William Spurgeon Askew's membership certificate
- Title
- William Spurgeon Askew's membership certificate
- Description
- A certificate (1909) stating membership of William Spurgeon Askew to The Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers. The certificate states that upon Askew’s death that his wife, Juliet L. Askew, shall receive $125.00 from the organization. The Richmond, Virginia-based organization was one of many fraternal organizations established to make up for limited funds available from The Freedman’s Bureau. It was established specifically to economically assist formerly enslaved persons and their families.
- Date
- 1909
- Original Format
- certificates
- Extent
- 29cm x 47cm
- Local Identifier
- 0691-005-s8-ss1-b161-fa
- Subject(s)
- Fraternal organizations--North Carolina
- Askew, William Spurgeon
- Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers
- African American men--North Carolina
- African Americans--Societies, etc.
- Spatial
- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
- Rights
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African American History and Culture
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- Location of Original
- Murfreesboro Historical Association Collection: Benjamin B. Winborne Papers from the East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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