When was it published?

August 14, 1788 in The New York Journal, And Weekly Register

Domestic News August 14, 1788

The New York Journal, And Weekly Register

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Paupers, House Of Employment, Indigents, Poor Relief, Admissions, Deaths, Births, Severe Winter

New York, New York County, New York

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What is this article about?

August 6 report on house of employment: 233 women and 72 children admitted as paupers last year (total 305), 34 children born, 49 men, 46 women, and 32 children died. Average 340 indigents maintained yearly, peaking at 460 in March amid severe winter.

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August 6. In the course of last year 233 women and 72 children, in all 305, have been admitted as paupers in the house of employment, and 34 children born—49 men, 46 women, and 32 children died in the house this year: and from an exact average there were 117 men, 176 women, and 47 children making 340 helpless indigents, maintained in the house the whole year, though all through the most burdensome and expensive part of it (the late severe winter) there were mostly upwards of 400, and by the middle of March, they had arisen to 460.

What sub-type of article is it?

Charity Or Relief

What keywords are associated?

Paupers House Of Employment Indigents Poor Relief Admissions Deaths Births Severe Winter

Domestic News Details

Event Date

August 6.

Outcome

34 children born; 49 men, 46 women, and 32 children died; average 340 indigents maintained, rising to 460 by mid-march.

Event Details

In the course of last year 233 women and 72 children, in all 305, have been admitted as paupers in the house of employment. From an exact average there were 117 men, 176 women, and 47 children making 340 helpless indigents, maintained in the house the whole year, though all through the most burdensome and expensive part of it (the late severe winter) there were mostly upwards of 400.