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Rules and regulations of the Board of Managers of the Alms-House and House of Employment.
Retrospective conversion record: In-house.
Foreign pauperism in Philadelphia : a memorial to the legislature of Pennsylvania exhibiting reasons for the amendment of certain laws in relation to the poor and to foreign emigrants, with the bill annexed
"Resolved, that H.A. Stephens, Esq. be requested to prepare a memorial and bill to be presented to the legislature of Pennsylvania, praying that some provision may be made for defraying the travelling expenses of destitute emigrants into the…
French Benevolent Society of Philadelphia records [minutes 1830-1832]
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…
Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland [membership certificate] [graphic] / J. J. Barralet invet. et delt.; H. Houston sculpt.
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…
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia records [1830-1832]
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…