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Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
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Cabinet Memoranda; relating chiefly to Parliamentary Reform; Hyde Park Riots; Poor...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/6/169
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This record is about the Cabinet Memoranda; relating chiefly to Parliamentary Reform; Hyde Park Riots; Poor... dating from 1866 July-1867 Mar in the series Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 30/6/169
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1866 July-1867 Mar
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Description (What the record is about)
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Cabinet Memoranda; relating chiefly to Parliamentary Reform; Hyde Park Riots; Poor Relief in London; Canada (Confederation, the Inter-Colonial Railway and Fenians); Australia (Suffrage, and the naval defences of Victoria); Foreign Affairs; Mysore.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2690105/
Series information
PRO 30/6
Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon: Papers
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,788 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
183 records
Within the series: PRO 30/6
Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon: Papers
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