Annual reports of incorporated charities
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Overview of the Records
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Arrangement
Alphabetic by name of institution.
Scope and Content Note
Reports were submitted the Board by orphan asylums, hospitals, shelters for the homeless, and other charitable institutions receiving state funding.
Each report is divided into two sections: Schedule A contains financial data including the value of real and personal property, investments, indebtedness, receipts, expenditures, and cash on hand; and Schedule B contains statistical summaries on the number and sex on inmates, admissions and discharges. Volume 1 contains reports for 1870, although the binding is inaccurately labelled 1872. Volume 2 contains reports for 1871.
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Alternate Formats Available
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Related Information
Related Materials
Series A1985, Annual Reports of Orphan Asylums and Homes for the Friendless, contains related records for private institutions receiving no state funding.
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