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Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2019. Soft cover. New. By: Susan L. King, Pub. 1984, Reprinted 2019, 198 pages, soft cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-292-9. The Charleston Orphan House was the first municipal orphanage in the United States, having been formed by an ordinance ratified in 1790 "for the establishment of an Orphan House in the City of Charleston for the purpose of supporting and educating poor orphan children and those of poor, distressed and disabled parents who are unable to support the maintenance of them". Many of the orphans were children of revolutionary soldiers. The records of the orphan house were not only an extremely important genealogical source, they are a major source for the social history of Charleston. This book contains the records of approximately 1,800 children , orphans, etc. and provides access for the first time to the enormous amount of information in the original documents.
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- Title History and Records of the Charleston Orphan House, 1790-1860.
- Author Susan L. King
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 200
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Southern Historical Press
- Date 2019-08-11
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780893082925 / 0893082929
- Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.46 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.17 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: South
- Library of Congress subjects Charleston Orphan House - History, Orphans - South Carolina - Registers
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 84254736
- Dewey Decimal Code 362.732
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