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.
Piece
Coal Industry Social Welfare Committee
Catalogue reference: PRO 58/196
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This record is about the Coal Industry Social Welfare Committee dating from 1958-1960 in the series Public Record Office: Registered Files: Records Administration (CD Series). 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)
- PRO 58/196
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1958-1960
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Description (What the record is about)
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Coal Industry Social Welfare Committee
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- CD 104
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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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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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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
- Welfare
- Archives and libraries
- Coal
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1837523/
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PRO 58
Public Record Office: Registered Files: Records Administration (CD Series)
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