A letter from an ill woman seeking financial aid from the St. Andrew's Society to pay her rent so that she can get her own place and not rely on the charity of her friend who took her in and cared for her.
A letter from an married woman requesting the financial aid of the St. Andrew's Society. It is followed by a note from three men, a minster and two elders, who are verifying that she remains unmarried to the best of their knowledge.
An accounting of a women petitioning St. Andrew's Society on behalf of her husband for a land grant of 400 acres. The accounting includes three men noting their recommendations she be granted the land and certifying her story.
A letter from a Scottish person petitioning the St. Andrew's Society for financial assistance to help them recover from illness while living in a workhouse in Charleston, South Carolina.
A letter from a Scottish woman who is petitioning the St. Andrew's Society for financial assistance due to her old age and changes in financial circumstances.
A letter from a man seeking financial aid from the St. Andrew's Society based on his destitution, lack of home, and being new to Charleston. The letter makes note of correspondence being lost which was meant to be sent to the St. Andrew's Society on behalf of the petitioner.
A letter from a woman with a sick infant who is petitioning the St. Andrew's Society for financial aid to help her pay the midwife, rent, and other necessary items.
A letter from a man seeking financial aid from the St. Andrew's Society based on old age and having all of his valuables taken from him by "Creek-Indians" who he traded to for thirty years. The second half of the page is a recommendation note who is testifying to the petitioner's character.
A letter from a man seeking financial aid from the St. Andrew's Society based on his illness. He would like aid to assist him in returning to Great Britain
A letter from a woman petitioning the St. Andrew's Society for a renewal of financial aid based on her husband's death and being left with an infant child. The letter states that the woman is able to provide for herself and child partly on her own through working.
A letter from a man recently arrived in Charleston, SC and seeking to return by ship back to Leith, Scotland with the financial aid of the St. Andrew's Society. He writes of his financial destitution and fear that without their assistance he and his wife will die from starvation.
A letter from a woman who is seeking financial aid from the St. Andrew's Society after her husband died and then her daughter died, leaving her with a granddaughter to care for.
1941-11-10, 1941-11-29, 1941-11-17, 1941-10-06, and 1941-03-21
Description:
Series of articles: "Annual Bureau Opens Monday: Will be Operated by Charleston Social Service Exchange" (Nov. 29, 1941), "Orphanage Seeks $60,000 Fund" (Nov. 17, 1941), "Jewish Relief Drive Opens" (Nov. 10, 1941), "Y.W.C.A. Would Enlarge Girls' Quarters" (Oct. 6, 1941), "$500,000 is Spent on Welfare Here" (March 21, 1941).
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 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 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 Jane Stuard to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is unable to support herself because of prolonged illness.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
Letter petitioning the Saint Andrew's Society on behalf of an impoverished and twice widowed woman, Elizabeth Russel, and her surviving child. The letter states her husband and some of her children died when an enslaved woman, owned by the family, poisoned them as well as herself. Russel and one of her children lived despite also being poisoned.
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 a widow who recently lost her only son and is unable to support herself.
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 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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Jean Bowman to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is unable to support herself because of prolonged illness.
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 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 Robert Walls to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that he is destitute after fire consumed his dwelling and belongings.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
