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Folio 743. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to Edward Sutcliffe, Relieving Officer...

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Reference MH 12/15161/497
Date 1855-06-23
Description Folio 743. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to Edward Sutcliffe, Relieving Officer of Bingley, Keighley Poor Law Union, acknowledging his letter of 15 June and asking that they be furnished with a full statement of the facts in the case of Hannah Jowett and an explanation of the circumstances which led to his error in charging relief to her after her death. They also wish for an explanation in the case of Famar Laycock [Tamar Laycock]. Annotated: Mr Austin [Alfred Austin, Poor Law Inspector] for his information. This seems unsatisfactory. The auditor has not called the attention of the board to the erasures and alterations of figures in Sutcliffe's books. Paper Number: 24853/1855 and 24980/1855. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
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