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
Vagrancy: Embankment Destitutes - coke braziers
Catalogue reference: MEPO 2/1425
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This record is about the Vagrancy: Embankment Destitutes - coke braziers dating from 1910 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers. 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)
- MEPO 2/1425
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1910
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Description (What the record is about)
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Vagrancy: Embankment Destitutes - coke braziers
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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)
- ON 666356
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C547339/
Series information
MEPO 2
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers
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