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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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Henry Walter Parker, correspondence and papers related to the West Midlands District...
Catalogue reference: MH 32/60
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This record is about the Henry Walter Parker, correspondence and papers related to the West Midlands District... dating from 1834-1845 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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- 1834-1845
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Henry Walter Parker, correspondence and papers related to the West Midlands District (includes Berks, Dorset, Surrey, Sussex and Wilts). Papers related to emigration of laboring people to New South Wales, and pamphlet on opposition to the Poor Law (Amendment) Act 1834. Also contains correspondence with Sir Edward Parry
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