Petition of Mrs. H. A. Mullins to the St. Andrew's Society requesting that her annuity be increased and that she receive the same charity as widows of former member of the society.
Petition of Sarah Burche to the St. Andrew's Society Treasurer, pressing him to send her money that he had promised to her and expressing that her family relies on it for their survival.
Petition of Naomi Smith to the St. Andrew's Society requesting more assistance, identifying herself as someone who has received assistance in the past.
Petition of Anne Williams to the St. Andrew's Society explaining that she lives unmarried in Edinburgh and requesting that her annuity be paid. A postscript confirms that Anne Williams is alive.
Petition of Anne Williams to the St. Andrew's Society explaining that she lives unmarried in Edinburgh and requesting that her annuity be paid. A postscript confirms that Anne Williams is alive and unmarried.
Petition of Anne Williams to the St. Andrew's Society explaining that she lives unmarried in Edinburgh and requesting that her annuity be paid. A postscript confirms that Anne Williams is alive and unmarried.
Petition of Anne Williams to the St. Andrew's Society explaining that she lives unmarried in Edinburgh and requesting that her annuity be paid. A postscript confirms that Anne Williams is alive and unmarried.
Petition of Ann Price to the St. Andrew's Society requesting money to rent an apartment, explaining that she is unable to support herself in sickness and in old age.
Petition of Jane Adamson to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is unable to work. A postscript notes that the society gave Jane Adamson ten pounds.
Petition of Jane Adamson to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is a widow who recently lost her only son and is unable to support herself.
Petition of Ann Charlotte Mackinzie to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance in returning home to Britain, explaining that she is the daughter of a Regiment Captain but is now unable to support herself.
Petition of Robert Scott to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance from the St. Andrew's society, explaining that he is disabled by rheumatism and cannot support himself in old age.
Petition of Elisabeth Daylee Shane to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is a widow and unable to support herself in old age.
Petition of William Stevenson to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that he lost everything in a shipwreck, and he is unable to work having suffered prolonged illness since arriving in Charleston and having lost use of his arm.
Petition of Margaret McKenzie to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is a widow who does not have means to care for her five children.
Petition of Elenor Youngsted to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that her husband has died from tuberculosis and that she is left with debts incurred during his illness.
Petition of John Stuart, who served as a Sergeant in the Army. The president of St. Andrew's Society, David Glendening, authored the petition, which contains a postscript stating the ten pounds was provided to the petitioner.
Petition of Robert Sutherland to the St. Andrew's Society requesting more assistance, thanking them for previous assistance, and explaining that illness still renders him unable to support himself.
Petition of James Smith to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that he lost everything just before he planned to retire from career of trading with indigenous Americans and is now too old to support himself.
Petition of Ann Gray to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is a widow with many children to support and that she hopes to open a school and to take in provincial children as boarders. She claims to need a money for a "wench" in order to open her school.
Petition of Sarah Campbell to the St.Andrew's Society requesting more assistance, explaining that she is unable to support herself in old age and unable to rely on her daughter who suffers prolonged illness.
Petition of Elisabeth Dayley and Jennett Edenher to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that they expect to be evicted from their residence and that they have nowhere to live.
Petition of Ann Sturgin to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is an impoverished widow who is immobilized by old age and poor health.
Petition of Robert Sutherland to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that he was intially thrust into poverty during King George's War in 1745 and is now entirely unable to support himself because of prolonged illness.
Petition of John Robertson to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that he is unable to support himself because of a severe, prolonged illness.
Petition of Anne Ducket to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is a widow unable to support herself because of old age and illness.
Petition of Isabella Black to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance in returning to Scotland, explaining that her soldier husband abandoned her and their infant child.
Petition of John McKenzie to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that he is unable to work in old age and is crippled by rheumatism.
Petition of Jennet Stuart to the St. Andrew's society requesting assistance to return to Scotland, explaining that she is a widow and unable to support herself in old age because of prolonged illness.
Petition of Alexander McDonald to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that he cannot support himself because his profession as a merchant was unsuccessful.
Petition of Mary Anderson to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that her husband abandoned her when she was pregnant and she is now unable to support her infant.
Petition of Ann Sturgeon to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is destitute five years after her husband drowned in the Charleston harbor.
Petition of Jane Stuard to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is unable to support herself because of prolonged illness.
Petition of Benjamin Glenoross to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that he is an old soldier whose command abandoned him without pay in Augusta (Ga.) while he suffered illness.
Petition of John McKenzie to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that he is a retired soldier now unable to support himself in old age because of prolonged illness.
Petition of Robert Walls to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that he is destitute after fire consumed his dwelling and belongings.
Petition of Thomas Shaw to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that he and his wife are ill and cannot care for their five children.
Petition of Hannah Duckett to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that her husband has died and she cannot support herself or her child because of prolonged illness.
Petition of Margaret Day to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance from the St. Andrew's society, explaining she is no longer able to support herself in her old age.
Petition of William Nielson to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance in returning to Scotland, explaining that prolonged illness has rendered him unable to work to support himself and his family.
Petition of Agnes Bell to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance from the St. Andrew's society, explaining that she lacks financial resources to support children after husband's death.
Petition of Hugh Rose to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, claiming that he is destitute after his sizeable crops were stolen by enslaved Africans and destroyed by bears.
Petition of Jeane McIntosh to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance from the St. Andrew's society, explaining that her husband is bankrupt and she is unable to care for her child.
Petition of Margaret Lowrey to the St. Andrew's Society requesting to be compensated for her midwife services, explaining that she has been denied payment by Elizabeth Allen, a yearly recipient of the society's charity.
Petition of David Bell to the St. Andrew's Society seeking assistance to support himself and his family because he is incapacitated by prolonged illness.
Petition of John Cuming to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance to pay his mortgage, claiming that he has been driven to bankruptcy by an adversial neighbor.
Petition from Rhoderick Dingwall to the St. Andrew's Society explaining that he requires the assistance of the society because of old age and unforeseen circumstances.
Petition from Henry Donaldson to the St. Andrew's Society requesting a loan from the St. Andrew's Society, offering details of his various travels and setbacks.
Petition of Elizabeth Lesley to the St. Andrew's Society requesting that she be compensated for the nursing services she provided for a David Blair, who died before he could repay his debts to her.
Petition of Eliza Campbell to the St. Andrew's Society, reminding them of the money that the society has agreed to give her and requesting that it be delivered.
Petition of Sarah Campbell to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she burdens her adult children because she cannot care for herself in sickness and old age.
Petition of Anne Sturgeon to the St. Andrew's Society requesting more assistance from the society, explaining that she is unable to support herself as a widow.
Petition of Elizabeth Ellis to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is a widow and unable to support herself in old age.
Petition of Gean Stewart to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that a native tribe has killed her husband and kept her has a prisoner for an extended period, and that she has suffered illness since arriving in Charleston.
Petition of Jean Bowman to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is unable to support herself because of prolonged illness.
Petition of Barbary Bowie to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that her husband is a sailor who is often absent and who sufferes prolonged illness.
Petition of Ann Sturgeon to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is destitute five years after her husband drowned in the Charleston harbor.
Petition of William Fleming to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that he is destitute because he suffers a variety of debilitating illnesses.
Petition of Alexander Blyth to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance from the St. Andrew's society, explaining that he is unable to ply his trade as a ship carpenter because of prolonged illness.
