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Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1851/1859 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of burials at Old St. Mary's from 1851 to 1859. Burials are listed chronologically, and include the location of the grave, decedent's name, age at time of death, and fees paid. View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1852/1869 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Record of interments at St. Paul's from 1852 to 1869. Each entry includes the decedent's name and date and location of burial. Some entries also include age at time of death and cause of death. Some disinterments are also noted, with the location of re-burial. Entries from 1856 to 1869 are liste... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1859/1878 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of burials at Old St. Mary's from 1859 to 1878. Burials are listed chronologically, and include the location of the grave, decedent's name, age at time of death, and fees paid. View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1763/1831 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Record of persons buried at Christ Church and St. Peter's, listed chronologically, sometimes with relatives and burial plot location noted as well. From 1793 to 1831, Christ Church burials are listed on the left-hand page with burials at St. Peter's churchyard listed on the right-hand page. Notab... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1772/1787 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Burial records kept by the sexton of Christ Church from 1772 to 1786. Burials are listed by date and include the decedent's name, age at time of death, and amount paid for burial. Names of spouses or parents are often noted, as well as cause of death. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1832/1870 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Burial records for members of Christ Church from 1832 to 1870 (records from 1871 to 1978 were not scanned as part of this project). This is a record of burial services conducted rather than interments; not all of the deceased are buried in the Christ Church burial ground. Entries are listed by da... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1757/1805 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Burial plan of the God's Acre (cemetery) at Philadelphia First Moravian Church, bounded by Franklin and Vine Streets, from 1757 to 1805. Column headings translate as: Mägdlein and Mädgen (girls); Vereh[e]l[ichte] Schw[este]rn (married sisters, i.e. married women); Ledige Schw[este]rn (single sis... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: Stokes, George and United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1789/1793 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Burial records kept by George Stokes, sexton of St. Peter's, from 1789 to 1793. Burials are listed by date and include the decedent's name, age at time of death, and amount paid for burial. Names of spouses or parents are often noted, as well as cause of death. Of note are the many deaths due to ... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1798 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Two handwritten copies of a letter from First Presbyterian requesting that the Reverend Doctor Samuel Miller join them as pastor, following the illness of pastor Rev. Dr. John Ewing. The Rev. Dr. Samuel Miller was a prominent Presbyterian minister, teacher and writer in the first half of the 19th... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1771 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Following a majority vote by the congregation, the subscribers of Third Presbyterian wrote to Reverend George Duffield requesting he become their new pastor. The letter, dated August 9, 1771, offers him an annual salary of 200 pounds. Duffield accepted the call, and served as pastor at Third Pres... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Jivaka Project Date: 2020-02-16 Contributing Institution: American Religious Sounds Project Description: Khmer Buddhist monks chant during a weekly service at the Soryarangsey Khmer Buddhist Temple View Full Item at American Religious Sounds Project -
Creator: Jivaka Project Date: 2018-05-21 Contributing Institution: American Religious Sounds Project Description: Cambodian women sing traditional Khmer songs during lunch at the Preah Buddha Ramsey Temple View Full Item at American Religious Sounds Project -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Northern District Date: 1773/1805 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: A certificate of removal was a document given to persons who were transferring their membership from one monthly meeting to another. Their removal testified that they were members in good standing with the meetings they were leaving. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Congregation Beth El Emeth (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1857 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: The official charter and constitution of the Congregation Beth El Emeth, singed by the original leaders of the congregation and incorporated by the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia in 1857. Beth El Emeth emerged from Mikveh Israel, under the leadership of Mikveh Israel's retired Rev. Isaac L... View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1772 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Charter for Second Presbyterian Church, located at the northwest corner of Third Street and Mulberry Street, issued by Thomas and John Penn, witnessed by Richard Penn, and "Inrolled in the Rolls Office" in 1772. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1772 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Charter granted to Third Presbyterian Church by Thomas and John Penn, establishing it as a separate institution from First Presbyterian Church. Witnessed by Lieutenant Governor Richard Penn on August 27th, 1772. This charter explains that the church will be recognized by King George the Third of ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1836/1839 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Titled on the front-inside cover, "Names & Residence of the Congregation of the United Brethrens Church in Philadelphia, Dec. 14, '36." Names are not listed in alphabetical order, but appear to be listed in geographical groupings. Persons living outside the city are listed on page 11. Known desce... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Contributing Institution: Harvard Divinity School Library Description: Stone church building - perspective view from left corner. Black and white photograph. Divided back period, 1907-1914. Postmarked Dec 22. Postcard addressed to Rev. Hazel I. Kirk. JPG file (82 KB) -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1743/1822 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: This register dates from 1743 to 1822 and includes an extensive alphabetical index in the front of the book. Births and baptisms are then listed from page 1 to page 172, deaths and burials are listed from page 201 to page 302, and marriages are listed from page 305 to page 328. Note: Text on pag... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1823/1855 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: This register begins with an alphabetical index. Births and baptisms are listed from page 1 to page 93, marriages are listed on page 131 to 171, and deaths and burials are listed from page 213 to page 262. View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1856/1870 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: This register begins with an alphabetical index. Communicants are listed from pages 52 to 117, and again on page 324. Births and baptisms are listed on pages 121 to 153; receptions of new members are listed on pages 181 to 193 (previous congregations are noted); deaths, funerals and burials are r... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Wertheim, Alexander Date: 1810/1829 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Alexander Wertheim was a Dutch Jew who lived in New York and Baltimore before settling in Philadelphia, where he became clerk to the Board of Health. He died in 1830 at the age of 55. This book is a record of the circumcisions Dr. Wertheim performed from 1810 to 1829. Each entry records the date,... View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1797/1826? Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: Daniel Meredith served as class leader for the Methodists in the "Valey" of Chester County, Pennsylvania for many years. He recorded the preachers assigned to the Chester circuit each year, and kept records of members' attendance at the Valey class. The first several pages of the book are faded t... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1760/1761 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: On August 11, 1760 the First Baptist Church appointed a committee to "to Settle the Church Affairs, and Examine the State of the Church Purchases, Gifts and Donations, Given to the Said Church, and get them well Secured where they are not, and to settle other Affairs that shall Come before them."... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1743/1745 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: A journal of happenings in the "English congregation" from its establishment on January 1, 1743, running up to June 15, 1745. Topics covered include births and baptisms, sermons preached and hymns sung, "love feasts," meetings and conferences, members' travel (including extensive travel between P... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1745/1746 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: "The Continuation of ye Philadelphia Journal," documenting happenings in the First Moravian Church of Philadelphia from June 16, 1745 to December 31, 1746. Topics covered include: sermons preached; members' travel and correspondence; burials; love feasts, meetings and conferences; relations with ... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1747/1748 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Although the cover suggests this diary covers a date span of 1747 to 1751, entries actually run from January 1, 1747 to December 31, 1748. Topics covered include: sermons preached; visits to church members, especially those who were ailing; baptisms and burials; meetings, conferences and love fea... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1749/1751 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Diary of happenings in the First Moravian Church of Philadelphia from September 6, 1749 to December 31, 1751. Topics covered include: church meetings, including "Negro Meetings," "German Meetings," and "English Meetings;" members traveling to and away from Philadelphia, particularly to and from B... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1757/1769 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Congregational minute book begun in 1760, which begins with notes about meetings that occurred during the previous three years, before organized record-keeping was established, and runs to 1769. Entries include dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted. Topics include but are not... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1771/1775 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Congregational minute book includes dates of meetings from 1771 to 1775, members present, and business conducted. Topics include but are not limited to: property bequeathed to the church; the filling of positions such as moderator, clerk, treasurer, deacon and minister; maintenance of burial grou... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1779/1786 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Congregational minute book includes dates of meetings from 1779 to 1786, members present, and business conducted. In addition to commonplace business such as repairs to the buildings and grounds, admission and dismission of members, appointment of trustees and directions for better record-keeping... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1786/1791 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Congregational minutes include dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted from 1786 to 1791. Topics include but are not limited to: baptism, admission, exclusion, readmission, and transfer of members; discipline for drinking, fraud, or holding to the doctrine of universal salvatio... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1792/1795 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Congregational minutes include dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted from 1795 to 1806. Topics include the baptism, dismission, transfer, exclusion and readmission of members, church finance, charity for the poor, and repairs and improvements to building and grounds. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1795/1806 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Congregational minutes include dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted from 1795 to 1806. Topics include but are not limited to: collection of pew rent and management of donations and legacies; payments to church employees such as the minister and sexton; payments for goods suc... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1806/1813 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Congregational minutes include dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted from 1806 to 1813. Topics include but are not limited to: income from pew rents, house rents, legacies, and donations; baptism, dismission, and transfer of members; exclusion of members for bad behavior and ... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1810/1883 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Congregational minutes of Mikveh Israel, spanning 1810 to 1883. Topics covered include: elections to leadership and caretaking positions; admittance of new members; financial matters such as rents, fundraising, insurance and investments; renovation and expansion of the synagogue; and management o... View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1749/1775 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Congregational minutes from 1749, 1751 to 1755, and 1759 to 1772 run through page 163 of this bound manuscript, then the trustee minutes from January 1773 to January 1775 begin at the back of the book, upside down, and continue until page 164. Entries note the date and place of meetings, members... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1772/1805 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Minutes of the Second Presbyterian trustees, corporation and congregational meetings from 1772 to 1805 are all recorded together in this bound manuscript, in chronological order. Meetings cover topics including but not limited to: elections to church leadership positions; church finance, includin... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1792/1803 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Rough draft ("Rough Draught") of minutes for meetings of the Second Presbyterian Church trustees, corporation and congregation from 1792 to 1803. Meetings cover issues such as church committees, church finance, and the need to accommodate a growing membership. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1826/1883 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: This manuscript is a handwritten copy of the constitution of Mikveh Israel, signed and dated by members who joined in the years from 1826 to 1883. Mikveh Israel adopted their constitution on August 5, 1823, and the congregation's charter was granted by the governor of Pennsylvania in 1824, as doc... View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1823 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Printed copy of the Constitution of Mikveh Israel, dated June 29, 1823. One sheet with two sides, and each side divided into quarters. The recto side includes the cover page in the bottom right quarter. The text begins on page three, which is located on the bottom right quarter of the verso side.... View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Solis, David H. Date: 1863 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Copy of a letter David Solis wrote to Rev. Isaac Leeser, who was the hazan of Congregation Beth El Emeth after retiring from Mikveh Israel. The copy was sent to the president of Beth El Emeth. Solis resigned his membership in the congregation due to what he described as Leeser's violation of Jewi... View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784/1826 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Twenty-nine pages of correspondence between Second Presbyterian and various Philadelphia merchants who leased land and/or buildings from the church over the years spanning 1784 to 1826. Topics include lease terms, requests for reduction in rent, improvements to properties, and repossession of pro... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1774 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Inscribed on the inside front cover: "This Book belongs to the Society of Singers of Christ Church Philadelphia, June the 20th, 1774." Contains sheet music and words to various anthems (choral compositions based on biblical passages, for singing by a choir in a church service.) View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Counterpart deed of land, granted by William and Margaret Coats to the trustees of Second Presbyterian, and attested by Robert Smith. The lot is located at Campington in Northern Liberties, beginning at the corner of Coates & Second Street and running up to St. John's street. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1811/1817 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: A day book is used to record each day's financial transactions, for later transfer into a formal ledger. This day book records payments made both by and to Gloria Dei Church from 1811 to 1817. Transactions include ground rents and taxes, salaries for reverends, clerks, and sextons, and payments f... View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1790/1849 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of deaths in the Holy Trinity congregation from 1790 to 1849. Two alphabetical indexes take up the first half of the manuscript. The first index begins in 1790, and the second index begins on image 33 with deaths from 1828. Chronological listings from 1806 to 1849 run from image 59 to imag... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1837/1850 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of deaths in the congregation of Old St. Mary's from 1837 to 1850. Entries are listed chronologically and include the decedent's date of death, name, age at time of death, native country, and cause of death. Causes of death include consumption of the lung, disease of the heart, poison by a... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1744/1768 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Record of Philadelphia Moravians, their children and friends who died during the years 1744 to 1768. Many of the column headings in the catalog are in German, for which translations are provided: "No." (number), "Nahmen der Verschiedenen" (names of the deceased), "Nahmen der Eltern, der Eheleute ... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1841 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Deed for a plot of land located in the Township of Moyamensing in the County of Philadelphia, granted by William G. Alexander and Joel B. Sutherland and their wives Catharine and Mary, to Congregation Mikveh Israel, for the sum of $2650 in 1841. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1757 Contributing Institution: St. Peter's Episcopal Church Description: Deed from Thomas Penn and Richard Penn for the land for St. Peter's church and graveyard. View Full Item at St. Peter's Episcopal Church -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1765 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Deed granted by Thomas and Richard Penn to "Members of the Congregation belonging to the old Presbyterian Meeting House," naming in particular William Allen, John Allen, George Bryan, William Humphries, John Mease, Peter Chevalier and Samuel Purviance, for a new lot at 4th and Pine Streets. The c... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Deed of land, granted by William and Margaret Coats to the trustees of Second Presbyterian and signed and dated October 20th, 1784 by William Rush. The lot is located at Campington in Northern Liberties, beginning at the corner of Coates & Second Street and running up to St. John's street. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1788 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Land previously deeded by Thomas and Mary Coates to the trustees of Second Presbyterian Church in 1784, in 1788 deeded to James Hartley, as witnessed by William Rush and Peter Thomson. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1695/1702 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Two copies of the indenture made on November 15, 1695, from Griffith Jones to Joshua Carpenter, for a parcel of land at Second Street in the Towne of Philadelphia, for the yearly rent of "Tenne pounds of currant silver money." One copy for Jones, and one for Carpenter. Two copies likewise of the... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1813/1814 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: David Dailey's diary from his time preaching on the Dorchester circuit, from April 5th 1813 to April 5th 1814. Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, including separate "black classes," and his physical and emotional state throughout. Entries paint a picture of a difficult life, as Dai... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1814/1815 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: David Dailey's diary from his time preaching on the Smyrna and Cambridge circuits, from April 5, 1814 to April 16, 1815. As with his first diary, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, including separate black classes, and his physical and emotional state throughout. Entries continue ... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1815/1816 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: David Dailey's diary from his time preaching on the Snow Hill circuit, from April 20, 1815 to April 16, 1816. During this time he notes his 24th birthday. As with his first two diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, and his physical and emotional state throughout. During his ... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1816/1817 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: David Dailey's diary from his second year preaching on the Snow Hill circuit, from April 17, 1816 to March 16, 1817. As with his first few diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he met, including separate black classes, and his physical and emotional state throughout. He still experien... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1817 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: David Dailey's diary from March 17 to November 19, 1817. On March 17 Dailey left the circuit and took his wife Sally to meet his family. He then attended the Philadelphia Conference, where he was appointed to the Accomack circuit. As with his first few diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the p... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1819/1820 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: David Dailey's diary from his time on the Cambridge Circuit, from April 7, 1819 to March 7, 1820. As with his first several diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, including separate black classes, and his physical and emotional state throughout. This diary begins with a brie... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1842/1866 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Includes a summary of events, compiled by pastor Edmund de Schweinitz for the years 1842 to 1854, in the time after pastor David Bigler's calling to First Moravian Church, New York, NY. According to the account provided here by Schweinitz, no congregational diary was kept during this time. From 1... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1739/1754 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Record of payments made toward the construction of a steeple and purchase of bells for Christ Church, from 1739 to 1754. Some donors paid cash, other paid in materials and others paid for needed goods and services. Page numbering starts over after page 19, with a renewed effort begun in 1750 to b... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1760~ Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: In 1760 a group of congregants from Christ Church, supporters of the Rev. William McClenachan, an Anglican minister of evangelical leanings, seceded from Christ Church, and eventually formed St. Paul's. This document is a first draft of the constitution of St. Paul's, resolving to find land to ... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1785 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: The "monthly memorials of men," a list of the names of deceased men for whom memorial prayers were to be said every Rosh Hodesh, which is the start of the new month in the Jewish calendar. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1778/1783 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Cost of damages suffered by Second Presbyterian Church while British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution; the estimates were made in 1778 and certified in 1783. Pews, fencing, and a chandelier all had to be repaired or replaced, totaling an estimated 203 pounds. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Salomon, Haym, 1740-1785 Date: 1784? Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Manuscript with cover sheet, which describes the manuscript thus: "Haym Salomon Manuscript, in hand of a professional amanuensis, of Salomon's own account of the purchase of the property and the financing of the construction of Synagogue Mikveh Israel in 1782, including his own pledge of one-four... View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1764/1808 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Twenty-one documents relating to Second Presbyterian's finances, including lease agreements, bonds, protests of non-payment, promissory notes, and insurance policies, dating from 1764 to 1808. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1825 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Printed worship service for the dedication of Mikveh Israel's new synagogue. Book is in Hebrew with English translation on the opposite pages. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Alison, Francis, 1705-1779 Date: 1752/1755 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Francis Alison was born in Ireland in 1705. He studied at the University of Glasgow before traveling to America in 1735. In 1737 he became pastor of Pennsylvania's New London Presbyterian Church. Ten years later he opened an academy in New London. Students included three signers of the Declaratio... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Alison, Francis, 1705-1779 Date: 1756/1775 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Francis Alison was born in Ireland in 1705. He studied at the University of Glasgow before traveling to America in 1735. In 1737 he became pastor of Pennsylvania's New London Presbyterian Church. Ten years later he opened an academy in New London. Students included three signers of the Declaratio... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Alison, Francis, 1705-1779 Date: 1763/1777 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Francis Alison was born in Ireland in 1705. He studied at the University of Glasgow before traveling to America in 1735. In 1737 he became pastor of Pennsylvania's New London Presbyterian Church. Ten years later he opened an academy in New London. Students included three signers of the Declaratio... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1790/1792 Contributing Institution: African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas Description: St. Thomas' earliest precursor organization, the Free African Society was formed by Richard Allen, Absalom Jones and others in 1787, with the goal of building community among black Philadelphians. This bound manuscript is a record of people who donated to the Society, or were paid for a service... View Full Item at African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1803/1822 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Record of funerals performed by Gloria Dei Church from 1803 to 1822. Entries are listed by year, with members, members' children, strangers, and strangers' children listed separately. Each entry contains the date of the funeral, name of the deceased, their date and cause of death, and varying amo... View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1822/1927 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Record of funerals performed by Gloria Dei Church from 1822 to 1927. Entries are listed by year, with members, members' children, strangers, and strangers' children listed separately. Each entry contains the date of the funeral, name of the deceased, date and cause of death, and their age at time... View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1856/1861 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of funerals performed by Old St. Mary's from 1856 to 1861. Entries are chronological and include the date of the funeral, name of the decedent, age at time of death, and fees paid. Entries also often note if the burial was on a church lot or "poor ground." View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1861/1874 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of funerals performed by Old St. Mary's from 1861 to 1874. "Prices of Interment" are listed on image 5, followed by "Rules" on image 6. Funerals are then listed chronologically, and include the name of the decedent, a note on the location of their grave, age at time of death, and fees paid. View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1747/1772 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Meeting minutes begin with the names of members elected for the Committee in May of 1747, and go on to document the dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted. Topics covered include financial matters such as account balances, collections, payments to those employed by the church,... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Date: 1799 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Letter from George Washington to William White, Bishop of Pennsylvania and long-time reverend of Christ Church, dated May 30, 1799, thanking White for sending a sermon on "the duty of Civil obedience as required in Scripture." White had served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, and Washingt... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1751/1761 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent supports his exhortation to follow God's teaching and statutes in this sermon by citing Psalms 25:5, "Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my sa... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1742/1761 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. "The Law of God" sets forth the ever-present dangers of pervasive sin in the world, in diverting people from moral law and consequent harmony with the purity of God, and the ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1743/1744 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. The title of this sermon, which Tennent delivered in 1743 or 1744, translates to "About being chosen." It is a rumination on God's rejection of the Jewish people as "neither t... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1747 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent delivered this sermon at the ordination of Mr. John Prudden in Maidenhead, N.J. in 1747. He begins the sermon by citing 1 Timothy 4:16, "Take heed unto thyself, and un... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1761 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, on the subject of meditation, by citing several Bible verses: Genesis 24:63, Psalms 19:14, Haggai 1:5, Ecclesiastes 7:14, and Psalms 39:3-4. From d... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1764 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, "On governing one's tongue," with reference to Psalms 39:1, James: 3:8, and James 1:26. From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1751 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, "On the manifold work of God," by referencing Psalms 104:24 and Psalms 136:5. From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1752 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, on the subject of friendship, by referencing Proverbs 18:24 and Proverbs 27:5-6. From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote th... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1761 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. This manuscript contains two sermons by Tennent. The first sermon, "On the dove," begins with reference to Canticles/Song of Solomon 2:14. The second sermon, "On Christ as the... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1759 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, on the subject of justice, with references to Matthew 7:12 and Micah 6:8. From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this serm... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1757 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, "On placing one's spirit in God's hands," by citing Luke 23:46, Acts 7:59, and Psalms 31:5. From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tenne... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1759 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, "On the passions of Christ," by citing Luke 24:26, 1 Peter 2:21, Isaiah 53:5. ("Passions" in this context refers to suffering.) From dates noted in... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1760 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, "On God's love in the redemption by Christ's death," by citing Romans 5:8, 1 John 4:9, and John 3:16. From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1743/1757 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. In this sermon, which Tennent first delivered in 1743 or 1744 and again in 1747, Tennent discusses the theme of Ephesians 1:11, "In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1763 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, "On the intercession of Christ," by referencing Romans 8:34, Hebrews 7:25, Isaiah 53:12, and 1 John 2:1. From dates noted in the manuscript, it loo... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1751 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent wrote this sermon on the topic of "manna," which, in a Biblical context, refers to food supplied miraculously by God, or spiritual nourishment such as the consecrated ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1749/1760 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, "On the manifold wisdom of God in the business of salvation," by citing Ephesians 3:10, Psalms 85:10, 1 Corinthians 1:24, Matthew 11:19, and 1 Cori... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1763 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, on the subject of charity, by citing Colossians 3:12, "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1759 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. This manuscript contains two sermons by Tennent. The sermon listed second on the title page comes first in the text. "On Christ as refiner" begins with reference to Malachi ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1748/1761 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, "On the throne of grace," by citing Hebrews 4:16, "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society