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A. CARD.O' To the Benevolent Philanthropists of Brook-^ yfi, and the'.adjoining Totcns, and Citi/ oJlyitj\Tetc York.. . • •' ■ '* The Directors of the. R. C. Orphan Asylum in ■the city of Brooklyn, do most respectfully present to the friends of the Orphans, the following state-| ment iii relation to tlic affairs of the Institution of which they have the .Supervision, giving a brief sketch of its progress, from the first organization to the present tunc. * ...The- R. C. Orplian Asylum Society, w;is organs ised m the year 1829, and was incorporated by an act of the Legislature in’ the year 1834.-The house in Jay street, opposite St. James’ •Church, at present occupied,by the Rev. Mr. Smith, was used by the Society as the Asylum for the Orphans, under their care till the year 3838. The confinement and impure air, consequent upon so many being confined to so small a building, soon shewed its deleterious effects upon the health of the children, and it was not long before the attention of that kind and good man, Cornelius Heeney was called to the subject, which resulted in the magnificent donation of sixteen lots of ground oil Congress street, between Clinton and Court streets, on which as' soon . thereafter as possible was erected .agood substantial brick: building,' at present occupied by the orphans and sisters' of -charity* who have the | care .of them ; .adjoining the house is a spacious i play ground secured to the • Orphans, and enclosed j by the munificence of the man who through life, has been a father to the Orplian. .The building of the Asylum was commenced in ] the year 1837, and was taken possession of by the j Orphans on its coihpictibn in 1838 ; it was erected - • at an expense of about §7,400, which large amount of money has been presented lo the Society by the charitable citizens of Brooklyn, New York, and the adjoining towns ; apd has.enabled them to liquidate all the debts incurred by its erection, leaving, at the present time, the trifling sum, comparatively speak-ing, of §298 standing.against the Society.; which .has been incurred to relieve the daily, wants of theInstitution. * • * *The Directors also acknowledge with great plca-j sure and heartfelt gratitude, a donation from Cor-5 i nclius ffeeny, Esq., of four lots of ground with the . j expense of enclosing the same, located between St. f! Paul’s church and the Asylum grounds, which is to 5 bo used as.a burial ground, and the proceeds tlicrp. of to go into the Treasury of the Orphan Asylum, sueli being the will of the respected donor.The receipt of §532, the proceeds of the charity ^ , sermon, preached by the Very Rev,. Dr. Power, ol . j New York, on the 12th.of December, in St. Paul’s ^ church, is hereby thankfully acknowledged; as also the- receipt of §*124, being, the collection in St \ Paul’s church, on Christmas day-—said collection (as 1 ■ usual) being appropriated for tlie benefit of the Asy, D lum. It will not be inopportune at the present time
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Brooklyn Eagle And Kings County Democrat
Brooklyn, New York, US
Fri, Jan 14, 1842
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