Record revealed
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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An Account of the operation of the Poor Law Amendment in Uckfield Union by the Earl...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/9/10/52
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- PRO 30/9/10/52
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836
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Description (What the record is about)
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An Account of the operation of the Poor Law Amendment in Uckfield Union by the Earl of Liverpool. Printed
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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PRO 30/9
Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester: Papers
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