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
Sickness benefit
Catalogue reference: ACT 1/1237
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This record is about the Sickness benefit dating from 1957-1964 in the series Government Actuary's Department: Correspondence and Papers. 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)
- ACT 1/1237
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1957-1964
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sickness benefit
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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)
- 4516 Pt 5A
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3384662/
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Series information
ACT 1
Government Actuary's Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Government Actuary's Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Sickness benefit
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