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The French Benevolent Society was founded in Philadelphia in 1793. The society serves indigents of French descent and provides scholarships to local students of French extraction. The records include minutes, correspondence, financial and membership…

Membership certificate for the relief society, later the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, organized in Philadelphia in 1771. A large central oval contains an allegorical scene showing the classical figures of Hope, Columbia, and Concordia near a column…

The Indigent Widows and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1817 by Sarah Ralston, a Quaker. She organized this charitable organization for women of good "Christian" character. The name was eventually changed to the Ralston House…

Joseph Sill was born in England and immigrated to the United States at the age of eighteen. He was an artist by avocation, but worked as a businessman and merchant in Philadelphia. Diaries, 1831-1854, contain personal notes, detailed comments on…

Title and imprint from front wrapper.

Caption title.

Retrospective conversion record: In-house.

The Society of the Sons of Saint George was organized in Philadelphia in 1772 for the purpose of "giving advice and assistance" to Englishmen in distress. Included here are: minute books, 1772-1949; stewards' records, 1861-1938; treasurers' account…

The Society of the Sons of Saint George was organized in Philadelphia in 1772 for the purpose of "giving advice and assistance" to Englishmen in distress. Included here are: minute books, 1772-1949; stewards' records, 1861-1938; treasurers' account…