A Lenape among the Quakers: The Life of Hannah Freeman

Appendix 2. Kindness Extended

appendix two Kindness Extended Joseph Barnard, 3rd Month, 1798 Hannah Freeman Commonly Called Indian Hannah an ancient Woman of the Delaware Tribe and the only Person of that Description left amongst us being afflicted with Rheumatism and unable to support herself accustomed to Travel from house to House which is sometimes attended with great difficulty and Inconvenience it is thought her situation Claims the Sympathy of the humane in order that she may be more Regularly and Permanently Provided for in a manner suited to her Usual way of living. Therefore Be it Remembered that We the Subscribers do severally agree to Contribute towards her maintenance (if Providence Should favour us with ability) Yearly and every Year during her Natural Life in Money or otherwise agreeable to what we Subscribe Subject to the Disposal of two Guardians or Trustees and a Treasurer Annually appointed at a Meeting of the Subscribers on the first 2nd day in the Eleventh Month at one O’Clock on said day at the house of Richard Barnard at which time Said Trustees are to Produce full accounts of what they have Received and expended on the occation which Service is submitted to the care of Mordicai Hayes and Jacob Peirce for the Present Year and Joseph Barnard Named for Treasurer who is not to pay anyting out of the Stock without Wrtin Orders from one of the Trustees, And after the Decease her funeral Expenses being Discharged if there Should be an overplus the Trustees and Treasurer are, to Return it to the subscribers in Proportion to what they have advanced. 192 Appendix 2 Subscribers to keep her and the times per year Weeks Days Richard Barnard 2 Joseph Barnard 1 Samuel Marshall 1 2 William Allen 2 Rich’d Bernard Jnr. 1 Isaac Baily Ju. 1 William Smith 1 2 Caleb Harlan 1 Mordecai Hayes 1 2 Jess Taylor 1 James Pyle 1 3 Jacob Peirce 1 0 Solomon Mercer 1 0 Subscribers to pay money£ s d Richard Jones Jr 7 6 Tho Lugar 2 6 Joshua Buffington 7 6 George Speakman 5 7½ James Smith 7 6 Enoch Taylor 7 6 Charles Wilson 7 6 Wm Butler 7 6 James Steen 3 9 Philip Wand 3 9 William Hall 3 9 Wm Wickersham 3 9 Caleb Wickersham 2 6 Charles Wilson Jr. 3 9 Stephen Harlen 3 9 James Embree 3 2 Appendix 2 193 Isaac Bayley 7 6 Samuel Pennock 3 9 At a meeting of a Number of the Subscribers held at Richard Barnards the 4th day of the 11th Month of 1799 Mordicai Hayes and Jacob Peirce are appointed Trustees in the case of Indian Hannah agreeable to the writtin Article Joseph Barnard is Continued our Treasurer and Richard Barnard and Caleb Harlen are appointed to assist them. Signed on behalf and by Direction of said Meeting By Joseph Barnard The under Named Persons have Paid agreeable to their subscription on Indian Hannah’s Account for the Year 1798.£ s d Richard Jones 7 6 Thomas Lugar 2 6 Isaac Bayley 7 6 ...