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Category Archives: Overseers of the Poor

OVER 042 Regular Meeting Oct 12 1807

April 14, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

Regular Meeting October 12, 1807At a Regular meeting of the Justices & Overseers of Poor held at Esqr. Emott’s office the 12th OctoberPresentTunis Tappen, William EmottPeter R Maison, Thomas NelsonThomas Dubois […]

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OVER 041 Examination of Gurdon Miller. respecting Jin, a black woman -September 7, 1807

April 14, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

Examination of Gurdon Miller respecting Jin, a Black Woman Dutchess County fs. The examination of Gerdon MIller  respecting Gin a free black woman, taken upon oath before us the 7th […]

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OVER 018 Regular Meeting – June 2nd 1807

April 14, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

Regular Meeting June 2nd 1807 At a regular meeting of the Justices and overseers of the poor of the town of Poughkeepsie the 2nd June __ Present Tunis Tappen William […]

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OVER 017 Examination of Mary Cary/Green – May 19, 1807

April 14, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

Examination of Mary Cary – May 1[9?]th 1807 The Examination of Mary Cary ^alias Green taken upon Oath before us the Seventeenth day of May 1807. Says that she is […]

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OVER 003 Examination of Thomas Casey – Febraury 2, 1807

April 14, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

Regular Meeting February 2, 1807 At a regular meeting of the Justices and overseers of the poor of the town of Poughkeepsie at the office of William Emott Esqr the […]

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Legal Residence, Manuscript Records, Overseers of the Poor

OVER 062 Examination of Christopher Fletcher – March 4, 1808

April 14, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

|Order| Examination of Christopher Fletcher Mrch 4 Dutchess County fs.The Examination of Christopher Fletcher taken upon oath the 4 March 1808. Says he is an inhabitant of Swedish Pomerania, and […]

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OVER 001: Examination of Benjamin Furman – January 23, 1807

April 14, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

Dutchess County fs. The Examination of Benjamin Furman taken upon oath before us the 23 Jany. says he twenty nine years of age, and was born free, that his grandmother was a white […]

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