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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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Colonel A. C. a'Court, correspondence and papers related to unions in the South Eastern...
Catalogue reference: MH 32/3
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Colonel A. C. a'Court, correspondence and papers related to unions in the South Eastern District. Includes a copy of the Marriages in England Bill 1836, papers related to expenditure books and workers benevolent funds, and reports of disturbances related to Chartism.
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