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
Social Welfare.
Catalogue reference: INF 1/338
What’s it about?
This record is about the Social Welfare. dating from 1939-1940 in the series Ministry of Information: Files of Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- INF 1/338
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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Social Welfare.
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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)
- File No. I. 104
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Welfare
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4300427/
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Series information
INF 1
Ministry of Information: Files of Correspondence
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Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: INF
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Within the series: INF 1
Ministry of Information: Files of Correspondence
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Social Welfare.
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