Letter : to the Board of Overseers of the Poor, Boston, 1823 Sept. 30.

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Letter : to the Board of Overseers of the Poor, Boston, 1823 Sept. 30.

Autograph letter signed to the Board of the Overseers of the Poor: plea "to enlarge the little stipend" of Mr. William Croswell, signed by John Davis and others.

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Boston (Mass.). Overseers of the Poor

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Established in 1772 by Act of the Legislature, were succeeded in 1864 by the Corporation called "Overseers of the Poor in the City of Boston," consisting of twelve residents of Boston. In 1921, the name of the Board was changed to Overseers of the Public Welfare. In 1954, the official name of the department was changed to the Welfare Department. The Welfare Department was abolished as a municipal agency by Chapter 658 of the Acts of 1967. From the description of Temporary Home for Wo...

Davis, John William, 1917-

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Davis was manager of the Orleans Theatre and the New Orleans Grand Opera Company's French Opera House. From the description of John Davis will, 1839. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70271337 At the close of the Revolutionary War, John Davis was a physician who lived in Eastham. In 1800 he moved to Barnstable where he was appointed a probate judge in the Barnstable District Court. John Davis was married to Mercy and had approximately seven surviving children...

Croswell, William, 1760-1834

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Croswell (Harvard, A.B., 1780, A.M., 1786) was a cataloger in the Harvard College Library. From the description of Papers of William Croswell, 1780-1834 (inclusive), (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972771 ...