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2009-100-1Pa1.51 |
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Overseers of the Poor - 1849 |
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Office of Overseers of Poor |
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"Overseers of the Poor, 1849" containing the following items. 1. Town of Marblehead to Wm. Humphreys , 1848. Services and expenses to Danvers, $1.00, services and expenses to Salem 5 times, $437, services and expenses to Beverly, 97 cents, services and expenses to Newburyport, $2.82, and services and expenses to Danvers, 75 cents for a total of $9.91 2. Town of Marblehead bought of Aaron Kinsman, April 5, 1849, one pair of working oxen for $100.00. Received payment 3. Town of Marblehead to Mrs. John Blair, Aug 15, 1849 to 17 weeks allowance at one dollar per week as per agreement to date $17.00. Rec'd payment, Samuel Blair 4. Town of Marblehead to Wm. Litch, Oct. 30th 1849 to one month and twenty days work driving team for $26.54. Received payment 5. Overseer of the Poor for the Town of Marblehead, 1846 to E. Arnold for sundry medicine to date $1.40. Rec'd pay signed by Edward Arnold 6. Town of Marblehead to Susan Stone, Nov. 28, 1849 to 17 weeks board for J. Strang ending this day for $8.50 7. Town of Marblehead to Ann McCam to labour from Nov 6, 1849 to Feb. 5, 1850. 13 weeks at one dollar and fifty per week. Received payment, Feb. 5, 1850 and signed by her mark 8. Town of Marblehead to Mr. Elijah Flint, Feb 17th to Board of Edward Knapp to date $4.00 Received payment 9. Town of Marblehead (Overseers) to John Jarvus, Feb. 1849 to taking care of Joseph Caldwell for 4 days at $4.00. Rec. Payment - signed by his mark 10. Town of Marblehead to Thomas Haskell - 6 bills in the amount of $147.66 and $3.83 interest for a total amount of $151.49. Rec'd payment in full 11. Town of Marblehead to town of Saugus dated Feb. 7, 1849 - for one dollar per week advanced to Mrs. Blair from Nov. 17, 1848 to March 1849 making 16 weeks for $16.00. Received payment 12. Town of Marblehead to Mrs. Abagail Coffin for two weeks board of Jane Strong at 50 cents per week - $1.00. Received payment 13. Town of Marblehead to Margaret Mulllet, July 1849 for 13 weeks board for J. Cox - $6.50 14. Town of Marblehead to Henry Reynolds for 3 months board for Jane Harris at 50 cents per week. ($6.50) 15. Town of Marblehead to the widow of J. Blair to 8 weeks stipend allowed her by Overseers of the Poor for week ending this day. $8.00 rec'd payment for my sister, signed by Samuel Blair 16. All Advertisements ordered in either the Gazette or Mereary are inserted in both papers without increase of pay. Town of Marblehead to Salem Tri-Weekly Gazette to advertising Notice of Jos. Fletcher $1.00 "Strayed Away". Received payment, John Reilly, Agent 17. Town of Marblehead to George Cloutman for travelling expences on account of Paupers. June to Boston and Chelsey for $3.00 and July to Salem and Beverly for $1.50 for total of $4.50 18. Town of Marblehead to Mrs. Abagail Coffin to board of Jane Strong from Dec.19th,1848 to January 30th,1849 at 50 cents per week making 6 weeks ($3.00). Signed by Wm. Humphrey for Mrs. Abagail Coffin 19. Office of the Overseers of the Poor, New Bedford, July 4, 1849 to the Overseers of the Poor of Marblehead re Robt. Carroll having a wife and six children whose legal settlement is in your town, but who now consider in this City in destitute circumstances has applied to this board for relief, which we have granted and charged to your Town 20. Town of Marblehead to J. Blair, Nov. 1849 to 13 weeks allowance at our dole for week ending the 15th of this month for $13.00 signed by Samuel Blair 21.Town of Marblehead to John Kenison, August 28, 1849 to one month,19 days driving Team for $32.67. Rec'd payment 22. Town of Marblehead to the City of Boston for wood from March 1848 to Feb. 1849. Susan Massee, Sarah Hooker and Mariam James in the amount of $15.63 23. Town of Marblehead, Feb. 14, 1849 - The Overseers to John Atkins for notifying board of meetings, Feb. 6, 10, 12, 13, and 14. Rec'd payment of $2.50 24. Town of Marblehead to Town of Beverly to our half of expenses for the family of J. Griffith. Whole amount $41.56 and payment of $20.78 - Payment to Francis Lomman (Sup. Alms House) 25. Town of Marblehead to Margarett Mullet for 13 weeks board for J. Cox ending this day. Rec payment $6.50 Oct. 1, 1849 26. Town of Marblehead, Jan 1, 1849 to Margarett Mullett to 13 weeks board for J. Cox. Rec payment $6.50 27. Town of Marblehead to the City of Salem - Office of Overseers of the Poor. Bill from Salem against your Town for wood furnished in Feb. 9th to 23. City of Salem $102.14 for month of February. (Old acct. $10.25 and new acct. of $91.89 for a total of $102.14) 28. Town of Marblehead to Abegail Coffin for seven weeks board for Jane Strong at 50 cents per week. Received payment $3.50 29. Town of Marblehead to the Town of Dedham for board of R. Bessom of Jan. bill rendered $61.00 and board of Mrs. Caswell and boy for $7.00 for a total of $68.00. Rec'd payment for Mason Richards to the town of Dedham 30. Town of Marblehead to John Jarvis, Feb. 1849 for attending J. Caldwell for 18 days services for $18.00 ($1.00 a day). Signed by his mark 31. Town of Marblehead to City of Boston, April 22, 1848 for support of John Fletcher for 3 and 4/7 weeks for a total of $3.57 32. Town of Marblehead to Susan Stone to board of Miss Jenney Strang from Nov 1 to Dec 20th being 7 and 2/7 weeks for the amount of $3.64 33. Board of Overseers to Jonas Bettis for 2 pair of spectacles of Mr. Andrews to Benj Goldsmith. Received payment of $1.25 34. Overseers of the Poor of Marblehead to Coffin Beckford, Jan 27th to adv notice for delivery of bills. Rec payment $1.25 35. The Town of Marblehead to T & T Bowden dated Oct. 19, 1849 to Nov 1849. Two days work for 3 hands $9.00, 30 lbs of nails, $1.50, 236 feet of plained board for $4.72, 143 feet of 2X4 spruce joint for $1.86, 139 feet of matched board for $2.50, 167 feet of spruce ferring for $2.34, 100 feet of Hem Board 101/2 for $1.05, teaming by Wm. Brown for 75 cents, 1 days work for 2 hands at $3.00, and 1 pair of hinges and screws at 33 cents, making grate for floor $1.25, 2 locks and screws for 85 cents, 1/2 lb of wrought X nails for 8 cents and 2 lbs of nail and one latch & screws for 17 cents and lathing and plastering for $12.00 for a total of $41.40. (poor house) Recd pay T & T Bowden 36. Town of Marblehead to the town of Dedham, June 1849 to board of Mrs. Carroll and boy from May 16th to June 6th - three weeks each for $6.00 and cash paid for conveying them to Poor Farm $1.00 for a total of $7.00 37. Overseers of Marblehead to John Procter to horse and chaire to Lynn for $1.50. Received payment 38. Marblehead Overseers of the Poor to John Atkins for notifying the board from April 11 to Dec. 5th and Jan. 2nd, Rec. payment of $6.50 39. Marblehead Overseers of the Poor to John Atkins for notifying the board from Feb.11th and 19th, and March 26th, April 3, May 1, June 5, July 3, Aug 7, and 15th, Sept. 4, and Oct. 2. Rec. payment of $6.00 40. Town of Marblehead to E. Brown, April 4th, 1849 to cash paid J. Smith for chaise to Ipswich for $1.00 and to Ipswich and tolls for $2.00 for a total of $3.00 signed by Ephrem Brown, May 1, 1849 41. Town of Marblehead to C. Briggs - February 1848 for medicines for George Goss from March to November in the amount of $7.09. Payment rec'd 42. Marblehead, Feb. 6th, 1849 to Thomas Wooldrige. Horse and chaire to Wenham and Ipswich for $3.87 and1/2 for services for 2 days; services for horse and chaire for $4.45 (cattle) and horse and chaire to Ipswich for $4.25; services for horse and chaire for hay $4.75; services for horse and chaire for $2.75 to Lynn; and services for horse and chaire to Saugus for $2.25; and services for one day horse and chaire to Saugus for $2.75 for a total of $28.95. Payment rec'd 43. Town of Marblehead to Humphrey & Twisden for $13.37 paid June 4, 1850 for wood ($7.87) and pork shoulder for $5.50 for a total of $13.37. 44. Town of Marblehead, Overseers Dept. to John Shehey for $56.56 for drilling & blasting, etc. from June to November 45.The Town of Marblehead - 3 weeks to David Evans for Hannah Gurley for boarding and funeral expenses - $7.00 46. Town of Marblehead to Thomas Evans for expenses from March 1848 for 1 day expenses to Boston for $2.61; 1/2 day to Salem in April for 87 cents; 1 &1/2 day to Boston $1.12; 1/2 day to Salem for 87 cents; Boston to $1.33; Sept 7 Boston, S.Boston & Cambridge and expenses for $3.47; and one day Boston & expences for $2.67; one day to Salem for $1.62; and Feb.1849 for 2 days to Boston, Charlestown, Lynn, Cambridge and Salem for $4.82 for a total of $19.88 47. Town of Marblehead Overseers Dept., July 1849 to Augustus Andrews. Old accounts $57.84 and new accounts $28.15 for a total of $85.99. Payment received |
Date |
1849 |
Catalog date |
2010-05-12 |
People |
Pa 1.51 Andrews, Augustus Arnold, Edward Atkins, John Bettis, Jonas Blair, Mrs. John Blair, Samuel Briggs, Calvin Brown, E. Carrol, Robert Cloutman, George Coffin, Abagail Coffin, Abigail Evans, David Fletcher, John Flint, Elijah Gilley, John Goss, George Harris, Jane Haskell, Thomas Hill, Mark Hooker, Sarah Humphrey, William J & J Bowden James, Miriam Jarvis, John Kinsan, John Kinsman, Savon Knapp, Edward Leach, Samuel Litch, William Massee, Susan Melam, Ann Mullett, Margaret Proctor, Thomas Reynolds, Henry Stone, Susan Strong, J. William, Joseph Williston, Mrs. Wooldredge, Thomas |
Search Terms |
Old Town records |
Lexicon category |
10: Unclassifiable Artifacts |
Lexicon sub-category |
Need to Classify |
Collection |
Gosling Collection |
Condition |
Not Rated |