historical setting : the Boston poor and the records of the overseers
overseers and their functions
1. almshouse census and inventory, 1756
2. Almshouse admissions, November 9, 1758-December 31, 1774
3. Almshouse admissions, January 1, 1775-September 30, 1788
4. Almshouse admissions, October 1, 1795-August 30, 1795
5. Almshouse admissions, September 8, 1795-December 31, 1800
6. Miscellaneous Almshouse births and deaths, 1756-1771
7. Children bound out, 1756-1790
8. overseers' finances, 1738-1769
9. Miscellaneous financial documents, 1795-1800
10. Samuel Whitwell's accounts, 1769-1792
App. 1. Massachusetts Township Act, 1692
App. 2. Massachusetts Poor Relief Act, 1794
App. 3. Boston Workhouse Act, 1735
App. 4. Boston workhouse rules or management, 1739
App. 5. Boston Overseers Incorporation Act, 1772
App. 6. lists of elected overseers, 1690/91-1800.
