Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society daybook, 1842-1849

Item

Title

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society daybook, 1842-1849

Description

The managers of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society were scrupulous book keepers. Its cashbooks and ledgers provide a continuous and detailed record of income and expenses, and delineate the financial countours of the Society throughout its long history. The pages covering 1843 (0084) and "New annual subscribers of 1845" (0085) in this volume were sewn together.

Identifier

16511

Type

text

Creator

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia

Date Created

1842-01-01 - 1849-12-31

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 | Account books

Extent

200 pages

Language

eng

Rights

Rights assessment is your responsibility. This material is made available for noncommercial educational scholarly and/or charitable purposes. For other uses or for more information please contact The Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s Rights and Reproductions department at rnr@hsp.org.

Item sets

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society records