Montgomery County, Ohio
 | Minutes |
The following information, recorded in the Montgomery County Auditor's office, was taken from a book that is housed in the vault of the Dayton History Room at the Dayton and Montgomery County Public Library. The book had been water-soaked during the Great Flood of 1913, and the Library has rebound the book with a new cover.
An inscription in the book reads:
brought this book to the Log Cabin and the Secretary of The Dayton Historical Society J. O. Arnold read the records contained herein, and Mr. David Carroll having preserved the book for many years, presented it to the Dayton Historical Society. Signed: J. O. Arnold, Secy. |
This book contains the minutes of the Board of Directors of the Infirmary, then called the "Poor House." These minutes are dated June 18, 1826 through approximately 1850. Also contained within the minutes are lists of Paupers who resided in the Infirmary and personal notes about those people. Go to List of Paupers including some personal notes, 1826-1850
Transcribed below are the minutes of the Board of Commissioners Meeting whereby the directive was given to establish a Board of Directors for the "Poor House." Other Minutes from the Board of Directors deal mostly with the finances and maintenance of the "Poor House" and have not been transcribed here.
June, 1826
Extract from the minutes of the Board of Commissioners at the June session 1826.They hereby nominate and appoint the following persons Directors to take charge of and manage the affairs of the Poor to wit. Abraham Darst, John Folkerth, John C. Negly, Abraham Troxell, Henry Oldfather, Edmund Munger and John Ehrstine, who are to be notified to meet on said farm on the third Monday in this month and organize themselves as a Board of Directors for said purposes.
A true extract,
[signed] Alex Grimes, Audit