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Commissions and Committee; Lunacy; Poor Law and Paupers. A collection of letters...
Catalogue reference: HO 45/3053
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This record is about the Commissions and Committee; Lunacy; Poor Law and Paupers. A collection of letters... dating from 1850 July 16-1851 Jan 24 in the series Home Office: Registered Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HO 45/3053
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Date (When the record was created)
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1850 July 16-1851 Jan 24
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Description (What the record is about)
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Commissions and Committee; Lunacy; Poor Law and Paupers.
A collection of letters from R W S Lutwidge, William Price, Clerk to the Bristol Justices, and C Latcham, to Horatio Waddington, Sir George Grey and R W S Lutwidge. The letters concern the Bristol Pauper Lunatic Asylum and the moving of the patients from St Peter's Hospital to the County Asylum or 'Licensed House'.
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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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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Mental illness
- Poverty
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HO 45
Home Office: Registered Papers
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