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Case 201

1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 23 July 1883

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11th Oct. 1904. Reported himself at Headquarters out of work & at present living with a friend at Bells Buildings [?] St. Whitefriars [?]
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11th Jan. 1905. Reported himself at Headquarters, still out of work (vide letter attached) Taken to the [?], who will do what they can for the lad, now living at [?] Bldgs, Westminster
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201
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10 yr last Dec
Mother dead
Father deserted in 1880
[CoS] recommend [?] Aunt to which 1/6

Accepted on condition of 1/6 week payment

Reduced to 1/- per week from May 1/86
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26 January 1888
the above boy has left [?] and found Employment at [Maholyn] & Co [?] [from] [?] - leather merchants

Miss Lee,
Will you kindly investigate.
Ed de R.
23 July 80

6/9/83. Received into the Clapton House

[?] at work at [?] Miss Woods' sent to [?] Working Boys Home, [?] work -

Sent to working Boys Home [?] House [?] Square

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