Dole book for Lutton, Lincolnshire, 1818-1846, giving an account of Thomas Blank's charity. A note on the first folio of the manuscript says that Thomas Blanks [sic] of Gedney 'gave eighteen acres of pasture land in Broadgate St.Edmonds to the use of the impotent poor of Lutton 27th May 1368'. The foeffee, responsible for handing out the charity annually, was John Gibbons.
Blank's Charity dole book
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- ReferenceGB 96 MS 709
- Dates of Creation1818-1846
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 volume containing 232 leaves
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Aside from the poor rate, which was set by the overseers of the poor, much of the money for local poor relief came from various charities. The parish of Lutton was in the Thrapston Union of Northamptonshire for Poor Law administration.
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Single item.
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Acquisition Information
Bought from G.W. Walford in 1967.
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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
12" x 4". Bound in vellum.
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
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