Accounts : regarding charitable donations from proceeds of her first Boston concert, 1850 Oct. 12-15.

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Accounts : regarding charitable donations from proceeds of her first Boston concert, 1850 Oct. 12-15.

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Jenny Lind's first concert appearance in Boston, on October 10, 1850 at Tremont Temple, generated a profit of over $7,200, which was donated to various charitable organizations. The collection consists of: A document listing the organizations, including the Boston Port Society, the Association for Aged and Indigent Females, the Musical Fund Society, the Boston Children's Friend Society, the Farm School for Boys, The Boston Female Asylum and the Washingtonian Total Abstinence Society, as well as a few individuals, including "poor prisoners," with the amounts donated, approved by Jenny Lind; a receipt listing the organizations and amounts, signed by representatives of these organizations; and a receipt signed by Amelia Bigelow for $100 "for the relief of the poor."

3 items in folder ; 26 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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