Identifier:
REC0008_01_160
Title:
Admissions, Discharges and Death
Title:
Series 1: Overseers of the Poor, House of Correction, Workhouse and Poorhouse
Collection:
Almshouse ledgers
Start Date:
1759
End Date:
1813
Description:
The columns in this volume are labeled as follows: Admitted, Name, Age, Where From Born, Complaints, Discharge, Died and Remarks. Complaints include pregnancy, found in street and being lame. Under remarks, many reasons are noted, including "eloped," "sent to asylum" and "on trial." Contained in this ledger are notations regarding the race of a person. For people who were documented as Black, sometimes only their first name was noted, probably indicating they were enslaved. In some instances, the name of the enslaver is also recorded. Arrangement is chronological and alphabetical.
Creator:
New York (N.Y.). Commissioners of the Almshouse and Bridewell
Borough:
Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.)
Type:
Text
Format:
Volumes (documents by form)
Source:
New York City Municipal Archives
Rights:
The NYC Municipal Library and Archives does not authorize any use of third-party copyright material. Researchers/patrons are responsible to ensure that copyright is not infringed. The prospective user and/or their publisher have the sole responsibility for observing literary property rights, personal property rights, libel, unwarranted invasion of privacy and any infringement of the U.S. Copyright Code.
Language:
eng
