Maine Genealogy
Source: Resolves of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Passed at the Several Sessions of the General Court, Holden in Boston, Beginning 26th May, 1812, and Ending 2d March, 1815. (Boston, Mass.: Russell, Cutler & Co., printers, 1812-15).
Massachusetts (of which Maine was then a part) was obliged to reimburse towns for the support of paupers who lacked "settlement" in the Commonwealth. These were often people born abroad or in other states. The Committee on Accounts reported in January 1814 that "there are due to the Corporations and persons hereafter mentioned, the sums set to their names respectively, which, when allowed and paid, will be in full discharge of the said accounts to the several dates therein mentioned."
[p. 451]Town of Arundel, for board and clothing Henry Rolfe to 1st January, 1814, 114 40Alfred, for board, clothing and doctoring William Griffith, to the time of his death, including funeral charges, and for the support of Amos Place, to the 3d May, 1813, 88 32
Belgrade, for board and doctoring Abigail Odlen, to 26th November, 1813, 35 56
Baldwin, for board of Daniel Hickey, to the 1st January, 1814, 45 15
Boothbay, for board and clothing Henry Green and child, to 12th January, 1814, 28 40
Berwick, for board and clothing Lemuel Woodworth, to 17th January, 1814, 45 40
[p. 452]Belfast, for the support of Robert Rogers and family, to the 1st January, 1814, 48 60Buxton, for board, clothing and doctoring James Maurice, to the time of his death, and funeral charges, 48 32
Bangor, for boarding, clothing, doctoring and nursing Frederick Waterberry, to 1st January, 1814, and Margaret Gregg, to the time of her death, including funeral charges, 150 40
Cushing, for board and clothing James Walker, to 10th January, 1814, 41 28
[p. 453]Cape Elizabeth, for board and clothing James Ramsbottom, to 2d January, 1814, 49 00Camden, for board and doctoring John Bloom, to 8th January, 1814, 122 70
Castine, for board, clothing and doctoring James Bulkley, to 1st January, 1814, and James Berwick, to 3d December, 1813, when he was sent to the United States' Hospital, 117 60
Dresden, for board and clothing Charles Call, to 1st January, 1814, 66 20
Durham, for supplies to Alexander Mackintosh, to 12th January, 1814, 26 00
[p. 454]Elliot, for board and supplies to Jack Roberts, Jacob Brewer and Abigail Randal, to 15th January, 1814, including doctor's bill, 118 90Fayette, for board and clothing William Godfrey, to 1st January, 1814, 66 20
Frankfort, for board and clothing Hatevil Colson, to 31st March, 1813, 11 12
Gorham, for board, clothing and nursing Jacob Morse, to 16th February, 1814, 54 00
[p. 455]Hallowell, for board, clothing and doctoring sundry paupers, to 31st December, 1813, 619 40Kittery, for board, clothing and doctoring Sarah Perkins, Deborah Perkins and child, to 1st January, 1814, 142 00
Limington, for board and clothing John Orion, to 1st January, 1814, 67 20
[p. 456]Lincolnville, for board and clothing Alexander White, Timothy Cox and Edward Cram's child, to 1st January, 1814, 138 05Litchfield, for board and clothing Daniel Howard and Hannah Taylor's two children, to the 1st January, 1814, 89 20
Machias, for board, clothing and doctoring Viah Wheaton, Moses Wheaton, to 1st January, 1814, and Daniel McDaniel, to the time of his death, including funeral charges, 163 47
Mount Vernon, for board and clothing David Bassford, to 5th January, 1814, 30 80
[p. 457]Norridgewock, for board and clothing Joseph Spencer, a poor prisoner, confined for debt, to 8th December, 1813, 57 00New-Gloucester, for board, clothing and nursing John May and Joseph Gregory, to 15th January, 1814, 72 84
North Yarmouth, for board, clothing, doctoring and nursing George Young, to the time he left the town, and William Elwell and John Martin, to the time of their death, including funeral charges, 1813, 163 70
Peru, for supplies to James Robbins and family, to 8th January, 1814, 75 04
Parsonfield, for board and clothing Susan Miles and child, to 15th January, 1814, 30 20
Pejipscot, for support of William Ireton, to 11th January, 1814, 15 41
[p. 458]Portland, for board, clothing and doctoring sundry paupers, to 1st January, 1814, 1503 60Readfield, for board and clothing Edward Burgess, to 1st January, 1814, 59 16
Scarborough, for board and clothing William Bowlin and Robert Gilfillen, to 8th January, 1814, 47 10
Standish, for board and clothing Allice Noble, to 6th January, 1814, 67 00
[p. 459]Sidney, for the support of James Lyon, to 13th May, 1813, when bound out, 11 00St. George, for board and clothing Robert Hawes, to 2d February, 1814, 57 28
Thomastown, for board, clothing and doctoring John Anderson, to 12th January, 1814, 53 24
Winthrop, for board and clothing William Gaskill, Olive Howard and Thomas Taylor's family, to 4th January, 1814, including the charges of moving Taylor's family out of the State, 270 89
[p. 460]Woolwich, for board, clothing and doctoring Anna Amelia Hencom, to November, 1811, 37 70Wiscasset, for board, clothing and doctoring Nicholas Webber, Isaac Fay, to 1st February, 1814, Mrs. Rich to the time of her death, including funeral charges, and Lewis Swart's wife and three children until they left the town, 25th August, 1813, 543 44
Warren, for board and clothing William Mearman, and Hannah Annis, to 1st January, 1814, 222 40
York, for board, clothing, doctoring and nursing sundry paupers, to the 8th February, 1814, 787 45
