Catalogue description Content: Folios 158-159. Letter from Henry Saunders, Clerk to the Guardians of the...

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Details of MH 12/14018/105
Reference: MH 12/14018/105
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Content: Folios 158-159. Letter from Henry Saunders, Clerk to the Guardians of the Kidderminster Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, regarding emigration of a soldier's widow. He informs them that Lucy Webb and five children want to emigrate to Springfield, Illinois, her late husband was a sergeant in the 24th foot. He had been in the army for 20 years. He encloses the necessary return. Printed Form: A list and description of those persons seeking to emigrate from Kidderminster in Kidderminster Poor Law Union to Springfield, [Illinois], United States of America. Those listed are: Samuel Webb. Benjamin Webb. Lucy Webb, widow. Mary Ann Webb. Lucy Webb junior. Amelia Webb. Annotated: refer to the secretary [at war]. W G L [William Golden Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law Commission], 26 April 1844. Paper Number: 5282/B/44. Poor Law Union Number 530. Counties: Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
Date: 23 Apr 1844
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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