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 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.
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 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.
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.