‘Black’, ‘Mulatto’, ‘Indian’ and Foreign-Born Admissions to the Boston Almshouse

Admissions to the Boston Almshouse

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7 Lascars

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: East Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 10/15/1799

Overseer: Edward Proctor
How Left: 3 Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: 2 months

Adams, Richard

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Black Man
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 10/8/1795

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 35
Notes:

Adams, Scipio

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Boston
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 2/3/1800

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Anderson, James

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: African
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 11/29/1795

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Badcock, Nancy

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin:
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 10/22/1796

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Bager, Dublin

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Negro
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 7/25/1796

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Bager, Dublin (child)

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Negro
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 7/25/1796

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Bound Out
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Bager, Rose (child)

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Negro
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 7/25/1796

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Bound Out
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Baker, Quarco

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Boston
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 3/30/1799

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: Aged 36

Battes, John

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 10/8/1800

Overseer: Edward Edes
How Left: Ran Away
When Left:
Days in State: 45
Notes:

Battle, Dinah

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/3/1796

Overseer: William Smith
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Bess, Rose

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Boston
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 11/4/1800

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: Aged 60

Black Man

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: China
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/3/1796

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Blake, Rosenna

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Hingham
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 7/4/1798

Overseer:
How Left:
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Boylston, Jenny

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Boston
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 6/17/1797

Overseer: William Smith
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Brackett, Arthur

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Africa
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 4/27/1798

Overseer: Thomas Perkins
How Left: Died 5/16/1798
When Left:
Days in State: 9125
Notes:

Breedy, Cordis

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 8/7/1797

Overseer: William Smith
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: A child born of Ester Cordis, negro

Brown, Sarah

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Black Woman
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 1/14/1797

Overseer: William Phillips, Jr.
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Case, Katherine

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Rhode Island
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 8/5/1800

Overseer: Shearja Bourne
How Left: Ran Away
When Left:
Days in State: 1460
Notes:

Child of Abigail Farris

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin:
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 8/27/1799

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Child of Dinah Battle

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/3/1796

Overseer: William Smith
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Child of Peggy Gould

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Negro
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 9/24/1795

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Church, John

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Boston
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 8/22/1799

Overseer: Oliver Brewster
How Left: Died 12/18/1797
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Conant, Floria

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Africa
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/4/1799

Overseer: John Sweetzer
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 13505
Notes:

Condon, Jenny

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Rhode Island
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 7/8/1799

Overseer: John Vinall
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 4015
Notes:

Cook, Sophia

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Boston
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 11/22/1799

Overseer: William Smith
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Davis, Liffe

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Lancaster
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 4/22/1797

Overseer: Henry Hill
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Diana (child)

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Roxbury
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 12/14/1800

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: Child of Diana White

Dodge, Patience (child)

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Lunenberg
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 12/22/1800

Overseer: Henry Hill
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Farris, Abigail

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin:
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 8/27/1799

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Forbes, Cyrus

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Boston
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 11/1/1798

Overseer: Thomas Perkins
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Fortune

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Isle France
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/2/1797

Overseer: Thomas Perkins
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 30
Notes: Negro man

Foster, Jack (child)

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Black Child
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 2/16/1795

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Died 2/22/1797
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Frazier, Qunenc

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Negro
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 8/25/1795

Overseer: William Smith
How Left: Ran Away
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: Alias Quomino

Frederick, William

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 1/30/1798

Overseer: William Smith
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 60
Notes:

Gardner, Ceaser

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Negro
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 9/23/1795

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 21
Notes:

Gould, Peggy

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Negro
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 9/24/1795

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left:
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Gray, Ceaser

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Negro
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 11/17/1800

Overseer: Henry Hill
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 77
Notes:

Greely, Charlote (child)

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin:
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 8/19/1795

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 14
Notes:

Green, Cato

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Africa
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 11/2/1798

Overseer: Henry Hill
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 12775
Notes:

Harper, Lucy

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 2/4/1799

Overseer: Whole Board
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Hartwell, George

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Black Man
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 11/28/1796

Overseer: Arnold Welles
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Henson, Jack

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Denmark
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/28/1797

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 3650
Notes:

Holly, George

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Africa
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 8/10/1797

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Hows, Sukey

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Portsmouth
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 11/30/1800

Overseer: Henry Hill
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 60
Notes:

Hutchenson, Julia

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Africa
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 11/28/1797

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 9490
Notes: Came from Rhode Island 26 years ago

Joe

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 1/4/1796

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: Black man

Johnson, Collin

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Africa
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/3/1796

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 2
Notes: Died 2 days after coming from Canada

Johnson, Samuel

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: New York
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 11/7/1796

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Lenoard, Pero

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Negro
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/1/1795

Overseer: John Sweetzer
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Magdelene

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Hispaniola
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 10/28/1796

Overseer: Edward Proctor
How Left: Ran Away
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Matthews, Nancy

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Rhode Island
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 1/24/1800

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 3650
Notes:

McKenzie, Thomas

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Black Boy
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 4/30/1796

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Bound Out
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Minot, Alexander

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Black Man
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 8/14/1795

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 7
Notes:

Murry, John

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin:
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 3/22/1797

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Neward, Dinah

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Rhode Island
Admitted by:
Date Bound: 6/30/1800

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 730
Notes: Alias Howard

Newell, Cato

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Africa
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 4/23/1798

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 14600
Notes:

Newell, Cato, Jr.

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Africa
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 11/4/1798

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 5840
Notes:

Olive (black woman)

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Africa
Admitted by:
Date Bound: 4/3/1797

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 9125
Notes:

Ormond, Hannah

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Africa
Admitted by:
Date Bound: 5/18/1799

Overseer: Henry Hill
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 1825
Notes:

Paine, Bella

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Black Woman
Admitted by:
Date Bound: 5/14/1796

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Peggy (a negro)

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Boston
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 2/15/1798

Overseer: Arnold Welles
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: With child by Jack Dinnis

Peires, John

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 5/2/1798

Overseer: Arnold Welles
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 1825
Notes:

Peirrier, Lewis

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Isle France
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/2/1797

Overseer: Thomas Perkins
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 30
Notes:

Polydor (black man)

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Negro
Admitted by:
Date Bound: 1/19/1796

Overseer: William Smith
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Posey, Edmond (child)

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Black Child
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 5/20/1796

Overseer: Henry Hill
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Potter, David

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Virginia
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 8/21/1800

Overseer: Shearja Bourne
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 5840
Notes:

Reed, Katy

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: South Carolina
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 11/13/1795

Overseer: William Smith
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Roderigee, Frederick

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Portugal
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/5/1797

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 60
Notes:

Sambo, French

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 6/30/1800

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 1095
Notes:

Scott, Sam

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: New York
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 3/7/1797

Overseer: Thomas Perkins
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 90
Notes:

Sharp, Roseanna

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Rhode Island
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 6/1/1798

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 1825
Notes:

Shimmin, Hannah

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Negro woman
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 9/19/1795

Overseer: Edward Edes
How Left: Ran Away
When Left:
Days in State: 5840
Notes:

Smith, Charles (child)

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: New York
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 7/26/1797

Overseer: Whole Board
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: A child with Phebe

Smith, James (child)

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: New York
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 7/26/1797

Overseer: Thomas Perkins
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 1825
Notes:

Smith, Lewis

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: New York
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 9/21/1796

Overseer: Henry Hill
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Smith, Mary (child)

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: New York
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 9/21/1796

Overseer: Henry Hill
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Smith, Phebe

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: New York
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 5/15/1797

Overseer: Whole Board
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 1825
Notes:

Smith, Rebecca

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: New York
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 8/21/1796

Overseer: Henry Hill
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Thomas, Joseph (child)

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin:
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 2/27/1799

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: Of Mary Thomas, negro

Thomas, Mary

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 2/18/1799

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 1095
Notes:

Tom (a black man)

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin:
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 3/21/1798

Overseer: Jonathan Austin
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: An old negro

Vose, Sylvia

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Milton
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 10/3/1800

Overseer: Shearja Bourne
How Left: Ran Away
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Wait, Polly

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin:
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/13/1796

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Ran Away with child
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Wait, William (child)

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin:
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/13/1796

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Ran Away with mother
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: Child of Polly Wait

Weeks, Lewis

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: South Carolina
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/17/1795

Overseer: Oliver Brewster
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 3285
Notes: Born of Katy Reed

Wendell, Nuton (child)

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin:
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 11/4/1795

Overseer: Arnold Welles
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 168
Notes:

Wendell, Polly

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin:
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 11/4/1795

Overseer: Arnold Welles
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 175
Notes:

West, Hannah

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: New York
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 7/2/1798

Overseer: John Vinall
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 1825
Notes:

White, Betsey

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 7/24/1799

Overseer: John Vinall
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 1643
Notes:

White, Boston

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Africa
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/2/1797

Overseer: William Smith
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 3650
Notes:

White, Diana

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Roxbury
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 12/14/1800

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

White, Polly

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Malden
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 8/5/1800

Overseer: Shearja Bourne
How Left: Ran Away
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

White, William

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: London
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 7/12/1798

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State: 1825
Notes:

Wife of Adam Williams

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 4/22/1797

Overseer: Henry Hill
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes:

Wife of Dublin Bager

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: Negro
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 7/25/1796

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: 2 children

Williams, Adam

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 4/22/1797

Overseer: Henry Hill
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: He cannot tell how long spent in state

Williams, Mary

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin: West Indies
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 1/5/1799

Overseer: Redford Webster
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 8030
Notes:

Williams, Prince

Race: B
Gender: M
Origin: Africa
Admitted by: State
Date Bound: 12/12/1800

Overseer: John Sweetzer
How Left: Discharged
When Left:
Days in State: 6205
Notes: Not allowed

Winslow, Magant

Race: B
Gender: F
Origin:
Admitted by: Town
Date Bound: 11/30/1796

Overseer: Stephan Gorham
How Left: Died
When Left:
Days in State:
Notes: Black woman