Talk:Washington Benevolent Societies

Noticed in an 1842 document from a gathering of Mormons: "no person can think of the word ["benevolent"] as associated with public Institutions, without thinking of the Washingtonian Benevolent Society which was one of the most corrupt Institutions of the day." I'm curious to know what the reputation of these societies were, as the century progressed. Obviously this was mentioned decades after the beginnings of the Washington Benevolent Societies, and by a group of people who had less-than-ideal relationships with the U.S. government. Begeun (talk) 03:18, 11 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Found the article after creating an article on Washington Hall a few months back, a now demolished in lower Manhattan that seemed to host a bunch of important political events from 1815-1830. Connecting the dots that this Washington Hall was the HQ for the NY Washington Benevolent Society. Kinda fascinating that what seems to be an important site of political engagement seems to have been mostly lost to history. Jjazz76 (talk) 05:46, 9 April 2023 (UTC)