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Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

 

The Cumberland Overseers of the Poor was a board created under the authority of Maine’s so-called pauper laws of 1821, with oversight to govern the treatment of the town’s poor and indigent citizens. The Town of Cumberland Overseers of the Poor Archive contains more than 1,200 documents dated from 1821 to 1915. The Cumberland authorities created over 900 of the documents, with the rest authored by Overseers of the Poor of other Maine municipalities, including Brunswick, Chebeague Island, Falmouth, Freeport, Harpswell, Hiram, North Yarmouth, and Portland. The collection includes bills, indentures, inventories of personal belongings, notifications from one municipality to another concerning paupers, pauper lists, proposals, receipts, reports, requests for funds, and statements.

Prince Memorial Library is in the process of archiving and digitizing these documents to make them more easily accessible to the public. Anyone interested in viewing or researching the original documents is encouraged to contact the library.

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  • A. H. Burbank Bill for Medical Services to Almira Anderson, May 1863 by Cumberland (Me.)

    A. H. Burbank Bill for Medical Services to Almira Anderson, May 1863

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • A. H. Burbank Bill for Medical Services to Lemuel Hamilton, December 1863 by Cumberland (Me.)

    A. H. Burbank Bill for Medical Services to Lemuel Hamilton, December 1863

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Ammi Stores Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, December 2, 1854 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Ammi Stores Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, December 2, 1854

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • A. Sweetser Bill for Services to the Town of Cumberland, March 1856 by Cumberland (Me.)

    A. Sweetser Bill for Services to the Town of Cumberland, March 1856

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Bath Overseers Letter Regarding Bill for Woodman Corker, April 18, 1862 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Bath Overseers Letter Regarding Bill for Woodman Corker, April 18, 1862

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Bill and Settlement for Supplies for the Town Farm, May 27, 1844 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Bill and Settlement for Supplies for the Town Farm, May 27, 1844

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, December 26, 1851 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, December 26, 1851

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, January 21, 1851 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, January 21, 1851

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, January 27, 1859 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, January 27, 1859

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, July 18, 1851 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, July 18, 1851

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, March 18, 1853 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, March 18, 1853

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, March 26, 1852 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, March 26, 1852

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, November 18, 1851 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Charles Poland Bill for Supplies for Town Poor, November 18, 1851

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Cumberland Overseers of the Poor: Documents 1821-1915 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Cumberland Overseers of the Poor: Documents 1821-1915

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Cumberland Pauper Book, 1853-1910 by Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

    Cumberland Pauper Book, 1853-1910

    Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

  • Cumberland Pauper Book, 1853-1910, Transcribed by Cumberland (Me.)

    Cumberland Pauper Book, 1853-1910, Transcribed

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • David Sturdivant Bill for Supplies for the Town Poor, December 30, 1854 by Cumberland (Me.)

    David Sturdivant Bill for Supplies for the Town Poor, December 30, 1854

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Ebenezer Hill Bill for Supplies for the Family of Miss Kenedy by Cumberland (Me.)

    Ebenezer Hill Bill for Supplies for the Family of Miss Kenedy

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Elias Mountfort Bill for Supplies for Town Farm, March 1849 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Elias Mountfort Bill for Supplies for Town Farm, March 1849

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Enos Blanchard Bill for Cleansing Smallpox, June 1848 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Enos Blanchard Bill for Cleansing Smallpox, June 1848

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Examination and Accusation of Abigail Johnson Against Jonathan Barbour, January 23, 1845 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Examination and Accusation of Abigail Johnson Against Jonathan Barbour, January 23, 1845

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Expenses Paid by Cumberland Overseers of the Poor, April 3, 1853 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Expenses Paid by Cumberland Overseers of the Poor, April 3, 1853

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Expenses Paid to William Buxton by Cumberland Overseers of the Poor, March 3, 1828 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Expenses Paid to William Buxton by Cumberland Overseers of the Poor, March 3, 1828

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • George Lewis Bill for Burial of Hugh Sawyer, August 26, 1856 by Cumberland (Me.)

    George Lewis Bill for Burial of Hugh Sawyer, August 26, 1856

    Cumberland (Me.)

  • Harpswell Bill for Supplies Furnished to Jesse Easters, April 9, 1851 by Cumberland (Me.)

    Harpswell Bill for Supplies Furnished to Jesse Easters, April 9, 1851

    Cumberland (Me.)

 
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