In the early 1800's port cities in the USA bore the burden of immigration. By the time they arrived, so many immigrants were tired, hungry and poor they ended up in the City Almshouse. This meant the citizens had to take care of them. At first the citizens of the city asked the Mayors for funds to support the poor. Eventually they asked the states, and by mid-century some states (PA, NY, MA) set up State agencies to deal with the issue. Eventually, beginning in the 1880's, the Federal Government nationalized the programs.

Dating back to the colonial era, New York City assumed responsibility for its citizens who were destitute, sick, homeless, or otherwise unable to care for themselves. The city maintained an almshouse, various hospitals, and a workhouse on Blackwell's Island (now called Roosevelt Island) for the poor. Read more about New York City Almshouse...

Lorine's Note: There are 2 pages for each name in this ledger. I have only copied part of the left hand page. There is more information on the microfilm, including Captain's Name, Owner's Name, Date of Bond, Sureties, Date Discharged, Death Date, Remarks, Bonded, Commuted & Total. For example, under date 1820 March 11 - Elizabeth Kennedy age 34 is listed as having died June 14, 1820; her daughter Mary Ann died Nov. 5, 1820

I have not had time to track down the exact arrival date of each of the ships named, but interested researchers could use the clues (admission date, captain's name, owner's name, etc) as well as census records, to narrow the time frame of arrival. Families with children born in one country, such as England, and then in New York will find it much easier to narrow the time frame of immigration.

Ship arrivals with partial passenger names before 1823: Packet Abigail, Alexander Mansfield, Comet, Madison, Eagle, Eliza Ann, Exchange, Foster, Halifax Packet, Hercules, Hibernia, Hunter, Illinois, Inskan?, John & Adam, Malibar, Margaret, Mary Ann, Nancy, Panther, Resolution, Robert Fulton, Ulysses

For individuals recorded in 1855-1858 the information includes ship name, date of sailing, ports of departure and arrival

Transcribers: Lorine Schulze & Laura Freeman

Alms House Admission Foreigners & Nativity Records (New York City, NY) Item 5 LDS Film 1304647 Bond Registers 1819-1840. Original records in the Municipal Archives, New York, New York
Date of Admission	Foreigner (Surname)	Foreigner (First Name)	Age	Place of Birth	Vessel Name	Where From
1823 Jan 9	Handcock	Elizabeth	30	England	Hercules	Liverpool
1823 Jan 9	Handcock	John	9	England	Hercules	Liverpool
1823 Jan 9	Handcock	Mary Ann	6 mos	England	Hercules	Liverpool
1823 Jan. 11	Patten	George	20	Ireland	Hibernia	Dublin
1823 Jan 27	Stevens aka Stephenson	Nancy aka Ann	30	Ireland	Alexander Mansfield	Dublin
1823 Feb.21	Jones	Samuel	32	England	Ulysses	no entry
1823 Feb. 22	McGinnis	Hugh	15	Ireland	Abigail	St. John's
1823 Mar. 11	Bishop	Richard	21	England	Mary Ann	no entry
1823 Apr. 29	Carlton	Ann B.	23	Ireland	Inskan?	Liverpool
1823 May 28	Doly	John W.	21	Ireland	Comet	Liverpool
1823June 15	Moran	John	35	Ireland	Malibar	Havre De Grace
1823 July 12	Pennell	Samuel	22	England	Hunter	Moose Island [Note: There is a Moose Island in Maine]
1823 July 12	Gahan	James	25	Ireland	Hunter	Moose Island
1823 July 22	McCarty	Florence	28	Ireland	John & Adam	Cork
1823 July 31	O'Neil	James	8	Ireland	Eliza Ann	Savannah
1823 Aug. 2	Ingraham	Henry	42	Ireland	Eagle	no entry
1823 Aug. 5	Donally	Michael	24	Ireland	Hibernia	no entry
1823 Aug. 12	Stanely	Peter	19	Liverpool	Margaret	[illegible - faded]
1823 Aug. 12	McFarland	Roseann	18	Ireland	Exchange	Liverpool
1823 Aug. 30	Lonntang aka Couley	Ann aka Ezabeth	30	Ireland	Alexander Mansfield	Belfast
1823 Sept.7	Hostoghan [Ceroghan?]	William	25	Ireland	Exchange	Liverpool
1823 Sept 13	Munro	Mary	32	Halifax	Packet	no entry
1823 Sept.15	Miller	William	34	Scotland	Robert Fulton	Liverpool
1823 Sept. 23	Riley	Edward	43	Ireland	Foster	London
1823 Sept.27	Daily aka Doly	John W.	21	Ireland	Comet	Greenock
1823 Sept.29	Dunn	Thomas	35	Ireland	Resolution	Halifax
1823 Oct. 2	Kelly	Edward	25	Ireland	Nancy	no entry
1823 Oct. 21	Connor	James	28	Ireland	Halifax Packet	St. John's
1823 Oct. 29	Daily	John	22	Ireland	Panther	Liverpool
1823 Oct. 29	Shuter	Elizabeth		England	Eadison	London
1823 Nov. 14	O'Connor	Michael	30	Ireland	Illinois	Liverpool
1823 Dec. 25	Conway	Patrick	15	Ireland	Eliza Anna	Ireland, Galway