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.
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Area Welfare Officers Meetings Formation: North Eastern Yorkshire Division
Catalogue reference: COAL 75/791
What’s it about?
This record is about the Area Welfare Officers Meetings Formation: North Eastern Yorkshire Division dating from 1947-1953 in the series National Coal Board: Minute Series, Divisional. 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)
- COAL 75/791
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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Area Welfare Officers Meetings Formation: North Eastern Yorkshire Division
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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
- Coal
- Mining and quarrying
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5830862/
Series information
COAL 75
National Coal Board: Minute Series, Divisional
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