LEADER 03516nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910465653703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-299-27666-0 010 $a0-226-92410-6 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226924106 035 $a(CKB)2560000000099127 035 $a(EBL)1138838 035 $a(OCoLC)829713886 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000832852 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12305528 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000832852 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10935259 035 $a(PQKB)11560049 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000099518 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1138838 035 $a(DE-B1597)523551 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226924106 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1138838 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10668589 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL458916 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000099127 100 $a20120510d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Charleston Orphan House$b[electronic resource] $echildren's lives in the first public orphanage in America /$fJohn E. Murray 210 $aChicago ;$aLondon $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (291 p.) 225 1 $aMarkets and governments in economic history 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-92409-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1. Introduction -- $t2. Charleston -- $t3. Orphan House -- $t4. Families -- $t5. Education -- $t6. Sickness -- $t7. Leaving -- $t8. Apprenticeship -- $t9. Transitions -- $t10. Epilogue -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex of Names -- $tSubject Index 330 $aThe first public orphanage in America, the Charleston Orphan House saw to the welfare and education of thousands of children from poor white families in the urban South. From wealthy benefactors to the families who sought its assistance to the artisans and merchants who relied on its charges as apprentices, the Orphan House was a critical component of the city's social fabric. By bringing together white citizens from all levels of society, it also played a powerful political role in maintaining the prevailing social order. John E. Murray tells the story of the Charleston Orphan House for the first time through the words of those who lived there or had family members who did. Through their letters and petitions, the book follows the families from the events and decisions that led them to the Charleston Orphan House through the children's time spent there to, in a few cases, their later adult lives. What these accounts reveal are families struggling to maintain ties after catastrophic loss and to preserve bonds with children who no longer lived under their roofs. An intimate glimpse into the lives of the white poor in early American history, The Charleston Orphan House is moreover an illuminating look at social welfare provision in the antebellum South. 410 0$aMarkets and governments in economic history. 606 $aOrphanages$zSouth Carolina$zCharleston$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aOrphanages$xHistory. 676 $a362.73/2 700 $aMurray$b John E.$f1959-$0887050 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465653703321 996 $aThe Charleston Orphan House$91980886 997 $aUNINA