Call Number:

MC.975.09.010

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.032 linear ft. (one book)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Female Anti-Slavery Sewing Society (HC.MC.975.09.010), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1852-1854 (inclusive)

Creator:

Philadelphia Female Anti-slavery Society

Abstract:

The Female Anti-Slavery Sewing Society's mission was to: "We organise ourselves a Sewing Society, for the purpose of relieving the sufferings of that class of our countrymen, who have fled from the oppression which they endured under the unjust laws of our country, and found a refuge in Canada." The minutes do not indicate location, founding or ending dates for the Society. The collection includes one book from 1852 - 1854 which begins with the mission of the society, and otherwise includes informal minutes, listings for material and financial donations given by memberships, and the number of people at each meeting.

The Female Anti-Slavery Sewing Society's mission was to: "We organise ourselves a Sewing Society, for the purpose of relieving the sufferings of that class of our countrymen, who have fled from the oppression which they endured under the unjust laws of our country, and found a refuge in Canada." The minutes do not indicate location, founding or ending dates for the Society. It was a membership based Society, and its mission also describes in detail the simple suppers that will be provided for the meetings.

The collection includes one book from 1852 - 1854 which begins with the mission of the society, and otherwise includes informal minutes, listings for material and financial donations given by memberships, and the number of people at each meeting. The back pages include lists of monetary donations made to constituent members for the same years.