Folio 170. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to J and W Rees Mogg [John William...

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Reference	MH 12/10321/115
Date	1839-09-09
Description	Folio 170. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to J and W Rees Mogg [John William Rees Mogg and William Rees Mogg], Clerks to the Guardians of the Clutton Poor Law Union, in response to their letter of 27 August 1839. They express regret that they must oppose the wishes of the board in the application of money from the sale of parish property. The Commissioners have often considered propositions to allow proceeds to remain in the hands of treasurers and have in every case recommended an investment in public funds. While recognising that the appointment of a broker would be attended by some risk the Commissioners recommend that a fresh power of attorney be given for each instance of selling. They consider that the proposal to borrow part of the sale price of Stowey and Farrington Gurney property to repay the sum advanced for building the new workhouse both complicated and inexpedient. The proportion due from each parish should be paid from proceeds of sale. Other parishes pay from current rates. Annotated: heavily by John George Shaw Lefevre. Poor Law Commissioner giving a similar opinion and initialled by [George Coode, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law Commission]. Paper Number: 5635/B/1839. Poor Law Union Number 325. Counties: Town and County of Berwick-upon-Tweed and Northumberland.
Held by	The National Archives, Kew
Legal status	Public Record(s)
Language	English
Closure Status	Open Document, Open Description

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