- Municipality of the District of Argyle Fonds 1879-1926
- Scope and Content
- Series A: Minutes 1880-1926
- Series B: Reports to Municipal Council 1880-1918
- Series C: Provincial/Municipal Legislation 1880-1925
- Series D: Deeds and other Legal Agreements 1880-1925
- Series E: Financial Records 1880-1927
- Series F: Argyle Officers/Employee Records 1879-1926
- Series G: Correspondence 1880-1926
- Series H: Petitions 1880-1924
- Series I: Elections 1879-1926
- Series J: Road & Bridge Records 1880-1918
- Series K: Overseers of the Poor Records 1880-1925
- Series L: Poor Farm Records 1898-1926
- Series M: Public Health Records 1882-1926
- Series N: Militia 1917-1918
- Series O: Railways 1894-1899
- Series P: Fire Prevention 1879-1926
- Series Q: Animal Control 1880-1900
- Series R: Jury Lists 1916-1926
- Appendix 1- Correspondence Item List
- Appendix 2- Published Minutes in Broadsheet/poster format
- Appendix 3- Minute Book Descriptions
- Appendix 4- Municipal Clerks & Chief Administrative Officers
- Municipality of the District of Argyle Fonds 1879-1926
- Scope and Content
- Series A: Minutes 1880-1926
- Series B: Reports to Municipal Council 1880-1918
- Series C: Provincial/Municipal Legislation 1880-1925
- Series D: Deeds and other Legal Agreements 1880-1925
- Series E: Financial Records 1880-1927
- Series F: Argyle Officers/Employee Records 1879-1926
- Series G: Correspondence 1880-1926
- Series H: Petitions 1880-1924
- Series I: Elections 1879-1926
- Series J: Road & Bridge Records 1880-1918
- Series K: Overseers of the Poor Records 1880-1925
- Series L: Poor Farm Records 1898-1926
- Series M: Public Health Records 1882-1926
- Series N: Militia 1917-1918
- Series O: Railways 1894-1899
- Series P: Fire Prevention 1879-1926
- Series Q: Animal Control 1880-1900
- Series R: Jury Lists 1916-1926
- Appendix 1- Correspondence Item List
- Appendix 2- Published Minutes in Broadsheet/poster format
- Appendix 3- Minute Book Descriptions
- Appendix 4- Municipal Clerks & Chief Administrative Officers
Series K: Overseers of the Poor Records 1880-1925
Series K: Overseers of the Poor Records. — 1880-1925. — 36 cm of textual records.
Series consists of records pertaining to the care of the poor, mentally handicapped, and infirm in the Municipality of Argyle. Series is arranged into two sub-series, and include:
financial accounts
bonds of maintenance
Sub-series 1: Financial Accounts. — 1880-1925. — 33 cm of textual records.
Sub-series consists of financial records pertaining to the care of the poor, mentally handicapped, and infirm in the Municipality of Argyle, and includes: financial ledgers, financial summaries, expenditure estimates, payment for groceries, payment of room & board, payment to physicians for medical services, payments for clothing, payment of funeral expenses, and travel reimbursements for people conducting business on behalf of the Overseers of the Poor.
Notes:
Title based on contents of sub-series.
An item list for this sub-series is found in Appendix.
Sub-series 2: Bonds of Maintenance and Other Legal Contracts. — 1886-1924. — 3 cm of textual records.
Sub-series consists of contracts drawn up between various private parties and the Overseers of the Poor to provide for the care of particular individuals coming under their jurisdiction. Contracts provide for the care of the aged, physically and mentally infirm, bastard children, and the poor. Sub-series also consists of one indenture of apprenticeship (1887).
Notes:
Title based on contents of sub-series.
Deeds drawn up in conjunction with the Overseers of the Poor are found in Series D (Deeds), Sub-series 1 (Deeds & Mortgages).