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Collectors' receipt books

Contain carbon copies of receipts for payments made towards the maintenance of individuals in receipt of poor relief. Relatives were usually required to contribute towards the maintenance of poor and destitute relations, however pension funds and other organisations also appear in these receipts.

Includes date; name of person/organisation making the payment; amount of payment; name of person receiving relief or relation to person making the payment; and category of relief (e.g. outdoor, indoor or lunatic)

Records receipt of payments by relatives or organisations towards the cost of maintaining people in receipt of out-relief, in a York Poor Law institution or in an asylum.

Includes name of person/organisation; from whom payment received; purpose of payment; amount; and record of payments transferred to the Treasurer of the York Union.

Collectors' ledgers

Collector's ledgers record payments made by relatives (or organisations) towards the cost of maintaining individuals receiving out-relief, housed in a York Poor Law institution, or in an asylum.

Includes name of pauper; name and address of contributor; date of original order; and record of payments. Some entries may include further observations.

See also PLU/4/3 Maintenance payment ledgers.

Note that ledgers PLU/4/4/5-7 and PLU/4/4/16 were missing as at Nov 2016.

Maintenance payment ledgers

Records payments made by individuals toward the cost of maintaining relatives in receipt of outdoor, indoor or asylum relief.
Includes name of relative making the payment; relationship to person receiving relief; amounts and dates of payments; in most cases also indicates type of relief being granted.

See also PLU/4/4 Collectors' Ledgers

Comprises notices sent to relatives (or other persons) liable for destitute relatives. Notices to contribute towards maintenance costs were sent from the Board of Guardians and later the Public Assistance Committee.

Notices were sent to individuals who were considered liable for the maintenance of destitute and poor relatives.