Donations books, 1790-1892.

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Donations books, 1790-1892.

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This series consists of a record of donations and bequests made to the Charleston Orphan House. Information includes the name of the person or entity making the donation, the date of the donation, and the amount of currency or goods donated. This series also contains extracts of wills which contained bequests to the Orphan House.

partial microfilm reel.

South Carolina. Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 6779240

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Charleston Orphan House

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The Charleston Orphan House, the first municipal orphanage in the U.S., was created by an act of the city council on October 18, 1790, at the instigation of council member, John Robertson. By this act, the Orphan House was charged with "supporting and educating poor orphan children, and those of poor distressed and disabled parents, who are unable to maintain them". The Orphan House stood on the corner of St. Philip and Calhoun Streets. It officially opened on October 18, 1794, and ...