Records, 1815-1963.

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Records, 1815-1963.

Records of a privately supported orphanage established in 1815 by a group of Philadelphia women. Includes incoming correspondence, 1815, 1900-1920, 1949; minutes, 1814-1938, 1938-1956 unbound; reports of the Visiting Committees on living conditions at the orphanage, 1819-1924; registers of children admitted, 1815-1955; records of children indentured by the society, including registers, 1815-1867; account books, 1878, 1920-1963; and miscellaneous items and volumes.

6 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6748961

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Orphan Society of Philadelphia (Pa.)

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