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1.
Magdalen Society of Philadelphia minutes of annual meetings, 1837-1907
Creator: Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1837-02-14 - 1907-01-31
2.
Magdalen Society of Philadelphia minutes of the board of managers, 1825-1838
Creator: Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1825-02-08 - 1838-02-04
3.
Magdalen Society of Philadelphia minutes of the board of managers, 1885-1916
Creator: Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1885-03-18 - 1916-02-02
4.
Magdalen Society of Philadelphia report to the Pennsylvania Board of Public Charities, 1896
Creator: Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1896-12-01
5.
Magdalen Society of Philadelphia photographs, approximately 1875, 1974
Creator: Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
Dates Created: 1875 ,
Dates Created: 1974
6.
Magdalen Society of Philadelphia matron's diary, 1916-1917
Creator: Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1916-02-01 - 1917-04-25
7.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society constitution, 1853
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1853
8.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society 1840 annual report, 1841
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1841
9.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society 1842 annual report, 1843
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1843-01-12
10.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society 1898 annual report, 1899
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1899-01-12
11.
Rebecca Chester letter to Elizabeth Keppele, 1834
Creator: Chester, Rebecca
Date Created: 1834-01-07
12.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society statement of the purchasing committee, 1840
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1840
13.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society dedication statement of Joseph Frederick Dripps, 1887
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1887-06-09
14.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society scrapbook of correspondence regarding admission, 1854-1866
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1854-07-05 - 1866-12-12
15.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society application abstracts, 1916-1925
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1916-02-03 - 1925-06-15
16.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society agreements with inmates, 1817-1835
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1817-03-31 - 1835-09-24
17.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society agreements with inmates, 1901-1915
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1901-04-18 - 1915-02-21
18.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society application of Elizabeth Stout, 1892
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1892
19.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society application of Margaret Lough, undated
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Dates Created: 1885-1895 ,
Dates Created: approximately 1890
20.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society application of Phebe A. Sathbury, undated
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Dates Created: 1885-1895 ,
Dates Created: approximately 1890
21.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society application of Emily Thomas, undated
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Dates Created: 1885-1895 ,
Dates Created: approximately 1890
22.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society application of Sarah Woods, undated
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Dates Created: 1885-1895 ,
Dates Created: approximately 1890
23.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society application of Jane Crone, undated
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Dates Created: 1885-1895 ,
Dates Created: approximately 1890
24.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society visiting committee records, 1836-1844
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1836-05-12 - 1844-01-10
25.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society register of wills: Chestnut Street Trust and Savings Fund Company dividend notice, 1924
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1924-05-29
26.
Friends Southwestern Burial Ground rules and regulations, 1860
Creator: Friends Southwestern Burial Ground
Date Created: 1860
27.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society daybook, 1861-1873
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1861-01-01 - 1873-12-11
28.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society cashbook, 1909-1912
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1909-05-01 - 1912-12-17
29.
James M. Linnard estate receipt, 1864
Date Created: 1864-04-06
30.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society treasurer's book, 1874-1889
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1874-01-01 - 1889-03-21
31.
Mary Shields estate, master's report of court proceedings, 1882
Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County)
Date Created: 1882-06-01
32.
Mary Shields estate scheme of partition and division of property, 1882
Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County)
Date Created: 1882-06-01
33.
John Wilmer and Samuel Chubb letter to Mary Hodge, 1824
Creator: Wilmer, John
Date Created: 1824-06-19
34.
Green B. Duncan letter to Hannah Jones, 1853
Creator: Duncan, Green B.
Date Created: 1853-01-11
35.
Margaret Latimer letter to Sarah W. Jones, undated
Creator: Latimer, Margaret
Dates Created: 1850-1860 ,
Dates Created: approximately 1855
36.
Extracts from the will of Susanna Morris, 1827
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1827-03-02
37.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society bill for yard work and transportation, 1853
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1853-05-23
38.
John W. Sexton property title indenture, 1855
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1855
39.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society certificate receipt, 1848
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1848
40.
Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons seventeenth annual report, 1881
Creator: Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date Created: 1881-06-09
41.
Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons thirty-fifth annual report, 1899
Creator: Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date Created: 1899-06-15
42.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society letter of attorney partition of the estate of Mary Shields, 1883
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1883-11-09
43.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society fundraising events documents, 1821-1826
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1821-06-02 - 1826-07-03
44.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society bill for yard work, 1853
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1853-12-15
45.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society centennial celebration, 1917
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1917-05-16
46.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society report to the Pennsylvania Board of Public Charities, 1913
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1913
47.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society report to the Pennsylvania Board of Public Charities, 1919
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1919
48.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society agreement with the building committee, 1820
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1820-04-02
49.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society property application, 1821
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1821-10-03
50.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society veranda iron work, 1853
Creator: Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
Date Created: 1853-03-29
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Orphan Society of Philadelphia letter to the Indigent Widows' Society, 1822
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Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County)
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Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society/Ralston House records
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Magdalen Society of Philadelphia records
61
Philadelphia Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons
43
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3615 Chestnut St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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4400 W Girard Ave Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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149 N 3rd St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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340 S Front St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1400 John F Kennedy Blvd Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1926 N 17th St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1900 N Broad St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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12th St and Fairmount Ave Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1715 Arch St St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1863 Mount Ephraim Ave
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20th and Chestnut St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2157 N 23rd St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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218 Arch St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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