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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2016.1.15 |
Object Name |
Receipt |
Scope & Content |
11 handwritten receipts related to the Overseers of the Poor, 1813 to 1814 A: To George Prentiss for a load of wood for W. M. Hill, $3.00 B: To Thomas Cutter for boarding his child, $8.50 C: To Joseph Convers for boarding William Winship and Abigail Frost, $39.00 D: To Samuel F. Wyman for renting his house to Elijah Allen and his family, $10.00 E: Timothy Wellington for attendance and medicine for the town poor, $20.00 F: To Joseph Convers for boarding William Winship and Abigail Frost, $63.00 G: To the town of Newburyport for expenses for Andrew Wilson and family (rent to Eliza Teel, allowance to the family, wood), $89.05 H: Letter of Aug. 1814 from the town of Charlestown for payment for support of Asa Robbins in 1812 and mentioning a bill sent Nov. 1813; signed B. Holden of the overseers of Charlestown I: To Amos Whittemore, Jr., for various items, $14.69 J: To Joseph Robinson for boarding Margaret Ann Cutter, for Dr. ...ring and Willington [Wellington?], and for funeral expenses, $37.25 |
Year Range from |
1813 |
Year Range to |
1814 |
People |
Allen, Elijah Convers, Joseph Cutter, Margaret Ann Cutter, Thomas** Frost, Abigail Hill, W. Prentiss, George (1774-1856) Robbins, Asa Robinson, Joseph Wellington, Timothy Whittemore, Amos (1782-1827) Wilson, Andrew Winn, William Adams* Winship, William Wyman, Stephen |
Subjects |
Alms Almsgiving Welfare Poor persons Overseers |
Search Terms |
Overseers of the Poor |
Collection |
Arlington Historical Society Collection |
Copyrights |
Rights status not evaluated. (CC BY-NC-ND) Non-commercial use only. |