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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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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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- Box 15, package of bed-covers and part worn clothing, received from Mul
lica Hill, N. J., for Mason’s Island ; valued by donors at $53.00; sent to
Mason’s Jeaed Twelfth month 23d, 1 bbl. dried apples, 3 bbl. apple
butter, } bbl. pickles.
Box 16, sent to Mason’s Island Twelfth month 23d, oan 340 new
garments, valued at $540.
Boxes 17 and 18, sent from Bucks County without a list of voltentlk were
forwarded, as requested by the donors, to Mason’s Island.
Box 19, sent First month 4th, 1865, to Wm. F. Mitchell, Nashville,
Tenn., for ths orphan children between the ages of six and twelve yéars,
who are in the schools under his charge. The goods purchased by the
Sanitary Committee, mostly made by the Bethany (colored) Mission
School: 55 woolen dresses, 16 kersey jackets, 20 prs. kersey pants,—all
assorted sizes,—6 cloth jackets, donated by F. Wilson, 25 part-worn | gar-
ments, and a small package of books.
Box 20, sent First month 4th, 1865, to Mason’s Island. Contents—
2 pieces of bed tick, 5 lbs. woolen knitting yarn, 1 Ib. patent thread, 4 doz.
prs. children’s shoes, 6 prs. part-worn shoes, lot of shoemakers’ tools and
lasts. Besides these, there was sent at the same time one lot of sole leather,
donated some time since by. Samuel J. Levick, valued at $70.
Expenses incurred in establishing a Lying-4n Hospital at Mason’s Island,
Seventh month 20th, 1864.
Cash entrusted to me for the benefit of the Freedmen at
Mason’s Island, i i : ‘ ; $250 00
From S. Hunt, : ‘ Bs ‘ 1-00
. | $251 00
Seventh month 12th, Hospital stores, : . $5 75
“ 14th, Crackers. : : ahah i S,
oe ' Fresh meat, : a oe
“ 18th, Personal expenses, 4 SOC G
Cash left for the Hospital, . 30 00
te 23d, Expended in bread and meat, . 15 25
+t Nine bake ovens, ; Ee oo
Hospital stores, : Oe Oe,
«“ 25th, Crackers and groceries,» . 400
Stamps and paper, « ka
“ 26th, Cash left with S. Cadwalader for
Hospital use, : 7 50
Passage money for self, and refresh.
ments for 30 women and children, 6 00
Highth month 9th, 8 pr. Bedsteads, at $4.00 per pr., 32 00
4 Tables, at $2.00, 4 oe Oe
6 Chairs, at $3-00, . 1800
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