COLLECTION NAME:
Almshouse Ledger Collection
mediaCollectionId
NYCMA~2~2
Almshouse Ledger Collection
Collection
true
Identifier:
nynyma_0008_160
identifier
nynyma_0008_160
Identifier
false
Title:
Admissions, Discharges and Death Ledger
title
Admissions, Discharges and Death Ledger
Title
false
Creator:
Human Resources Administration
creator
Human Resources Administration
Creator
false
Subject:
Almshouse of the City of New York
subject
Almshouse of the City of New York
Subject
false
Subject:
Hospital records
subject
Hospital records
Subject
false
Description:
The columns in this volume are labeled as follows: Admitted, Name, Age, Where From Born, Complaints, Discharge, Died and Remarks. Complaints include pregnancy, found in street and being lame. Under remarks, many reasons are noted, including "eloped," "sent to asylum" and "on trial." Contained in this ledger are notations as to whether a patient was black. Sometimes these people had only a first name, indicating they were a slave. In some instances, the slave owner is also named. Arrangement is chronological and alphabetical.
description
The columns in this volume are labeled as follows: Admitted, Name, Age, Where From Born, Complaints, Discharge, Died and Remarks. Complaints include pregnancy, found in street and being lame. Under remarks, many reasons are noted, including "eloped," "sent to asylum" and "on trial." Contained in this ledger are notations as to whether a patient was black. Sometimes these people had only a first name, indicating they were a slave. In some instances, the slave owner is also named. Arrangement is chronological and alphabetical.
Description
false
Date:
1759-1813
date
1759-1813
Date
false
Type:
Text
type
Text
Type
false
Format:
167p., 49.2 x 36 x 4.5 cm
format
167p., 49.2 x 36 x 4.5 cm
Format
false
Language:
English
language
English
Language
false
Rights:
No known US copyright or privacy restrictions.
rights
No known US copyright or privacy restrictions.
Rights
false