Folios 257-258. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to [William Ashton], Clerk...

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Reference	MH 12/9228/139
Date	1837-10-18
Description	Folios 257-258. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to [William Ashton], Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union. They acknowledge receipt of his undated letter which refers to his communication of 2 May 1837 stating that the board of guardians of Basford Poor Law Union were still of the opinion that the claim of Thomas Cheetham of Ilkeston, amounting to £5 5s 0d for expenses, should be allowed. They have directed an enquiry into the validity of the claim. They are unsure that the money has been lawfully expended, or that the Auditor has been in error in disallowing the amount. They are unable to interfere in the decision of the auditor They add that even if the claim is legal, it could not be paid after this lapse of time, unless the late overseers left uncollected an arrear of rate or handed over a balance to their successors sufficient to meet this as well as all the lawful debts contracted on account of the parish, which might have been unpaid at the end of the parochial year. Paper Number: 7553/C/1837. See also Paper Number: 3665/C/1837. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
Held by	The National Archives, Kew
Legal status	Public Record(s)
Language	English
Closure Status	Open Document, Open Description

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