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January Term 1885 page 416
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Ordered by the Court that Thos. Tuttle, an imbecile pauper in the care of L.W. Lawrence, be placed in the custody of his brother Wm Tuttle and $100 be appropriated for his benefit, said appropriation to be drawn by M. Fikes upon a call of the roll of Justices all present named in the caption voting aye.
Pages 416-417
The Report of the Commissioners of the Poor was read
and ordered to be spread on the minutes. Said Report is as follows
"To the honorable County Court-
We the undersigned beg leave to submit the following report for the year
1884 -
At a meeting of the Commissioners on the 5th October 1883, we employed L.P.
Dennis as Superintendent for the year 1884, as such we agreed to give him
Two Hundred Dollars in money and to furnish him and his family with provisions
if raised on the farm, if not, he was to furnish and feed his own family,
he was to keep two horses to be used on the farm also one cow in consideration
of which he was to make a hand on the farm and do such other business as
the commissioners require of him, he was also to furnish the labor of his
brother Thomas Hardin. At our Jany meeting we employed John Roberts at the
rate of ten dollars per month as a farm hand. Inmates for the year 1884
White
Ages
Thomas, Benjamin feeble 83
Luton, Mary Very feeble 75
Malone, Harrry blind & feeble
81
Malone Meda 37
Malone Looney 16
Malone John 12
Malone Lizzie 9
Malone, Rolly 5
Malone, Monroe 3
Boyles, Rachael Idiotic 63
Kirk, W. M feeble 81
Hesson Fanny crippled 38
Dodson, Nancy Dumb 49
Glover, Thomas Idiotic 47
Henderson, Sarah Idiotic 24
Key, Katie Blind 65
Taylor, J. P. very feeble 87
Kennedy Elizabeth cripple 40
Kennedy, Martha 16
Brown, Frederic 40
Brown Margaret 37
Brown, Fanny 12
Brown, Mattie 10
Brown Lilla 4
Total number white inmates Jany 1st, 1884 - 24
Colored inmates
Wherry, Church very feeble
100
Patterson, Clarissa Idiotic 39
Total number colored inmates 1st January 1884 - 2
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White admitted during the year 1884
Hunter, Mary Ann Idiotic 60
Parker, Frances Feeble
63
Parker, James 8
Parker, Sarah 4
Total number whites admitted -4
Colored admitted during the year 1884
Young, Milton Cripple
17
Bratten Wm. Very feeble
75
Rutherford Idiotic
25
Total number colored admitted 3-
Whites left during the year 1884
Malone, Harry
Malone Meda
Malone, Looney
Malone, John
Malone, Lizzie
Malone, Rolly
Malone, Monroe
Henderson, Sara
Kennedy, Martha
Parker, James
Total number whites left during the year 1884 -10-
Died during the year 1884 White
Luton, Mary
Taylor, J.P.
Total number white inmates died during the 1884 2
Colored inmates died during the year 1884
Wherry, Church
Bratton, Wm.
Total number colored inmates died during the year 1884 2
Stock on hand year 1884
One pr mules
13 head cattle
27 head sheep
23 head hogs
40 Fowls
5000 lbs pork 200 barrels corn, 160 bushels wheat, 5000 binds oats 1000 binds
fodder 3 tons Hay 5 barrels sorgheum, 50 bus sweet potatoes 50 bus irish
potatoes 1 bbl peas 1 bbl beans 6 stands of lard one two horse wagon, 2 two
horse plowers, 3 single plows, one two horse harrow, one cultivator, five
hoes, three spades one set of wagon harness, one set of plow gear five axes
one cutting knife 3 pitch forks, one cook stove, eight beds and steads and
clothing for the same one scalding trough.
Produce sold from the farm $217.16
Paid out as follows T: J.M. Hollis, Physician 16.11
John Rovert farm hand 27.50
D.A. Rascoe merchandise 15.20
James Anderson, Commissioner 19.50
M.J. Hassel commissioner 62.80
H.F.Suttle Commissioner 39.85
total $180.96
Leaving balance in the hands commissioners 36.20
We would also state that the inmates are generally contented and well cared
for the farm is good condition in every respect, the fences in good repair
the land in a high state of cultivation.
All of which we respectfully submit Dec 31st 1884
M.J. Hassell
H.F. Suttle
Jas. Anderson
Commissioners