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Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland
Third Session of the Third General Assembly

Letter dated April 5th 1845, from the Magistrates Danson, Pinsent and Power of Harbor Grace, listing persons who had made applications to be placed on the Permanent Pauper List

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	PLACE	AGE	SITUATION
DAWLEY	Anne	Harbor Grace		Widow, has an idiot son, aged 18 years, say 10s currency per calender month
CONNELL	Mary	Spaniards Bay		Widow, has an idiot son, aged 19 years, say 10s currency per calender month
TOOLE	Patrick	Harbor Grace	86 years	Single man, very destitute, say 7s currency per calendar month
McDONALD	Mary	Carbonear	53 years	Single woman, a criple [sic], very poor, say 7s currency per calendar month
CLARK	Adam	Croker's (sic) Cove		And wife, both very aged and very destitute, say 10s per calendar month
PAGE	Stephen	Carbonear	About 70 years	single man, asthmatic, quite destitute, has no relatives, say 10s currency per calendar month
DUNN	Andrew	Carbonear	67 years	Single man, cripple, poor, say 7s currency per calendar month
LANDRIGAN	William	Western Bay	About 80 years	And wife, both about 80 years of age and very destitute, say 10s per calendar month
WHITEWAY	Rachael	Western Bay	87 years	Widow, aged 87 years, very infirm and destitute. say 7s currency per calender month
SIMMONS	James	Musquitto Harbour		Disabled from a gun shot wound, he has a wife and four young children, say 10s currency per calender month
QUINN	John	Carbonear	20 months old	An infant and illegitimate child, abandoned by both parents who have left Newfoundland. The Magistrates have been obliged to take the responsibility on themselves for placing out this child on an allowance of 7 pounds cy. per annum, commencing on the 1st

We transmit the Memorial of James Simmons for the consideration of His Excellency, as he appears to wish to lay it before the Governor. With reference to the Causal Poor, we beg, to acknowledge the receipt of the £20 currency recently granted by his excellency, which sum we have distributed to persons who were in very distressed circumstances: we under the necessity of stating for his Excellencey`s information, that we have many pressing calls on us for relief. [signed] Thomas Danson, J.P; R. J. Pinsent, J.P.; James Power, J.P.

Page Transcribed and Contributed by Linda Elkins-Schmitt

Page Last Modified October 23, 2013 (Craig Peterman)

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