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 00066Redeemer'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 00088judgment 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 3612 mo. 31.board for Isabella Williams,- - - - - - - - - 144 00interest on ground rent, - - - - - - - - - - - - 51 50cash from estate of Mary Tillottson,- - - - - -55 30E. Chambers' pension,- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 96 00funeral dues for A. Webster,- - - - - - - - - -20 00interest on deposit account,- - - - - - - - - - - 97 57interest on Reading Railroad bonds,- - - - - - - 70 00legacy from Cath. W. Evans' estate,- - - - -- - 200 00subscriptions 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 00expenses on mortgage given on above lot,- - - - - -4 00 12 mo. 31. orders for improvement of grounds, drainage, &c.,- 1422 47orders for the support of the Home,- - - - - - - - 5342 66investment of legacies &c., in two bonds of thegeneral mortgage Pennsylvania RailroadCompany, $1,000 each,- - - - - - - - - - - - - -1895 00cash 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,833 mo. 15,9 mo. 17, 61 Charles Lewis,....New Jersey,703 mo. 22,1872. 62 Fanny Blunt,North Carolina,744 mo. 18, 63 John Freeman,New Jersey,885 mo. 2,10 mo. 2, 64 Daniel Hutchins,..Maryland,555 mo. 6, 65 Deborah Dorsey,...Maryland,605 mo. 20, 66 Hannah Marcus,....Bordentown, New Jersey,.706 mo. 24, 67 Jane White,New Jersey,757 mo. 15, 68 Lillie Waters,....Maryland,708 mo. 28, 69 Achsal Governs,...Maryland,758 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,551 mo. 28, 77 Hannah Carlisle,..Delaware,58 12 mo. 11, 001111INMATES 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 REGULATIONSFOR 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,002120Isabella J. Lippincott,David Seull, jrJoshua Lippincott,Wm. P. Sharpless,Sarah W. Lloyd, Joseph P. Smith,Mary Ann C. Morris,Stephen Smith,Israel MorrisM. 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,$ 25Anne Waln25 Susan T. Wheeler, 25Jacob P. Jones,25 Henry Haines, 25Mary T. Jones,25 Chas. Yarnall, 25Jane Thomas,25 George Vaux, 25Samuel H. French 25 Robt. Shoemaker, 25Mary Lewis,25 Geo. W. Childs, 25Jno. Livezey, 25 002221Fielding L. Williams,.. 25Rebecca Elmsley,30 Passmore Williamson, 25Mary Anna Longstreth,.. 30 Mercy K. Williamson, 25Jane Thomas,50 Wm. Bucknell,25Wm. S. Vaux, 25 Cath. A. Hoffman,25Jos. Scattergood,25 George Wood,25Jno. Sellers, 25 Elizabeth H. Farnum, 25Isabella L. Pennock,... 25 Francis R. Cope, 25Chas. Wheeler,30 James Moore, 25Andrew Wheeler,25 Jno. Sellers, Jr.,25Jas. A. Wright,25 Thamasine Ashbridge 25Mrs. T. Wagner, 25 Redwood F Warner,25Mary F. Paschall,. 25 Anna M. Powers, 25Alice P. Darlington,... 25 Jno. M. Sharpless,100Jane S. Darlington,.... 25 Elizabeth H. Farnum, 100Ann P. Sharpless, 25 Daniel Smith, Jr., 100Hannah W. Sterling 25 M. C. Cope, 100Chas. W. Pierce25 Mary Ann C. Morris, 100D. Smith, Jr. 25

DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Per Sarah Pennock. Eleanor H. Pearsall.... 2 00Hannah Bacon 5 00 Joshua L. Baily, 5 00Caroline Smith 10 00 Addison Hutton, 5 00Joseph R. Rhoads 5 00 Hannah Smith, 1 00Mrs. Jos. Price 3 00 Sarah R. Walton, 2 00Ellis Branson 2 00 F. Gutekunst, 2 00Martha P. Gibbons10 00 Jno. B. Ellison & Sons, 10 00Cash 1 00 Beulah M. Hacker, 5 00Anna S. Baily 15 00 Sarah Pennock, 2 00B. F. Shattuck 5 00 Ann Troth 2 00Jno. Sharpless, Jr 5 00 Jno. J. Weaver 5 00Ruth Sharpless 1 00 J. Sellers Pennock 5 00Sally Bull 2 00 Isaac C. Price 10 00Cash1 00 Edwd. H. Bonsall2 00Mrs. David Thain 5 00 George S. Garrett 5 00Isabella P. Huston 5 00 Baugh & Sons 5 00Cath. A. Hoffman 5 00 Thos. Ridgway 5 00Mary F. Brown 2 00 George Newhall, 2 00Dr. Wrightman and wife. 2 00 Hannah R. Lea 2 00Harriet S. Hill 2 00 George S. Benson 5 00Jno. L. Longstreth 3 00 Samuel Biddle. 5 00Mrs. Thos. Sparks 5 00 Samuel L. Fox 5 00J. H. Catherwood2 00 Benj. C. Hopper, 5 00Mary Fox 2 00 Geo. Burnham 5 00Jane Buckman 1 00 Mrs. David Milne 5 00Edward Bettle 5 00 Harrison Havemeyer & Co 10 00Joel Reeves 5 00 Nathan Smith 5 00W. H. French 2 00 Jno. B. Ellison & Sons 10 00Annie Collins 2 00 Beulah M. Hacker 5 00Jos. Fox 2 00 Sarah G. McCollin 2 00Elizabeth Reeves 1 00 W. C. Hunt 2 00Eli K. Price 5 00 Edward Jones 2 00Alex. Whilden & Sons... 10 00 Alan Wood 5 00Josiah Bassett 5 00 Daniel Neall 5 00Eliz. M. Watson5 00 002322Martha Morris2 00Eliz. B. Brown 1 00Sarah Shallcross1 00Randolph & Jenks 5 00D. Walker Williams 10 00Frank B. Meigs 5 00Jas. Watson 2 00Joshua T. Jeanes 10 00Wm. Weightman 10 00Jno. B. Garrett 5 00P. C. Garrett 5 00Oliver Parry5 00Daniel Baugh 5 00Jos. B. Townsend 5 00T. W. Brown5 00Perkins & Co 5 00Mary Gillespie 5 00Francis T. Atkinson 2 00Hannah Clayton 1 00Susan Harper 2 00Mary Elmes 2 00Cash--J. L's 2 00Samuel Barton 2 00Wm. A. Drown, Jr 5 00C. Cad. Sellers 5 00J Sergeant Price 5 00Henry C. Townsend 5 00Isaac Jeanes 2 00Margaret Vaux 5 00Thos. W. Vaux 2 00C. J. Walton 1 00Robert Wood & Co 3 00Caleb Clothier 2 00Jos. L. Travis 2 00J. T. Way 10 00Wood, Marsh & Hayward 5 00Robert Neff 2 00Job Bartlett 2 00Mcllvaine Bros 5 00M. M. Coane 2 00Edwd. T. Longstreth 2 00Jos Morgan2 00Evan T. Ellis 2 00Joshua W. Lippincott 5 00Samuel R. Lippincott 5 00Eliz. A. Hancock 5 00Sarah Winch 5 00A. E. Atkinson 3 00Lydia J. Weeks 2 00Sarah Ely 2 00Theo. Earp2 00S. Mason McCollin 2 00John J. White 2 00Edward T. Steele 5 00Job Bartlett 5 00Anna K. Massey 20 00Jos. L. Baily. 15 00Benj. Coates10 00Jemima R Smith 10 00David Scull10 00Cash--T. M 20 00Sarah Lloyd10 00Mary Ann Lloyd 10 00Eliz Baily2 00Jane P. Jones 5 00Mary Jones 5 00Debbie T. Haines 2 50Caroline Folwell 2 50Cash--T.S 5 00Eliz. Wistar 5 00P. & M. Thompson 5 00Cash--G. Thompson 5 00Jos. C. Turnpenny 5 00Wm. A. Drown 5 00Mary Wood 5 00Eliz. Dawson 5 00Chas. J. Allen 5 00Robert M. Foust 2 00Cash--A.H.T1 00Jno. Greenwood 1 00J. Vance 5 00Cash--H.H 2 00Jas. G. McCollin10 00Thos. H. McCollin 5 00Chas. W. Trotter10 00Wm. H. Trotter 5 00Mary Strawbridge 2 00Thos. Mather10 00Abby Truman 3 00Ann Garrett 2 00John Mears 1 00P. Chapman 1 00J.R. Watson 5 00Mary A. Bacon 2 00A.T. Garrett 2 00Wm. Arrott 10 00George Morcke 3 00Eliza Reeve 1 00Mrs. Thos. Sparks 5 00Harrison, Havemeyer & Co 10 00Hannah R. Lea 5 00S.G. Scattergood 2 00Edward Beetle 5 00S.G. McCollin 2 00Jno. B. Ellison & Sons 10 00Eliz. Rhoads 5 00Phoebe A. Elkinton 2 00Eliz. J. Brown 2 00M. M. Johnson 2 00Baugh & Sons10 00S. Shallcross 1 00Isaac Jeanes 2 00Cash 2 00McIIvaine & Bros 5 00Wm. H. French 2 00Martha P. Williams 2 00Charlotte W. Strond 5 00Samuel Biddle 5 00 002423Benj. C. Hopper 5 00T. Wistar Brown 5 00C. Cad. Sellers 5 00Martha Morris 2 00Geo. Newhall 2 00Frank B. Meigs 5 00Randolph & Jenks 5 00Thos. Ridgway 5 00Edith W. Trotter 1 00Henry C. Townsend 5 00J. Sergeant Price 5 00Eli K. Price 5 00Geo W. Rapson 2 00Edwd. H. Bonsall 2 00Edward C. Jones 2 00F.F. Sharp10 00Beulah M. Hacker 5 00George Brown 2 00Nathan Smith 5 00N. C. Hunt 2 00Jos. H. Thornly 5 00C. N Pierce 5 00Alan Wood 5 00T. H. Catherwood 2 00J. Saunders 5 00Hannah F. Norris 3 00William S. Perot 2 00Rebecca T. Morris 10 00Addison Hutton 5 00Joseph B. Townsend 5 00S. J. Sharpless10 00S. Baldwin 5 00Cash 2 00Jno. Carter15 00Sally Bull 2 00Cash, C. S 20 00Cash 2 00Jno. L. Longstreth 2 00S. W. French 20 00E. Moorehead 5 00E. Garrett 1 00Keziah R. Bunting 2 00Cash 2 00Jno. McAllister 10 00Hannah Flanagan2 00E. S 2 00Wm. Purvis 5 00Benj. H. Pitfield 2 00Jos. J. Sellers 5 00Edward Sellers 5 00Jno. Stilz & Son5 00Wm. P. Clyde & Co 5 00Joshua L. Baily 5 00Casper S. Garrett5 00Chas. M. Wharton 5 00Rebecca W. Smith 5 00Amy Y. Tatum 10 00Hannah Tatum5 00Mrs. Wm. J. Horstman10 00Joshua T. Jeanes 20 00Samuel Jeanes20 00Anna T. Jeanes 5 00Mary Jeanes10 00Mary Simms 2 00Samuel L. Fox 5 00Sophia Jones 2 00Thos. E. Bacon 5 00Mary Whitall 5 00Isaac C. Price 10 00Mrs. David Thain 5 00Mary Brown 5 00Hannah R. Lea 5 00Charles C. Sellers 5 00Per Sarah Parrish.Sarah L. Parrish 5 00Mrs. Boyd 5 00Eliza Fisher 5 00Margaret S. Price 5 00Sarah Parrish 2 00Rebecca Hunt 2 00Mrs. Stockham 5 00Adelaide Sager 2 00M. & A. Thompson 6 00Rebecca S. Hunt 1 00Emma Wistar 5 00Per Ann Jess.George B. Wood 5 00Mary Scattergood 3 00H. W. Richardson 10 00--- Reed10 00Catharine W. Brown 5 00Rebecca White 20 00Susan Wheeler 10 00Mr. Reed 20 00Alfred Cope20 00M. A.Longstreth 5 00Susan Longstreth 5 00Elizabeth Burton2 00G. M. Burton 2 00Jeremiah Bowers 5 00Mary Coates 5 00Catharine Harlan10 00Sarah Marshall 5 00M. M. Johnson 5 00Ann Pusey 5 00Ann 1 00Mary Tyler 2 00Hannah Smith1 00Ann Jess 2 00Rebecca White 5 00H. W. Richardson 15 00Per Sarah Lewis.H. B. Fox 3 00E. 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 00TreasurerRebecca Embree 1 00 Jno. A. Bowers5 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. Goines2 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 00J.F. Gilpin 3 00 Per E.M. Cooper. A.A. Spooner 2 00E.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 00Thomas H. Powers10 00 Wm. S. Vaux 5 00Martha H. Parry 10 00 D.B. Fuller 5 00P.P. Lippincott 5 00 Martha L. Jones 4 00Rachel Love 5 00 John Blair 1 00Dr. Anderson (property of E.Levi Shinn 1 00 Purdy)25 00 Clem. M. Biddle5 00 John Gibson10 00 Lydia C. Biddle 5 00Sarah W. Baldwin 5 00 John S. Hilles 5 00 Amanda R Fell 5 00 Asahel Troth 10 00Mrs. Bringhurst 1 00 Jno. Copper 4 00 Sally A. Henszey 1 00 M.M. Copper 2 00Thos. Ridgway 5 00 Ann Hoag 2 00 Israel H. Johnson 5 00 I. Stradley 2 00Catharine Johnson 5 00 Henry Moore 2 00Rachel Johnson 5 00 Hannah Lippincott 2 00Cynthia Sheldon 2 00 John Atkinson 5 00 Jos. D. Thurston est20 00 James C. Allen 5 00 Deborah F. Wharton 10 00 Elizabeth M. Copper 2 00 Jno. M. Ogden 5 00Biddle Hardware Co 10 00 Per Sarah Ann Sleeper Esther S. Justice 5 00Lydia Longstreth 5 00 Clement Biddle10 00 Isabella Williams 5 00 Eliz. Justice 10 00Hannah W. Sterling 5 00 Mary W. Humphrey2 00 Anna P. Little 5 00 Emily L. Haines2 00 Anna M. Hopper 2 00 Sarah Ann Sleeper 2 00 Sarah L. Childs2 50 Eliz. Henry1 00 Anna Childs2 50 Eliz. H. Bromley2 00Lydia Pike1 00 Mary Stokes 2 00 A Friend50Per S. K. Gillingham.Per Ann W. Laws. Lucretia Mott 10 00Sophia Cox20 00Thomas Mott10 00 002625Emily B. Smyth 5 00Per S. Smith. Ann H. Wood5 00Lydia B. Paxson 5 00Rose Robinson 2 00 Anna C. Smyth 3 00Betsy Harris 2 00 Ann Shoemaker2 00Mary Russell 2 00 Mary S. Hillborn 2 00Harriet Smith 2 00 Lucy Smyth 2 00Stephen Smith 2 00 Mary Ann Evans2 00Bethel Church collection141 70 Dinah Mendenhall2 50Sarah P. Morris20 00 Lydia P. Wise 2 00S. K. Gillingham2 00Per D. Parrish.Cynthia S. Green1 00Isabella Williams 20 00Sarah H. Taggert.1 00Cash 5 00Charlotte G. Hancock 2 00Isabella Johnson 20 00Lydia Gillingham2 00Rebecca O. Levis 3 00 Patience H. Jenkins 1 00Dillwyn Parrish20 00 Margaret A. Griscom 1 00Sarah T. Allen 5 00Fanny C. Griscom 1 00Lucretia Mott 10 00Anne M. Biddle 2 00Rachel W. Townsend 5 00 Alan Wood10 00Mary D. Brown500 00Hetty F. Wistar10 00Per I. Hankinsen. Mary Hopkins 5 00Estate of Mary Tillotson.... 55 30 Mrs. E. Maule5 00 Rebecca O. Levis 3 00 I. Hankinson4 00 Isabella Johnson20 00 M. Hankinson2 00 Mary D. Brown500 00 William B. Clarke2 00 Dillwyn Parrish0 00 Nancy Williams 2 00Mary Bradie 2 00 Per Thomas Garrigues.Joseph Fox. 2 00Franklin Lewis 1 00 Ann P. Pusey 10 00 Emanuel Jones 2 00Per Henry M. Laing.Per M. Campbell.G. M. S. Jones 5 00William D. Jones5 00Sarah Douglas2 00 M. M. Truman 5 00Mary Jackson2 00 Sarah T. Rogers 1 00 A. Webster's funeral dues20 00 Kate M. Laing 2 50 Sarah W. Prosser 2 00 Geo. T. Laing 2 50Leah Chartu 1 00 Mordecai Buzby10 00 Matilda Hall 1 00 J. Cook 10 00Agnes Butler1 00 L. Mott 5 00 A Friend 1 00 Chas. D. Reed 10 00Theodore Gould50 Elizabeth Comly 5 00Jabez P. Campbell5 00 G. De B. Keim 5 00Mary Campbell5 00 A Friend, per Jno. M. Ogden. 20 00Bishop Shorter 5 00 Raymond S. Barr 1 00Bishop Campbell10 00 Isaac Jeanes 5 00C. C. B 5 00Per S. W. Rockhill. L. Mott 5 00William Hawkins 2 00 E. Maginnis 5 00Rebecca Hawkins 2 00 M. Bancroft 5 00A Friend 10 00 Esther Bancroft 5 00K. R. Bunting 2 00Ellen M. Child 1 00Emma Cameron 1 00Edwd. Collins 2 50 E. J. Bacon 5 00Charlotte Collins 2 50 Hugh Mellvain 5 00Jno. K. Wildman 5 00J. G. Mellvain 2 00T. E. Chapman5 00S. W. Rockhill 5 00Edmund Webster 5 00

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Per J.M. Truman, Jr.E.B. Garrigues 2 00Mary Smith 5 00Rachel Wheaton2 00Per Henry Gorden.Geo. B. Wood 5 00Chas. S. Wood5 00Mrs. J.J. Smith5 00S. Fisher Corlies 5 00Per S. Gorden.Miss Baldwin 5 00Margaret Stewardson5 00Wm. T. Jones 5 00Lydia J. Wistar5 00Wm. R. White 5 00Mrs. Fox5 00Jenkins Purnell5 00Kate J. Wistar5 00Cash2 00Mrs. Henry Morris 2 00Harriet Fry 1 00Sarah Brown 1 00Wealthy Dorsey 2 00Per G.W. Goines.John W. Price2 00Wm. F. Keeling5 00Eliz. Chambers' pension48 00Wm. L. Wilson100 00Per M. Balderston.Beulah Leeds 5 00J.W. Leeds5 00B. Frank Leeds2 00Per J.C. Turnpenny.S. & M. Marshall20 00S.A. Fullerton, for funeral ofA. Webster25 00Per Wm. Scott.Collection70 00William Scott10 00Per Bishop Campbell.Union Church, Water St50 00Per Wm. Still.L. Still2 00Per S.R. Shipley.A.H. Love2 00Phoebe L. Waln5 00Cash10 00W.W. Longstreth20 00Elizabeth M. Perot20 00M.E. Dickinson2 50S.E. Dickinson2 50Eleanor H. Stroud10 00Ann T. Wheeler, for improvementof grounds100 00Mrs. J.W. Ryerss10 00R.W. Ryerss10 00Legacy.Catherine W. Evans200 00Admission Fees.H. Marcus75 00A. Governs75 00L. Waters5 00I. Lucas75 00Ann Collins75 00Hannah Carlisle75 00Henry Stewart75 00Ann Davis75 00Anna Butler75 00Mary Baxter75 00Deborah Dorsey75 00R. Blunt75 00Wm. Butcher75 00Jane White75 00J. Freeman75 00Elizabeth Smith75 00Mary Martin75 00D. Hutchins75 00Chas Lewis75 00Per Board of Inmates.Isabella Williams108 00James Freeman 5 00Donation Box27 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. 00302943 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. 003231Part 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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HOMEFOR AGED AND INFIRMCOLORED 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.