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
Hostels: Financial Provision. Missing at transfer
Catalogue reference: CO 876/13
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This record is about the Hostels: Financial Provision. Missing at transfer dating from 1942 in the series Colonial Office: Welfare Department, later Students Department: Registered 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)
- CO 876/13
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hostels: Financial Provision. Missing at transfer
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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)
- 11001/4
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- CO 876/1
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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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- Topics
- Welfare
- International
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3768021/
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Series information
CO 876
Colonial Office: Welfare Department, later Students Department: Registered Files
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