1845-1912; bulk: 1845-1865
Guide to the Collection
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Use of the originals is restricted. This collection is available as color digital facsimiles (see links below).
Abstract
This collection consists of one box of materials relating to the Roxbury Almshouse, Boston Mass.
Collection Description
This collection consists of a notebook containing lists of state paupers in the Roxbury Almshouse, 1845-1853, including name, country of origin, discharge date, and number of years of residence. Also included are lists of deaths; coffins furnished; ship fever (typhus) cases taken into the almshouse; cases of smallpox and cholera; and bills and accounts of money received, 1855-1865. In addition, the collection contains a copy of a note written by the mayor and alderman of Roxbury requesting money from the state, 1848; and two letters, 1912, listing interments in the city burial lot at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Acquisition Information
Removed from the Boston Overseers of the Poor records. Acquired by purchase, 1957.
Restrictions on Access
Use of the originals is restricted. This collection is available as color digital facsimiles (see links below).
Other Formats
This collection is available as color digital facsimiles.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Lists of state paupers, accounts, 1845-1865
Loose materials, 1912, n.d.
Preferred Citation
Roxbury Almshouse records, Massachusetts Historical Society.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.