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Catalog Number |
2016.1.45 |
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Scope & Content |
9 handwritten receipts related to the Overseers of the Poor, 1821 to 1826 A: To John Gardner for house rent for Gersham Hall, $7.00 B: To John Gardner for house rent for Gersham Hall, $7.50 C: To Timothy Wellington for various foodstuffs, fabrics, and other items, allowed by Jonathan Whittemore, $52.06 D: To John Fowle for shoes and fabrics, allowed by Gersham Whittemore, Artemas Locke, and Joseph Whittemore $10.63 E: To Jonas Peirce for various foodstuffs and dry goods, and a hat shoe repairs for Thomas Hill, fabric for Miss Bathrick, for shoes and a hat for Carnes, and for payments to Mathe W. Locke "for schooling puper Children," to Mrs. Hagar for Lucresa Child's board, to John Gay for plowing, to G. and H. Whittemore for foodstuffs, to Ephraim Cooke for rice, allowed by Timothy Wellington, $63.70 F: To Ichabod Fessenden for meal, allowed by Jonas Peirce, $50.04 G: To Jonathan Whittemore for foodstuffs, and shoes for Miss J. [?] Cutter and Miss T. Cutter, gingham for Miss Frost and Juelia [?] Beamus, and cash paid to Mrs. Hagar and Mr. [Elijah?] Allen, allowed by Jonas Peirce $51.01 H: To Jonas Peirce for various foodstuffs and dry goods, and shoes for Mary Bemus, shirting for Barker, shoes for Barker's wife, for payment to Mrs. Hagar for Lucresa Child's board, for "a power aturney" for L. [Lazarus] Barthrick, (total $78.96), minus credit from L. [Lazarus] Barthrick's pension and E. [Ephraim?] Cook's wages from A. Butterfield (total $60.00), allowed by Jonathan Whittemore, $18.96 I: To Timothy Wellington for various foodstuffs and other items, allowed by Jonas Peirce, $34.10 |
Year Range from |
1821 |
Year Range to |
1826 |
People |
Allen, Elijah Bathrick, Lazarus Bemis, Julia Bemis, Mary Child, Lucretia Cooke, Ephraim Fessenden, Ichabod Fowle, John (1796-1871) Gardner, John Gay, John Hagar, Mrs. Hall, Gershom Hill, Thomas Hill, Thomas (1762-1851) Locke, Artemas Locke, Martha Mary Williams Peirce, Jonas Wellington, Timothy Whittemore, Gershom Whittemore, Jonathan |
Subjects |
Alms Almsgiving Almshouses Poor persons Poorhouses Welfare Overseers |
Search Terms |
Overseers of the Poor |
Collection |
Arlington Historical Society Collection |
Copyrights |
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