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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 18xx:

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
1829 Jan. 2	Pool	Isabella	blank	Jon Samuel Pool to pay 5 p. for the week.
1829 Jan. 3	Mongea aka Mongey	Francis	33	France	France	Havre
1829 Jan. 5	Lynch	Byrant	21	Ireland	Fabius	Belfast
1829 Jan. 9	Brown	James	27	Scotland	Hero	Greenock, Scot.
1829 Jan. 9	Dinegan	Michael	26	Ireland	Superior	Liverpool
1829 Jan. 10	Connor	Elizabeth	23	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1829 Jan. 10	Connor	Mary Ann	1	St. John	no entry	no entry
1829 Jan. 14	McGlocklin	Patrick	21	Ireland	America	Liverpool
1829 Jan. 14	Donahoe	Rose	18	Ireland	Josephine	Belfast
1829 Jan. 15	Groom	John	34	England	Sylvanus Jenkins	Liverpool
1829 Jan. 17	O'Neil	Dennis	14	Ireland	Ganges	Kinsale, Ire.
1829 Jan. 17	O'Neil	Michael	12	Ireland	Ganges	Kinsale, Ire.
1829 Jan. 17	O'Neil	Mary	5	Ireland	Ganges	Kinsale, Ire.
1829 Jan. 30	Mitchell	Daniel	27	Ireland	Siroc	Liverpool
1829 Feb. 4	Sidele?	Catherine Ann	35	Germany	Falcon	Rotterdam
1829 Feb. 5	Mills	John	27	England	Cortes	London
1829 Feb. 9	McCullock	Henry	24	Ireland	Barque Hope	Londonderry
1829 Feb. 10	Haffey aka Haughey	William	23	England	Barque Hope	Londonderry
1829 Feb. 10	Fits	Jane	28	England	Amulet	no entry
1829 Feb. 10	O'Neil	John	25	Ireland	Courier	Belfast
1829 Feb. 10	Rouny	Peter	17	France	no entry	no entry
1829 Feb. 14	Shaller	William	28	France	Canaris	Havre
1829 Feb. 14	Pacy aka Green	John	19	England	London	Liverpool
1829 Feb. 14	Pacy aka Green	James	20	England	London	Liverpool
1829 Feb. 14	Niusby?	John	18	England	London	Liverpool
1829 Feb. 14	Mutherow?	Mary Ann	23	Ireland	Leader	St. Andrews
1829 Feb. 17	Murphy	Patrick	39	Ireland	Robert Fulton	no entry
1829 Feb. 23	Courtney	Ellen	33	Ireland	Sarah G.	St. Johns
1829 Feb. 23	Courtney	David	5	Ireland	Sarah G.	St. Johns
1829 Feb. 23	Courtney	James	8 mos	New York	Sarah G.	St. Johns
1829 Feb. 24	Mount?	Phoebe	30	New Jersey	Husband to pay $1. for a week
1829 Feb. 25	Kernes?	Corneilus	28	Ireland	Dublin Packet	Dublin
1829 Feb. 25	Frill	Bridget	23	Ireland	St. Michaels	St. Johns (NB)
1829 Feb. 25	Frill	Rose	3	St. Johns (NB)	St. Michaels	St. Johns (NB)
1829 Feb. 25	Frill	Hugh	2	St. Johns (NB)	St. Michaels	St. Johns (NB)
1829 Mar. 3	Joice	Edward	37	Ireland	Grecian	Londonderry
1829 Mar. 3	Brysen	Nancy	38	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1829 Mar. 3	Brysen	John	9	St. Johns (NB)	no entry	no entry
1829 Mar. 3	Brysen	Catherine	5	Massachetts	no entry	no entry
1829 Mar. 3	Brysen	James	3	Massachetts	no entry	no entry
1829 Mar. 3	Penning?	Ellen	20	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1829 Mar. 6	Smith	Thomas	25	Ireland	Active	Liverpool
1829 Mar. 7	Connally	Perry	22	Ireland	Borneo	St. Johns (NB)
1829 Mar. 10	Rinshaw	Elizabeth	25	Liverpool	Brittania	Liverpool
1829 Mar. 10	Stouffin	Barbara	22	France	Sully	Havre
1829 Mar 10.	Cololay	Bridget	23	Ireland	Atlantic	no entry
1829 Mar. 11	Brady	Rose Ann	18	Ireland	Hope	Londonderry
1829 Mar. 15	Woodburn	John	23	Scotland	Superior	Greenock
1829 Mar. 17	Pillbea [u?se?]	Sarah	35	England	Corinthian	London
1829 Mar. 19	Murphy	Ann	17	Ireland	Em--lous	Liverpool
1829 Mar. 19	Coyle	Charles	33	Ireland	Josephine	Belfast
1829 Mar. 21	Place	Elizabeth	47	Germany	no entry	no entry
1829 Mar. 21	Silverhood	Charles	7	Germany	Bayard	Havre
1829 Mar. 21	Silverhood	Sophia	5	Germany	Bayard	Havre
1829 Mar. 21	Silverhood	Frederick H	3	Germany	Bayard	Havre
1829 Mar. 25	Caspar	Joseph	20	Germany	no entry	no entry
1829 Mar. 25	Parkinan	Daniel	42	Germany	no entry	no entry
1829 Apr. 5	Hart	Corneilus	28	Ireland	Dublin Packet	Dublin
1829 Apr. 7	Jouzel?	Mary	17	England	New England	Liverpool
1829 Apr. 7	Ryan	William	28	Ireland	America	Liverpool
1829 Apr. 8	O'Neil	Daniel	14	Ireland	Ganges	Kinsale, Ire.
1829 Apr. 11	Steward	Sarah	31	Ireland	Clothier?	St. Johns (NB)
1829 Apr. 11	Tonney	James	22	Ireland	William Penn	no entry
1829 Apr. 13	Cullen	James	34	Ireland	Danube	Liverpool
1829 Apr. 15	Henright	Margaret	32	England	Dodge Haley	Halifax
1829 Apr. 15	Henright	John	7	Halifax	Dodge Haley	Halifax
1829 Apr. 15	Henright	Michael	5	Halifax	Dodge Haley	Halifax
1829 Apr. 15	Henright	Mary Ann	11 mos.	New York	Dodge Haley	Halifax
1829 Apr. 15	Platt	Christian	10	Germany	no entry	no entry
1829 Apr. 15	Platt	Dorothy	7	Germany	no entry	no entry
1829 Apr. 15	Crafield	Mary	17	Ireland	Sarah G	St. Johns
1829 Apr. 15	Child of Mary Crafield born in A?H [sic] this day
1829 Apr. 17	Karr	George	24	Ireland	Fabius	Belfast
1829 Apr. 18	Gollip aka Groff	Christian	35	Germany	Maissra?	Hamburg
1829 Apr. 19	Reddie	James	25	Ireland	Superior	Liverpool
1829 Apr. 20	Cook	Elizabeth	40	England	Brighton	London
1829 Apr. 21	Calahan	Mary Ann	25	Ireland	America	Liverpool
1829 Apr. 22	Day	Peter	20	France	Virginia	Havre
1829 Apr. 23	Thompson	Edward	45	Ireland	James Duff, No. 148 Kingston St. to pay $2. For week
1829 Apr. 28	O'Brien	John	19	Ireland	Dublin Packet	Dublin
1829 May 1	McCormick	John	24	Ireland	Atlantic	no entry
1829 May 1	Thompson	William	47	Ireland	Birmingham	no entry
1829 May 1	Conprom?	George	20	England	Fr-k--	no entry
1829 May 2	Farrell	Harvey	20	Ireland	Robin Hood	Liverpool
1829 May 5	Hall	Thomas	25	England	Caroline Augusta	no entry
1829 May 5	Mitchell	Rose	25	Ireland	Indus	Liverpool
1829 May 8	Bigland	Mary	30	Ireland	General Marion	Halifax
1829 May 8	Bigland	Jane	4	Ireland	General Marion	Halifax
1829 May 9	Karrigan	James	19	Ireland	Wilson	Sligo
1829 May 12	Ashcroft	Richard	4yr6mo.	Ireland	Borneo	St. Johns (NB)
1829 May 13	Raridon	Ellen	35	Ireland	Caroline Augusta	Liverpool
1829 May 13	Raridon	Mary	12	Ireland	Caroline Augusta	Liverpool
1828 May 13	Raridon	Eliza	9	Ireland	Caroline Augusta	Liverpool
1829 May 13	Raridon	Ellen	7	Ireland	Caroline Augusta	Liverpool
1829 May 13	Raridon	William	8mos.	Ireland	Caroline Augusta	Liverpool
1829 May 14	Marshall	Francis	18	Sweden	no entry	no entry
1829 May 14	Griffith	Mary	19	Ireland	Sarah G	St. Johns (NB)
1829 May 15	Bonjean	Francis	14	Switzerland	no entry	no entry
1829 May 15	Cook	Patrick	25	Ireland	Caroline Augusta	no entry
1829 May 15	Campbell	Neil	14	Ireland	Robert Fulton	Belfast
1829 May 15	O'Brian	Hannah	26	Ireland	New Orleans	Liverpool
1829 May 21	Johnson	Robert	31	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1829 May 21	Casey	James	21	Ireland	Dublin Packet	Dublin
1829 May 23	Murphy	Catherine	23	Ireland	Josephine	Belfast
1829 May 23	Broderick	John	53	Ireland	Mariner	St. Andrews
1829 May 23	O'Neil	Arthur	43	Ireland	Gem	Liverpool
1829May 23	Dubold	Catherine	34	Germany	Sully	Havre
1829 May 27	Roeright	Jacob	31	Hamburg	Europa	Hamburg
1829 May 27	Hogan	John	21	Ireland	Trio	no entry
1829 May 28	Brady	Rosanna	18	Ireland	Barque Hope	Londonderry
1829 May 28	Roach	Ellen	22	Ireland	Liverpool	Cork
1829 Jun. 9	Duffie	James	29	Ireland	Superior	Liverpool
1829 Jun. 10	Hall	Ann	19	England	George Clinton	Liverpool
1829 Jun. 11	Hamilton	William	25	Scotland	Henry Kneeland	Liverpool
1829 Jun. 13	Henrietta	Ann	32	Scotland	Dodge Haley	Halifax
1829 Jun. 13	Henrietta	John	6yr 4mo	Halifax	Dodge Haley	Halifax
1829 Jun. 13	Henrietta	Michael	5yr3mo.	Halifax	Dodge Haley	Halifax
1829 Jun 13	Henrietta	Mary Ann	6mos.	New York	Dodge Haley	Halifax
1829 Jun. 16	Morgan	Thomas	42	England	Margaret Scott	Liverpool
1829 Jun. 17	Sorezan?	Patrick	35	Ireland	Issac Hicks	Liverpool
1829 Jun. 18	Farrell	John	25	Ireland	Caroline Augusta	Liverpool
1829 Jun. 22	Kinan	Mary	35	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1829 Jun. 24	Draper	James	30	England	Superior	no entry
1829 Jun. 26	Calahan	Mary Ann	23	Ireland	America	Liverpool
1829 Jun. 27	Cassia	John	21	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1829 Jun. 27	Long	Nancy	30	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1829 Jul. 7	McCleland	Peter	28	Scotland	Active	Liverpool
1829 Jul. 7	McBride	Catherine	28	Ireland	Minerva	Londonderry
1829 Jul. 7	McBride	child of above	4dys.	New York	Minerva	Londonderry
1829 Jul. 8	Connell	Hugh	28	Ireland	Dalhousie Castle	Liverpool
1829 Jul. 10	Anderson	George	22	Ireland	Hamilton	Liverpool
1829 Jul 16	Harin	Martin	20	Ireland	Wilson	Sligo
1829 Jul. 16	McCarty	John	40	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1829 Jul. 16	Understate	Peter	27	Germany	Havre	Havre
1829 Jul. 16	White	William	10	Ireland	Jubilee	Liverpool
1829 Jul. 18	Darmaday	Michael	23	Ireland	Mary & Harriett	Liverpool
1829 Jul. 24	Goodfellow	Eli	23	England	Mary & Harriett	Liverpool
1829 Jul. 28	O'Neil	John	24	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1829 Jul. 28	Myer	Martha	27	Hanover	Robert Edwards	London
1829 Jul. 31	McCollister	Mary	28	Ireland	Fabius	Belfast
1829 Aug. ?	Clayton	Mary	45	Ireland	Fabius	Belfast
1829 Aug. 5	Dolin	Catherine	14	Ireland	Wilson	Sligo
1829 Aug. 6	Smith	Hester	24	Ireland	Trio	no entry
1829 Aug. 7	Merryweather	Francis	54	England	Sir Howard Douglas	Liverpool