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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.
Piece
Treasury; Home Office; Foreign Office; Colonial Office; Privy Council Office; Board...
Catalogue reference: PMG 28/13
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This record is about the Treasury; Home Office; Foreign Office; Colonial Office; Privy Council Office; Board... dating from 1869 Apr. - 1870 Mar. in the series Civil Establishment: Superannuation and Retired Allowances, etc. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PMG 28/13
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1869 Apr. - 1870 Mar.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Treasury; Home Office; Foreign Office; Colonial Office; Privy Council Office; Board of Trade; Privy Seal Office; Paymaster General's Office; Office of Woods and Forests; Office of Woods, etc.; Public Record Office; Exchequer and Audit Office; National Debt Office; Stationery Office; Poor Law Board; Tithe and Copyhold Commissioners; Insolvent Debtors' Court, Office of Works; Mint; Charity Commission; Public Offices, Scotland; Public Offices, Ireland; Queen's, Millbank, Parkhurst, Pentonville, Portsmouth, Brixton, Fulham, Lewes, Clerkenwell, Portland, Wakefield, Dartmoor, Chatham, Woking, Bethlehem and Broadmoor Prisons.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Indexed And see P.M.G. 28/73 below.
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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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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/C2229837/
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Series information
PMG 28
Civil Establishment: Superannuation and Retired Allowances, etc
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Within the series: PMG 28
Civil Establishment: Superannuation and Retired Allowances, etc
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Treasury; Home Office; Foreign Office; Colonial Office; Privy Council Office; Board...
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