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Folios 332-339. Letter from the Reverend Stephen Clissold, to the Poor Law Commission,...
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| Reference | MH 12/11728/133 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1835-10-24 |
| Description | Folios 332-339. Letter from the Reverend Stephen Clissold, to the Poor Law Commission, acknowledging their letter of 22 October. He will examine the cost of transmitting families from Buckinghamshire to Manchester [Lancashire], compared with the cost of sending them from where he is. He forwards copies of the circulars about to be sent through Dr Kay [James Phillips Kay], Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, to the several unions in the country. He thinks it would promote the adoption of the plan in other places if they were forwarded to the London papers. The board is now willing to receive tenders from London or any other area. He will send a list of the articles consumed in large quantities. He wishes to be informed of the names of manufactures or makers of trusses. Large numbers are regularly shipped to the West Indies at a very low rate. The cost to the Blything Poor Law Union of this article is £40 to £50 per year, but he thinks real cost would not be more than £10. Enclosed is an unsigned note stating that the contracts for counties will be of great benefit. Inquiry has been made respecting the trusses and the information will be sent shortly. Also enclosed are two copies of a printed letter from Harry White, Clerk to the Guardians of the Blything Poor Law Union, to the guardians of the unions in Suffolk, proposing that they all join in the purchase of various articles wanted in their workhouses and public contracts be entered into for the supply, in a similar way to the army and navy. There are also two copies of a printed extract from a letter from E Chadwick [Edwin Chadwick], Secretary to the Commission to Clissold, stating that they are desirous of making the arrangements Clissold suggested. Annotated: the matter has been talked over with Dr Kay [James Phillips Kay, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner]. C Mott [Charles Mott, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner]. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk. |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Access conditions | Open on Transfer |
| Closure Status | Open Document, Open Description |
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