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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:52 PM | |
In the Waterboro, ME town records of May 1824, Nicholas Hanson was chosen to be the "pound keeper. What were the duties of a pound keeper?
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Thursday, September 20, 2012 12:49 PM |
He was likely the town official who imounded stray livestock (without ear marks), and cared for them until the town disposed of them.
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