Maine Genealogy
Source: Resolves of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Passed at the Several Sessions of the General Court, Commencing May 31, 1815, and Ending February 20, 1819. (Boston, Mass.: Russell & Gardner, printers, 1819).
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 November 1816 that "there are now 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. 363]Town of Arundel, for board, clothing, doctoring and nursing Henry Rolph, to 26th November, 1816, 142 75Augusta, for support of sundry paupers, to 10th November, 1816, 214 76
Baldwin, for board and clothing Daniel Hickey, to 1st November, 1816, 33 60
Belgrade, for board, nursing and doctoring Nancy Odlin, to 4th November. 1816, 51 60
Bowdoinham, for board, clothing and nursing Eliza Parker, to 23d October, 1816, 72 74
[p. 364]Cape Elizabeth, for board and clothing James Ramsbottom, and Thomas Farrar, to 4th November, 1816, 102 56[p. 365]Durham, for board and clothing sundry paupers, to 1st December, 1816, 165 60Elliot, for board and clothing Abigail Randal and Jacob Brewer, to 25th November, 1816, 59 66
Friendship, for board and clothing James Metcalf and Martha Bigmore, to 7th November, 1816, 54 35
Falmouth, Cumberland county, for support of Felician Sang and Lettis Willson, to 8th November, 1816 ; also for Rachel Cushing and Anna Baker, to same time, 159 94
Frankfort, for board and clothing Hatwell Colson, to 1st November, 1816, 47 79
Gorham, for support of Robert Gillfilling, to 10th November, 1816, 36 00
[p. 366]Kittery, for board and clothing Sarah and Deborah Perkins, and child, to 26th November, 1816, 134 16Lewistown, for board, clothing and nursing John Steel, till his death, and funeral charges, 24th July, 1816, 188 14
Leeds, for board and clothing Nicholas Tallier and Richard Creech, to 6th November, 1816, 76 67
Lincolnville, for board, clothing and nursing sundry paupers, to 9th November, 1816, 165 19
Mount Vernon, for supplies to William Ham and family, to 4th November, 1816, 38 66
Monmouth, for board and clothing John Sherburn and Peggy Magner, to 13th November, 1816, 121 67
[p. 367]Montville, for support of John Gloster, to 7th November, 1816, 24 81Minot, for board and clothing Philip Weeks, to 15th November, 1816, 46 75
Machias, for board, clothing, doctoring and nursing sundry paupers, to 16th November, 1816, 140 18
Merrill, John, for doctoring sundry criminal prisoners in Portland gaol, to 20th November, 1816, 16 38
New Gloucester, for board and clothing sundry paupers, to 18th November, 1816, 137 16
North Yarmouth, for board and clothing sundry paupers, to 8th November, 1816, 60 60
[p. 368]Newry, for board and clothing William Burk, to 1st November, 1816, 26 55Peru, for support of James Robbins, to 25th November, 1816, 42 37
Portland, for board and clothing sundry paupers, to 16th November, 1816, 1147 60
[p. 369]South Berwick, for board and clothing Lemuel Woodworth, to 5th November, 1816, 33 00Sedgwick, for board, clothing and nursing Frederick Chapel, till his death, and funeral charges, May, 1816, 13 50
St. George, for board and clothing Robert Howe, to 7th December, 1816, 30 80
Topsham, for board and clothing John Duggin, to 18th November, 1816, 71 07
[p. 370]Thomastown, for board, clothing and doctoring John Anderson, to 18th November, 1816, 72 42Vassalborough, for board and clothing Abigail Fairbrother, to 11th November, 1816, and Gustavus Fellows, to September 4th, when he left the town, 114 91
Warren, for support of sundry paupers, to 4th November, 1816, 218 28
Winthrop, for board, clothing and doctoring William Gaskill, to 7th November, 1816, and Olive Howard, till her death, and funeral charges, 109 96
Wells, for support of Sarah Smith, to 1st November, 1816, 11 95
[p. 371]Wilton, for doctoring Esther Cooms, to 2d March, 1816, 12 46Wiscasset, for support of sundry paupers, to 9th November, 1816, 184 43
York, for board and clothing sundry paupers, to 16th November, 1816, 294 55
