Items

• Jane Duval Leiper Kane letter to Sarah W. Jones, undated
  A note concerning a resolution for a loan to the building committee.
• William S. Hang letter, 1959
  A letter, barely legible, concerning Mary Rittenhouse, a resident at the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Report of James Bayard and Isaac C. Jones Jr. on the claim of John Notiman, 1862
  Report conducted in relation to a claim put forward by John Notman who helped design and oversee the construction of an addition to the Society. In the claim, Notman requested that the Society pay him $143 as part of a settlement for his work. The report found that there was no official contract made between Notman and the Society, and that the latter understood the work to be done pro bono. They also state that the statute of limitations barrs any claim made by Notman for reimbursement. The report recommended that the Society use that defense only if an exorbitant amount was requested, and suggested that a sum of seventy-five dollars be paid to Notman in order to settle the claim.
• Margaret E. Hodge letter to Sarah W. Jones, 1859
  A note, which accompanied another letter, from Margaret Hodge asking Isaac Jones for advice.
• John B. Chapman letter to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1858
  A letter concerning the estate of Abraham Miller which bequeathed to the Society $1000.
• Alexander Henny letter to Isaac C. Jones, Jr., 1857
  A letter concerning a shed built along the fence of a lot owned by the Indigent Widows' Society on Lombard Street. Includes a copy of a portion of meeting minutes concerning the same property.
• John Bohler letter to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1857
  A letter concerning a bequest of $2000 made to the Society as part of an estate.
• Margaret E. Hodge letter to Sarah W. Jones, 1856
  A letter concerning a payment of $75 made to the Society.
• R. Patterson letter to Jane Duval Leiper Kane, 1856
  A letter to J.D.L. Kane, secretary of the Indigent Widows' Society, concerning a donation made to the society.
• Jane Duval Leiper Kane letter to Sarah W. Jones, 1855
  A letter from Jane Kane, secretary of the Indigent Widows' Society, to a Mrs. Kane, treasurer. The former wishes the latter a speedy recovery from illness and requests that she return an entrance fee to one of the Society's residents.
• Samuel Heyburn letter, 1856
  Correspondence, barely legible, concerning a $100 voucher.
• John W. Sexton letter to John K. Kane, 1855
  A series of letters concerning a property located on 20th and Chestnut. Initial letter a copy from Peter M. Call to Phillip Church.
• Sarah W. Jones letter to Green B. Duncan, 1855
  Receipt of payment for two New Orleans municipal bonds owned by the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Green B. Duncan letter to Sarah W. Jones, 1855
  The last of a series of interest payments made to the Indigent Widows' Society on behalf of the City of New Orleans in regards to municipal bonds held by the Society. The final payment was $2060.
• James Cresson letter to Margaret E. Hodge, 1855
  A letter relating to the estate of Elliott Cresson who bequeathed $1000 to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Green B. Duncan letter to Sarah W. Jones, 1855
  A series of letters between Green B. Duncan and Sarah W. Jones relating to a $120 check.
• H. L. Williams letter to Isaac C. Jones, 1854
  A letter concerning ground rent held jointly by the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society and the Orphans Society.
• Sarah Day admission note, 1853
  A note concerning the admission of Sarah Day to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Caleb Johnson letter to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1853
  A note from the committee charged with building an addition to the Society's house on Cherry Street that expresses regret over their failure to provide a full report of their progress.
• John K. Kane letter to Hannah Jones, 1853
  A note that accompanied a bill for work done on the yard of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• George L. Ashmead letter to Edward Rementer, 1853
  A note concerning a deed owned by the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society that was bought for $800 by Edward Rementer.
• Abigail Reeves letters to Sarah Jones, 1854
  A note of regret and sympathy regarding the death of Hannah Jones, treasurer of the Indigent Widow's Society. Ms. Reeves also enclosed a $400 donation to the Society.
• Letter to Hannah Jones, 1853
  A note to Hannah Jones, treasurer of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, concerning the estate of Ann Rementer.
• Green B. Duncan letter to Hannah Jones, 1853
  A notification of interest paid for two New Orleans municipal bonds owned by the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society special meeting minutes, 1852
  An extract from a special meeting of the managers of the Indigent and Single Women's Society concerning the estate of Robert Fielding.