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Folio 273. Letter from John D Taylor, Clerk to the Guardians of Bishops Stortford...

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Reference MH 12/4540/176
Date 1851-05-26
Description Folio 273. Letter from John D Taylor, Clerk to the Guardians of Bishops Stortford Union, to the Poor Law Board, in reply to letter of 16 May 1851. He is directed to state that Mr Nickolds has been appointed Assistant Overseer for the Parish of Stansted Mountfitchet, 'but the appointment does not pretend to authorize him to collect the rates'. The parish officer has informed the guardians that the ratepayers do not wish to have a collector appointed, 'and the Guardians are therefore willing to allow the matter to remain as it is'. Paper Number: 23055/1851. Poor Law Union Number 167. Counties: Hertfordshire and Essex.
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