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
Grantham: purchase of workhouse; Grantham Guardians
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1189/172
What’s it about?
This record is about the Grantham: purchase of workhouse; Grantham Guardians dating from 1889 - 1892 in the series Great Northern Railway Company: Surveyor and Estate Agent: Correspondence Files. 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)
- RAIL 1189/172
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1889 - 1892
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Description (What the record is about)
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Grantham: purchase of workhouse; Grantham Guardians
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- with plans
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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)
- 415
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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
- Conveyancing
- Railways
- Poverty
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5099879/
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Series information
RAIL 1189
Great Northern Railway Company: Surveyor and Estate Agent: Correspondence Files
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the series: RAIL 1189
Great Northern Railway Company: Surveyor and Estate Agent: Correspondence Files
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Grantham: purchase of workhouse; Grantham Guardians
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