Items

• James Young letter to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1846
  A letter regarding the estate of Catharine Owens.
• Edward Abbott Penniman letter to Hannah Jones, 1846, 1858
  A notice concerning the estate of Joseph Price from the register of wills.
• Isaac Collins letter to John K. Kane, 1846
  A letter regarding the estate of Nathan Dunn.
• Jane Duval Leiper Kane letter to Hannah Jones, 1843
  A letter suggesting the appointment of an executor to handle the property of a Mrs. Kementer. The epistle also relates to meeting minutes which detail a certain silver cream pitcher. Kane and Jones were at the time both members of the property committee of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• List of dividends of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1839
  A list of dividends and their dates payable to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Elizabeth Latimer letter, 1838
  A letter previously accompanying a copy of meeting minutes of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society which authorized the sale of property adjoining the Society on Cherry St.
• John Sergeant letter to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1834
  A letter concerning the estate of Esther Waters, who left $1000 to "The Single Women's and Widow's Asylum of Philadelphia." Most of the letter is devoted to determining whether or not the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society was the intended recipient.
• H. Ralston letter to J. C. James esquire, 1839
  Correspondence concerning the sale of the lot adjoining the Indigent Widows' Society on Cherry Street.
• H. Ralston letter to John K. Kane, 1839
  A letter informing John K. Kane the price of the lot adjoining the Indigent Widows' Society.
• H. Ralston letter to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society board of managers, 1839
  A letter to the board of managers enclosing the price of the lot adjoining the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society which, at the time, was worth $2500.
• H. Ralston letter to John R. Latimer, 1838
  Correspondence concerning the sale of the lot adjoining the Indigent Widows' Society on Cherry Street.
• John J. Smith and Joseph Jill letter to Rebecca Cope, 1838
  A letter forwarding a donation made to the Indigent Widows' Society by David Paul Brown Esquire.
• Margaret Collins letter to Rebecca Cope, 1838
  Correspondence concerning the estate of a Mr. Lewis and bequests made to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• William Davidson letter to Jasper Cope, 1834
  A letter formerly accompanying bonds given to Jasper Cope that were handed over to the treasurer of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• J. Reed letter to William Davidson, 1834
  A letter regarding the payment of a legacy owed to an executor, in the form of a bond, which is instructed to be prepared and sent to Jasper Cope.
• John Wilmer and Samuel Chubb letter to Mary Hodge, 1824
  A letter informing Mary Hodge the transfer of twelve shares of stock of the Northampton State Quarry Company from the estate of a W. Rigby.
• Joseph R. Ingersoll letter to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1827
  A letter from Joseph Reed Ingersoll, a Philadelphia-based lawyer and statesman, concerning the will of Robert Fielding.
• John Wilmer letter to Jasper Cope, 1834
  A letter relating to Jasper Cope's inquiry into a house on north Front Street. Wilmer informs Cope that the property was bequeathed by Henry Rigby to his daughter and then reverted to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Memorandum book and petty ledger, 1845-1850
  This ledger lists dividends and interest for the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society's financial assets.
• Farmers and Mechanics Bank account memoranda, 1839-1853
  An account book of Hannah Jones, treasurer of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society working committee receipt book and Hannah Tumey account, 1835-1848
  This manuscript doubles as a receipt book for the Society's Working Committee, which oversaw maintenance work, and an account book for Hannah Tumey, a boarder at the Society who paid a monthly fee for her accommodations.
• Mary L. Richards Butcher subscription list, 1823-1855
  In effort to sustain a constant income, the managers of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society were required to create and maintain a list of at least fifteen subscribers to the Society. The subscription list of Mary Richards Butcher provides the names and addresses of subscribers to the Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society ledger, 1854-1886
  This account book provides a detailed chronological log of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society income and expenses. Much of the Society's early financial development can be gleaned from this volume.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society treasurer's book, 1817-1826
  This account book provides a detailed chronological log of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society income and expenses. Much of the Society's early financial development can be gleaned from this volume.
• Matilda Tripple ephemera, 1912-1916, undated
  An assortment of ephemera, primarily post-cards, which made up part of the effects of Matilda Tripple, a resident of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.