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INVENTORY OF THE
COUNTY ARCHIVES OF OHIO |
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Excerpts of portions dealing with Infirmary (poorhouse) Records |
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[Note: Click here to see portions of important information common to all the county inventories. |
| County Commissioners |
| 3. COUNTY HOME JOURNAL, 1934-January 1, 1938.
1 vol. 1913-33 in Commissioners' Journal, entry 1. Discontinued January 1,
1938; home abandoned.
Copies
of resolutions passed by county commissioners regarding the operating of
the county infirmary, and record of bills filed and approved, showing date
of meeting, consecutive bill number, name of creditor, purpose, and
amount. Arranged
chronologically by dates of meetings and number thereunder by consecutive
bill numbers. No index.
Typed. 400 pp.
18 x
12 x
3. Aud record rm. For infirmary directors’ journal, 1855-97, see entry 471. p. 77 |
| County Commissioners -- Reports |
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8.
REPORTS [Infirmary Directors], 1901-12. 24
reports in 1 bdl. Original
semiannual reports of infirmary directors to county commissioners, showing
source and amount of receipts, itemized statement of expenditures,
... [some information
missing]
p. 77 |
| County Commissioners -- Fiscal Accounts |
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24.
INFIRMARY COMMISSIONERS’ TRANSACTIONS, 1913-26, 1934-January 1,
1938. 2 vols.
1927-33, in Commissioners’ Journal, Entry 1.
Discontinued January 1, 1938; home abandoned. Minutes
of the county commissioners serving as infirmary directors, showing date
of meetings, copies of bills for services, materials, supplies, and labor
furnished by the county infirmary, name of creditor, date of bill, amount,
for what purpose, and voucher number.
Arranged chronologically by dates of meetings. No index. 1913-26,
hdw.; 1934-January 1, 1938, typed. Average 200 pp.
16 x 11 x 2. Aud ofc. For
related records, see entry 357.
p. 80-81 |
| Auditor -- Business Administration of Office |
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357.
AUDITOR’S DOCKET BILLS FILED, INFIRMARY, 1904--.
2 vols. (1-7) Auditor’s
record of infirmary bills filed for approval by county commissioners,
showing date of bill,
consecutive number, name of creditor, for what, amount, date filed, date
approved, amount approved, date paid, and warrant number.
Arranged chronologically by dates of filing.
No index. Hdw on p.f.
Average 350 pp. 18 x 12 x 2-1/4. Aud
ofc. For
related records, see entry 24.
p. 189 |
| Superintendent of the County Home |
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On June 7, 1853, the commissioners of Fayette County purchased 102-1/2
acres of land for the purpose of establishing a county poor farm, and in
December of the same year a board of poorhouse directors was elected and
commissioned. A building was
erected and was accepted by the county in December 1854.
On January 15, 1868, it was decided to move the poorhouse to the
502-acre tract of land left to the county by Peter Carder Throughout 1968 and 1869 various contracts were given out and the construction of the new infirmary proceeded to completion. In 1870 the old infirmary was sold. With some remodeling and the addition of modern conveniences the buildings remained in use until January 1, 1938, when, the population having become too small for economical operation, the institution was abandoned in accordance with state law. p. 222-223
Since the inauguration of aid for the aged there has been a slight
reduction in the population of county homes throughout the state. In Fayette County the number of inmates had declined to 30 in
1937. Accordingly, as previously mentioned, the county
commissioners abandoned the home under the enabling act of 1937. The act
provides that whenever the buildings of the county home become
unsuitable for habitation, or its inmates are too few for economical
operation, or for any other reason made of record, the county
commissioners may close it and make other provisions for the care of the
inmates and others who may become charges of the county by reason of
indigency. Records of the county home were located at the time of the survey in a steel safe in the office of the superintendent on the first floor of the institution. Since the abandonment of the home the records have been removed to the basement storeroom in the county courthouse. p. 225 |
| Superintendent of the County Home -- Journals and Reports |
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471.
INFIRMARY
DIRECTORS’ JOURNAL, October 18550September 1897.
2 vols. Title varies: Record, October 1855-February 1884, 1 vol. Minutes
of the board of infirmary directors, October 1855-February 1884, showing
date of meeting, and claims allowed; copies of indenture agreements,
showing name of inmate, name of person to whom bound, and terms of
agreement; journal, December 1884-September 1897, minutes of the
infirmary directors, showing date of meeting, resolutions passed, record
of bills and claims presented and allowed, and copy of report to county
commissioners. Arr. Chron.
By dates of meetings. No
index. Hdw.
October 1855-February 1884, condition poor. Aver. 350 pp.
16 x 11 x 2-1/4. For
commissioners’ county home journal, 1934-48, see entry 3. 472. REPORTS,
December 1913--. 24 reports
in drawer. Copies
of superintendent’s annual reports to state division of charities,
showing number of males and females cared for in past year, number
admitted, number discharged, number leaving voluntarily, and number of
deaths; financial report, showing source and amount of receipts, and
classified account of expenditures.
Arr. Chron. By years. No index. Hdw. On p.f.
Drawer, 6 x 4 x 11. 473. REPORTS,
January 1914--. 24 reports
in drawer. Copies of superintendent’s annual reports to county commissioners, showing number of males and females cared for during year, number admitted, number discharged, and number of deaths; detailed financial reports, showing source and amount of each item of receipts debited to infirmary, classified account of expenditures, infirmary funds, total receipts and appropriations, total expenditures, and balance. Arr chron. By years. No index. Hdw on p.f. Drawer 6 x 4 x 11. For
records of semiannual reports, 1901-12, see entry 8; |
| Superintendent of the County Home -- Case Records |
| 474.
REGISTER OF INMATES, February 1874-January 1, 1938.
3 vols. Title varies: Register, February 1874-June 1882, 1 vol.;
Infirmary Record, July 1882-January 1914, 1 vol.
Register of admittance to county home, showing from what township admitted, name, age, nativity, sex, present condition, date of birth, date admitted, and date discharged, apprentices, or left institution. March 1914-January 1, 1938, also shows, date of death, place of burial, and grave number. Arr alpha by names of inmates and chron thereunder by dates of admissions. No index. Hdw on p.f. February 1874-June 1882, condition poor; July 1882-January 1914, condition fair. Average 250 pp. 18 x 12 x 1-1/2. 475. PAUPERS' RECORD, November 1884-January 1896. 1 vol. Record of paupers' statements on admittance to institution, showing date admitted, number, name, age, nativity, present residence, from what township reported, by whom reported, when reported, and physical condition. Arr num by consecutive numbers of inmates. No index. Hdw on p.f. 480 pp. 16 x 11 x 3 1/2 476. DAILY
RECORD OF POPULATION, September 1913-January 1, 1938.
25 vol. Superintendent’s
daily record of movement of population of infirmary, showing number of
males and females registered, number admitted, number discharged, number
of deaths, and total for each day.
Arr chron by daily entry. No index. Hdw on p.f. Average 100 pp. 11 x 14 x 1/2. 477. [INDENTURES OF INMATES], July 1870-January 1885. In (Bills) Record, entry 480. Record of indentures of inmates by infirmary directors, showing name of inmate, date, terms of agreement, and signatures of parties to agreement p. 226 |
| Superintendent of the County Home -- Fiscal Accounts |
| 478.
CLASSIFIED
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES, December 1935-January 1, 1938. 1 vol Record of receipts, showing date, from whom received, for what, and total receipts; expenditures, showing date, to whom, for what, voucher number, and amount. Arr chron by dates of entry. No index. Hdw on p.f. 300 pp. 16 x 14 x 2 479. RESERVE FUND RECORD, February 1936-January 1, 1938. 1 vol. Superintendent’s record of expenditures of minor amounts, showing dates, for what, to whom, and amount. (The superintendent is authorized to issue vouchers for payment of miscellaneous minor purchases and payment of labor not to exceed a total of $200 per month, a reserve fund for this amount being appropriated by county commissioners.) Arr chron by dates of entry. No index. Typed. 300 pp. 14 x 9 x 1-1/2 480. RECORD [Bills], July 1870-January 1885. 1 vol. Record of claims presented and allowed by board of infirmary directors, showing date, name of creditor, for what, amount of claim, amount allowed, date allowed, and remarks; also record if [Indentures of Inmates], entry 477. Arr chron by dates of entry. Index alphabetically by names of creditors or principals. Hdw. Condition fair. 340 pp. 14 x 9 x 1-1/2. p. 227 |
| Superintendent of the County Home -- Miscellaneous |
| 481. VISITORS' REGISTER, December
1869-1937. 1 vol.
Register of persons visiting institution, showing date of visit, name, address, and remarks. Arr chron by dates of entry. No index. Hdw on p.f. Condition fair. 460 pp. 18 x 12 x 3. p. 227 |
| excerpted and transcribed by: Kathleen Manley -- Dec 2000 |
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