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Folios 227-228. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Thomas Lings [Thomas...

Catalogue reference: MH 12/11734/140

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This record is about the Folios 227-228. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Thomas Lings [Thomas... dating from 7 Oct 1839 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 12/11734/140
Date
7 Oct 1839
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Folios 227-228. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Thomas Lings [Thomas Ling], Rumburgh churchwarden, concerning a widow named Pinkney [Sophia Pinkney]. The Poor Law Act precludes the Commission from making decisions on individual cases. A copy of the letter sent to the Blything Guardians was enclosed. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Harry White, Clerk to the Guardians of the Blything Poor Law Union, regarding private grant to Pinkney. The Union is requested to inform the Poor Law Commission of any other instances of the law being evaded in this way. Paper Number: 6986/B/1839. See also Paper Number: 6519/B/1839. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk.
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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10587415/

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