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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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Andrew Doyle, correspondence and papers related to the North Western District. Includes...
Catalogue reference: MH 32/20
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This record is about the Andrew Doyle, correspondence and papers related to the North Western District. Includes... dating from 1871 Aug. 19 - 1877 in the series Local Government Board and predecessors: Assistant Poor Law Commissioners and Inspectors,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1871 Aug. 19 - 1877
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Description (What the record is about)
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Andrew Doyle, correspondence and papers related to the North Western District. Includes tables and details of orphaned children who were boarded out, including children boarded to Canada. Copy of Doyle's Report on the Working of the Public health Act 1872.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Topics
- Children
- Poverty
- Americas
- Local Government
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