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Poor Relief and Paupers, 1818-1850

Catalog no. 000700

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Object ID : 000700

Object Name : Poor Relief and Paupers, 1818-1850

Object Desc : 4 folders with town records on payments for poor relief. Includes "warning out" notices to other towns. Report on no. of Quakers and Shakers and paupers, 1821. Many bills to town from H. A. Barrows, physician.

Collection : Coll. 55, Bourdon Scribner Collection

Accession # : 2012.01

Alternate ID : Coll. 55 #27-30

General Category : Documents

Category : Miscellaneous Documents

Source : Bourdon Scribner

Source Category : Gift

Accession Date : DEC 20,2015

Location : Range 7

Start Year Range : 1821

End Year Range : 1850

Status : In Collection

Object Keywords : Paupers,Poor Relief,Warning Out Notices,


Title : Tax Abatements, 1828-30, 1843, 1848

Description : Sample: No. 55. December 26th, 1828. To John Phipps, Town Treasurer, of his successor, pay to Harvey Meayberry, Nineteen Dollars 15 cents it being for abatements in his rate bill for Roland Holden. [This appears to be an early "check."]

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