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Volume 20: The Letters of Thomas Hayton, Vicar of Long Crendon, 1821-1887 (1979), 185+xx pp

edited with an introduction by Joyce Donald

Thomas Hayton, the first resident clergyman known in Long Crendon, entered into a poor living and a parish predominantly non-conformist. These letters - most of them taken from official archives - record his struggles to improve the life of the parish and above all the harsh condition of poor relief. The causes were good but his aggressive attitude alienated his correspondents.

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