Currently the only bidder is the library of VA and I suggest we leave it this way unless the historical society wants it and will make it available online. I checked the bids at 2:OO PM 9/28/00 ----- Original Message ----- From: Poor House Lady <phlady@jump.net> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 2:46 AM Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] 1844 POORHOUSE DOCUMENT PITTSYLVANIA CO VA now on eBay! > I have a website called The POORHOUSE STORY (a clearinghouse for information > about 19th century American poorhouses) at http://www.poorhousestory.com > We monitor eBay for the auction of poorhouse records. I want you to know of > this document which should be considered a valuable historical record. It is > my hope that your state archives (whom I have e-mailed about this) will > recognize the value of this document and purchase it for their holdings. But > since there is no guarantee of this, I am in a quandry what to recommend to > you listers. Hmmm. If you decide to bid on this for yourself (even with the > intention of donating it to the state archives or a local depository) you > may wind up bidding against each other or the archives. But it sure is my > hope that someone who will purchase it for the historical record...to share > with the public...will obtain it. > > Item #452055033 is currently up for bid at > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=452055033 at a > starting bid of $49.99 > > It is described as follows: > > 1844 POORHOUSE DOCUMENT PITTSYLVANIA CO VA > Three page document, 8 x 13", all manuscript in quite legible ink. This is a > list of Allowances made by the OVERSEER OF THE POOR for the year 1844 in > Pittsylvania County, Virginia. > "At a meeting of the OVERSEERS OF THE POOR for Camden Parish held at > Pittsylvania Courthouse on Monday the 3rd day of June, 1844. . . > " PRESENT: Richard T. Walden, William H. Payne, Thomas W.Wooding, A.H. > Moorman, Henry H. Ferguson, Jonathan Carter, Edmond Fitzgerald, Samuel > Berger, John R. Millner, Sexton W. Smith William H. Buford, and V.O. > Witcher. > The old document nest gives gives a complete list of all expenditures > including: > MEDICAL SERVICES > CARE OF INDIGENT & POOR COUNTY RESIDENTS > MAKING OF COFFINS & BURYING > FOOD AND BLANKETS > BOARDING & NURSING > CARE AND STAFFING OF THE POOR HOUSE > VAGRANT WARRENTS, etc. > Finally, it list rotating assignments for those present (two at a time) to > visit and direct the management of the steward at the county poorhouse. > Quite an interesting and ephemeral old document. Some stains, 4" separation > at top of spine, 3" separation along middle fold of back page, o/w good > condition. > > There are scans of the documents at the link above. From my personal > research with such documents, this looks very authentic. > Go take a look! This may be your last and only chance ... if this goes into > private hands. > > Hoping to Preserve Poorhouse History, > Linda Crannell > (aka=The Poorhouse Lady) > > > > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > Find tons of Pitsylvania County info at the Pittsylvania County VAGenWeb Project! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapittsy/ >