Overseers of the Poor contract to take care of a poor girl, Harriet Smith

Identifier:
18370  
Object ID:
008.10.1
Catalog:
Archives
Title:
Overseers of the Poor contract to take care of a poor girl, Harriet Smith
Subject:
Other, Poverty
Other, Overseer of the Poor
Description:
Feb 4, 1846 Jeremiah Higgins and Samuel Richards, overseers of the poor in Eden do bind Harriet Smith , a minor, to Amos Clements as a servant until she is 18
Clements agrees to keep and support Harriet, teach her to read and write, furnish her with suitable food and clothing in sickness and in health and furnish a physician if necessary
Harriet is the daughter of Esther Smith
Date:
1846
Collection:
Harriet Smith

Citation

“Overseers of the Poor contract to take care of a poor girl, Harriet Smith,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed November 21, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/18004.Item 18370

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