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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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Charles Lewis Dashwood, correspondence and papers related to the North Midlands District...
Catalogue reference: MH 32/46
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This record is about the Charles Lewis Dashwood, correspondence and papers related to the North Midlands District... dating from 1877-1892 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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- MH 32/46
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1877-1892
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Description (What the record is about)
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Charles Lewis Dashwood, correspondence and papers related to the North Midlands District (includes unions in Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham and Rutland). Robert Hedley, correspondence and papers related to the London Metropolitan District. Includes report and papers on Catholic pauper children attending Metropolitan workhouse and districts schools. J. J. Henley, correspondence and papers related to the South Midlands District (includes Birmingham and Oxford).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Religions
- Children
- Poverty
- Local Government
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