Ledger of Town Accounts, 1791-1860
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This early ledger book documents the Town of Harrison’s early commitment to those in their community who were unable to care for themselves. It records the expenditures of the Overseers of the Poor over a 69-year period, and shows the community subsidizing its neediest citizens. The expenditures cover various kinds of temporary support, as well as the expenses of funerals. Our modern welfare system grew out of these early public acts of charity.