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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
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1821–1826
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- Arlington Historical Society
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Arlington Historical Society Collection
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Alms
Almsgiving
Almshouses
Poor persons
Poorhouses
Welfare
Overseers
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
Overseers of the Poor
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2016.1.45
5F276450-26A6-4AFB-8246-372946915900