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Date created
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1837-01-23 - 1853-05-02
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Creator
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Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia
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Description
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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.
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Size
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260 pages
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Type
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text
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Subjects
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Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Ralston, Sarah
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Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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Institutional care
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Older people--Housing
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Older people--Institutional care
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Women--Institutional care
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Geographical location
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Philadelphia (Pa.) | 18th St and Cherry St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Language
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English
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View full item
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https://omeka.hsp.org/s/digitalcollections/document/16408
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Local identifier
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16408
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Collection
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Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society/Ralston House Records (3099)
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Contributing institution
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Rights
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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.
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