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Friends' Association of Philadelphia for the Aid and Elevation of the Freedmen, Annual Reports
Report of the Executive Board of Friends' Association for the Aid and Elevation of the Freedmen, Read at the Meeting of the Association
Yearly reports printed for annual meeting of the association. Largely consist of narrative accounts of the freedmen's progress, drawn from letters sent by teachers who operated colored schools under the care of the association. Most years, a list of the society's officers, the treasurer's report, accounts of donations received in cash and goods, and an overview of distributions made were also included.
1864 - 1871
192 p. ; 22 cm.
reformatted digital
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Friends Freedmen's Association Records--http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/4024frfr
The Women's Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Freedmen was founded in 1862 to provide charitable assistance to recently freed slaves. Many Quakers were involved in this organization, but it was not until the following year that a similar group that was officially affiliated with the Society of Friends emerged. The Friends Association of Philadelphia and its Vicinity for the Relief of Colored Freedmen, was founded by Orthodox Quaker men in 1863. Soon after, in 1864, an equivalent group was established by Hicksite Quakers of both sexes: the Friends' Association for the Aid and Elevation of the Freedmen (amended to the more precise "Friends' Association of Philadelphia for the Aid and Elevation of the Freedmen"), which incorporated the Women's Association in 1865. It is unclear when this association closed, but it was in existence at least as late as 1872. Its Orthodox counterpart, renamed Friends' Freedmen's Association circa 1873, continued to operate in various capacities--most recently as a scholarship fund--until it was dissolved in 1982.
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for the dignity which has so generally characterized their move-
ments.
Partially, owing to irregularities in the statistical matter
furnished in their monthly reports, growing out of the use by
some of them of blanks furnished ly the State, differing some-
what from our own in the character of the information required,
we cannot present so perfectly a condensed statement as we would
desire. We, however, give the following as the report of a
portion of them for one of the months of the past year, as ex-
tracted from our minutes, viz:
Reports from the teachers of ten schools presented the fol-
lowing aggregates for the second month as nearly as could be
ascertained, a portion of the figures being estimated :
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TEACHER'S NAMES. LOCALITIES. Ce iret Saag ¥§ ©
6] §| Fl a) a 38
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Frances E. Gauze|Gordon, Florida, | 39) 35] 39] 17| 6) 38
Two Schools at |Mt. Pleasant, 71| 49| 40] 34|. 4! 69
Harriet. Jenxins,| Falls Church, 77| 741 65| 641 O| 47
Hannau W. Cox,} Woodlawn, 65; 49; 49| 49; 46) 41
Cauista Baker, |Frying Pan, 25) 25} 25/*20]): o| *2
M. . Nicuots, /|Prince William Co.| 29) 17)*17\*15| 0} 20
O. L. Grant, Manasses, 231 2 2. M.. gl ot
J. R. Nixtson, Dunfries, Bot Al Su, At et a0
DANIEL Stewart, |Prince William Co.| 37/ 37} 295! 26! 2) 31
Lavinia Cuasg, |Prince William Co. 59) 59) 42] 32} 3) 48
450/851/306|259| 65/367
* Estimated.
Our faithful co-worker, Groree C. Rounp, i in an appeal made
to us for pecuniary aid for Manasses and vicinity, wrote :
“T have started jive new colored schools in this County
during the past winter. They will all have to cease during the
summer, unless I can obtain help from outside. This point
(Manasses) i is, however, the most central and important. With
many thanks for your past kindness and generosity, and that of
your Society,” &.
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