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Folios 186-187. Letter from Charles Bond, Clerk to the Guardians of the Axminster...

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This record is about the Folios 186-187. Letter from Charles Bond, Clerk to the Guardians of the Axminster... dating from 9 Aug 1847 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 12/2099/99
Date
9 Aug 1847
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Folios 186-187. Letter from Charles Bond, Clerk to the Guardians of the Axminster Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, replying to their request as to whether the relief granted to able bodied paupers had conformed to the Outdoor Labour Test Order. This was not done, as it was given due to the high price of common articles of food. Annotated: refer to Commissioners letter of 9 July and state that they will not sanction further relief except under the Outdoor Labour Test Order or where one or more of the children of large families can be taken into the workhouse. Paper Number: 13184/A/1847. See also Paper Number: 11145/A/1847 and 12238/A/1847. Poor Law Union Number 76. Counties: Devon and Dorset.
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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