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Overseers of the Poor -Workhouse- 1821 |
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Folder titled "Overseers of the Poor, Work House 1821" containing the following items: 1. Bill & receipt of payment from William Russell to the Town of Marblehead for $8.67 dated Nov. 1821 for 578 lbs of mutton at 1 1/2 cents per lb. 2. Bill & receipt of payment from John Phillips of Lynn to the Town of Marblehead for $10.89 dated Sept. 9, 1822 for 363 lbs of beef at 3 cents per lb delivered in Oct. 1821. 3. Bill & receipt of payment from T. & Wm P. Brown to the Town of Marblehead for $15.25 dated Oct. 3, 1821 for cable. 4. Bill & receipt of payment from O.P. & J Traill for $25.60 dated Aug. 14, 1822 for 1 1/2 cords of wood and 230 lbs of shells delivered to the poor house between Mar. 30 and Dec. 19, 1821. 5. Bill & receipt of payment from Benj. Draper to the Poor House for $8.71 1/2 dated Feb. 14, 1821 for 249 lbs of beef at 3 1/2 cents per lb. 6. Bill & receipt of payment from William Turner to the Town of Marblehead for $62.50 dated Feb. 19, 1821 for 100 bushels of corn delivered to the Poor House. 7. Bill & receipt of payment from Arnold Martin to the Town of Marblehead for $25.00 dated Mar. 21, 1821 for 5 cords of wood at $5 per cord. 8. Bill & receipt of payment from William Knight to the Town of Marblehead for $12.00 dated Aug 3, 1820 for 600 lbs of junk(salt cured meat) at $2 per 100. 9. Bill & receipt of payment from Tho. Spencer for $7.00 dated 1821 for opening a grave and burial expenses on Nov. 18, 1820 and opening a grave for a child and burial expenses on Dec. 17. 1820. 10. Bill & receipt of payment from Benj. Draper to the Poor House for $14.45 dated Feb. 6, 1821 for 482 lbs of mutton at 2 cents per lb and 118 lbs of course beef at 2 cents per lb. 11. Bill & receipt of payment from Benjamin Knight to the Town of Marblehead for $8.00 dated Jan. 20, 1821 for 400 lbs of junk at $2 per hundred. 12. Bill & receipt of payment from Joseph Caldwell to the Town of Marblehead for $4.75 Sept. 5, 1821 for 400 lbs of straw and 500 lbs of hay. 13. Bill & receipt of payment from Abel Gardner to the Town of Marblehead for $21.78 dated Jan. 1822 for bread delivered to the poor house for the year 1821. 14. Bill & receipt of payment from Benjamin Mather to the Overseers of the Poor for $24.25 dated Dec. 7, 1821 for blankets. 15. Bill & receipt of payment from the Town of Marblehead to Gardener Hathaway for &27.40 dated Apr. 1, 1821 for cash to date for oakum & skins, potatoes and cash to James Legro. 16. Bill & receipt of payment from Wlliam Thorner to the Town of Marblehead for $27.25 dated Aug. 2, 1821 for 90 gallons of mollasses. 17. Bill & receipt of payment from Jonathan B. Mason to Capt. Wm. Elliot for $10.70 dated July 17, 1821 for 700 lbs of meat delivered between May 26 and July 4, 1821. 18. Bill & receipt of payment from Levi Morse to the Town of Marblehead for $3.16 1/2 dated Aug. 29, 1821 for hardware including irons for cart, tine nails, crowbars and picks. 19. Bill & receipt of payment from Jonathan B. Mason to Capt. William Elliot for $13.36 for nine bags of meel (whole wheat flour) delivered between July 13 and Aug. 21, 1821. 20. Bill & receipt of payment from Stephen Hathaway to the Overseers of the Poor for $8.32 dated Sept. 4, 1821 for several trips to Newbury including tolls, lodging and wagon repair. 21. Bill & receipt of payment from Wm. W. Wakeman to the Town of Marblehead for $54.00 dated Salem Aug. 22, 1821 for 100 bushels of rye. 22. Bill & receipt of payment from Merritt & Ashby Co. to the Town of Marblehead for $53.24 dated Jan. 2, 1822 for provisions for the poor house and orders for Mrs. Coffin, Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Marston between Feb. 6 to Dec. 29, 1821. 23. Bill & receipt of payment from Porter & Green to the Town of Marblehead for $30.23 dated June 6, 1821 for for provisions supplied to the poor house between Jan. 4 and June 6, 1821 including Tobacco, tea, vinegar, pepper, cheese, sugar, rice and shoes etc.. 24. Bill & receipt of payment from Joseph Hidden to the Town of Marblehead for $99.55 for provision supplied to the poor house between June 8 and Dec. 29, 1821 including Cordial, rum, fish, fine salt, gin, wire sieve, wine, vinegar, sugar, etc. 25. Bill & receipt of payment from J & D Blanchard to the Town of Marblehead for $290.45 for heads & hearts, beef, veal, mutton, pork and lamb delivered between Sept. 6, 1821 and Jan.2, 1822. 26. Bill & receipt of payment from Levett Kingsbury to the Overseers of the Poor for $380.73 for 99 cords of wood delivered between Aug. 13 and Sept. 14, 1821. 27. Bill & receipt of payment from Samuel Knight to the Town of Marblehead for $16.00 dated May 4, 1821 for 800 lbs of junk (salt cured meat) at $2 per hundred delivered on March 13, 1820. 28. Bill & receipt of payment from Dan Weed to the Town of Marblehead for $2.74 dated Jan. 8, 1822 for 6 cups, cash for postage stamps, 6 tumblers and a glass lantern delivered between Feb. 2 and Nov. 23, 1821. 29. Bill & receipt of payment Leonard Everett to the Overseers of the Poor for $11.28 dated Oct. 18, 1821 for 836 lbs of mutton for the Alms House at &1.35 per hundred. 30. Bill & receipt of payment from Levett Kingsbury to the Overseers of the Poor for $395.29 dated Aug. 13, 1821 for 98 cords of wood delivered between Jun. 11 and Aug. 9, 1821. 31. Bill & receipt of payment from Samuel Brown to the Overseers of the Poor for $10.61 for 14.3 hundred weight of hay delivered on April 19, 1821 at .70 per hundred weight. 32. Bill & receipt of payment from John Bartlett to the Town of Marblehead for $5.64 for 8.2 hundred weight of hay at .65 per hundred weight plus weighing fees. 33. Bill & receipt of payment from John Meriam to the Poor House for $21.71 dated Aug. 7, 1821 for 281 lbs of shoulders at 4 cents per lb and 349 lbs of heads at 3 cents per lb. 34. Note dated May 18, 1821 stating "Sent the work house team up to Wm Hathaway's and got 700 lbs of hay beside the hay he himself brought which was 1238 lbs. Signed by Gardner Hathaway. 35. Biil and receipt of payment from John Gilley to the Overseers of the Poor for $239.14 dated Aug. 5, 1821for cash paid to John H. Gregory of corn and flour for the town, goods to Elizabeth Homan and tobacco for Capt. Hidden. 36. Bill & receipt of payment from William Hathaway to the Town of Marblehead for $20.15 dated Oct. 9, 1821 for three loads of hay totaling 43.8 hundred weight plus weighing fees. 37. Bill & receipt of payment from William Thorner to the Town of Marblehead for $36.44 dated June 6, 1821 for 1 1/2 barrels of mackerel and 99 quarts of molasses. 38. Bill & receipt of payment from Gilman Pritchard to the Town of Marblehead for $53.02 for 282 3/4 yds of cotton sheeting at 18 3/4 cents per yard. 39. Bill & receipt of payment from Stephen Hathaway for $5.70 dated Sept. 5, 1821 for 2days of mowing at the poor house and 800 lbs of corn stocks. 40. Bill & receipt of payment from Robert & John Hooper to the Town of Marblehead for $36.33 dated Jan. 7, 1822 for 6 bags of cocoa shells, 599 lbs, at 6 1/2 cents per lb. 41. Bill & receipt of payment from Nathan Bowen to the Town of Marblehead for $1.59 dated Oct. 3, 1821 for taking Capt. Knott Martin desposition respecting Thomas Lovis' settlement per order of the overseers and despondant fee. 42. Bill & receipt of payment from Eben LeCraw to the Town of Marblehead for $10.62 dated March 31, 1821 for 5.1 yds of cable at $2 delivered to the Poor house. 43. Bill & receipt of payment from Mason Harris to the Town of Marblehead for $4.96 dated Feb. 6, 1822 for 137 feet of spruce timber,15 feet of pine timber and 3 feet of oak plank. 44. Bill & receipt of payment from Benjamin Mather to the Overseers of the Poor for $21.56 dated Feb. 11, 1822 for 9 yds of homespun and 21 1/4 yads of blue finish cloth. 45. Bill & receipt of payment from Bradley Osborne to the Town of Marblehead for $41.25 dated Aug. 22, 1821 for 75 bushels of rye. 46. Bill & receipt of payment from Joseph Snelling to the Town of marblehead for $6.30 dated Feb. 5, 1822 for 15 hundred weight of straw delivered to the poor house. Receipt signed by John Gilley for J. Snelling. 47. Receipt signed by James Butterfield, Overseers of the Poor, Boston, dated Dec. 13, 1826 for $98.24 from the Town of Marblehead through the hands of Nicholas Broughton Esq. in part of the account against said town for the care of paupers. 48. Bill & receipt of payment from Arch. S Dennis to the Town of Marblehead for $13.21 Jan. 3, 1821 for 6.2 hundred weight of cable delivered Dec. 17, 1820. 49. Bill & receipt of payment from J. Traills to the Town of Marblehead for $50.86 for cord wood delivered to A. Swett, J. Bates, Mrs. Low, Peterson, Mrs. Ross, W. Bowen, E. Wood, W. Hathaway, E. White, Coffin, Eastting, A. Rose, Mrs. Richmond, E. Melzard, Mrs. Downing, Duuncan, Chambers, Mrs. Green and Mrs. Abbot delivered between Feb. 25, 1820 and Apr. 22, 1821. 50. Bill & receipt of payment from John Humphreys to the Town of Marblehead for $5.98 dated Feb. 6, 1822 for one keg of tobacco 109 lbs - tare 17 lbs = 92 lbs at 6 1/2 cents per lb. 51. Bill & receipt of payment from Joseph Gregory & Son to the Overseers of the Poor for $76.25 dated Jan. 2, 1822 for 16 bushels of salt, 1 hogshead of molasses (98 gallons), 5 1/4 quintals of spring fish, 6 1/4 quintals of fish and one lot ? fishdelivered Jan. 2, 1822. 52. Bill & receipt of payment from J & D Blanchard & Co. to the Town of Marblehead for $91.81 dated June 6, 1821 for beef, heads & hearts and veal delivered between May 4, 1821 and June 6, 1821. 53. Bill & receipt of payment from Levett Kingsbury to the Town of Marblehead for $84.06 June 6, 1821 for cord wood delivered to the Poor House, B. Dodd, Mrs. Parsons and T. Pitman. 54. Bill & receipt of payment from J & D Blanchard & Co. to the Town of Marblehead for $45.20 dated June 6, 1821 for heads & hearts and beef delivered between Mar. 7, 1821 and May 2, 1821. 55. Bill from J & D Blanchard & Co. to the Town of Marblehead for $87.27 for beef, heads & hearts and lamb delivered between June 7, 1821 and Aug. 15, 1821. 56. Bill & receipt of payment from J & D Blanchard & Co. to the Town of Marblehead for $117.86 dated Sept 6, 1821 for mutton, beef, pork, veal and heads & hearts delivered between Aug. 15, 1821 and Sept. 4, 1821 plus $87.27 brought up. 57. Bill & receipt of payment from William Thorner to the Town of Marblehead for $4.00 dated Dec. 5, 1821 for one hogshead of salt. 58. Bill & receipt of payment from Thomas Lord & Co., Boston to the Town of Marblehead for $38.53 dated Dec. 12, 1821 for 233 1/2 yds of cotton sheeting. 59. Bill & receipt of payment from Levett Kingsbury to the Town of Marblehead for $17.00 dated Jan. 2, 1822 for 6 feet of wood to Mrs. Chittenden, 2 feet ofwood to Mrs. Ueder?, 2 feet to E. Wood and 1000 feet to Mr. Hathaway. 60. Bill & receipt of payment from Elizabeth Holden to the Town of Marblehead for $14.25 dated Sept. 14, 1820 for 28 1/2 yards of cloth at 50 cents per yard. 61. Receipt signed by Jos. Chapman for a load of straw delivered by Wm Hathaway to the Poor House on May 8, 1821. 62. Receipt signed by Jos. Chapman for a load of hay delivered by Wm Hathaway to the Town on August 23, 1821. 63. Note from Gardner Hathaway to the Overseers of the Poor, dated 1821 to commit Samuel Russell, George Masse, Sally Thomas and Violento Doliber to the Poor House. 64. Bill from Jonathan Bellason dated Sep. 9, 1821 for 2 bags of meal, wt. 213 lbs, $3.41. Signed payment received by Jonatan Bellason on Nov. 6, 1821. 65. Receipt from Eleaser Hooper for payment of $4.50 by the Overseers of the Poor dated Mar. 6, 1821. 66. Bill from Levitt Kingsbury to the Town of Marblehead dated May 2, 1821 for wharfage for 124 3/8 cords of wood, 1160 ft of boards, 38 ft of timber, 200 ft of joists, shingles, loading charges by Wm. Peach and 2 feet of wood supplied to various people including J. Bowden, E. Wood, J. Eastland, S. Ireson, Mrs. Calley and J. Cash between Jan. 31, 1820 and Mar. 1, 1821. Settled on May 4, 1821. 67. Bill from Capt. Moses Goldthwait to the Town of Marblehead for $21.23 for mutton delivered between Jul. 25 and Dec. 10, 1821. Signed received payment Moses Goldthwait Jan. 1, 1882. 68. Bill from Wm. Thorner to the Town of Marblehead for 47.25 for fish delivered on Dec. 18 and 28, 1821. Signed payment received by Wm. Thomas. 69. Bill from Putnam and Goss to the Town of Marblehead for 62 1/2 for 5 letters at 12 1/2 cts each between April and December 1821. 70. Bill from Putnam and Goss to the Overseers of the Poor dated Aug. 5, 1821 for $3.62 1/2 for 9 letters at 12 1/2 cts each and 2 passages at $1.25 each. 71. Bill from John Gilley to the Town of Marblehead dated Sept. 19, 1821 for 1 cord 7 foot of wood delivered on the wharf to the Town team at $4.60 per cord totaling $8.62. John Gilly received payment Oct 3, 1821. 72. Bill from John Gilley to the Town of Marblehead for $44.45 for orders delivered to A. Gregory, Albin Rose and Wm. Brown, 8 Quintals of fish for the poor house, 3 blank books for Mr. Hathaway and 1 foot of wood for Mrs. Francis and Mrs. Florance. Received payment May 2, 1821. 73. Bill from Joseph Hathaway to the Town of Marblehead dated Sept. 2, 1823 for $4.75 for hay delivered in Sept. 1821 & May 1822. 74. Bill from John Hathaway to the Town of Marblehead for $16.50 for one cow weighing 414 lbs. Received payment on Aug. 19, 1821. 75. Bill from John Orne to the Town of Marblehead for $8.42 for 7 pairs of womens shoes and a pair of boy boot shoes delivered to the poor house. Received payment on Jan. 1, 1821. 76. Bill from John Orne to the Town of Marblehead for $32.18 1/2 shoes and boots delivered between Jan. 6 and Nov. 9, 1821. Received payment Jan. 2, 1822. 77. Bill from Silas Stockwell to the Town of Marblehead, dated Aug. 4, 1821 for $21.00 for one coller, one back saddle, one pair of reins, one britching, one bridle, one shaft band and a pair of long reins. 78. Receipt signed by Seth T. Whitingdated Feb. 3, 1821 for $7.78 paid to Benj. Draper & Co. for mutton supplied to Gardner Hathaway at the Poor House. 79. Bill from J & D Blanchard to the Town of Marblehead for $41.14 for meat supplied to the poor house consisting of heads & hearts, mutton and beef between Dec. 11 and Dec 30, 1820. Payment received 1821. 80. Bill from James T. Smith to the Town of Marblehead for $8.00 for 2.46 cwt of beef. Payment received on Nov. 7, 1821. 81. Bill from Abel Gardner to the Town of Marblehea for $21.54 for bread and sundries delivered to the poor house last year(1820). Paymnet received Jan. 3, 1821. 82. Bill from Moses Goldthwait to the Town of Marblehead for beef, heads and hearts delivered between Mar. 8 and May 1, 1821. Payment received May 4, 1821. 83. Bill from Joseph Hidden to the Town of Marblehead for provisions supplied to the poor house between Mar. 23 to June 6, 1821 including wine, vinegar, rice, gin, brandy, cheese, mustard, soap, butter and tea. Payment received June 6, 1821. 84. Receipt dated Jan. 30, 1821 signed by Joseph Fletcher for $6.30 paid by Gardner Hathaway for 10 bushels of meal. 85. Bill from Gardiner Hathaway to the Town of Marblehead for $135.00 for three quarters services from April 1, 1820 to June 1, 1821. Received payment June 12, 1821. 86. Bill from J & D Blanchard to the Town of Marblehead for $34.77 for meat consisting of heads & hearts and beef supplied between Jan. 17, and Mar. 2, 1821. 87. Bill from John Stone of Salem dated Sep. 21, 1820 to the Town of Marblehead requesting payment of $40.60 for on hogshead (116 gallons) of New England Rum. 88. Bill and letter from John Stone of Salem dated Jan. 10, 1821 to the Board of Overseers for $40.60 for on hogshead (116 gallons) of New England Rum. Payment received Jan. 27, 1821. 89. Bill from Joseph Hidden to the Town of Marblehead for $70.96 for provisions supplied to the poor house between July 20 and Dec. 29, 1820 including tea, ginger, sugar, salt, pepper, vinegar, butter, coffee etc. Payment received Jan. 3, 1821. 90. Bill from H & D Merrit to the Town of Marblehead for $81.06 for provisions supplied to the poor house between Apr. 5, 1820 and Jan. 30, 1821 and orders to Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Richmond. Payment received Feb. 7, 1821. 91. Bill from Joseph Millet to the Town of Marblehead for $157.84 for meat supplied between May 23 and Dec.14,1820 including Heads and Hearts, beef, veal, lamb and mutton. Payment received Dec. 27, 1820. 92. Bill from Joseph Millet to the Town of Marblehead for $44.70 for 990 lbs of beef and 1000 lbs of mutton supplied in January and Febuary 1821. Payment received March 5, 1821. 93. Bill from Porter & Green to the Town of Marblehead for $84.39 for supplies and provisions provided between July 2 and Oct. 19, 1821 for the Overseers of the Poor. Payment received Nov. 7, 1821. 94. Bill from James Hathaway to the Town of Marblehead for $3.75 for 3 days mowing on Aug. 22, 28 and Sept. 10, 1821. Payment received. 95. Bill from Joseph Boden to the Town of Marblehead for $13.02 for supplies furnished between Jan. 4, and Mar. 6, 1821 including rum, chocolate, coffee, ginger, tea, salt, sugar, indigo and 2 pair of shoes. Payment received. 96. Bill from Jonathan Mason to the Town of Marblehead dated MARCH 13, 1821 for $13.40 for bags of meal. Payment received on April 6, 1821. 97. Bill from Jeremiah Hathaway to the Town of Marblehead dated Feb. 28, 1821 for $14.48 for 362 lbs of beef?. Marked payment received. 98. Bill from Stephen Hathaway to the Overseers of the Poor for $4.08 for mowing on Sept. 4, 5, and 10, 1821. Payment received. 99. Bill from Bridges & Knight to the Town of Marblehead for $28.00 for 14 cwt of junk at $2.00 per cwt less $11.00 cash from Oversseers for total of $17.00.Payment received Nov 7, 1821. 100. Bill from Goodwin & Bowden to the Town of Marblehead for $33.25 for 95 gallons of mollasses supplied on Oct 20, 1821. Payment received on Nov. 7, 1821. 101. Bill from Jack Reynolds to the Town of Marblehead for $2.18 for half days work at poor house on Aug.31, 1821, one bushel of lime and one hundred bricks on Sept. 3, 1821. Signed received payment Oct. 3, 1821. 102. Bill from Jacob Hooper dated Sept. 28, 1821 for $2.50 for two hats. Signed received payment. 103. Bill to the Town and receipt signed by William Hathaway for $5.35 to cut 12 - 3 - 00 of straw dated 1821. 104. Bill to the Town and receipt signed by Thomas Cloutman for $14.76 to freight 3 tons of ? to Boston dated Feb. 15, 1821. 105. Bill to the Town and receipt signed by Arron Hinchan for $14.00 for 20 bushels of rye dated Jan. 31, 1821. 106. Bill to the Town and receipt signed by Levi Morse for $1.56 1/2 for misc hardware and cutting cows foot dated Jul. 1, 1822. 107. Bill to the Town of Marblehead and receipt signed by Thomas Thompson for $5.87 for ? and 6 feet of wood dated March 13, 1823. 108. Bill to the town of Marblehead and receipt signed by Samuel Turner & son on March 6, 1822 for $1.68 for items supplied on Aug. 3, 7, & 13, 1821. 109. Bill to the town of Marblehead and receipt signed by Thomas Spencer for 5 orders supplied to the poor from Oct. 25 to Dec. 23, 1821. 110. Bill to the Overseers of the Poor and receipt signed by Daniel Hart of $8.74 for 218 1/2 lbs of hops dated Apr. 11, 1821. 111. Bill to the Town of Marblehead and receipt signed by William Thorner for $3.40 for one old hackney and box dated Aug 21, 1823. 112. Bill to the Overseers of the Poor and receipt signed by Joseph Cloutman for $8.00 for attending Henry Jewel, J. Merrett, Sally Martin, Sam Carter, Mrs. Bowden, Sally Henmen, Mrs. Robson, Thomas Martin, Stephen Stevens, John Cammil, Jesey Porter assisted by Ben Hawkes, Mick Besom assisted by Jonathan Kemp, Mick Beson and John Orne. 113. Bill to the Town of Marblehead and receipt from Ambrose Martin for $43.54 dated Feb. 8, 1824. |
Subjects |
Marblehead Government Marblehead History |
Date |
1821 |
Catalog date |
2010-05-14 |
People |
Bartlett, John Caldwell, Joseph Draper, Benjamin Draper, John Elliot, Capt. William Everett, Leonard Gardner, Abel Hathaway, Gardner Hathaway, Stephen Kingsbury, Levett Knight, Benjamin Knight, William Legro, James Martin, Arnold Mason, Jonathan B. Mather, Benjamin Merian, John Morse, Levi Phillips, John Russell, William Spencer, Thomas Thorner, William Turner, William Wakeman, William W. Weed, Dan |
Search Terms |
Old Town records |
Lexicon category |
10: Unclassifiable Artifacts |
Lexicon sub-category |
Need to Classify |
Collection |
iamGosling Collection |
Condition |
Not Rated |