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Folios 281-283. Letter from Thomas Day, Clerk to the Guardians of the Bromsgrove...
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| Reference | MH 12/13904/204 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1840-04-28 |
| Description | Folios 281-283. Letter from Thomas Day, Clerk to the Guardians of the Bromsgrove Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, headed 'Election of Guardians'. He reports that he has been 'grossly insulted' by one of the candidates, Mr Greening, [William Augustus Greening] so reports also a unanimous motion of confidence in his conduct and strict impartiality. Mr Greening has also written a letter. An item has appeared in a Worcester paper, copy enclosed, which he assumes to be from the same source. He regrets that the election became a party business and that Mr Greening was interested in delaying matters to try to ensure enough objections that he would be elected. Newspaper article is included and covers the adjournment of the meeting to accept the return of election of guardians pending the resolution of some disputed points by the Poor Law Commission and the subsequent making of a return to the adjourned meeting thus the Tory was elected and the protests of the Liberal disregarded. A table showing the numbers of disregarded votes is included for Tory candidates Cresswell [Charles Cresswell], Watton [William Watton], Peace [Francis Peace], Heynes [Robert Heynes] and Johnson [Benjamin Johnson] and Liberals Greening, Dipple [John Dipple], Whitehouse [William Whitehouse], Crane [Joshua Bell Crane] and Wright [Joshua Wright]. Paper Number: 5224/B/1840. Poor Law Union Number 526. Counties: Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire. |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Closure Status | Open Document, Open Description |
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