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Overseer of the Poor Ledger (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1869 – 1870)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2015.041
Creator(s) Hess, Adam
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2015.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post.
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Abstract

This ledger was written by Adam Hess of Boalsburg, Pennsylvania between 1869 and 1870 and is an account of the poor residents who lived in the town. Harris Township paid Hess, who owned a farm and orchard, to oversee the impoverished people, ensuring that they had lodging and were often hired to help on the orchard. Each person that he provided for were signed into a contract in this ledger.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Charity
    • Accounting Records
    • Farm Life
  • Location Terms
    • Pennsylvania

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