Charter and By-laws of the Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans, in the City of Richmond, Va.
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Title
Charter and By-laws of the Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans, in the City of Richmond, Va.
Subject
African Americans, family
Description
Lucy Goode Brooks solicited support from African American churches and a local meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in Richmond to establish the Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans, which the General Assembly incorporated in 1872. The charter and the organization's bylaws were printed in 1883.
Creator
Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans
Source
Library of Virginia
Publisher
Richmond: R.L. Hewlett & Bro., printers
Date
1883
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Pamphlet
Identifier
15_1056_001, 15_1056_002, 15_1056_003, 15_1056_004, 15_1056_005, 15_1056_006, 15_1056_007
Coverage
Richmond, Virginia
Citation
Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans, “Charter and By-laws of the Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans, in the City of Richmond, Va.,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed November 24, 2024, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/524.