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.
Piece
Public Assistance MH 57
Catalogue reference: PRO 57/1439
What’s it about?
This record is about the Public Assistance MH 57 dating from 1967-1970 in the series Public Record Office: Accessions of Records, Registered Files (Case Files). 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)
- PRO 57/1439
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1967-1970
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Description (What the record is about)
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Public Assistance MH 57
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- CA 8/15
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Archives and libraries
- Poverty
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3104012/
Series information
PRO 57
Public Record Office: Accessions of Records, Registered Files (Case Files)
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Catalogue hierarchy
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
17,168 records
Within the series: PRO 57
Public Record Office: Accessions of Records, Registered Files (Case Files)
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Public Assistance MH 57
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