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
24 items, numbered (1)-(20) and (23)-(26), (originally filed with returns of commons...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/783
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This record is about the 24 items, numbered (1)-(20) and (23)-(26), (originally filed with returns of commons... dating from 1858-[1866] in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... 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)
- MFQ 1/783
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1858-[1866]
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Description (What the record is about)
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24 items, numbered (1)-(20) and (23)-(26), (originally filed with returns of commons and open spaces submitted to the Poor Law Board) extracted from OS 25/3. [date of submission noted at item level]. The return was printed, without the map, for Parliament (House of Commons Sessional Papers 1865 XLVII 757) in 1866. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For items numbered (21) and (22) extracted from OS 25/3 see MR 1/2058
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983804/
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Series information
MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: MFQ
Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held...
6,070 records
Within the series: MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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24 items, numbered (1)-(20) and (23)-(26), (originally filed with returns of commons...
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