Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records

The Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing was a Quaker charity founded in 1828 to distribute clothing and provide other assistance to the sick and poor of Philadelphia. It went out of existence in 1975. This collection contains the records of the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing, including correspondence, minutes, reports, membership lists, financial and legal documents.

Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records
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Inventories of boxes of supplies
Title:
Inventories of boxes of supplies
Description:
Mostly boxes of clothes sent to the Pennsylvania Freedman's Relief Association, other associations for the relief of freedmen, or private individuals in the South or West. An inventory of a box of books sent to a Gayner Heacock in Beaufort, South Carolina, can be found on page 75.
Date:
1863-1865
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Women's Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Freedman sewing circle records
Title:
Women's Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Freedman sewing circle records
Description:
Dates are approximate. Lists the garment output of various sewing circles in the greater Philadelphia area.
Date:
1864-1866
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Description:
Record of income and expenses of the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing. Pages 7-15, 35, 37, 39, 45-48, 63-69, 74-99, and 104-153 are blank and were not scanned.
Date:
1916-1928
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Description:
Record of income and expenses of the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing. Income is primarily from donations and subscriptions. Expenses are primarily for fabric and sewing. Ends with a list of donations of goods 1850-1852. Cover features a print of William Henry Harrison addressing Simón Bolívar.
Date:
1850-1852
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Description:
Record of income and expenses of the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing. Income is primarily from donations and subscriptions. Expenses are primarily for fabric and sewing. A list of donations of goods 1852-1854 is found on page 12.
Date:
1852-1854
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
History of the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor
Title:
History of the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor
Description:
Gives a brief overview of the history of the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing. Includes a list of members from the Association's founding to 1915.
Date:
1915-01
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor receipts
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor receipts
Description:
Receipts for the purchase or donation of goods, mostly fabric, needles, etc. Most purchases made from Thomas Mellor and Co., Mellor, Bains, or Sharpless and Sons. The earlier receipts are made out to "the Cherry Street Sewing Society" or the "Cherry Street Association for Relief of the Poor." The later receipts are mostly made out to Elizabeth J. Ferris, treasurer of the Philadelphia Female Association.
Date:
1860-1879
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Description:
Record of income and expenses of the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing. Income is primarily from donations, subscriptions, and interest from investments. Expenses are primarily for fabric and sewing. Printed annual reports included in the book can be found on pages 004, 008, 030a, 044a, and 073a-073b.
Date:
1852-1879
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Description:
Record of income and expenses of the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing. Income is primarily from donations, subscriptions, and interest from investments. Expenses are primarily for fabric and sewing. A 1902 pamphlet titled ""An Appeal for the Suffering Poor!"" was found at front of the book and scanned as pages 000a-000c. Pages 001 and 138-149 are blank and were not scanned.
Date:
1879-1909
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor constitution
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor constitution
Description:
A typescript of the constitution of the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing adopted in 1836, along with amendments from 1837 and 1973.
Date:
1973
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor investment book
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor investment book
Description:
A record of the Association's investments kept by treasurer Elizabeth J. Ferris.
Date:
1895-1896
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor cash book
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor cash book
Description:
Record of income and expenses of the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing. Mostly concerned with investments, dividends, and interest.
Date:
1916-1928
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor checkbook
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor checkbook
Description:
Checks and check stubs from the Association, most from January and February of 1909, and a receipt or bill from Watson and Company that was found loose in the book. Handwritten notes on the left-hand pages track the account balance.
Date:
1908-1909
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Description:
Record of income, expenses, and goods donated to the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing. Annual reports clipped from newspapers can be found every few pages.
Date:
1828-1852
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor treasurer's account book
Description:
Record of income and expenses of the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing. Income is primarily from donations and subscriptions. Expenses are primarily for fabric and sewing. Ends with a list of donations of goods 1846-1848.
Date:
1846-1848
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor annual report fragment
Title:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor annual report fragment
Description:
Part of an annual report of the Female Association of Philadelphia clipped from a newspaper. Summarizes garment production and distribution during the preceding year and gives the treasurer's annual report.
Date:
1862-03-01
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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