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Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
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Alterations to laundry and purchase of new machinery
Catalogue reference: MH 68/415
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This record is about the Alterations to laundry and purchase of new machinery dating from 1922-1923 in the series Local Government Board, Poor Law Administration Department, and Ministry of Health,.... 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)
- MH 68/415
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1922-1923
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Description (What the record is about)
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Alterations to laundry and purchase of new machinery
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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)
- 650/94
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1892128/
Series information
MH 68
Local Government Board, Poor Law Administration Department, and Ministry of Health,...
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