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
Colonial Development and Welfare Act 1954: proposal to introduce Exchequer loans
Catalogue reference: T 220/293
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This record is about the Colonial Development and Welfare Act 1954: proposal to introduce Exchequer loans dating from 1954 in the series Treasury: Imperial and Foreign Division: Registered Files (IF 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)
- T 220/293
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1954
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Description (What the record is about)
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Colonial Development and Welfare Act 1954: proposal to introduce Exchequer loans
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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)
- IF 36/231/01
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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
- Aid and development
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C183790/
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T 220
Treasury: Imperial and Foreign Division: Registered Files (IF series)
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