Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
Series
Poor Law Commission: Minute Books
Catalogue reference: MH 1
What's it about?
MH 1
This series contains minute books of the Poor Law Commission. The volumes constitute the record of the formal proceedings of the Commission.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MH 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Poor Law Commission: Minute Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1834-1842
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains minute books of the Poor Law Commission. The volumes constitute the record of the formal proceedings of the Commission.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Poor Law Commission, 1834-1847
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 35 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Poverty
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10844/
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