Census of inmates in almshouses and poorhouses 1826-1921 bulk 1875-1921

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Census of inmates in almshouses and poorhouses 1826-1921 bulk 1875-1921

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Chapter 140 of the laws of 1875 required public almshouses and poorhouses in New YorkState to keep records on individual inmates and to send copies of these records to the State Board of Charities eachmonth. Census forms in this series provide information on individual inmates' personal, family, and economichistory.

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Legislation enacted in 1875 (Chapter 141) required superintendents of the poor, and other officers charged with relief and support of indigent persons, to furnish keepers and officers in charge of poorhouses and almshouses with "as full information as practicable in relation to each person" whom they had referred to such institutions. Keepers and officers in charge of poorhouses and almshouses were required to record this information on standard forms, retain the forms in their respective instit...