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By Finding aid written by Kimberly Reynolds
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains 1,212 indentures that document the Overseers of the Poor of the City of Boston efforts to manage the children of the poor by placing them in house-holds where these children would have food, clothing, and shelter and receive a basic education in exchange for their labor. While the majority of the children were bound out to do housework, including knitting and sewing and farmwork, the indentures also document the kinds of trades that were open to young males in the 18th century such as weaver, shoemaker, and blacksmith. In addition, the towns and families into which the children were put into service as well as the attitudes of child rearing and literacy are also documented. Finally, the indentures serve as a record of the influence of Puritan values on social welfare in Boston.
Collection Historical Note
From 1630-1692, Boston’s poor were the responsibility of the Town Selectmen who believed that the welfare of the individual should come second to the religious and secular needs of the community and conversely, that the community had a responsibility to the welfare of the individual. Thus, poverty was viewed in both financial and moral terms, and the only way to remedy it was through a well-regulated family. Consequently, the children of parents who needed poor relief or who were not being raised according to religious and social standards were removed from the home and bound out to a master who would provide daily maintenance and basic education in exchange for labor. The Boston Overseers of the Poor was established in 1692 by an act that called for children who had no visible means of support to be placed in either a home or in some kind of employment that would benefit both them and the public. In addition, this act stipulated that the female child should be bound out until she was eighteen, or time of marriage, and the male until he was 21. In 1720, it became the responsibility of the master to teach their male apprentices how to read and write and later arithmetic, and their female apprentices how to read. Eventually females were taught arithmetic and how to write. By 1735, there were twelve Overseers in Boston, one for each ward whose responsibility it was to remove children from families that were poor or where parents were considered unsuited to raising children or from the Almshouse, and to bind them out to appropriate masters. There were about 1,100 children bound out by the Overseers between 1734 and 1805.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
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Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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Attribution
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Acquisition Source:
City of Boston
Acquisition Method:
Transfer
Related Materials:
MS x Ch. A. 2.36 Memorandum to the General Court by Daniel Gookin concerning Indian children who were put into service to the English. The names and ages of the children, the names of their relations, the places where they belonged, and the names of the persons with whom they were placed are included. Dated 10 August 1675.
Processing Information:
Finding aid written by Kimberly Reynolds, August 2014.
Other Note:
Former BPL call number MS Bos. W2. Conservation generously underwritten by the Associates of the Boston Public Library and the Yale Class of 1955 in honor of David McCullough.
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- Folder 915: Servant: Levett, Elizabeth. Master: Burbank, Timothy. Town of Master: West Springfield, 29 February 1788


- Item 915a: Selectmen of the town of West Springfield. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Timothy Burbank, 10 March 1788

- Folder 916: Servant: Greenough, Thomas. Master: Lee, Joseph. Town of Master: Royalton, 16 September 1788


- Folder 917: Servant: Drew, Catharine. Master: Nicholson, Samuel. Town of Master: Charlestown, 18 March 1788


- Item 917a: Selectmen of the town of Charlestown. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Samuel Nicholson, 18 March 1788

- Folder 918: Servant: Legalley, Richard. Master: Boeman, Abraham. Town of Master: Portland, 26 July 1788


- Folder 919: Servant: Hurley, Abigail. Master: Bent, Joseph. Town of Master: Milton, 20 March 1788


- Folder 920: Servant: Gardener, James. Master: Langdon, John. Town of Master: Pownalborough, 14 July 1788


- Folder 921: Servant: Cuninham, Lucy. Master: Cutler [Cutter], Samuel. Town of Master: North Yarmouth, 2 October 1788


- Folder 922: Servant: Cromwell/Farris, Ann/Patience. Master: Batchelder, Josiah. Town of Master: Chelsea, 19 August 1788


- Folder 923: Servant: Eddy, Bezaleel. Master: Hopkins, Thomas. Town of Master: Portland, 24 July 1788


- Folder 924: Servant: Downe, Rebecca. Master: Langdon, John. Town of Master: Pownalborough, 23 June 1788


- Folder 925: Servant: Taunt, James. Master: Bacon, Elijah. Town of Master: Bedford, 6 February 1788


- Folder 926: Servant: Drew, Catharine. Master: Nicholson, Samuel. Town of Master: Charlestown, 18 March 1788


- Folder 927: Servant: Gosling, Samuel. Master: Tedder, Valentine. Town of Master: Marblehead, 19 June 1788


- Item 927a: Selectmen of the town of Marblehead. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Valentine Tedder, 18 June 1788

- Folder 928: Servant: Eddy, Sibble. Master: Hopkins, Thomas. Town of Master: Portland, 24 July 1788


- Folder 929: Servant: Clough, Abigail [Abigal]. Master: Skinner, Henry. Town of Master: Woolrich, 2 July 1788


- Item 929a: Selectmen of the town of Woolrich. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Henry Skinner, 15 July 1788

- Folder 930: Servant: Drew, Charles. Master: Padleford [Padelford], Seth. Town of Master: Taunton, 3 July 1788


- Item 930a: Selectmen of the town of Taunton. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Seth Padelford, 26 June 1788

- Folder 931: Servant: Randol, George. Master: Langdon, John. Town of Master: Pownalborough [Pownalboro], 23 June 1788


- Item 931a: Selectmen of the town of Pownalborough. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Langdon, 2 July 1788

- Folder 932: Servant: Taunt, James. Master: Bacon, Elijah. Town of Master: Bedford, 6 February 1788


- Item 932a: Selectmen of the town of Bedford. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Elijah Bacon, 4 February 1788

- Item 932b: Bacon, Oliver. A.L.S. to the Selectmen of the Boston; [Bedford?], n.d.

- Requests that James Taunt be bound over to Elijah Bacon.
- Folder 933: Servant: Ethredge, Ann. Master: Coffin [Coffen], William. Town of Master: Gloucester, 29 October 1788


- Item 933a: Selectmen of the town of Gloucester. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William Coffin, 3 November 1788

- Folder 934: Servant: Peirce, Abigal. Master: Polascosky, John. Town of Master: Pownalborough, 8 August 1789


- Item 934a: Selectmen of the town of Pownalborough. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Polascosky, 20 May 1789

- Folder 935: Servant: Legalley, William. Master: Ives, Thomas. Town of Master: Great Barrington, 29 January 1789


- Item 935a: Selectmen of the town of Great Barrington. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Thomes Ires, 9 March 1789

- Item 935b: Partridge, Sam. A,L.S. to Rev. Parker [n.p.], 18 June 1789

- Asks about the age of William Gally. 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 936: Servant: Crane, Mary. Master: Baker, Thomas. Town of Master: Great Barrington, 10 February 1789


- Item 936a: Selectmen of the town of Great Barrington. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Thomas Baker, 7 March 1789

- Folder 937: Servant: Taunt, James. Master: Bacon, John. Town of Master: Billerica, 1 April 1789


- Item 937a: Selectmen of the town of Billerica. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Bacon, 3 March 1789

- Folder 938: Servant: de St. Pree, Charles. Master: Allen, Ezekial [Ezekiel]. Town of Master: Manchester, 11 April 1789


- Item 938a: Selectmen of the town Manchester. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Ezekiel Allen, 4 April 1789

- Folder 939: Servant: Willit, John. Master: Munson, Samuel Dickerman. Town of Master: Truro, 13 March 1789


- Folder 940: Servant: Wakefeild, Matthew. Master: Fowler, Samuel. Town of Master: Westfield, 4 June 1789


- Folder 941: Servant: Ethridg, Thomas. Master: Butts, Samuel. Town of Master: Portland, 7 October 1789


- Item 941a: Fragment

- I have his note for 1 dollar for [the] Indenture.
- Folder 942: Servant: Willit, John. Master: Munson, Samuel Dickerman. Town of Master: Truro, 13 March 1789


- Folder 943: Servant: Ethridg, Thomas. Master: Butts, Samuel. Town of Master: Portland, 7 October 1789


- Folder 944: Servant: Burkhart, John. Master: Tedder, Valentine. Town of Master: Marblehead, 17 September 1789


- Item 944a: Selectmen of the town of Marblehead. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for vaneltine Tedder, 18 september 1789

- Folder 945: Servant: White, James. Master: Bussey, Benjamin. Town of Master: Dedham, 8 January 1789


- Item 945a: Selectmen of the town of Dedham. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Benjamin Bussey, 5 January 1789

- Folder 946: Servant: Negars, Rhode. Master: Joy, Samuel. Town of Master: Goldsborough, 16 October 1789


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 946a: Selectmen of the twon of Goldsborough. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Samuel Joy, 16 September 1789

- Folder 947: Servant: Richards, John. Master: Sprague, John. Town of Master: Worcester, 14 November 1789


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 948: Servant: Galley [Legalley], Jane. Master: Smith, Thomas. Town of Master: Hardwick, 10 July 1789


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 948a: Selectmen of the town of Hardwick. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Thomas Smith, 29 July 1789

- Folder 949: Servant: Godard, Mary. Master: Williams, Abraham. Town of Master: Sandwich, 16 July 1789


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 949a: Selectmen of the town of Sandwich. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Abraham Williams, 13 July 1789

- Folder 950: Servant: Godard, Mary. Master: Williams, Abraham. Town of Master: Sandwich, 16 July 1789


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 951: Servant: Matthews, James. Master: Heard [Hurd], Edmund. Town of Master: Lancaster, 4 August 1790


- 2 s. (4 p.)
- Item 951a: Selectmen of the town of Lancaster. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Edmund Heard, 30 July 1790

- Folder 952: Servant: Gally [Legalley], Sarah. Master: Hall, Moses. Town of Master: Charlestown, August 1790


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 952a: Selectmen of the town of Charlestown. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Moses Hall, 31 July 1790

- Folder 953: Servant: Henly, Mary. Master: Gibbs, Caleb. Town of Master: Berry, 14 August 1790


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 953: Selectmen of the town of Berry. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Caleb Gibbs, 10 August 1790

- Folder 954: Servant: Dunker, Sarah. Master: Rawson, Jonathan [Jonathon]. Town of Master: Braintree, 17 June 1789


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Folder 955: Servant: Dunn, William. Master: Bemis, Jonathan. Town of Master: Watertown, 6 September 1790


- 2 s. (4 p.)
- Item 955a: Selectmen of the town of Watertown. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Jonathan Bemis, 4 September 1790

- Folder 956: Servant: Dunn, William. Master: Bemis, Jonathan. Town of Master: Watertown, 6 September 1790


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 957: Servant: Ingalls, Stephen. Master: Lewis, David. Town of Master: Boston, 3 March 1790


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 958: Servant: Nuttige, Mary. Master: Ripley, Hezekiah. Town of Master: Kingston, 10 August 1790


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 958a: Selectmen of the town of Kingston. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Hezekiah Ripley, 19 August 1790

- Folder 959: Servant: Jolly, Charles. Master: Danby, Alexander. Town of Master: Mansfield, 10 May 1790


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 959a: Selectmen of the town of Mansfield. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Alexander Danby, 23 March 1790

- Folder 960: Servant: Gray, Jeremiah. Master: Rawson, Jonathan. Town of Master: Braintree, 14 July 1790


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 961: Servant: Forssey, William. Master: Sargeant, Samuel. Town of Master: Leicester, 21 December 1790


- 2 s. (4 p.)
- Folder 962: Servant: Ingersol, Nathenal. Master: Cox, Artemas. Town of Master: Brunswick, 11 November 1790


- 1 s. (1 p.)
- Folder 963: Servant: Ingersol, Nathenal. Master: Cox, Artemas. Town of Master: Brunswick, 11 November 1790


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 964: Servant: Trainhorne, Ann. Master: Stevens, William W. Town of Master: Charlestown, 2 November 1790


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 964a: Selectmen of the townof Charlestown. A.D.S. to the [Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston]: Endorsement Certificate for William W. Stephens, 1 November 1790

- Folder 965: Servant: Trainhorne [Trainhorn], Ann. Master: Stevens, William W. Town of Master: Charlestown, 2 November 1790


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 966: Servant: Gally [Legalley], Sarah. Master: Hall, Moses. Town of Master: Charlestown, August 1790


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 967: Servant: Materson, Hebron. Master: Hunnewell, Richard. Town of Master: Penobscot, 15 January 1790


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 968: Servant: Cromwell, Ann. Master: Hun[n]ewell, Richard. Town of Master: Penobscot, 12 January 1790


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 968a: Selectmen of the town of Penobscot. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Richard Hunewell, 12 February 1790

- Folder 969: Servant: Willet, John. Master: Trowbridge, John. Town of Master: Waldoborough, 15 April 1790


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 960a: Selectmen of the town of Waldoborough. A.D.S. to the [Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston]: Endorsement Certificate for John Trowbridge, 17 March 1790

- Folder 970: Servant: Jolly, Charles. Master: Danby, Alexander. Town of Master: Mansfield, 10 May 1790


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 970a: Selectmen of the town of Mansfield. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Alexander Danby, 10 May 1790

- Folder 971: Servant: Waterman, Suckey. Master: Beale, Benjamin. Town of Master: Dorchester, 2 February 1790


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 971a: Selectmen of the town of Dorchester. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Benjamin Beale, 4 February 1790

- Folder 972: Servant: Spooner [Spoonner], Johannah. Master: Larned, Simon. Town of Master: Pittsfield, 15 February 1790


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Folder 973: Servant: Russell, Sally Cade. Master: Blunt, David. Town of Master: Andover, 25 October 1791


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 974: Servant: Peirce, Betsy. Master: Belcher, David. Town of Master: Chelsea, 10 September 1791


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 975: Servant: Jolly, George. Master: Alden, Ebenezer. Town of Master: Braintree, 28 May 1791


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 976: Servant: Voice, Katharine. Master: Tukesbury [Tuksbury], James. Town of Master: Chelsea, 10 September 1791


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 796a: Selectmen of the town of Chelsea. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for James Tukesbury, 7 Septmenber 1791

- Folder 977: Servant: Burkhart, Elizabeth. Master: Chase, William. Town of Master: Freeport, 22 July 1791


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 977a: Selectmen of the town of Freeport. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William Chase, 30 June 1790

- Folder 978: Servant: Man, Sarah. Master: Whittemore, Jeremiah. Town of Master: Spencer, 7 April 1791


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 978a: Selectmen of the town of Spencer. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Jeremiah Whittemare, 21 March 1791

- Folder 979: Servant: Pool, Mary. Master: Gee, Ebenezer. Town of Master: Westhampton, 14 February 1791


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 979a: Selectmen of the town of Westhampton. A.D.S. to the A.D.S. to the Overseers of the alms house Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Ebenezer Gee, 7 February 1791

- Folder 980: Servant: Cox, Eleanor. Master: Bayles [Baylies], Hadijah. Town of Master: Brighton, 4 February 1791


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 980a: Selectmen of the town of Brighton. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Hadijah Bayles, 7 February 1791

- Folder 981: Servant: Cox, Eleanor. Master: Bayles [Baylies], Hadijah. Town of Master: Brighton, 4 February 1791


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 982: Servant: Carr, Robert. Master: Stone, John. Town of Master: Concord, 6 January 1791


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 983: Servant: Etheridge, Mary. Master: Davies, Jonathan. Town of Master: Roxbury, 15 December 1791


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 984: Servant: Hinds, Thomas. Master: Blunt, David. Town of Master: Andover, 25 October 1791


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 985: Servant: Brown, John. Master: Banister, Barzillai. Town of Master: Goshen, 4 January 1791


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 985a: Selectmen of the town of Goshen. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Barzillai Banister, 23 December 1790

- Folder 986: Servant: Carr, Robert. Master: Stone, John. Town of Master: Concord, 6 January 1791


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 986a: Selectmen of the town of Concord. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Stone, 4 February 1791

- Folder 987: Servant: Murphey, Ann. Master: Blaney, William. Town of Master: Roxbury, 1791

- Folder 988: Servant: Mahew, Henry Eaton. Master: Rowe, John Jr. Town of Master: Sunderland, 1791

- Folder 989: Servant: Tukesbury, Hannah. Master: Sever, William. Town of Master: Kingston, 29 November 1791


- 2 s. (4 p.)
- Item 989a: Selectmen of the town of Kingston. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William Server, 1 December 1791

- Folder 990: Servant: Rea, Nancy. Master: Bridge, John. Town of Master: Pownalborough, 17 October 1791


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 990a: Selectmen of the town of Pownalborough. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Bridge, 12 November 1789

- Folder 991: Servant: Rea, Nancy. Master: Bridge, John. Town of Master: Pownalborough, 17 October 1791


- 2 s. (4 p.)
- Item 991a: Selectmen of the town of Pownalborough. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Bridge, 10 April 1792

- Folder 992: Servant: Loring, Sarah. Master: Tyler, David. Town of Master: Boston, 13 March 1792


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 992a: Selectmen of the town of Boston. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for David Tyler, 2 February 1792

- Folder 993: Servant: Farrier, Elizabeth. Master: Bourne, Shearjushub. Town of Master: Barnstable, 18 August 1792


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 994: Servant: Trainhorne [Trainhorn], Ann. Master: Martin, William. Town of Master: North Yarmouth, 16 June 1792


- 2 s. (4 p.)
- Item 994a: Fragment., n.d.

- States that the apprentice must be taught a trade at 14 years old.
- Folder 995: Servant: Brown, James. Master: Stephenson, John Jr. Town of Master: Chesterfield, 17 February 1792


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 995a: Selectmen of the town of Chesterfield. A.D.S. to the [Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston]: Endorsement Certificate for John Stephenson, 4 Februray 1792

- Folder 996: Servant: Dawson, Roseanah. Master: May, John. Town of Master: Portland, 28 November 1792


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 996a: Selectmen of the town of Portland. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John May, 10 January 1792

- Folder 997: Servant: Ford, Esther. Master: Hinckley [Hinkley], Samuel. Town of Master: Brookfield, 12 April 1792


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Folder 998: Servant: Foster, Susanna. Master: Longley, George. Town of Master: Boston, 17 March 1792


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 999: Servant: Whitmore, Joseph. Master: Avery, James. Town of Master: Machias, 2 August 1792


- 1 s. (2 p.)
- Folder 1000: Servant: Stephens, William. Master: Baldwin, Samuel. Town of Master: Windsor, 31 January 1792


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 1000a: Selectmen of the town of Windsor. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for, 23 January 1792

- Folder 1001: Servant: Farrier, Ann. Master: Barrett [Barret], John. Town of Master: Northfield, 23 February 1792


- 2 s. (3 p.)
- Item 1001a: Selectmen of the town of Northfield. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Barrett, 17 February 1792

- Folder 1002: Servant: Whitemore, Samuel. Master: LeBaron, Lazarus. Town of Master: Sutton, 14 February 1792


- Item 1002a: Selectmen of the town of Sutton. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Lazarus LeBaron, 6 January 1792

- Folder 1003: Servant: Whitmore, Joseph. Master: Avery, James. Town of Master: Machias, 2 August 1792


- Item 1003a: Selectmen of the town of Machias. A.D.S. to the [Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston]: Endorsement Certificate for James Avery, 23 May 1792

- Folder 1004: Servant: Gorden, Mary. Master: Howard, Daniel. Town of Master: Bridgewater, 20 June 1792


- Item 1004a: Selectmen of the town of Bridgewater. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Daniel Howard, 18 June 1792

- Folder 1005: Servant: Ethridge, William. Master: Kittridge, William. Town of Master: Conway, 7 June 1792


- Item 1005: Selectmen of the town of Conway. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William Kittridge, 27 November 1792

- Folder 1006: Servant: Hunnewell, Peter. Master: Webb, Adren. Town of Master: Worcester, 2 May 1792


- Item 1006a: Selectmen of the town of Worcester. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Adren Webb, 22 May 1782

- Folder 1007: Servant: Delay, Mary. Master: Carpenter, Thomas II. Town of Master: Rehoboth, 13 June 1792


- Item 1007a: Selectmen of the twon of Rehoboth. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Thomas Carpenter, II, 10 June 1792

- Folder 1008: Servant: McKinzey, Sarah. Master: Hopkins, Thomas. Town of Master: Portland, 16 May 1792


- Folder 1009: Servant: Woodman, Henry. Master: Hinckley, Samuel. Town of Master: Brookfield, 20 April 1792


- Folder 1010: Servant: Franks, John. Master: Titterton, Gabriel. Town of Master: Roxbury, 22 May 1792


- Item 1010a: Selectmen of the town of Roxbury. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Gabriel Titterton, 9 May 1792

- Folder 1011: Servant: Dulash, Nicholas. Master: Hopkins, Thomas. Town of Master: Portland, 16 May 1792


- Folder 1012: Servant: Battist, John. Master: Blackman, Adam. Town of Master: Stoughton, 4 April 1792


- Item 1012a: Selectmen of the town of Stoughton. A.D.S. to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Adam Blackman, 2 April 1792

- Folder 1013: Servant: Corbet, John. Master: Morse, Ozias. Town of Master: Boston, 3 October 1792


- Folder 1014: Servant: Farmer, Thomas. Master: Jones, Joshua. Town of Master: Concord, 15 October 1792


- Item 1014a: Selectmen of the town of Concord. A.D.S. to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Joshua Jones, 26 July 1772

- Folder 1015: Selectmen of Boston. A.L.S. to Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Boston; Boston, 15 February 1786

- Informing Overseers that Polly Kelty of the District of Berlin must be returned to Boston to be provided for. 1 s. (2 p.)
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