content
Folio 187. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to John Forster, Secretary to the Commission in Lunacy, enclosing a copy of a letter from the Guardians of the Southampton Incorporation [not included] received by the board, which referred to a letter from the Commission in Lunacy dated 5 July 1856. This included a copy of a report made by Mr Wilkes and Mr Lutwidge, Commissioners in Lunacy, concerning a visit to Southampton Incorporation workhouse on 28 June 1856. Paper Number: 31908/1856. Poor Law Union Number 407. Counties: Hampshire.
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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/C10587011/

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