Lamb, William R.S.

Alsop and Hicks were merchants in New York, New York.

William Lamb may have been an inmate at the House of Industry in South Boston.

The House of Industry was a poorhouse established in South Boston, Massachusetts in 1823. The house had a hospital and a school and took in men, women, and children from Massachusetts cities and towns. The organization fed, clothed, nursed, and schooled the occupants and in some cases helped them to relocate to other parts of the country. The inmates' board was often paid by their hometown government. They also earned their keep by producing palm-leaf hats, working in the gardens, and at times, by providing contract labor outside the house. The house also acquired income by selling produce from its gardens and by raising silkworms.