Daily census of inmates, 1905-1926.

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Daily census of inmates, 1905-1926.

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The State Almshouse at Tewksbury, established as a residence for paupers of the Commonwealth, evolved after closing of other state almshouses in 1872 into an institution for ill or infirm public charges who could not be transferred to the State Workhouse (later State Farm) or otherwise discharged. Daily census volumes record inmate population throughout the institution.

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