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 health and poor law services: local authority series files of correspondence:...
Catalogue reference: PRO 57/4226
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This record is about the Public health and poor law services: local authority series files of correspondence:... dating from 1978-1979 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 57/4226
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1978-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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Public health and poor law services: local authority series files of correspondence: series II; MH 52
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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)
- CASE 1: 28/55
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 2005
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Archives and libraries
- Poverty
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3106796/
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PRO 57
Public Record Office: Accessions of Records, Registered Files (Case Files)
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