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Orphan & Orphanage Records
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Davenport Female Orphan Asylum, Bath
This institution, incorporated by an act of the
Legislature passed April
15th, 1862, was founded by the late Ira Davenport, of Bath,
who erected the principal edifice at a cost of $50,000, and
left, by his will, $25,000 for an additional building. He
also gave to the institution sixty acres of land, and
endowed it with $125,000. His brother, Charles Davenport,
subsequently contributed $10,000 for building purposes, and
a further sum of $20,000, which has been added to the
endowment.
The main edifice was completed in 1864, and the wing was
finished the
past year. The building is constructed of dressed stone, and
is three stories in height. It is well arranged for the use
to which it is applied, and will accommodate seventy-five
inmates. The grounds are laid out and improved, and the
place is attractive. The institution is located on the
southerly bank of the Cohocton river, in a beautiful grove
near the village of Bath.
The property, including the land, buildings and
furniture is estimated
to be worth $96,139. The institution has an invested fund
of $160,860, and a cash balance of $6,111.24. The receipts
for the past year were $33,137.87, and the expenditures,
$27,026.86. Included in the receipts and expenditures, were
funds for investment and building purposes, the amount
expended for support during the year, being $4,779.48.
In the reception of inmates, preference is given, first,
to orphan and
destitute girls of Steuben county; second, to those of
Allegany county; and third, to other localities. The whole
number admitted to the institution since its opening is
fifty, the number supported for the past year was forty-two;
and forty were remaining, October 1st.
The institution was visited June 29, 1868, and August
4th, 1869, and was
in excellent condition. Its financial affairs are controlled
by a board of trustees. A superintendent, with his wife as
matron, is in immediate charge. The inmates are properly
educated; and, unless removed by friends, are retained until
eighteen years of age. The income of the institution largely
exceeds its current expenditures.
*source: Board of State
Commissioners of Public Charities of the State of New York,
1870; Argus Company, Printers, Albany,
p. 58-59
*transcribed & submitted by Linda Conpenelis Schmidt, 6 July
2007.
. Published on Olive Tree Genealogy with permission
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