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Pew rents, Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, 1783 March, book 2

MLA citation style

United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.). Pew Rents, Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, 1783 March, Book 2. . 1783. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v231.

APA citation style

United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, P. (1783). Pew rents, Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, 1783 March, book 2. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v231.

Chicago citation style

United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.). Pew Rents, Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, 1783 March, Book 2. 1783. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v231.

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  • The practice of renting pews was common in 18th and 19th century churches; members paid a fee for the right to occupy a particular pew every week. This bound manuscript is a record of pew rents due to Christ Church and St. Peter's in March 1783. Entries are listed by pew number, with occupant's name, number of seats, sums due and sums paid. Christ Church pew rents are listed from the beginning of the book, and St. Peter's pew rents start on page 10.
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  • 22 pages
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