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 June 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. 543]Augusta, for board sundry poor prisoners confined in gaol for debt, and supplies to Jacob Britt, to May 23d, 1814, 60 56[p. 544]Bristol, for board, clothing and doctoring William How, to 1st May, 1814, 69 24Belgrade, for board and nursing Abigail Odlin, to 25th May, 1814, 36 10
Brewer, for board and doctoring James Gregg, to the time of his death, 29th April, including funeral charges, 28 65
Cushing, for board and clothing James Walker, to 1st June, 1814, 27 35
Camden, for board and clothing John Bloom, to 25th May, 1814, 35 15
Cape Elizabeth, for board and clothing James Ramsbottom, to 15th May, 1814, 38 50
[p. 545]Durham, for board and clothing Samuel Demerit and two sons, and Alexander McIntosh, to 18th May, 1814, 209 66Elliot, for board, clothing and doctoring Jacob Brewer and Abigail Randall, to 21st May, 1814, 43 96
Falmouth, for board of Felecian Sang, to 14th May, 1814, 19 80
[p. 546]Hallowell, for board, clothing and nursing sundry paupers, to 3d June, 1814, 280 96Lincolnville, for board of Alexander White, Samuel Cox and Edward Oran, to 20th May, 1814, 69 00
Mount-Vernon, for supplies to William Ham and family, to 1st of January, 1814, 14 00
Minot, supplies to Phillip Weeks, to 1st September, 1813, and support of Elizabeth Finy and child, to 4th May, 1814, 91 00
[p. 547]New-Castle, for board of sundry paupers, to 23d December, 1813, 171 96Peru, for board of James Robbins and Olive, a colored girl, to 21st May, 1814, 43 80
Parsonsfield, for support of sundry paupers, to the time they left the State, May 1814, 23 00
Prospect, for board, clothing and nursing Ann Haynes, to 3lst December, 1813, 65 00
Portland, for board and clothing sundry paupers, to 1st June, 1814, 1086 18
[p. 548]Saco, for board of Jane Young and two children, colored people, to 5th June, 1814, 10 80Scarborough, for board of Robert Gilfillin and William Bowlen, to 9th April, 1814, when Bolen was bound apprentice, 40 11
Topsham, for board and clothing John Duggin, to 28th January, 1814. William Proctor, to the time of his death and funeral charges, 84 71
Vassalborough, for board, clothing, doctoring and nursing Abigail Fairbrother and Lydia Gorden, to 4th May, 1814, 53 76
Windham, for supplies to Alexander Plumly, to the time of his death and funeral charges, 43 37
[p. 549]Waldoborough, for board, clothing and nursing John Hondel and son, to 6th June, 1814, 171 20York, for board of sundry paupers, to 1st June, 1814, 192 00
