Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society agreements with inmates, 1837-1853

Item

Title

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society agreements with inmates, 1837-1853

Description

Before successful applicants were permitted to take up residence at the Indigent Widow's and Single Women's Society they were required to sign an agreement that relinquished all their property "for the use of the said Society." The terms of admission would subsequently include other stipulations. Residents were expected to pay a thirty dollar entrance fee and provide their own furniture and bedding (if they did not bring their own furniture a fifty dollar fee was to be paid upon admission). In addition, the terms state that only women sixty years or older could be considered for admission.

Identifier

16408

Type

text

Creator

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia

Date Created

1837-01-23 - 1853-05-02

Format

Manuscript

Is Part Of

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society/Ralston House Records (3099)

Spatial Coverage

Philadelphia (Pa.) | 18th St and Cherry St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Subject

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia (Pa.) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | Ralston, Sarah | Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | Institutional care | Older people--Housing | Older people--Institutional care | Women--Institutional care

Extent

260 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society records