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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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Reading Poor Law Union (Berkshire): boundaries file
Catalogue reference: OS 24/15
What’s it about?
This record is about the Reading Poor Law Union (Berkshire): boundaries file dating from 1903-1916 in the series Ordnance Survey: Boundaries Branch: Poor Law Union Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- OS 24/15
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1903-1916
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reading Poor Law Union (Berkshire): boundaries file
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Maps and plans
- Poverty
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2089530/
Series information
OS 24
Ordnance Survey: Boundaries Branch: Poor Law Union Files
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