Scope and arrangement
Indentures of minor girls bound out as servants or apprenticed to learn housekeeping, and infants who were adopted. Printed forms filled in, signed by the principals, and endorsed by the commissioners.
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- Creator
- New York (N.Y.). Commissioners of the Alms-House, Bridewell, and Penitentiary
- Call number
- MssCol 2185
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
Indentures, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The Almshouse and Bridewell Commissioners were appointed by New York City Mayor James Duane in 1784 to supervise the two houses and to provide general relief to poor people living outside the houses. Indentures are for minor girls bound out as servants or apprenticed to learn housekeeping, and infants who were adopted. Printed forms filled in, signed by the principals, and endorsed by the commissioners.
Biographical/historical information
The Almshouse and Bridewell Commissioners were appointed by New York City Mayor James Duane in 1784 to supervise the two houses and to provide general relief to poor people living outside the houses.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchased from Municipal Reference Library and Department of Investigation, 1944.
Processing information
Compiled by Kit Messick, 2013
Key terms
Names
Subjects
- Almshouses -- New York (State) -- New York
- Apprentices -- New York (State) -- New York
- Child labor
- Girls -- New York (State) -- New York
- Indentured servants -- New York (State) -- New York
- Poor -- New York (State) -- New York
- Poor children -- New York (State) -- New York
- Public welfare -- New York (State) -- New York
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Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328