Friendly Moralist Society (Charleston, S.C.)
Organization
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Friendly Moralist Society records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1009
Abstract
The Friendly Moralist Society was a benevolent society, established in Charleston South Carolina, 1838 for free men of color (mulatto or mixed race). The group served the community by providing burial aid, purchasing plots and assisting during funerals, for those in need. The organization also worked to provide charitable assistance to needy widows and orphans of deceased members. Each member was entitled to certain rights of membership, namely financial assistance in times of illness or...
Dates:
1841-1856, and undated
Manuscript: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston," pages 126-209, 1848 - 1853
File — Box 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Photocopied transcripts.
Dates:
1848 - 1853
Manuscript: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston," pages 210-251, 1853 - 1856
File — Box 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Photocopied transcripts.
Dates:
1853 - 1856
Manuscript: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston," pages 252-299, 1841 - 1856
File — Box 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Photocopied transcripts.
Dates:
1841 - 1856
Manuscript: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston: The Proceedings of the Friendly Moralist Society with Supporting Documents" , 1841 - 1848
File — Box 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Photocopies pages of "Proceeding of the Friendly Moralist Society;" cover and content pages; holds pages 1-125.
Dates:
1841 - 1848
"The Rules and Regulations of the Friendly Moralist Society", undated
File — Box 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston;" photocopied transcripts, pages 300-310.
Dates:
undated
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- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 1
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- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies, etc. 1
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- Racially mixed people -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
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- minutes (administrative records) 1
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