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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. Source: Alms House Admission Foreigners & Nativity Records ( New York City, NY) Item 4 LDS Film 1304647 Bond Registers 1855-1858. Original records in the Municipal Archives, New York, New York Transcriber: Lorine McGinnis Schulze Surnames L Date of Admission Name Age Nativity Time of Arrival Port Sailed From Port Arrived At Ship Captain Married or Single Who Can Identify Them How Many Times on The Island Remarks 1855 Aug. 9 Lo[nni?]ff, Mary 55 Ireland Winter 1857 Liverpool New York Catharine don't know married don't know First time From W.N. Discharged Sept. 1 1855 1855 Aug. 14 Lafley, Margaret Elizabeth 33 Ireland Sept. 1851 Liverpool New York Montezuma don't know married don't know First time From W.N. Discharged Sept. 14 1855 1855 Dec. 31 Le[t/l/h]may, Michael 57 France Aug. 1854 Liverpool New York York [illegible] don't know single don't know Second time[lengthy note follows in cramped writing, looks like a description of where person lives] From W.N. Discharged 28 March 1856 1856 March 6 Lymal, Johannes 80 Ireland 2 years Liverpool New York don't know don't know widow don't know First time From W.N. Discharged 11 March 1856? 1856 Dec. 6 Leason, Georgina 33 Ireland Sept. 1851 Limerick Halifax American Ling? widow don't know First time discharged Feb. 6 1857 1857 March 26 Lenz? Long?, Thomas 28 England June 1854 Hull Quebec Diamons Grosman? single don't know First time discharged Apr. 30 1857 Choose from * New York Almshouse Bond Registers in New York Almshouse Surnames "A" 1782-1813 | Surnames B 1782-1813 | Surnames C 1782-1813 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 * 1830-1920 New York, Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses 1830-1920 [offsite] * 1855-1858: [SURNAMES "A"] [SURNAMES "B"] [SURNAMES "C"] [SURNAMES "D"] [ SURNAMES "F"] [SURNAMES "G"] [SURNAMES "H"] [SURNAMES "I"] [SURNAMES "K"] [SURNAMES "L"] [SURNAMES "M"] [SURNAMES "N"] [SURNAMES "O"] [SURNAMES "P" & "Q"] [SURNAMES "R"] [SURNAMES "S"] [SURNAMES "T"] [SURNAMES "V"] [SURNAMES "W"] * Search for Your Immigrant Ancestor in Ports of Arrival U.S.A. | Canada | Australia & New Zealand | South Africa | England * Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists Outbound from USA & Canada * Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists by Year of Arrival

 
 

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