THE ANNUAL MEETING

The Ninth Annual Meeting of the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons, was held First month 10th, 1873, in the Hall of the Franklin Institute. Dillwyn Parrish, President, in the chair.

The Annual Report of the Board of Managers, and the Report of the Treasurer, were read and approved, and were referred to the incoming Board for Publication.

NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. The Managers of the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons have satisfaction in reporting that the past year has been one of no common interest in the Institution under their charge. The number of inmates received up to the first day of 1872 had been 58, of whom 14 were deceased, leaving 44 to claim our care and interest. Nineteen have since been admitted—the enlarged capacity of our new building giving the opportunity for an extension of the work. Five of these were men, a class which had not previously to this year been admitted, owing to our insufficient accommodation in the old Home. Seventy-seven persons have thus enjoyed the hospitality of the Home, and have found in it many alleviations of the trial and loneliness which are so common an attendant upon declining years.

There have been eight deaths in the little community under our care during the year 1872, so that now we have but 55 left to tread the downward hill of life within the secluded walls of this comfortable retreat. Of those who thus passed away we can recall none who did not give some evidence that God had been gracious to their souls. Of some few among them it may be said that they had abundantly realized the truth of our dear 0006 6Redeemer's words: “In the world ye shall have tribulation, but in me peace;“ for they wore upon their countenances the evidence that “There is a rest that remaineth for the people of God.” It is no small consolation to those who have given of their time and substance to the maintenance of this unpretending charity, to feel that they have been instrumental in smoothing the dying pillow of some of the Lord's little ones. Of those who have thus passed away, two were men who had been but a few months in the Home.

Amelia Webster, of Lewistown, Delaware, was the second person admitted at No. 340 S. Front street. She had nearly attained the ripe age of 96 when her spirit fled.

Sarah Hutchinson, who immediately followed her in our list, has also gone from us, aged 87. She had been blind for some years past.

The assistant Matron, who had been an efficient helper in the institution, has also been taken to a home above.

Our valuable friend and co-laborer, Jacob C. White, who had been connected with the Home as a manager from the date of its organization, deceased 6th mo. (June) 14th, 1872.

We feel that in his removal, we have lost an earnest friend and helper, and that we can ill afford to spare him from the labors of our Board.

Notwithstanding the very considerable addition made to our numbers, thus increasing our monthly expenditure, God has been good to us in giving us a sufficient store to draw from in the hearts of His believing children. Our receipts from subscriptions and donations have been ample for our wants. He has not suffered the cruse of oil to fail or the barrel of meal to waste. We have especially to thank Him that He has given us, among our sisters who are largely charged with the immediate supervision of the Home, many earnest women who give themselves faithfully to their calling. We can testify that, whether employed in the uninviting work of soliciting the necessary means for the support of these poor people, or in diligent attendance at the Home, some miles distant from their abodes, their labor has not been in vain in the Lord.

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The lot upon which the Home is built was separated from the main street in front of it, Belmont avenue, by a narrow strip of land to Owen Jones. We have purchased from him 27 feet in width by 80 feet in depth, thus providing ourselves with an entrance sufficiently wide from this largely travelled thoroughfare. We have also purchased six lots in Olive Cemetery, immediately in the rear of the Home, for the interment of our deceased inmates. The religious meetings at the Home have been pretty-regularly held, and we trust to the comfort and edification of those attending them.

We have reason to acknowledge many kind contributions and deeds of active benevolence at the hands of the friends of the Home. Wm. Still, on one occasion, provided an entertainment for our inmates, which was greatly enjoyed; and on New Year's day the hearts of all were gladdened by a rich supply of good things for the table, together with an amusing exercise kindly provided by our friend H. M. Laing and his children. Our thanks are due to the Hestonville Railroad Company for free passes furnished to our Matron and one of the Board. We are also indebted to many kind friends for an abundance of comforts and luxuries provided for Thanksgiving and Christmas days. Upon the first named occasion, the Female Christian Association visited the house, bringing with them a store of good cheer. We hold in grateful remembrance the kindness of our neighbor, Gilbert Balfour, who has given gratuitous medical attendance when it was sorely needed. To Dr. Collins, who has found it necessary to resign his post after several years of faithful service, we tender our warm acknowledgments; also, to Dr. Rosell, who still continues his attention.

Adam Hausman has conferred a great obligation upon us, by bringing many articles to the Home from the city.

The Carolina Singers have favored us with two entertainments, which were fully appreciated. By the will of Catharine W. Evans, deceased, the sum of $200 was directed to be paid us, which has been received by our Treasurer and safely invested, together with other moneys of like character.

We cannot close our Report without acknowledging the disinterested labors of our excellent Matron, Ann W. Laws. Her 0008 8judgment and discretion combine with the promptings of a loving and tender heart to adapt her to the arduous duties of her post. We commend her and those under her charge to the oversight of Him whose watchful eye slumbers not.

We trust that our friends who have so kindly aided us in the past, will continue their benefactions. Our yearly contributions and donations are the only means of support for this large and growing family, with the exception of a small fund which yields about $300 per annum. Signed on behalf of the Board. Stephen Smith, Joseph M. Turman, Jr., Chairman. Secretary.

The President appointed a committee on nominations, consisting of H.M. Laing, Wm. Still, Lydia Gillingham, and A. Hudson, who presented the names printed on page three. These were approved by the Meeting, and were declared elected for the ensuing year.

The Managers having proposed the amendment of Rule 3, providing for the payment of one hundred dollars instead of seventy-five, as admission fee, the proposition was, on motion, approved by the Meeting, and the Rule accordingly directed to be so altered.

Interesting remarks were made by Bishop J.P. Campbell and Samuel R. Shipley.

The Treasurer stated that $275 had been handed in during the Meeting. The Meeting then adjourned. M. Balderston, Secretary.

Note.—Contributions in goods may be left at the store of Laing & Maginnis, 30 N. Third street; with Stephen Smith, 921 Lombard street, or at the Home.

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TREASURER's REPORT. Saml. R. SHIPLEY, Treasurer, in accounted with the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons. DR. 1872. 1 mo. 1. To cash on hand - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3881 36 12 mo. 31. board for Isabella Williams,- - - - - - - - - 144 00 interest on ground rent, - - - - - - - - - - - - 51 50 cash from estate of Mary Tillottson,- - - - - - 55 30 E. Chambers' pension,- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 96 00 funeral dues for A. Webster,- - - - - - - - - - 20 00 interest on deposit account,- - - - - - - - - - - 97 57 interest on Reading Railroad bonds,- - - - - - - 70 00 legacy from Cath. W. Evans' estate,- - - - — - 200 00 subscriptions and donations,- - - - - - - - - - 7366 65 ————- $11982 38 CR. 1872. 2 mo. By cash paid lien of C.B. Cooper on building, charged against amount due contractor,- — - - — $849 57 3 mo. 18 water rent, — - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 57 00 8 mo. 7. cash paid on account of purchase of Owen Jones, 50 feet front on Belmont Ave., adj. our lot,- - - - 900 00 expenses on mortgage given on above lot,- - - - - - 4 00 12 mo. 31. orders for improvement of grounds, drainage, &c.,- 1422 47 orders for the support of the Home,- - - - - - - - 5342 66 investment of legacies &c., in two bonds of the general mortgage Pennsylvania Railroad Company, $1,000 each,- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1895 00 cash on hand at this date, - - - - - — - - - - - 1511 68 ————- $11982 38

Having examined the foregoing account of Saml. R. Shipley, Treasurer, and compared it with the vouchers, we find it correct; the amount in his hands at this date being Fifteen Hundred and eleven dollars, sixty-eight cents. Wm. Whipper, Alfred H. Love.

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INMATES RECEIVED INTO THE INSTITUTION DURING 1872. NAME. NATIVITY. AGE. ADMITTED. DIED. 59 Elizabeth Smith,..Jamaica, 2 mo. 29,1872 60 William Butcher,..Virginia, 83 3 mo. 15, 9 mo. 17, 61 Charles Lewis,....New Jersey, 70 3 mo. 22, 1872. 62 Fanny Blunt, North Carolina, 74 4 mo. 18, 63 John Freeman, New Jersey, 88 5 mo. 2, 10 mo. 2, 64 Daniel Hutchins,..Maryland, 55 5 mo. 6, 65 Deborah Dorsey,...Maryland, 60 5 mo. 20, 66 Hannah Marcus,....Bordentown, New Jersey,.70 6 mo. 24, 67 Jane White, New Jersey, 75 7 mo. 15, 68 Lillie Waters,....Maryland, 70 8 mo. 28, 69 Achsal Governs,...Maryland, 75 8 mo. 24, 70 Jane Lucas, Delaware, 73 11 mo. 8, 71 Henry Stewart,....Maryland, 81 11 mo. 19, 72 Ann Davis Smith,..Pennsylvania, 60 11 mo. 21, 73 Mary Martin, Delaware, 65 11 mo. 27, 74 Ann Collins, Delaware, 70 11 mo. 27, 75 Mary Bartow, Philadelphia, 71 12 mo. 5, 76 Annie Butler, Philadelphia, 55 1 mo. 28, 77 Hannah Carlisle,..Delaware, 58 12 mo. 11, 0011 11INMATES DECEASED DURING 1872. Amelia Webster, 3 mo. 23, 1872, aged 96 years. Ellen Hansell, 5 mo. 3, “ “ 80 “ Emma Pointdexter, 5 mo. 19, “ “ 87 “ Phillis B. Johnson, 7 mo. 12, “ “ 93 “ Maria Simmons, 8 mo. 4, “ “ 77 “ William Butcher, 9 mo. 17, “ “ 83 “ Sarah Hutchinson, 10 mo. 1, “ “ 87 “ John Freeman, 10 mo. 2, “ “ 88 “

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CHARTER OF INCORPORATION. Whereas, The undersigned Citizens of this Commonwealth have, together with other Citizens, associated for the purpose of establishing in the City of Philadelphia a Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons, and are desirous of being incorporated agreeably to the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, entitled “ An Act to confer on certain Associations of the Citizens of this Commonwealth the powers and immunities of Corporations of bodies politic in the law;“ They therefore declare the following to be the objects, articles and conditions of their said association, agreeably to which they desire to be incorporated, viz.:

Title. 1st. This association shall be called “The Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons.”

Object. 2. The object of this Association shall be the relief of that worthy class of colored persons who have endeavored through life to maintain themselves, but from various causes are finally dependent on the charity of others.

Articles And Conditions. 3d. The officers shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall perform the duties usual to those positions, and a Board of Managers, twenty-four in number, who shall make all needful rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the association at its annual meeting, to which they shall submit a report of their proceedings. The officers shall be ex officio members of the Board.

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4th, A quorum of the association shall be fifteen, and of the Managers, ten. The Managers shall meet at least once in each month.

5th. At each annual meeting two auditors shall be appointed to examine the Treasurer's account previous to its presentation at the next annual meeting, and report as to its correctness.

6th. Respectable colored persons may be admitted into the Home or boarded therein with the consent of the Visiting Committee, in accordance with the rules which the Managers may adopt for the government of the institution.

7th. The terms of membership of the association shall be an annual contribution of two dollars. The payment of twenty-five dollars shall constitute a life membership.

8th. The association shall meet annually for the election of officers and other business on the second Fifth day (Thursday) in the First month (January) of each year, at such time and place as may be agreed on, of which two weeks' notice shall be given by the Managers.

9th. The clear yearly income of real and personal estate held by the association shall not at any time exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars.

10th. The association shall have power to make by-laws not inconsistent with this Charter nor the laws of the land, and to alter and annual the same at pleasure, and a failure to elect officers at any time shall not dissolve this Corporation.

11th. If any Manager shall die or resign, the vacancy may be filled by the election, at a stated meeting of the Board of Managers, of one to serve in his stead until the next annual meeting of the association. (Signed) Stephen Smith, Wm. C. Longstreth, Saml. R. Shipley, Henry M. Laing, Jos. M. Truman, Jr., Jacob C. White, Sr., Dillwyn Parrish, Thomas Mather. Henry Gorden,

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In the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Country of Philadelphia.

In the matter of the incorporation of “The Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons.”

And now, this second day of December, A. D., 1867, the Articles of Incorporation of “The Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons” having been heretofore, to wit, on the thirteenth day of November, A. D. 1867, filed in the office of the Prothonotary of said Court, and due notice having been inserted in a newspaper printed in said County, in due conformity to law; therefore, on motion of Edward Hopper, it is declared and decreed that the persons so associated under said articles shall, according to the articles and conditions in said instrument set fourth and contained, become and be a Corporation or body politic in the law.

And it is further ordered and directed that the said Charter of Incorporation shall be recorded in the Office for the Recording of Deeds in and for the said County of Philadelphia. And on the said instrument being so recorded, the persons so associated or meaning to associate shall, according to the objects, articles and conditions in said instrument set forth and contained, become and be a Corporation or body politic in law and in fact, to have continuance by the name, style and title in said instrument provided and declared.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this thirteenth day of December, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven. (Signed) T. O. Webb, pro Proth'y.

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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HOME.

Rule 1. The Matron shall have the entire charge of the Home, and keep it in neat order under the direction of the Committee of Management. She is to enforce the Rules, to be present at the meals, to see that they are properly served up, and everything is on the table before the family are seated; that suitable nourishment is provided for the sick, and proper order is observed at the table. She must be respectful and kind to every one in the Home, and attentive (without partiality) as their circumstances require. She will promptly check any quarreling or other improper conduct in the inmates, and, if necessary, report the same to the Visiting Committee. She shall keep a record of all articles sent to the Home, whether purchased or otherwise, and an exact account of all expenditures, and furnish the Committee with a monthly account thereof. She will be expected to go through the house about 10 o'clock P.M., and see that all unnecessary fires and lights are extinguished.

Rule 2. No person will be admitted into the Home but such as bring satisfactory testimonials of the propriety of their conduct and the respectability of their character.

Rule 3. Those received in the Home must be at least fifty years of age, and shall pay to the Treasurer the sum of one hundred dollars. This Rule may be varied from if so directed by the Managers.

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Rule 4. Any property or personal effects which an applicant may be possessed of must be made over for the benefit of the Home prior to their admission therein; and if any inherit property whilst in the Home, and prefer remaining, the said property must likewise be transferred to the Managers for the use of the Institution; all such transfers being recorded in a book kept for the purpose.

Rule 5. Colored persons, over the age of fifty, of respectable character, and furnishing satisfactory references, may be boarded in the institution upon such terms as the Managers may decide; but shall be subject to the same rules, and have no privileges different from the other inmates. Satisfactory security must be given for the regular payment of the board previous to their admission.

Rule 6. No boarder shall be received or continued in the Home to the exclusion of those entirely dependent. Two weeks' notice, however, must be given for the removal of any boarder.

Rule 7. A register shall be kept of the names of all applicants, the persons by whom they are recommended, their place of residence, and the report of the Visiting Committee thereon, and any other information that may be deemed important.

Rule 8. Those that are pensioners on any benevolent institution or society, it is expected will have their pensions continued to assist in their support, and that their funeral expenses shall be paid.

Rule 9. Those received into the Home will be cared for without other expenses during their lives, provided the Managers have the funds.

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Rule 10. The inmates are prohibited from soliciting aid outside of the institution.

Rule 11. None but the Physician of the Institution, or his substitute, shall attend the inmates, unless he should request a consultation with another practitioner.

Rule 12. After rising in the morning, and again before retiring at night, all who are of ability shall be assembled in a suitable room, and a chapter from the Bible read to them, after which an opportunity shall be afforded for silent or vocal worship.

Rule 13. Religious meetings shall be held in the Home on the first day of the week, at 10 1/2 o'clock A.M., and 4 o'clock P.M., for those unable or not desirous of attending elsewhere.

Rule 14. Any one of the inmates may be visited (with their consent) for religious purposes at any suitable time; but if a religious opportunity is desired with all of the family, it must be first approved by at least two of the managers.

Rule 15. A bell will be rung ten minutes before each meal, when all who are able will repair to the dining room. When seated, a suitable pause shall be observed before eating.

Rule 16. The sick or infirm will be accommodated with meals in their own rooms, but all others will be expected to take them at the general table.

Rule 17. It will be expected that all who are capable will make their own beds, and sweep their rooms, early every morning; such as are not will have it done for them.

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Rule 18. The inmates are expected to sew, knit or do any other services for the benefit of the Home of which they are capable.

Rule 19. Any of the inmates desiring to visit their friends (on their written invitation ), must obtain permission from the Matron.

Rule 20. If any of the friends of the inmates present articles for individual use or for general distribution, the same must be placed in charge of the Matron and furnished at her discretion.

Rule 21. No stimulants or liquors to be used in the Home unless ordered by a physician, and then to be administered only by the Matron.

Rule 22. No person will be permitted to interfere or find fault with the Matron. Any complaint should be made to the Managers for their action.

Rule 23. All visitors shall be properly treated and shown through the Home, especially those visiting for religious purposes. Visitors will not be admitted before 10 A.M., or after 5 P.M., except in special cases.

Rule 24. The strictest attention must be paid by each one of the family to these Rules. For the first and second, offence, the Matron will admonish the offender; for a third, she will complain to the Visiting Committee; and for a fourth, removal from the Home, if so directed by the Board.

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RULE 18. The inmates are expected to sew, knit or do any other services for the benefit of the Home of which they are capable.

RULE 19. Any of the inmates desiring to visit their friends (on their written invitation), must obtain permission from the Matron.

RULE 20. If any of the friends of the inmates present articles for individual use or for general distribution, the same must be placed in charge of the Matron and furnished at her discretion.

RULE 21. No stimulants or liquors to be used in the Home unless ordered by a physician, and then to be administered only by the Matron.

RULE 22. No person will be permitted to interfere or find fault with the Matron. Any complaint should be made to the Managers for their action.

RULE 23. All visitors shall be properly treated and shown through the Home, especially those visiting for religious purposes. Visitors will not be admitted before 10 A.M., or after 5 P.M., except in special cases.

RULE 24. The strictest attention must be paid by each one of the family to these Rules. For the first and second offence, the Matron will admonish the offender; for a third, she will complain to the Visiting Committee; and for a fourth, removal from the Home, if so directed by the Board.

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LIFE MEMBERS. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. Deceased members in italics. Lewis R. Ashurst, Chas. Evans, Vine St., Sarah Adams, Jacob M. Ellis, Jas. Augustine, Rebecca S. Elkinton, Chas. Abbott, Betsey Freeman, Abraham Barker, Alexander Fullerton, Dr. J. Rhea Burton, J. Gillingham Fell, Samuel Bancroft, Joshua Francis Fisher, Adolph E. Borie, B.B. Fuller, Mary Bacon, J.C. Fuller. James Bromley, Sophia G. Fisher, Mary D. Brown, John Farnum, Phillips Brooks, Wm. B. Fling, Joseph Bacon, Henry Gorden, Isaac Burton, Eliza P. Gurney, Robert Biddle, Sarah Gorden, Thos. H. Bolling, Edward Green, Wm. H. Burr, Elton B. Gifford, Mark Balderston, Elizabeth Greaves, Rebecca W. Burr, Jno. F. Gilpin, John C. Bowers, Elizabeth Horner, Jno. C. Bullitt, Joseph G. Henszey, John Carter, Joshua B. Howell, Lemuel Coffin, Robert B. Haines, Marmaduke C. Cope, Rachel Haines, Henry Cope, Anne S. Haines, Alfred Cope, John Hall, John P. Crozier, Sarah Hall, A.M. Collins, Josiah L. Haines, Jos. B. Conrow, Deborah B. Haines, Jay Cooke, Margaret W. Haines, Richard Cadbury, Mary Jeanes, James B. Cope, Samuel Jeanes, Benj. Coates, Israel H. Johnson, Sarah Coates, Rachel Johnson, Mary Ann Carter, A.D. Jessup. M.L. Dawson, Margaret Jones, Ann Derbyshire, Joshua T. Jeanes, Mary Ann Derbyshire, Wm. W. Justice, Eliza Dales, A.M. Kimber, F.J. Dreer, M.C. Kimber, John G. Dutton, T.W. Kimber, Thos. J. Dorsey, Edward C. Knight, Thomas Earp, M.A. Longstreth, Charles Ellis, Henry M. Laing, Catharine Evans, Anna T. Laing, Dr. Chas. Evans, Catharine R. Laing, J. Wistar Evans, Kate M. Laing, L.J. Evans, George T. Laing, Catharine Evans, Joseph S. Lovering, Hannah B. Evans, E.C.K. Latimer, 0021 20Isabella J. Lippincott, David Seull, jr Joshua Lippincott, Wm. P. Sharpless, Sarah W. Lloyd, Joseph P. Smith, Mary Ann C. Morris, Stephen Smith, Israel Morris M. A. Shaw, Richard M. Marshall William Sellers, Anna K. Massey John Sellers, Wm. R. Maxfield, Jos. Scattergood, Jos. Marfield Charles L. Sharpless, Thomas Mellor, Emily B. Smyth, Samuel C. Morton, Rebecca W. Smith, Sarah Marshall, Harriet I. Smedley, Mary Marshall, Benj. H. Shoemaker, Lucretia Mott, John M. Sharpless, John C. Mercer, George Thompson, Israel Maule, Lucy Taylor, E. J. Maginnis, Catharine H. Truman, Sr., Samuel Mason, Sarah S. Truman, Daniel Neall, Jos. C. Turnpenny, Emma Newbold, Jos. M. Truman, Jr., Edward H. Ogden, Nancy Tyler, Dillwyn Parrish, Dr. George Truman, Susan M. Parrish, John J. Thompson, Geo. D. Parrish, Elizabeth H. Thompson, Eliz. W. Parrish, Alexander S. Truman. Sarah Phipps, Dr. Geo. B. Wood, Chas. W. Poultney, Thomas Williamson, Abraham Le Pennock, Esther F. Wistar, Sarah L. Parke, Rebecca White, Jenkins Purnell, John Welsh, Morris Patterson, Alexander Whilden, Sr. Sarah L. Parrish, Jacob C. White, Thomas H. Powers, Samuel Welsh, George Pennock, Geo. A. Wood, Sarah Pennock, S. Morris Waln, Isabella L. Pennock, Franklin S. Wilson, T. Morris Perot, Wm. Welsh, Thomas Potter, Phoebe M. Way, Evan Randolph, Ann H. Wood, R. W. Ryerss, Charles Wheeler, Hannah W. Richardson, Asa Whitney, Mrs. J. W. Ryerss, George Whitney, Juliana Randolph, Jno. R. Whitney, Salome W. Rockhill, Jas. S. Whitney, Enos Sharpless, James Whitall, Samuel R. Shipley, Geo. D. Wetherill, William Still, John Williams, Seth B. Stitt, Ellis H. Yarnall, David Scull,

NEW LIFE MEMBERS. Amy Y. Tatum, $ 25 Anne Waln 25 Susan T. Wheeler, 25 Jacob P. Jones, 25 Henry Haines, 25 Mary T. Jones, 25 Chas. Yarnall, 25 Jane Thomas, 25 George Vaux, 25 Samuel H. French 25 Robt. Shoemaker, 25 Mary Lewis, 25 Geo. W. Childs, 25 Jno. Livezey, 25 0022 21Fielding L. Williams,.. 25 Rebecca Elmsley, 30 Passmore Williamson, 25 Mary Anna Longstreth,.. 30 Mercy K. Williamson, 25 Jane Thomas, 50 Wm. Bucknell, 25 Wm. S. Vaux, 25 Cath. A. Hoffman, 25 Jos. Scattergood, 25 George Wood, 25 Jno. Sellers, 25 Elizabeth H. Farnum, 25 Isabella L. Pennock,... 25 Francis R. Cope, 25 Chas. Wheeler, 30 James Moore, 25 Andrew Wheeler, 25 Jno. Sellers, Jr., 25 Jas. A. Wright, 25 Thamasine Ashbridge 25 Mrs. T. Wagner, 25 Redwood F Warner, 25 Mary F. Paschall, . 25 Anna M. Powers, 25 Alice P. Darlington,... 25 Jno. M. Sharpless, 100 Jane S. Darlington,.... 25 Elizabeth H. Farnum, 100 Ann P. Sharpless, 25 Daniel Smith, Jr., 100 Hannah W. Sterling 25 M. C. Cope, 100 Chas. W. Pierce 25 Mary Ann C. Morris, 100 D. Smith, Jr . 25

DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Per Sarah Pennock. Eleanor H. Pearsall.... 2 00 Hannah Bacon 5 00 Joshua L. Baily, 5 00 Caroline Smith 10 00 Addison Hutton, 5 00 Joseph R. Rhoads 5 00 Hannah Smith, 1 00 Mrs. Jos. Price 3 00 Sarah R. Walton, 2 00 Ellis Branson 2 00 F. Gutekunst, 2 00 Martha P. Gibbons 10 00 Jno. B. Ellison & Sons, 10 00 Cash 1 00 Beulah M. Hacker, 5 00 Anna S. Baily 15 00 Sarah Pennock, 2 00 B. F. Shattuck 5 00 Ann Troth 2 00 Jno. Sharpless, Jr 5 00 Jno. J. Weaver 5 00 Ruth Sharpless 1 00 J. Sellers Pennock 5 00 Sally Bull 2 00 Isaac C. Price 10 00 Cash 1 00 Edwd. H. Bonsall 2 00 Mrs. David Thain 5 00 George S. Garrett 5 00 Isabella P. Huston 5 00 Baugh & Sons 5 00 Cath. A. Hoffman 5 00 Thos. Ridgway 5 00 Mary F. Brown 2 00 George Newhall, 2 00 Dr. Wrightman and wife. 2 00 Hannah R. Lea 2 00 Harriet S. Hill 2 00 George S. Benson 5 00 Jno. L. Longstreth 3 00 Samuel Biddle . 5 00 Mrs. Thos. Sparks 5 00 Samuel L. Fox 5 00 J. H. Catherwood 2 00 Benj. C. Hopper, 5 00 Mary Fox 2 00 Geo. Burnham 5 00 Jane Buckman 1 00 Mrs. David Milne 5 00 Edward Bettle 5 00 Harrison Havemeyer & Co 10 00 Joel Reeves 5 00 Nathan Smith 5 00 W. H. French 2 00 Jno. B. Ellison & Sons 10 00 Annie Collins 2 00 Beulah M. Hacker 5 00 Jos. Fox 2 00 Sarah G. McCollin 2 00 Elizabeth Reeves 1 00 W. C. Hunt 2 00 Eli K. Price 5 00 Edward Jones 2 00 Alex. Whilden & Sons... 10 00 Alan Wood 5 00 Josiah Bassett 5 00 Daniel Neall 5 00 Eliz. M. Watson 5 00 0023 22 Martha Morris 2 00 Eliz. B. Brown 1 00 Sarah Shallcross 1 00 Randolph & Jenks 5 00 D. Walker Williams 10 00 Frank B. Meigs 5 00 Jas. Watson 2 00 Joshua T. Jeanes 10 00 Wm. Weightman 10 00 Jno. B. Garrett 5 00 P. C. Garrett 5 00 Oliver Parry 5 00 Daniel Baugh 5 00 Jos. B. Townsend 5 00 T. W. Brown 5 00 Perkins & Co 5 00 Mary Gillespie 5 00 Francis T. Atkinson 2 00 Hannah Clayton 1 00 Susan Harper 2 00 Mary Elmes 2 00 Cash—J. L's 2 00 Samuel Barton 2 00 Wm. A. Drown, Jr 5 00 C. Cad. Sellers 5 00 J Sergeant Price 5 00 Henry C. Townsend 5 00 Isaac Jeanes 2 00 Margaret Vaux 5 00 Thos. W. Vaux 2 00 C. J. Walton 1 00 Robert Wood & Co 3 00 Caleb Clothier 2 00 Jos. L. Travis 2 00 J. T. Way 10 00 Wood, Marsh & Hayward 5 00 Robert Neff 2 00 Job Bartlett 2 00 Mcllvaine Bros 5 00 M. M. Coane 2 00 Edwd. T. Longstreth 2 00 Jos Morgan 2 00 Evan T. Ellis 2 00 Joshua W. Lippincott 5 00 Samuel R. Lippincott 5 00 Eliz. A. Hancock 5 00 Sarah Winch 5 00 A. E. Atkinson 3 00 Lydia J. Weeks 2 00 Sarah Ely 2 00 Theo. Earp 2 00 S. Mason McCollin 2 00 John J. White 2 00 Edward T. Steele 5 00 Job Bartlett 5 00 Anna K. Massey 20 00 Jos. L. Baily . 15 00 Benj. Coates 10 00 Jemima R Smith 10 00 David Scull 10 00 Cash—T. M 20 00 Sarah Lloyd 10 00 Mary Ann Lloyd 10 00 Eliz Baily 2 00 Jane P. Jones 5 00 Mary Jones 5 00 Debbie T. Haines 2 50 Caroline Folwell 2 50 Cash—T.S 5 00 Eliz. Wistar 5 00 P. & M. Thompson 5 00 Cash—G. Thompson 5 00 Jos. C. Turnpenny 5 00 Wm. A. Drown 5 00 Mary Wood 5 00 Eliz. Dawson 5 00 Chas. J. Allen 5 00 Robert M. Foust 2 00 Cash—A.H.T 1 00 Jno. Greenwood 1 00 J. Vance 5 00 Cash—H.H 2 00 Jas. G. McCollin 10 00 Thos. H. McCollin 5 00 Chas. W. Trotter 10 00 Wm. H. Trotter 5 00 Mary Strawbridge 2 00 Thos. Mather 10 00 Abby Truman 3 00 Ann Garrett 2 00 John Mears 1 00 P. Chapman 1 00 J.R. Watson 5 00 Mary A. Bacon 2 00 A.T. Garrett 2 00 Wm. Arrott 10 00 George Morcke 3 00 Eliza Reeve 1 00 Mrs. Thos. Sparks 5 00 Harrison, Havemeyer & Co 10 00 Hannah R. Lea 5 00 S.G. Scattergood 2 00 Edward Beetle 5 00 S.G. McCollin 2 00 Jno. B. Ellison & Sons 10 00 Eliz. Rhoads 5 00 Phoebe A. Elkinton 2 00 Eliz. J. Brown 2 00 M. M. Johnson 2 00 Baugh & Sons 10 00 S. Shallcross 1 00 Isaac Jeanes 2 00 Cash 2 00 McIIvaine & Bros 5 00 Wm. H. French 2 00 Martha P. Williams 2 00 Charlotte W. Strond 5 00 Samuel Biddle 5 00 0024 23Benj. C. Hopper 5 00 T. Wistar Brown 5 00 C. Cad. Sellers 5 00 Martha Morris 2 00 Geo. Newhall 2 00 Frank B. Meigs 5 00 Randolph & Jenks 5 00 Thos. Ridgway 5 00 Edith W. Trotter 1 00 Henry C. Townsend 5 00 J. Sergeant Price 5 00 Eli K. Price 5 00 Geo W. Rapson 2 00 Edwd. H. Bonsall 2 00 Edward C. Jones 2 00 F.F. Sharp 10 00 Beulah M. Hacker 5 00 George Brown 2 00 Nathan Smith 5 00 N. C. Hunt 2 00 Jos. H. Thornly 5 00 C. N Pierce 5 00 Alan Wood 5 00 T. H. Catherwood 2 00 J. Saunders 5 00 Hannah F. Norris 3 00 William S. Perot 2 00 Rebecca T. Morris 10 00 Addison Hutton 5 00 Joseph B. Townsend 5 00 S. J. Sharpless 10 00 S. Baldwin 5 00 Cash 2 00 Jno. Carter 15 00 Sally Bull 2 00 Cash, C. S 20 00 Cash 2 00 Jno. L. Longstreth 2 00 S. W. French 20 00 E. Moorehead 5 00 E. Garrett 1 00 Keziah R. Bunting 2 00 Cash 2 00 Jno. McAllister 10 00 Hannah Flanagan 2 00 E. S 2 00 Wm. Purvis 5 00 Benj. H. Pitfield 2 00 Jos. J. Sellers 5 00 Edward Sellers 5 00 Jno. Stilz & Son 5 00 Wm. P. Clyde & Co 5 00 Joshua L. Baily 5 00 Casper S. Garrett 5 00 Chas. M. Wharton 5 00 Rebecca W. Smith 5 00 Amy Y. Tatum 10 00 Hannah Tatum 5 00 Mrs. Wm. J. Horstman 10 00 Joshua T. Jeanes 20 00 Samuel Jeanes 20 00 Anna T. Jeanes 5 00 Mary Jeanes 10 00 Mary Simms 2 00 Samuel L. Fox 5 00 Sophia Jones 2 00 Thos. E. Bacon 5 00 Mary Whitall 5 00 Isaac C. Price 10 00 Mrs. David Thain 5 00 Mary Brown 5 00 Hannah R. Lea 5 00 Charles C. Sellers 5 00 Per Sarah Parrish. Sarah L. Parrish 5 00 Mrs. Boyd 5 00 Eliza Fisher 5 00 Margaret S. Price 5 00 Sarah Parrish 2 00 Rebecca Hunt 2 00 Mrs. Stockham 5 00 Adelaide Sager 2 00 M. & A. Thompson 6 00 Rebecca S. Hunt 1 00 Emma Wistar 5 00 Per Ann Jess. George B. Wood 5 00 Mary Scattergood 3 00 H. W. Richardson 10 00 —- Reed 10 00 Catharine W. Brown 5 00 Rebecca White 20 00 Susan Wheeler 10 00 Mr. Reed 20 00 Alfred Cope 20 00 M. A.Longstreth 5 00 Susan Longstreth 5 00 Elizabeth Burton 2 00 G. M. Burton 2 00 Jeremiah Bowers 5 00 Mary Coates 5 00 Catharine Harlan 10 00 Sarah Marshall 5 00 M. M. Johnson 5 00 Ann Pusey 5 00 Ann 1 00 Mary Tyler 2 00 Hannah Smith 1 00 Ann Jess 2 00 Rebecca White 5 00 H. W. Richardson 15 00 Per Sarah Lewis. H. B. Fox 3 00 E. R. E 2 00

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S.A. Lewis 2 00 Sarah Barnard 1 00 S Lewis 2 00 Pusey Pierce 1 00 Wm. Sellers & Co 25 00 Thos. & Mary Scattergood.... 10 00 H. J. Jenkins 1 00 Lucretia Mott 10 00 K.J. Ferris 1 00 Fred. Cardington 9 00 E.F. Holloway 2 00 John M. Child 1 00 Alice Lewis 2 00 At Annual Meeting by Mary D. Logan 1 00 Treasurer Rebecca Embree 1 00 Jno. A. Bowers 5 00 Justice Bateman & Co 5 00 Robert Wilson 2 00 Jane Wise 2 00 Jno. W. Adams 2 00 James Griffith 2 00 T. Elwood Chapman 1 00 E.S. Medara 3 00 Jenkins Purnell 5 00 Mrs. J.W. Brown 1 00 Mrs. Bunker 2 00 Juliana Randolph 5 00 Louis R. Seymour 2 00 Edward Lewis 5 00 George W. Goines 2 00 William R. Hart 5 00 Edwin H. Coates 1 00 Mary J. Steele 5 00 Louisa Evans 2 00 Cash (R) 5 00 Ann Eliza Carey 2 00 Enoch Lewis 10 00 J.F. Gilpin 3 00 Per E.M. Cooper. A.A. Spooner 2 00 E.C. Gibbons 1 00 Esther Taylor 10 00 B.G. Hill 10 00 H.A. Buckley 2 00 Anna Pancoast 1 00 Per R.P. Henzey Mrs. J.J. Williams 5 00 Mrs. J.B. Myers 5 00 Thomas H. Powers 10 00 Wm. S. Vaux 5 00 Martha H. Parry 10 00 D.B. Fuller 5 00 P.P. Lippincott 5 00 Martha L. Jones 4 00 Rachel Love 5 00 John Blair 1 00 Dr. Anderson (property of E. Levi Shinn 1 00 Purdy) 25 00 Clem. M. Biddle 5 00 John Gibson 10 00 Lydia C. Biddle 5 00 Sarah W. Baldwin 5 00 John S. Hilles 5 00 Amanda R Fell 5 00 Asahel Troth 10 00 Mrs. Bringhurst 1 00 Jno. Copper 4 00 Sally A. Henszey 1 00 M.M. Copper 2 00 Thos. Ridgway 5 00 Ann Hoag 2 00 Israel H. Johnson 5 00 I. Stradley 2 00 Catharine Johnson 5 00 Henry Moore 2 00 Rachel Johnson 5 00 Hannah Lippincott 2 00 Cynthia Sheldon 2 00 John Atkinson 5 00 Jos. D. Thurston est 20 00 James C. Allen 5 00 Deborah F. Wharton 10 00 Elizabeth M. Copper 2 00 Jno. M. Ogden 5 00 Biddle Hardware Co 10 00 Per Sarah Ann Sleeper Esther S. Justice 5 00 Lydia Longstreth 5 00 Clement Biddle 10 00 Isabella Williams 5 00 Eliz. Justice 10 00 Hannah W. Sterling 5 00 Mary W. Humphrey 2 00 Anna P. Little 5 00 Emily L. Haines 2 00 Anna M. Hopper 2 00 Sarah Ann Sleeper 2 00 Sarah L. Childs 2 50 Eliz. Henry 1 00 Anna Childs 2 50 Eliz. H. Bromley 2 00 Lydia Pike 1 00 Mary Stokes 2 00 A Friend 50 Per S. K. Gillingham. Per Ann W. Laws. Lucretia Mott 10 00 Sophia Cox 20 00 Thomas Mott 10 00 0026 25Emily B. Smyth 5 00 Per S. Smith. Ann H. Wood 5 00 Lydia B. Paxson 5 00 Rose Robinson 2 00 Anna C. Smyth 3 00 Betsy Harris 2 00 Ann Shoemaker 2 00 Mary Russell 2 00 Mary S. Hillborn 2 00 Harriet Smith 2 00 Lucy Smyth 2 00 Stephen Smith 2 00 Mary Ann Evans 2 00 Bethel Church collection 141 70 Dinah Mendenhall 2 50 Sarah P. Morris 20 00 Lydia P. Wise 2 00 S. K. Gillingham 2 00 Per D. Parrish. Cynthia S. Green 1 00 Isabella Williams 20 00 Sarah H. Taggert .1 00 Cash 5 00 Charlotte G. Hancock 2 00 Isabella Johnson 20 00 Lydia Gillingham 2 00 Rebecca O. Levis 3 00 Patience H. Jenkins 1 00 Dillwyn Parrish 20 00 Margaret A. Griscom 1 00 Sarah T. Allen 5 00 Fanny C. Griscom 1 00 Lucretia Mott 10 00 Anne M. Biddle 2 00 Rachel W. Townsend 5 00 Alan Wood 10 00 Mary D. Brown 500 00 Hetty F. Wistar 10 00 Per I. Hankinsen. Mary Hopkins 5 00 Estate of Mary Tillotson.... 55 30 Mrs. E. Maule 5 00 Rebecca O. Levis 3 00 I. Hankinson 4 00 Isabella Johnson 20 00 M. Hankinson 2 00 Mary D. Brown 500 00 William B. Clarke 2 00 Dillwyn Parrish 0 00 Nancy Williams 2 00 Mary Bradie 2 00 Per Thomas Garrigues. Joseph Fox . 2 00 Franklin Lewis 1 00 Ann P. Pusey 10 00 Emanuel Jones 2 00 Per Henry M. Laing. Per M. Campbell. G. M. S. Jones 5 00 William D. Jones 5 00 Sarah Douglas 2 00 M. M. Truman 5 00 Mary Jackson 2 00 Sarah T. Rogers 1 00 A. Webster's funeral dues 20 00 Kate M. Laing 2 50 Sarah W. Prosser 2 00 Geo. T. Laing 2 50 Leah Chartu 1 00 Mordecai Buzby 10 00 Matilda Hall 1 00 J. Cook 10 00 Agnes Butler 1 00 L. Mott 5 00 A Friend 1 00 Chas. D. Reed 10 00 Theodore Gould 50 Elizabeth Comly 5 00 Jabez P. Campbell 5 00 G. De B. Keim 5 00 Mary Campbell 5 00 A Friend, per Jno. M. Ogden. 20 00 Bishop Shorter 5 00 Raymond S. Barr 1 00 Bishop Campbell 10 00 Isaac Jeanes 5 00 C. C. B 5 00 Per S. W. Rockhill. L. Mott 5 00 William Hawkins 2 00 E. Maginnis 5 00 Rebecca Hawkins 2 00 M. Bancroft 5 00 A Friend 10 00 Esther Bancroft 5 00 K. R. Bunting 2 00 Ellen M. Child 1 00 Emma Cameron 1 00 Edwd. Collins 2 50 E. J. Bacon 5 00 Charlotte Collins 2 50 Hugh Mellvain 5 00 Jno. K. Wildman 5 00 J. G. Mellvain 2 00 T. E. Chapman 5 00 S. W. Rockhill 5 00 Edmund Webster 5 00

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Per J.M. Truman, Jr. E.B. Garrigues 2 00 Mary Smith 5 00 Rachel Wheaton 2 00 Per Henry Gorden. Geo. B. Wood 5 00 Chas. S. Wood 5 00 Mrs. J.J. Smith 5 00 S. Fisher Corlies 5 00 Per S. Gorden. Miss Baldwin 5 00 Margaret Stewardson 5 00 Wm. T. Jones 5 00 Lydia J. Wistar 5 00 Wm. R. White 5 00 Mrs. Fox 5 00 Jenkins Purnell 5 00 Kate J. Wistar 5 00 Cash 2 00 Mrs. Henry Morris 2 00 Harriet Fry 1 00 Sarah Brown 1 00 Wealthy Dorsey 2 00 Per G.W. Goines. John W. Price 2 00 Wm. F. Keeling 5 00 Eliz. Chambers' pension 48 00 Wm. L. Wilson 100 00 Per M. Balderston. Beulah Leeds 5 00 J.W. Leeds 5 00 B. Frank Leeds 2 00 Per J.C. Turnpenny. S. & M. Marshall 20 00 S.A. Fullerton, for funeral of A. Webster 25 00 Per Wm. Scott. Collection 70 00 William Scott 10 00 Per Bishop Campbell. Union Church, Water St 50 00 Per Wm. Still. L. Still 2 00 Per S.R. Shipley. A.H. Love 2 00 Phoebe L. Waln 5 00 Cash 10 00 W.W. Longstreth 20 00 Elizabeth M. Perot 20 00 M.E. Dickinson 2 50 S.E. Dickinson 2 50 Eleanor H. Stroud 10 00 Ann T. Wheeler, for improvement of grounds 100 00 Mrs. J.W. Ryerss 10 00 R.W. Ryerss 10 00 Legacy. Catherine W. Evans 200 00 Admission Fees. H. Marcus 75 00 A. Governs 75 00 L. Waters 5 00 I. Lucas 75 00 Ann Collins 75 00 Hannah Carlisle 75 00 Henry Stewart 75 00 Ann Davis 75 00 Anna Butler 75 00 Mary Baxter 75 00 Deborah Dorsey 75 00 R. Blunt 75 00 Wm. Butcher 75 00 Jane White 75 00 J. Freeman 75 00 Elizabeth Smith 75 00 Mary Martin 75 00 D. Hutchins 75 00 Chas Lewis 75 00 Per Board of Inmates. Isabella Williams 108 00 James Freeman 5 00 Donation Box 27 45

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DONATIONS. 1872. JANUARY. Entertainment New Year's day; Henry M. Laing. 12 lbs. chocolate and 12 lbs. sugar; Mrs. Sophia Cox. 5 tons coal from Grandom fund. Box of oranges; Lucretia Mott. Apples and oranges; Mary Beans. 2 quarts cream; John Henry. 1 ham and 3 salmon; Debby Gray. 6 pairs stockings; Jane Gibbons. 3 dust brushes and 6 hand scrubs; C. Britzenhoffer. Basket sweet potatoes, basket beets, 2 bunches celery; Theo. F. Young. 1 pair knit woolen stockings; Hannah Clayton. 2 lbs. knitting cotton; John Mustin. Knitting cotton and yarn, value $2.00; Ann Rapson. 2 doz. cakes of soap; H.P. & C.R. Taylor. 1 bottle liniment, 1 of essence of peppermint, 1 of paregoric elixir, 1 of brown mixture,1 of laudanum, paper flax seed meal and healing plater; Edward Parrish. 4 geese; Edward Middleton. 1 pass on Race and Vine street railroad; for Matron, from Company. 1 doz. spectacles; Sarah Parrish.

FEBRUARY AND MARCH. Teaurn; Salome W. Rockhill. 20 made garments; Jane and Martha Morris. 4 lbs. chocolate; Gerhard Schmitz. Large lot of zephyr; Mrs. Charles Roberts. 1 piece linsey; Joseph M. Stoddart. For flannel $20.00; Sarah and Mary Marshall. 2 doz. cakes soap; L.M. Elkinton. 1 pair scissors; Joseph R. Kenderdine. 1 pair scissors; Clarenbach & Herder. Canton flannel; John Burns. Red flannel, value $5.00; Charles Williams. Pair knit stockings; Elizabeth M. Cooper. 2 dozen oranges; L.R. Seymour.

APRIL. 2 comfortables; Harriet Smith. 9 linen bolster cases, 9 linen pillow cases, 5 muslin sheets, 2 muslin pillow cases, 3 table cloths and 17 towels; Harriet S. Hill. 6 brooms; Eastburn Bros. Corn starch, farina, candy and cakes; George S. Garrett. Box of soap; David Shain. Twilled muslin and chintz; R. & W.D. Pennel. 2 packages of tea; William Ingram. 1 doz. brooms; A.H. Franciscus & Co. Piece of ticking; John Farnum.

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Dinner to the inmates; Mary Ricks and Mrs. Wilmore. 10 lbs tea; Joshua C. Jenkins & Co. 4 tons coal; U.B. Vidal. 1/2 bushel peas; S. H. Boling. History of the Underground Railroad; Wm. Still.

MAY. Box of spices, value $387; a friend. Box of tea; Sinclair & Morrison. Carpet balls; Hannah G. Smith. 15 3/4 lbs. tea; Debby Gray. Shrubbery; A. L. Pennock. 1/2 barrel crackers: Job S. Ivins. A hat and pair of pants; Mrs. Middleton. Small bag of Indian meal and one of bran flour; I. T. Michener. Lot of carpet rags; Esther Heacock, Eugraving of Emancipation Proclamation; M. Balderston. Easy chair, per bedsteads, &c.; Mary Scattergood. Part worn dress; Mary Ann Paul. Part worn dress; Lucretia Mott.

JUNE. 3 vests and a coat: Mary Scattergood. 10 bushels potatoes, 5 doz. tea buns and 1 doz. iron holders; Sarah Morris. Straw hats for men; Charles Laing. Lot of plants; H. A. Dreer. Oil cloth, value $45.00, and laying the same: R. L. Knight & Son. Sewing cotton and patent thread; S. Mustin. 6 coats; P. C. & J. B. Garrett. 8 shad; Judge Finley. Book; Shaker sisters. Oranges and bananas; L. R. Seymour. 12 qts. milk; Horace Smith. 5 qts. milk; Wm. W. Longstreth. 4 doz. biscuit; Jenkins Purnell. 3 pairs flat irons, 12 baking dishes, 1 coat, and stair rods; Salome W. Rockhill. Chest of strawberries; Theodore F. Young. Bundle of clothing; Patience H. Jenkins. Bundle of clothing; Rebecca Hawkins. 2 arm chairs M. A. Shaw. 8 benches; Pennsylvania Abolition Society. Bag of crackers; Godfrey Kneedler. 2 baskets of cucumbers; a friend.

JULY. 18 pairs slippers; Charles D. Reed. 2 doz. palm leaf fans; H. M. Laing. 2 barrels peas, lot of cabbage, lot of cherries, 3 basket peas. box of squashes, lot of beets; Theodore F. Young. Bag of carpet rags; Mary Scattergood. Bag of carpet rags; William Hawkins. 1 piece of muslin; John W. Thomas & Co. 5 pairs of men's shoes; Charles D. Reed. Lot of geraniums; Rachel Rodgers, Camden, N. J. 25 pillow cases; Joseph M. Stoddart. 0030 2943 yds. matting; Benjamin Orne. 1 doz. caps and 1 doz. aprons; Rebecca Williams and sister. 12 bushels potatoes; Wm. W. Longstreth. 1 bushel dried apples and 1 peck beans; Debby Gray. 10 qts. ice cream on the 4th of July; Ann W. Laws. Cakes, candy and nuts on the 4th of July; Charles Parker.

AUGUST. 8 doz. spools cotton. 500 needles. 4 doz. tape, 2 packages pins, 2 lbs. patent thread, and 3 boxes hooks and eyes; J. J. Bailey & Co. Piece of muslin, value $5.00; Charles B. Williams. 6 lbs mutton; Margaret Miller. Jar preserved cherries; Bertha Lewis. Box of peaches, and box of apples and cantelopes; Henry Gorden. Box of potatoes and basket of apples; Amos Asherd. 20 lbs. butter; Joseph M. Truman, Jr. 2 qts. prunes and lbs. cheese; R. P. Henszey. 3 lbs. groceries; Louisa Smothers. 2 lbs. sugar and 1 of tea; Wealthy Dorsey. 8 qts. stewed cherries; Jane Hall. 2 barrels apples; Park Commissioners. Several baskets of vegetables: Theodore F. Young. 12 lbs. cotton laps; Jonathan Lodge. 50 cents worth mintstick; a friend. 10 lbs. tea; James Auwl. 10 lbs. tea; Joshua C. Jenkins & Co. Box of herring; Sarah Pennock. 6 brooms; Eastburn Bros. Piece of pillow case muslin; Strawbridge & Clothier. Piece of canton flannel; Cooper & Conard. Bag of carpet rags; Copper & Conard. 8 baskets vegetables and 13 watermelons; Theodore F. Young. 4 lbs. crackers; Mrs. Crawford. 2 kegs lard; Lucretia B. Mitchell. 3 baskets peaches; H. M. Laing. 1 basket peaches; L. R. Seymour. Piece fresh beef; P. L. Thompson.

SEPTEMBER. 2 baskets peaches, 1 of apples, and 2 of potatoes; Elizabeth Bunting. 1 peck peaches; Miss Anthony, by Mary Beans. 12 pairs spectacles; William McAlister. 3 mats for case; Ellen Lightfoot. 2 lbs. chocolate; Gerhard Schmidt. 4 lbs. crackers; Mary Campbell. Bill for conveyancing, $23.00; G. W. Hancock. Peck of beans; H. W, Richardson. 4 baskets peaches; Theodore F. Young. 4 doz. eggs and a box of stockings; Margaret Jones. Basket of grapes, 2 baskets peaches; H. M. Laing. Several baskets of vegetables; T. F. Young. Car load of coal; A. L. Mumper & Co. Car load of coal; Honey Brook Coal Company. 1 car of coal; Day. Huddle & Co. 1 car of coal; Borda, Keller & Nutting. Car load of coal; Walker, Donaldson & Co. Car load of coal; Van Dusen & Co. Car load of coal; Pardee & Co.

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OCTOBER. 4 qts. dried cherries; Debbie Gray. 1/2 peck dried apples; Sarah Gorden. 6 bushels potatoes, 5 baskets turnips, and 15 bunches celery; two sisters. 2 baskets apples, 1 of sweet potatoes, 1 of white potatoes, 1 of turnips; Elizabeth A. Bunting. 6 bunches celery, a bag of apples, 4 pumpkins, and a lot of spinach; F. Young. Box of sweet potatoes; Henry Gorden. Barrel brown sugar: E.C. Knight. 2 pieces woolen dress goods: Hood. Bonbright & Co. 1 piece red flannel; Eyre & Landell. 1 piece red flannel; Jacob Riegel.

NOVEMBER. 2 turkeys; Lueretia Mott. 2 turkeys; Dillwyn Parrish. 1 turkey: Mary Campbell. 1 turkey; H. M. Laing. 1 turkey; Catherine R. Laing. 1 turkey; E.R. Johnson. 1 turkey; J.H. White. 1 basket apples, 1 of sweet potatoes; H.C. Welsh. 2 baskets sweet potatoes; Theo F. Young. 6 qts. cranberries; M. D. Richards. 6 qts. cranberries; R.P. Henszey. 2 doz. cups and saucers, 2 1/2 doz. plates; Hector Tyndale. Box of soap: McKeone, Van Hagen & Co. Lot of clothing for inmate; Daniel Smith. Bag of carpel rags; J. Stilz. Bag of carpet rags; three sisters. 12 pairs knit woolen stockings and a piece of unbleached muslin; Elizabeth A. Bunting. 3 lbs. tobacco; Mr. Gleim. 4 lbs. crackers; Mary Campbell. 2 baskets apples, 2 bushels potatoes: Amos Asher. Clothes basket, wringer, and lot of dishes: Ann Jess and E.J. Stokes. 9 loads of wood; a friend. Barrel of cabbage: Samuel R. Shipley.

DECEMBER. 3 part worn calico dresses. 1 woolen shirt, 2 part worn delaine dresses, 1 sack and 1 bed quilt; from R. Pierce, Bristol, Pa. 2 pairs part worn shoes, a vest. pocket, necktie and bed quilt; Jane Hall. From Dr. Mifflin Wister and wife, for use of P. Smith; $10.00. From H.W. Richardson and sister, to purchase vegetables; $10.00. For Home, from Lucretia Mott; $5.00. 1 piece of twilled muslin; Justis Strawbridge. 7 pairs stockings and 1 doz. handkerchiefs; Jane Gibbons. 1 doz. white aprons; a friend. 8 lbs. knitting cotton; J.J. Bailey & Co. 1 doz. knives. 1 doz. forks, 1 doz tablespoons, 1 doz. teaspoons, soup ladle and large spoon; Vance & Landis. 12 lbs. butter; W.B. White, Swedesboro', N.J. 4 lbs. tea biscuit; Nettie Augustine. Part worn Brussels carpet; Eliza C. Collins. 0032 31Part worn Brussels carpet; John F. Gilpin. Tea, value $25.00; Eliza C. Collins. Dry goods, value $50.00; Isabella J. Lippincott. 5 bushels sweet potatoes; S.E. Longshore. Suit men's clothes; E.B. Garrigues. Package of clothing; Elizabeth Comly. Package of crash and rags; H.M. Laing. 2 barrels turnips, 40 lbs. pork; C.P. Stokes, Woodbury, N.J. Bust of Lincoln; W. Dorsey. Pieces of cloth; A.H. Love. 2 boxes sundries; M. & E. Bancroft. Pieces of merino; C. W. Pierce. Glassware; Emma Varney. Flowers; Tyndale & Mitchell. Canary bird; K.M. & G.T. Laing. Needles, &c.; E. Pierce. Hardware; Truman & Shaw. Bird seed; C.B. Rogers. Order for goods, $7.70; Isaac T. Williams. Large picture; Jos. W. Bradley. Porterage during the year; Wm. Heacock. Porterage weekly; Adam Hausman. Wrapper; R. Jacobs. 55 articles of clothing; grandchildren of Sarah Barnard. 1 Southdown sheep; John F. Gilpin. 1 turkey and 1 pair of chickens; Levi Crummell. 2 pairs chickens, 1 turkey, and 1/4 of mutton; James Augustine. 1 large cake; Dr. Sarah T. Rogers. 2 cakes; M. & E. Bancroft. 6 cans tomatoes; Elizabeth Mullins. Cedar trees; H.C. Welsh. 1 barrel apples; S. Marshall and M.M. Johnson. 18 mince pies and 1 turkey; Lucretia Mott. 5 turkeys; Mrs. Jacob Jones. 3 turkeys; Mrs. Eckley B. Cox. Greens; H.M. Laing. Cranberries; R.P. Henszey. Jelly; Anna T. Laing. Basket of apples; Mary Beans. 1 large cake; John G. Bowman. 1 cake; Nettie Augustine. 2 cans azumea, value $1.50; E. Mockridge & Co. 1 bag bran crackers, value $2.50; Wattson. Tea, value $12.00; John Tiers. 3 shirts and some linsey; Joseph M. Stoddart. 2 aprons and 1 shawl; Mary E. Dickinson. 19 garments; Caroline Pennock. 1 barrel of rye flour; Suplee & Co. Vegetables; Thos. J. Dorsey.

A Committee from the “Female Christian Association,” assisted by others, visited the Home 12th mo. 12th. 1872, and presented groceries and other articles, to the amount of $149.13. The names of the donators are as follows:

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Sarah Gorden, Ann Smith, Rosie Robinson, Jane Robinson, Elizabeth Masten, Anna Cropper, Elizabeth Tennant, Mrs. L. Young, Hans Shadd, Thomas H. Boling, Catherine Nertter, Caesar Evans; Mary A. Purnell, Catherine Ashton, Harriet Jones, Mary Brown, Elizabeth Evans, Julia Maloney, Martha Davis, Mary J. Spriggs, Mary Johnson, Tabitha Laws, Charlotte Brooks, Horace Nelson, Lottie Wilmore, Mary E. Draper, Theodore Young, Sylvester Coleman, Mary Hodges, Susan Beadley, Elizabeth Clark, Sarah Scott, Charlotte Saunders, Margaret Banton, Mary Shepherd, Harriet Smith, Olivia Parker and William Still.

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HOME FOR AGED AND INFIRM COLORED PERSONS, Organized 9th mo. 28th, 1864. First Annual Meeting, First mo. 12th, 1865. First Inmate (Susan Silvey), admitted Third mo. 7th, 1865. Incorporated Twelfth mo. 2d, 1867. Corner Stone of the new Home laid Tenth mo. 13th, 1870. (Birth-day anniversary of Stephen Smith). Dedicated Sixth mo. 29th, 1871.

The inmates, 25 in number, were removed from the old Home, No. 340 South Front street, to the new building, at Girard and Belmont Avenues, Eighth month 7th, 1871.

Present number of inmates 56; limited for the present to 60; capacity for 100.