In Their Own Write: The truth about life in the Workhouse March 26, 2024 Dr Paul Carter is ‘co-investigator’ in a research project that explores thousands of pauper letters to uncover the doubts, concerns and fears of the poor. In the middle of January 1859, Joseph Fletcher, wrote from 2, Slaters Yard, near Foss Bridge, Walmgate in York, to the “Poor Law Board [Board]” in London.[1] Joseph described himself as “a Working … Continued
In Their Own Write: The truth about life in the Workhouse March 26, 2024 Dr Paul Carter is ‘co-investigator’ in a research project that explores thousands of pauper letters to uncover the doubts, concerns and fears of the poor. In the middle of January 1859, Joseph Fletcher, wrote from 2, Slaters Yard, near Foss Bridge, Walmgate in York, to the “Poor Law Board [Board]” in London.[1] Joseph described himself as “a Working … Continued