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Overseers of the Poor - 1829 |
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Overseers of the Poor 1829 |
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Folder titled "Overseers of the Poor - 1829" containing the following items: A letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Salem dated Jan. 13, 1829 stating they are supporting paupers John Peach and George Millett at Marblehead's expense. A letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Newburyport dated Jan. 21, 1829 stating Mrs. Lucken is in great want of her money. A letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Charles Burnett dated Feb. 6, 1829 from Boston informing them that he is moving. A letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Newburyport dated June 2, 1829 stating that they will be in Marblehead on Thursday and want to settle the account of paupers. A letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Boston dated June 25, 1829 regarding the support of Charlotte Frances Davis. Her husband died in Maine where he belonged and her maiden name was Orne, daughter of Joshua Orne and Lucretia Bourn. A letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Newburyport dated Aug. 3, 1829 stating payment for Mrs.C. Tucker of your town is now due. A letter to the Overseers of the Poor form Newburyport dated Aug. 15, 1829 notifying them that Sarah Appleton, widow of the late Nathaniel Appleton, has become poor and applied for relief and requesting payment for charges. Three letters to the Overseers of the Poor from Westborough dated Sept. 25, Oct. 26 and Nov. 3, 1829 regarding Jane F. Reinhart and the bastard child by Joel Bartlett of Northborough. In the first they are looking for Jane to testify in a court case against Joel but she left town. In the second they are asking Capt. Joel Bartlett to take a plea or the case will proceed. In the third Joel has counsel and the case is being discontinued there and moved to Essex County. Letters to the Overseers of the Poor from Newburyport dated Nov. 2 and Nov. 9, 1829 notifying Marblehead that widow Abigail Jones, age 70, and her daughter Abigail Hotchkiss, age 45, with two children needed assistance and it will be charged to Marblehead. Letters to the Overseers of the Poor from Salem dated Nov. 5 and Nov. 9, 1829 regarding relief for Mr. Severy a inhabitant of Marblehead. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Newbury dated Nov. 26, 1829 regarding child Charles Curtis sick with a fever and doctor visits. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Boston dated May 23, 1829 regarding the cost of burial of John Page, age 28, son of Ashel and Lucy Page of Marblehead. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from C. Briggs dated May 23, 1829 regarding medicine furnished Mrs. Lyons and that Mrs. Shaw was an inhabitant of Danvers. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Charlestown dated May 10, 1829 regarding charges for Jonathan Skinner stay at the Alms House for disorderly conduct. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Boston dated May 4, 1829 regarding payment of $74 due this city. Also noting another $30 has been accumulated against you town. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from West Newbury dated May 4, 1829 enclosing a receipt for payment of $20 signed by Jacob M. Emery. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Newburyport dated April 11, 1829 regarding previous letter about support for Miss Charity Tucker. Two letters to the Overseers of the Poor from Ashburnham dated April 11 and May 26, 1829 requesting $1 per week for support of Tamen Collings and the second acknowledging receiving and agreeing to $.50 per week if his health remains good but request $1 per week form Dec. last to May when he was sick. A letter to the Overseers of the Poor from George A. Curtis in Haverhill dated Jan. 8, 1829 asking about repaying them for his and his child's support. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Boston dated March 14, 1829 regarding the support of Meriah Gardiner, daughter of Jaince Wate of you town. Her husband Thomas Gardiner has no legal settlement in the state. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Jacob M. Emery of Bradford dated March 2, 1829 requesting $10 for house rent that he had not received. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Newburyport dated May 9, 1829 requesting support for Mrs. Felton? who is destitute for everything. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Boston dated Feb. 12, 1829 advising Marblehead that they are supporting Richard Alexander and family while he is sick with the fever and this could continue fro some time. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from William Laskey in Newburyport dated Feb. 28, 1829 requesting his son be liberated and that his punishment will make him behave better in the future. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Danvers dated Dec. 14, 1829 advising that widow Margaret Searl and widow Jane Grove of your town requested assistance and you will be billed until they are removed. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Newburyport dated Dec. 18, 1829 stating they granted Sarah Johns of your town $1. Her maiden name was Bowden, age 83 and her first husband was LeGrow. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Newbury dated Dec. 16, 1829 regarding the death of Sarah Appleton in August 1829 and your letter of August 17th denying Sarah and her husband were from Marblehead. Newbury believes her husband Nathaniel Appleton was the son of Jacob of your town. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Charlestown dated Dec. 18, 1829 stating that George O. Bartlett has become a pauper who they provided 2 feet of wood and are continuing the pension of the widow of Benjamin Welsh. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Salem dated Dec. 26, 1829 requesting payment for a doctor attending Hannah Bartlett. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Cambridge dated Dec. 28, 1829 notifying Marblehead that Sarah Dodge or Sarah Vanniven is in their alms house and requesting a $1 per week. She had been identified by a new arrival to town. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Salem dated Dec. 312, 1829 notifying that Richard Butman, born in Marblehead, is in their almshouse. His father was Joseph Butman who died 29 yeras ago and his mother, Elizabeth, married Robert Peirce who died 3 years age. He has a wife and children probably living with his mother. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Boston dated Dec. 22, 1829 regarding aid provided to widow Elizabeth Robinson, widow Mary Rogers and Hannah Gurney. Elizabeth's firtst husband was William Wildridge. Mary's husband was Giles Rogers. Letter from Charlestown dated Feb. 5, 1829 requesting payment for aid supplied to widow of Bn. Welsh, Catherine Farrier and G. O. Bartlett totaling $24.25. Letter from Salem dated Nov. 19, 1829 regarding aid provided to to Hannah Williams, John Peach and the wife of Reuben Floyd. Hannah Williams was removed to Marblehead. Bill from Charlestown dated Jan. 1, 1830 for aid from Jan. 1828 to Dec. 1829 provided to Catherine Farrier, widow of Bn. Welsh, Geo. O. Bartlett, John Skinner and Samuel C. Hunt totaling $64.25. Bill and receipt for $332.51 from Jesse Blanchard to the Town of Marblehead for beef, mutton lamb, lamb heads and pork supplied from May 31 to Dec. 29, 1829. Letter to the Overseers of the Poor from Ashburnham dated Nov. 2, 1829 regarding aid provided to widow Tamen Collins, Mr. Sendall and Mrs. Frost. Bill from Jesse Blanchardand to the Town of Marblehead for $332.51 for beef, mutton lamb, lamb heads and pork supplied from May 31 to Dec. 29, 1829 and receipt. Bill from Moses Goldthwait dated Jan. 6, 1829 for $92.52 to the Town of Marblehead for beef supplied from Mar. 11 to Nov. 11, 1828 and receipt. Bill from J. Johnson dated Feb. 3, 1829 for $15.76 for groceries and supplies including vinegar, oatmeal and tea and receipt. Bill from J & J Wilson dated Jul. 7, 1829 for $103.23 for groceries and supplies including vinegar, sugar, salt, molasses, oatmeal and tea and receipt. List of wood deliveries to Wm Laskey and Susan Hosker from Aug. 20, 1825 to Dec. 29, 1829 totaling 44 1/2 feet. Bill from Jason Chamberlain dated Jan. 6, 1829 for $164.86 for clothging materials including broad cloth, cotton, flannel, duck, etc. and receipt. Bill from Nicholas Broughton for $146.11 each dated Jun. 3, 1829 for junk fish, molasses, rice, beans, etc. and payments of $20 to J. Collyer, $42.60 to N. Cards pension, $24.79 bill sundries from house and $57.72 balance by Town order for total of $146.11. Bill from Silas Stockwell for a balance of $21.60 dated Jan. 1, 1829 for what appears to be lobsters, mackerel, flounder and other fish with receipt signed by Silas Stockwell. 2 Bills from Ebenzer Brown for $5.00 and $4.50 dated June 2, Aug. 41829 for carting 9 and10 cords of wood to the Alms House. 4 Bills from Thomas Brown for $21.30, $6.39, $5.94and $5.64 dated April 21, May 29, June 29 and August 3, 1829 for 710, 213, 198 and 189 pounds of beef. Bill from James Oliver for $25.00 dated Aug. 27, 1829 for 10 Quintals of fish. Bill from Widow Nancy Longley for $8.00 dated Feb. 14, 1832 to board Miss Sarah Lisbrel for 16 weeks ending March 15, 1829. Bill from J. Sparhawk fro $9.60 dated Mar. 9, 1829 for 24 weeks supplies to Thomas Twisden. Bill from Glover Broughton for $53.31 dated March 1829 fro two cable weights. Bill from J. Sparhawk for $8.56 dated Mar. 3, 1829 for two deliveries of cord wood to the Alms House in August and November 1828. Bill from Wm Haskell for $36.11 dated Nov. 5, 1829 for ginger, molasses, vinigar, 19 pairs of shoes, tobacco and other items plus delivery charge. Receipt of payment of $1.00 dated Feb. 3, 1829 and signed by W. Woodridge. Bill from Nicholas Broughton for $116.86 dated July 1, 1828 for 201 1/2 bushels of rye. Bill from Nathaniel Adams for $12.42 dated June 28, 1828 for 552 feet of cable at 2 1/4 cents per foot. Bill from Josiah P. Creesy for $10.08 dated July 6, 1829 for boards delivered between Nov. 5, 1828 and Jan. 1, 1829. Bill from Porter Green for $59.00 dated Nov. 9, 1829 for 229 gallons of molasses. Bill from the South Boston Iron Company for $25.00 dated Nov. 14, 1829 for one 64 gal. kettle. Bill from Samuel Martin for $14.48 dated Jan. 1, 1829 for delivery of lumber between May 7 and Nov. 7, 1828. Bill from P. Ogden for $19.36 dated April 24, 1829 for 24 bushels of corn and 4 bushels of rye. Bill from A. Blaney & son for $79.84 dated May 22 - 29, 1829 for 18 1/4 cords of wood. Bill from George LeMaster dated June 2, 1829 for $10.14 for shoes supplied during March and April. Bill from John Roundy dated Jan. 16, 1829 for $9.25 for sundies delivered to John Homanfrom May 1, 1828 to Jan. 5 1829. Bill from Lucretia Persons dated August 6, 1829 for services on Mary Pepper. Bill from Nicholas Broughton dated Nov. 10, 1829 for one bushel of flax seed. Bill from Putnam dated June 29, 1829 for 34 gallons of vinegar at $.14 per gallon. Bill from Nich Broughton dated May 4, 1829 for $36.00 for 4 bolts of linen. Bill from C. A. Fellows dated July 10, 1829 for $3.20 for 8 bushels of potatoes. Bill from Joseph Cowdrey dated Dec. 8 & 9, 1829 for $3.51 for 468 pounds of mutton. Bill from J. Blaney & Son dated Nov. 10, 1829 for 1/4 cord of wood for Mrs. Thompson. Bill from Wm. B. Bradford Esq., Boston, dated May 15, 1829 for $26.84 for one chest of tea. Bill from George Wilson dated Nov. 17 thru Dec. 1, 1829 for $8.96 for four shipment of mutton totaling 1005 pounds. Bill from Michael Hunter dated May 7, 1829 for $4.78 for one lot of tin ware. Bill from D. Merritt dated Aug. 5, 1829 for $25.00 for one chest of tea from Boston. Bill from Mrs. Thomas Dod for $4.27 dated July 24, 1829 for 95 pounds? of ? at 4 1/2 per pound? Bill from Wm. H. Reynolds for $2.50 dated Jan 1829 for work at the poor house during Oct. 1828. Bill from John Gilley for $22.25 dated July 3, 1829 for 12 pairs of shoes, 12 brooms, brush, cotton and sewing supplies. Bill from Bancroft & Farnham from $28.03 for boards, shingles clupbds,and joists delivered from April 1 to Sept.14, 1829 with receipt signed by Samuel Barnard. Bill from Joseph Snellen for $5.00 dated Jan. 1, 1829 for mowing a lot of land during June & July 1828. Bill from Sam. E. Woodbury for $9.25 dated Feb. 3, 1829 for carting gravel from Neck and mowing work during June and July 1828. Bill from Abel Gardner for $29.85 dated Jan. 1, 1829 for use of horse and chaise to Bradford, Newport, Ashburnham, Salem, Lowell etc. during 1828. Bill from Jessie Blanchard for $50.76 dated Jan. thru Mar. 1829 for 2388 pounds of mutten and horse to RhodeIsland. Bill from the Town of Newbury for $36.00 dated June 4, 1829 for fire wood delivered to Abigail Hodgekiss, Abigail Jones and Widow Coffin from Nov.1828 thru Mar. 1829. Bill from Dan Weed for $2.14 dated Jan. 6, 1829 for 6 tumblers, 3 dippers, 2 quart measure, iron skimmer, pot, candle stick, scoop and other items. Bill from Blanchard, Brown Co. fro $171.76 dated Jan. 6, 1829 for 1728 pounds of mutton delivered between Sept. and Dec. 1828. Bill from Michael Shepard for $13.60 dated March 17, 1828 for 20 bushels of corn. Bill from David Pingree for$18.00 dated June 12, 1829 for one bundle clear pork. Bill from A. Knowlton for $75.00 dated June 8, 1829 for 100 bushels of Rye. Bill from J. Brown for $6.25 dated June 18, 1829 for hauling 12 1/4 cords of wood toAlms house. Bill from A. Blaney for $11.68 dated May 4 & 5, 1829 for 2 3/4 cords of wood nimus $8.50 for 100 pounds of oakum for total of $3.18. Bill from William Haskell for $17.75 dated March 3, 1829 for providing supplies to Mrs. Besom and Mr. Atkins and removing Elizabeth Melzard. Bill from N. B. Proctor for $19.50 dated May 22, 1829 for bringing Sally Lisbril from Marlboro and boarding her for 33 weeks. Bill from Rch Homan for $5.42 dated July 15, 1829 for trip to Northborough, shoeing horse and three days expenses. Bill from John H. Gregory for $1.74 dated March 3, 1829 for 2 1/4 iron drill, sharpning points and new pick axe. Bill from James Appleton for $3.86 dated Jan. 6, 1829 for hinges, nails,files and augar. Biil from Isaac Collyer for $51.19 dated March 3, 1829 for two days service to Haverhill, 1/2 day service to Salem, two days service to Haverhill, three days service as surveyer last year, $20.00 cash to Nicholas Broughton, cash paid for portages last year and balance due. Also contains receipt showing payment in cash, pig and potatoes signed by Isaac Collyer. Bill from John Roundy for $9.75 dated Nov. 30, 1829 for sundries delivered to John Homan from Jan. 1 to Oct. 5, 1829. Bill from George Burchsted for $4.20 dated Nov. 25, 1829 for 6 pair of shoes. Bill from the Town of Ashburnham for $42.50 dated June 6, 1829 for the support of Tamson? Collins for 47, 16 and 6 weeks. Bill from David Quill for $19.00 dated Jan. 1, 1829 for suplies to B. Melzard, Mrs. Preble and Mrs. Prichard. Bill from William Haskell for $4.48 dated Nov. 2, 1829 for powder (flour) deliveries between May 7 through Nov. 20, 1829. Bill from D. Mowette for $1.50 dated April 17, 1829 for 4 pairs of shoes. Bill from H. Lamson for $9.50 dated July 29, 1829 for one plough. Bill from the Town of Newburyport for $7.00 dated Aug. 12, 1829 for support of Mrs.Charity Lucker. Receipt signed by A. Gilman. Bill from Porter Green for $85.89 dated Nov. 5, 1829 for amount acc. rendered, glue, lime, glass and nails. Bill from George Wilson for $13.00 dated Nov. 13, 1829 for ? at 7 1/2 cts each. Receipt from Newburyport dated April 29, 1829 for $6.00 on the account of Mrs. Charity Lucker. Bill from Mrs. Alice Clemmens for $90.00 dated Nov. 1, 1829 for the board of Mary Card from March 1, 1819. Receipt signed by Jane Clemment (daughter). Bill from William Haskell for $36.46 dated Jan. 6, 1829 for brooms, brandy, rum, powder (flour), wine, pepper, vinegar, shoes and tobacco. Bill from Benjamin Brown for $16.50 dated Aug. 3, 1829 for sudires delivered to Mrs. Standley and Mrs. Coombs. Bill from Nicholas Broughton for $64.53 dated Sept. 1, 1829 for fish. Bill from Richard Homan for $8.44 Jan. 6, 1829 services to Ipswich, Boston, Northborough and postage. Bill from C. Stevens for $3.34 dated March 2, 1829 for deliveries of meat, molasses, sugar and coffee between Apr. 2, 1828 and Feb. 4, 1829. Note promising to pay in behalf of the Town of Marblehead or the Town of Newbury to Phillip Johnson Jr. $61.21 dated Feb. 9, 1829 signed by Rich Homan. Bill from David Dodge for $18.17 dated June 24, 1829 for 2 pieces of homespun containing 54 1/2 yards. Bill from David Dodge for $30.91 dated May 17, 1830 for 3441 pounds of mutton delivered from Nov. 19, 1829 through Feb. 8, 1830. Bill from the Town of Pawtucket for $4.90 dated Jan. 22, 1829 for seven weeks board of Samuel Gouldsmith. Bill from J. Wilson for $1.47 dated June 9, 1829 for tea and ? Bill from Warren Richardson for $1.73 dated Feb. 24, 1829 for work by myself and boy on snow. Twenty five cents was deducted for a small pig and the balance paid in cash. Bill from J. Johnson for $25.73 dated June 15, 1829 for rice and tea. Bill from Alice Clemons for $28.00 dated March 1, 1829 for the support of Mary Carder for 35 weeks. Receipt stating "Rec'd of Thomas Haskell the sum of twenty five dollars for the use of my motherthe sum being vs acc. of this town vs order of the Overseers. Signed by Lucy Smith. Statement showing "sold to Joseph Rose 300lb of Oakum at 8 cents. delivered Thomas Martin for Scho. Proof Glass 204 lbs of Oakum at 8 cents per order of Stephen Smith Jr. Lynn." Statement from Capt. Broughton to the Town of Marblehead showing Mar. 3, 1829 Amount of Acc received this date $24.79; Mar. 14, 1829 cash from N. Cards pension $42.65 and cash from Isacc Collyer $20.10 for a total of $87.54. Dec. 24, 1828 569 ft of cable at 2 1/4 cts per ft-- $12.80; Mar. 15, 1829 302 ft of cable at 2 1/4 cts per ft -- $6.77; April 22, 1829 1596 ft cable at 2 1/4 cts per ft -- $39.90; March 14 cash received $21.77; March 14, 1829 molasses $33.48, 10 3/4 quintals of fish $18.80, 47 yards of canvas $7.84 and 4 3/4 buckets of ? at $1 each -- $4.75. Statement from William Reed to the Town of Marblehead showing Jun 23, 1829 23 tons of balast $10.00, Nov. 21 tons of balast $8.75 April 28, 1829 344 lbs beef $10.32, June 24, 1829 salt $6.00, and Nov. 20, 1829 salt $4.00. Bill from William Thorner for $2.00 dated Jan. 7, 1829 for 7 1/2 barrels of mackrel. Receipt for Capt S. Adams for $28.16 dated august 2, 1829 for ? Bill from Salem for $175.81 dated August 7, 1829 for board and or support of Hannah Williams, Widow of Benjamin Brown, Robert Nimblet, John Skinner, Hannah Roundy, William Fletcher, Hannah Fletcher, Martha Gale, wife of Reuben Floyd, George Millet, Sarah Doak Francis Brown and Nehemiah Merritt; for burying John Nichols. very poor condition with parts missing |
Subjects |
Marblehead History Town Records |
Date |
1829 |
Catalog date |
2010-05-12 |
People |
Pa 1.31 Adams, Nathaniel Adams, S. Capt. Alexanader, Richard Appleton, Jacob Appleton, James Appleton, Nathaniel Atkins, M. Barnard, Samuel Barnett, Charles Bartlett, George O. Bartlett, Hannah Bartlett, Joel Besom, Nicholas Blanchard, Jessie Blaney, A. Blaney, S. Bowden, Sarah Bradford, William Briggs, Billings Broughton, Glover Broughton, Nick Capt. Brown, Ambrose Brown, Benjamin Brown, Ebeny Brown, Thomas Butman, Joseph Butman, Richard Chamberlain, Jason Clemmons, Alice Clemmons, Jane Collings, Tamson Collyer, Isaac Comey, Asahel Coombs, Mrs. Cowdsey, Joseph Creesy, Jonah Curtis, Charles Curtis, George H. Davis, Charlotte Frances Dodge, Daniel Dodge, Sarah Emery, Jacob M. Felton, Mrs. Foster, James N. Frost, Mrs. Gardner, Abel Gardner, Mrs. Meriah Gardner, Thomas Gilley, John Gilman, A Goldthwait, Moses Green, Porter Gregory, John Grover, Jane Gurney, Hannah Hanington, Nahum Haskell, Thomas Haskell, William Hathaway, Jeremiah Hawkes, William Hayes, Prentiss Head, T. M. Homan, John Hooper, Nathaniel Horman, Rich Hosker, Susan Hotchkiss, Abigail Hunt, Samuel Hunter, Michael Ingalls, Jonathan Ingraham, Elijah Johns, Sarah Johnson, J. Johnson, John Johnson, Philip Jones, Abilgail Knowlton, A. Lackey, William Laskey, William Legrow, Mr. LeMaster, Geroge Levery, W. Litman, J. Longley, Nancy Lyons, Mrs. Martin, Samuel Melzard, B. Merritt, J. Moody, John Moody, Silas Ogden, J. Oliver, James Page, Ashel Page, John Page, Lucy Parsons, L. Peach, John Peirce, Richard Pepper, Mary Pingree, David Preble, Mrs. Prichard, Mrs. Proctor, John B. Putnam, J. Quill, David Reinhart, Jane F. Reynolds, William Richardson, Warren Robinson, Elizabeth Rogers, Giles Rogers, Mary Ropes, William Ross, Joseph Roundy, John Samson. J. Sendall, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Shepard, Michael Skinner, Jonathan Smith, Lucy Snelling, Joseph Sparhawk, J. Standley, Mrs. Stevens, C. Storkwell, Lilas Thompson, Benjamin, Chairman Thomson, William Tucker, Ms. Charity Weed, Dan Welsh, Benjamin Wildridge, William Williams, Hahhan Wilson, George Wilson, J. J. Woodbury, Samuel Woodfin, R. Woodridge, William |
Search Terms |
Old Town records |
Lexicon category |
10: Unclassifiable Artifacts |
Lexicon sub-category |
Need to Classify |
Collection |
Gosling Collection |
Condition |
Fair |
Condition Notes |
Condition varies from fair to very poor |