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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.
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Sheet Reference: XLVIII NW (Colchester). Coloured MS additions showing [Poor Law]...
Catalogue reference: ZOS 6/200
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This record is about the Sheet Reference: XLVIII NW (Colchester). Coloured MS additions showing [Poor Law]... dating from 1838-[c.1850] in the series Ordnance Survey of Great Britain: Tithe Survey Boundary Maps. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ZOS 6/200
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1838-[c.1850]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sheet Reference: XLVIII NW (Colchester). Coloured MS additions showing [Poor Law] Union boundaries
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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)
- Non record material
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
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OS one-inch Old Series England and Wales
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:63360
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Tithes
- Maps and plans
- Poverty
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11247564/
Series information
ZOS 6
Ordnance Survey of Great Britain: Tithe Survey Boundary Maps
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Ordnance Survey of Great Britain: Tithe Survey Boundary Maps
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Sheet Reference: XLVIII NW (Colchester). Coloured MS additions showing [Poor Law]...
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