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
Ellesborough House: papers and correspondence
Catalogue reference: JA 1/316
What’s it about?
This record is about the Ellesborough House: papers and correspondence dating from 1996-1998 in the series Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly: Registered Files (RYC 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)
- JA 1/316
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1996-1998
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ellesborough House: papers and correspondence
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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)
- Departmental reference: 599 vol 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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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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/C4955354/
Series information
JA 1
Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly: Registered Files (RYC Series)
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