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St Giles (Camberwell) 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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The following are the Bequests under the Will of
the late Robert Alexander Gray, Esq.
Will dated 15th December, 1868.
As to Bequest for Warm Clothing for Poor.
"To the Minister and Churchwardens
of the Parish of Camberwell, the sum of Five
Hundred Pounds, to be invested in their
names at their discretion; and the Income
thereof to be applied in the purchase of Warm
Clothing for the Poor of the Parish who are
not receiving Parochial Relief."
The above Bequest of £500 has been laid out in
the purchase of £517 9s. 3d. Consolidated £3 per
Cent. Annuities, and has been transferred into the name
of "The Official Trustees of Charitable Funds,"
pursuant to the provisions of the Charitable Trusts
Amendment Act, 1855. The sum has been entered
to the Account of the Charity in the Books, at the
Office of the Charity Commission, Whitehall, and