Pennsylvania Society Promoting Public Economy records
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the accounts of the treasurer of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting Public Economy (1818-1819), correspondence (1818), and checks (1818).
Dates
- Creation: 1818-1819
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Historical Note
Founded in May, 1817, the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting Public Economy was inspired by observations of poverty in Philadelphia in the winter of 1816, and a report on the causes of poverty and who was poor. Committees included those on poor laws, public prisons, domestic economy, the suppression of vice and immorality, and public schools. The Society sought to educate the poor and improve their management of their resources. While some of the founding members and officers of the Society were Quaker, it was not an exclusively Quaker organization.
Extent
.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language
English
Overview
This collection is comprised of the accounts of the treasurer of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting Public Economy (1818-1819), correspondence (1818), and checks (1818).
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed March, 2016.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Pennsylvania Society Promoting Public Economy records, 1818-1819
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- March, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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