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TITLE
Letter for Christy McKay to Dr Black
EXTERNAL ID
Z_GB1741_R31_1_30
PLACENAME
Tongue
DISTRICT
Tongue and Farr
OLD COUNTY/PARISH
SUTHERLAND: Tongue
DATE OF IMAGE
2 January 1849
PERIOD
1840s
SOURCE
Caithness Archive Centre
ASSET ID
6158
KEYWORDS
poor relief
poor house
money
tongue and farr
illness
Letter for Christy McKay to Dr Black

Letter to Inspector of poor requesting poor relief for Christy McKay.

She was sixty-two years of age and diseased, resulting in her being unable to support herself by means of labour. She begs relief from the parochial board.

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Letter for Christy McKay to Dr Black

SUTHERLAND: Tongue

1840s

poor relief; poor house; money; tongue and farr; illness

Caithness Archive Centre

Letters requesting Poor Relief

Letter to Inspector of poor requesting poor relief for Christy McKay.<br /> <br /> She was sixty-two years of age and diseased, resulting in her being unable to support herself by means of labour. She begs relief from the parochial board.