Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

AT2021.004.050

Title

Expenditures : House of Refuge, County of Bruce

Object Name

Ledger

Dates of Creation

January 1, 1899 - December 31, 1902

Creator

County of Bruce. House of Refuge

Description

On the front of this black and red hard covered book is embossed in gold letters "Expenditures, House of Refuge, County of Bruce." The book begins in January of 1899 and ends in December of 1902.

On the top of each page is the heading: "House and Farm Expenditures, House of Refuge, County of Bruce. / (Schedule E. Referred to in By-Law No. 384 of the County of Bruce)."

The columns are named as follows:
- Date of Payment,
- No. of Voucher,
- To Whom and for What Paid,
- Hired Labor for Farm and House,
- Stock and Farm,
- Inspector's Keeper's and Matron's Salary,
- Physician's Salary and Medicines,
- Books and Stationary,
- Improvements on Buildings and Furnishings,
- Provisions and Fuel,
- Incidental Expenses,
- Sending Inmates to Friends,
- Permanent Improvements,
- Total Expense,
- When Audited, and
- Auditors' Initials.

The rows contain hand written entries in black ink.

Types of items paid for include:
- Fish (and freight on fish),
- Manure,
- Wood,
- Postage stamps,
- Salary,
- Plumbing,
- Meat,
- Hay rack,
- Hay fork,
- Bread box,
- Boots and shoes,
- Sewing machine,
- and more.

Collection

Corporation of the County of Bruce fonds

System of arrangement

This item is part of County of Bruce fonds, series 10 (Social and health care services), subseries 1 (Housing services), file 1 (Bruce County House of Refuge).

Parent Object

COB S10, SS1, F1

Level of Description

Item

Physical Description

2 cm of textual records ; 35 x 22.5 cm

Restrictions on Use

Places

Walkerton

Businesses and Organizations

Bruce County House of Refuge

Search Terms & Subjects

Animal husbandry
Farming
Financial records
Housing services
Long term care homes