Items

• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society report to the Pennsylvania Board of Public Charities, 1898
  As a charitable organization the Society was required to submit a report to the Pennsylvania Board of Public Charities which detailed the number of inmates, income, and expenses.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society centennial celebration, 1917
  Includes ephemera and a copy of an address made by Reverend Floyd W. Tomkins, an Episcopal Deacon and Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Philadelphia.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society fundraising events documents, 1821-1826
  These documents relate to a series of fundraising events and exhibitions at the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society. One entailed the exhibit of agave plants on the properties of the Orphan Society and the Widows' Society, while another event featured silkworms.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society statement of the purchasing committee, 1840
  A statement detailing expenses of the Society, including foodstuffs, servants' wages, clothing, etc.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society statement of the purchasing committee, 1831
  A statement detailing the expenses of the Society, such as foodstuffs, matron's wage, fuel, and clothing.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society ledger of the purchasing committee, 1831-1835
  This ledger provides a detailed list of foodstuffs and miscellaneous items purchased by the Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society subscription list, 1822-1823
  This list includes the names and addresses of the annual subscribers to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society. The names of the managers responsible for collecting subscription dues is also provided.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society subscription list, 1817-1823
  This list includes the names and addresses of the annual subscribers to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society. The names of the managers responsible for collecting subscription dues is also provided.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society subscription list of Mary Richards, 1818-1820
  A list of subscribers to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society maintained by Mary Richards, a manager of the Society. Pages 8 to 16 of this volume are blank.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society letter of attorney partition of the estate of Mary Shields, 1883
  A letter of attorney detailing the appointment of George Vaux as the attorney of the Society for the partition of the estate of Mary Shields. The estate, which bequeathed $155,000 to the Society, formed the foundation of the building fund for the Society's house on Chestnut Street.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society letter of attorney for satisfaction of mortgage, 1883
  A letter of attorney which details the appointment of George Vaux as the attorney of the Society for the mortgage of real estate.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society ephemera for the one hundredth birthday celebration of Miss Mary McClain, 1908
  A pamphlet detailing the birthday celebration of centenarian Mary McClain.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society musical entertainment ephemera, 1891
  A pamphlet pertaining to a melodious evening at the Society.
• Thomas G. Allen address to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1852
  A handwritten draft of a sermon by Reverend Thomas G. Allen who spoke before the residents of the Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society insurance policies, 1900-1906
  Documentation and correspondence concerning the life insurance policies of Jane Spencer and Sarah Lapish.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society mortgage records, 1903-1904
  Correspondence concerning the transfer of mortgage and other property owned by Mary Dilhorn to the Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society letter of admission, 1886
  Letter requesting the admission of Abbie Carlisle to the Indigent Widows' Society.
• Orphan Society of Philadelphia letter to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1860
  Correspondence concerning the Orphan Society of Philadelphia's property on Cherry Street.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society resolution, 1877
  A resolution submitted to the Board concerning the partitioning of ground rents.
• Dr. Caspar Wistar letters to the Indigent Widows and Single Women's Society, 1847, 1852
  The Society's physician, Caspar Wistar, expresses his intention to take leave of his post in 1847, and again in 1851. He makes known to the board that he would continue his service until the Society locates a replacement.
• Elizabeth Ralston letter to the Indigent Widows and Single Women's Society, 1836
  Elizabeth Ralston, a manager of the Society, expresses her intention to resign from the board.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society special meeting minutes, 1832
  In response to Hugh L. Hodge's request that the Society receive Mary Hodge's records, the managers held a meeting to mourn her passing and to consider their next course of action.
• M. H. Weir letter to Mary Yorke, 1832
  A letter from M.H. Weird recommending that the Society admit a disabled woman by the name of Miss Crump.
• Mary M. Jacobs letter to Elizabeth Conrad, 1832
  Correspondence concerning the estate of Ann Fletcher.
• Lucy Bryant letter to the board of managers of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1829
  In this note Lucy Bryant, a resident of the Society, requests dismissal from the Society on account of "depression of the spirits" after the death of a friend.