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Folio 164. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commissioners to Giles Duxbury, overseer...

Catalogue reference: MH 12/6040/104

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This record is about the Folio 164. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commissioners to Giles Duxbury, overseer... dating from 1841 July 21 in the series Local Government Board and predecessors: Correspondence with Poor Law Unions and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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MH 12/6040/104
Date
1841 July 21
Description

Folio 164. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commissioners to Giles Duxbury, overseer of Prestwich, acknowledging receipt of his letter of 17 July. The debt due from Prestwich in respect of the board of guardians and warehouses. The Commissioners wish to know how much was made from the sale of the furniture and fixtures and in whose hands it is now placed. The presumption is to dispose of the workhouse. The appropriate forms for that purpose will be sent when it is clear what steps must be taken about the debt on the workhouse

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