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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Ministry of Health memorandum on settlement and removability submitted to the Departmental...
Catalogue reference: MH 57/93
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- MH 57/93
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1935
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ministry of Health memorandum on settlement and removability submitted to the Departmental Committee on Scottish Poor Law (Department of Health for Scotland)
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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)
- 130552/32
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- Topics
- Poverty
- Local Government
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Local Government Board and Ministry of Health: Poor Law Department and successors:...
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