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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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H. B. Farnall, correspondence and papers related to the South Midland District (includes...
Catalogue reference: MH 32/25
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This record is about the H. B. Farnall, correspondence and papers related to the South Midland District (includes... dating from 1871 Aug. 19 - 1875 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MH 32/25
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1871 Aug. 19 - 1875
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Description (What the record is about)
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H. B. Farnall, correspondence and papers related to the South Midland District (includes unions at Cambridge and Ely); also Eastern District (includes unions in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, such as Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Norwich, Romford, West Ham, Yarmouth); also South Eastern District (includes unions in Kent at Canterbury, Dartford, Medway). Report by Farnall on the Working of the Public Health Act of 1872. Press report of the Poor Law Conference at Norwich 1875.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Poverty
- Local Government
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2567961/
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