Records of an investigation into the administration of the Rensselaer County Almshouse, 1905-1906.

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Records of an investigation into the administration of the Rensselaer County Almshouse, 1905-1906.

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Transcripts of testimony, letters, and depositions provide information on conditions and treatment of inmates at the Rensselaer County Almshouse.

0.2 cu. ft. (2 volumes)

New York State Archives

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New York (State). Rensselaer County Almshouse.

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Wilmot, William, -1727

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New York (State). State Board of Charities

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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...