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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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Poor Law Schools: Copy of petition from teachers of the Shirley Schools near Croydon,...
Catalogue reference: ED 24/231
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Poor Law Schools: Copy of petition from teachers of the Shirley Schools near Croydon, Surrey, regarding the loss of pension rights on transfer from service of the Board of Education to the Local Government Board or vice-versa Copy of Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act, 1896
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Board of Education and predecessors: Private Office: Papers (Series 1)
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