To all to whom
these presents shall come

Greetings . . .

know ye that we
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
being citizens of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
having associated for the purpose
of establishing in Philadelphia,
a society for the advice
and assistance of Englishmen,
in distress.

Clockwise from top left: 3rd VP Anne L. Peckham, 2nd VP William F. Forbes (Will), 1st VP Francis A. O’Donnell, Jr. (Frank), and President Richard Booker, Esq. (Rich)

Clockwise from top left: 3rd VP Anne L. Peckham, 2nd VP William F. Forbes (Will), 1st VP Francis A. O’Donnell, Jr. (Frank), and President Richard Booker, Esq. (Rich)