Contributed by Prince Memorial Library
Description
This document lists the 14 paupers belonging to the Town of Cumberland and the amount of their board as bid off in town meeting on May 11, 1829. The document also lists the individuals who won the bids to board the paupers, and is signed by James Prince. Prince was a member of the Cumberland Board of Selectmen from 1821-37.
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About This Item
- Title: List of paupers belonging to Town of Cumberland, 1829
- Creator: James Prince
- Creation Date: 1829
- Subject Date: 1829
- Location: Cumberland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Handwritten in ink on rag paper
- Dimensions: 27.5 cm x 20.0 cm
- Local Code: 2010.0158
- Collection: Town of Cumberland Archives
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Poor persons--Maine--Cumberland
- Cumberland (Me.). Overseers of the Poor
- Welfare recipients--Maine--Cumberland
People
- Eaton, Obadiah
- Ellis, Nathaniel R.
- Greely, Stephen
- Hamilton, Lemuel
- Knight, Dorcas
- Lowell, Lucy
- Lowell, Mary
- Noyes, William
- Prince, James
- Royal, Betsy
- Stubbs, Mary
- Stubbs, Rebeckah
- Sweetser, Hannah
- Sweetser, Polly
- Turner, David
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