Items

• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society receipt of real estate tax, 1852
  A receipt for taxes paid to Charles M'Cowen, tax collector, for property at 149 North 3rd Street owned by the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Ann Wikoff legacy receipt, 1852
  A note of receipt concerning the legacy of Ann Wikoff, who bequeathed $100 to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Green B. Duncan letter to Hannah Jones, 1852
  A letter requesting receipt of payment of interest accrued from New Orleans municipal bonds owned by the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Robert Fielding legacy receipt, 1853
  A note of receipt relating to the life insurance policy of Robert Fielding.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society resolution, 1852
  A resolution relating to renovations and additions made at the Society's property on Cherry Street.
• Extract from the will of Robert Fielding, undated
  A note relating to the last will and testament of Robert Fielding which made a series of bequests to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society in the event that his heirs die without issue.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society receipt of ground rent, 1851
  A receipt of ground rent for a property at 149 North 3rd Street. The property was bequeathed to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society by Mary McCrea.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society anniversary meeting notice, 1851
  A note concerning the Anniversary Meeting of the Society held at the lecture room of the Reformed Dutch Church.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society receipt of real estate tax, 1851
  A receipt for taxes paid to Charles M'Cowen, tax collector, for property at 149 North 3rd Street owned by the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society anonymous donation note, 1851
  A note formerly accompanying a $100 donation made to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society. The Society publicly thanked the anonymous donor in a newspaper, the clipping of which is attached to the original note.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society petition to the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Philadelphia, 1851
  A petition concerning the sale of property bequeathed, indirectly, to the Society in the will of Henry Rigby.
• Elizabeth Phile Stott last will and testament notice, 1850
  A notice concerning the delay in the payment of the bequests of the estate of Elizabeth Phile Stott.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society receipt of real estate tax, 1851
  A receipt for taxes paid to Augustus C. Leidy, tax collector, for property owned by the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society at 149 North 3rd Street.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society receipt of mortgage payment, 1851
  A note concerning the payment of $400 towards a $2000 mortgage.
• Orphans' Court of Philadelphia County notice for the estate of Peter A. Blenon, 1851
  A notice for the filing of an audit concerning the estate of Peter A. Blenon.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society ground rent note, 1851
  A note that accompanied a check of $2000 that was used towards the principal of a ground rent.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society bond and mortgage note, 1850
  A note related to a transfer of bond and mortgage.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society resolution concerning will of Babel Wohlleben, 1850
  A resolution concerning the estate of Babel Wohlleben, a Swiss native who spent the final years of her life at the Indigent Widows and Single women's Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society receipt of ground rent and bond, 1850
  A receipt concerning property titles to ground rent and a bond of Samuel Bechtold worth $2000.
• Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company agreement, 1850
  A copy of an agreement sent to creditors of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company concerning the extension of payment of past-due common loans and funding of arrears of interest.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society bill for plumbing, 1850
  A bill for plumbing work done at the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society by C.H. Canby and Sons.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society bill for repairs, 1849
  A bill for various structural repairs made at the Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society bill for general building maintenance, 1849
  Includes bills for brick, carpentry, and plumbing work done at the Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society receipt of ground rent, 1849
  A half of a year's ground rent for property at 149 North 3rd St. The Society owned a slew of properties across Philadelphia, many obtained through bequest, which provided an important source of income.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society bill for cooking ranges, 1849
  A bill for a series of cooking ranges purchased by the Indigent Widows' Society from Morris, Tasker, and Morris.