Provident Society for Employing the Poor account book
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume Treasurer's account book for the Provident Society for Employing the Poor. The volume records deposits, withdrawals for payments, and account balances for the accounts of the Provident Society for Employing the Poor. The inside cover includes a description of the duties of the Treasurer for the Society, and lists of the board of managers of the Society for different years.
Dates
- Creation: 1824-1925
Creator
- Provident Society for the Employment of the Poor (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Historical Note
The Provident Society for Employing the Poor was founded in 1824 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its purpose was to "assist and encourage deserving poor widoes and mothers of dependent chidlren, by giving them employment in sewing during the later weeks of the winter, when their wants are most pressing, from the exhaustion of their slender supplies." The organization was dissolved in 1924. The decision was made to end it that year because it was the organization's 100th year, and remaining funds were to be distributed to similiar organizations.
Extent
0.15 Linear Feet (1 volume)
Language
English
Overview
The Treasurer's account book for the Provident Society for Employing the Poor records deposits, withdrawals for payments, and account balances for the accounts of the Provident Society for Employing the Poor. The inside cover includes a description of the duties of the Treasurer for the Society, and lists of the board of managers of the Society for different years.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed November, 2015.
Subject
- Provident Society for the Employment of the Poor (Organization)
- Title
- Provident Society for Employing the Poor account book, 1824-1925
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- November, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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