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Ledger of the Superintendent of the Poor, 1863-1871

 Item
Identifier: RG 68-64

Scope and Contents

Accounting ledger recording the balances of the Poor Fund accounts from January 5, 1863 to January 2, 1866. The ledger lists the date, order number, person to whom payable, remarks, and costs for supplies for poor families, medical attendence, transfer of a poor person, temporary relief, and interment of a poor person. The entries are listed in chronological order, no index. The first entry begins with an unexpected balance of the Poor Funds on hand on October 7, 1862 and amount appropriated by the Board of Supervisors. On the first page, handwritten in ink, is a list of superintendents on January 3, 1863 for Kalamazoo County.

Full text can be found at Western Michigan University's Digital Library.

Dates

  • Record Keeping: 1863-1871

Creator

Extent

From the Record Group: 8 Volumes (15 manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository

Contact:
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
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Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
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