United States. A Welcome Society Of Pennsylvania Membership Badge, C.1910

In silver with black, white and green enamels, maker marked ""CALDWELL"" and marked ""SILVER"" on the reverse, measuring 28.5 mm (w) x 43.2 mm (h), original ribbon, spotting on the enamels, otherwise they are intact, extremely fine.

Footnote: The purposes of the Welcome Society of Pennsylvania were stated in its 1906 charter: to perpetuate the memory of those who came to America in the good ship (Welcome) in company with William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, who arrived in October, 1682; to collect and preserve historic data relative to the settlement of the State of Pennsylvania and the founding of Philadelphia; and to bring together in social intercourse and friendly relations the descendants of the aforesaid persons who came to these shores in the ship (Welcome). Though it is not specifically stated in the charter, the Society was founded as nonprofit and educational. Originally, the membership was limited to the descendants (male or female) of those who were passengers on the Welcome. Presently, membership is composed of descendants of those ancestors who traveled with fellow Quakers to America during the course of the year of 1682. This includes twenty-two ships and twenty-three crossings of the Atlantic.

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