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Pierce County (Wis.). Clerk. (1853)
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Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. County welfare records, 1853-1958 and undated.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 87
  • collection
  • 1853-1958 and undated

Records filed with the county clerk dealing with the operation of various welfare and relief programs which the county administered, including the county poor farm, outdoor relief, aid to the disabled, and aid to dependent children.
Included are reports of the Superintendent of the Poor and of the county commissions; lists of persons receiving aid; and legal documents such as the commitment of persons to the poor house.