Catalogue description Content: Folio 160. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Henry Saunders, Clerk...

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Details of MH 12/14018/106
Reference: MH 12/14018/106
Description:
Content: Folio 160. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Henry Saunders, Clerk to the Guardians of the Kidderminster Poor Law Union, regarding the emigration of a soldier's widow to the United States [United States of America]. They state that they cannot support the application of Lucy Webb (widow of Sergeant Webb late of the 24th Regiment) and her five children nor can they sanction the use of money from the poor rates. They suggest that aid may be received by contacting Sir Henry Hardinge (the Secretary at War) at the War Office. Paper Number: 5980/B/1844. Poor Law Union Number 530. Counties: Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
Date: 29 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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