Albany County Alms House daily reports of admissions and discharges, 1903-1904.

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Albany County Alms House daily reports of admissions and discharges, 1903-1904.

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These are standard forms recording inmates admitted to or discharged from the alms house or its hospital. Legislation of 1896 required the keeper or principal officer of charitable institutions to submit to the Superintendent of State Alien and Poor (member of the Board of Charities) within three days of admission or discharge the names of persons admitted, discharged, died, or "absconded".

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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...