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Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1845/1862 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Record of seat rentals for Congregation Mikveh Israel from 1845 to 1862. Seats are grouped by location and class; entries are listed by seat number and include the name of the purchaser or renter and yearly rent paid. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1792/1797 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Minutes of the meetings of the St. Paul's vestry, from 1792 to 1797. Each entry includes the date of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Many entries include wardens' accounts, as reports from the committee appointed to examine those accounts. Other topics include: elections to ... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1762/1774 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Minutes of the meetings of the St. Paul's vestry, from 1762 to 1774. Each entry records the date of the meeting, members present and business discussed. One of the main topics covered is the ill health of Reverend McClenachan and the subsequent need to secure an assistant minister and, eventually... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1799/1807 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: The practice of renting pews was common in 19th century churches; members paid a fee for the right to occupy a particular pew every week. This bound manuscript records pew rents paid to Third Presbyterian from 1799 to 1807. Entries are listed by person's name, and contain pew number, rent amount ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1797/1803 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: The practice of renting pews was common in 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 paid to Third Presbyterian from 1797 to 1803. Entries are listed by date and include name and amount paid. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1792/1796 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: The practice of renting pews was common in 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 paid to Third Presbyterian from 1792 to 1796. Entries are listed by pew number and congregant name, with dates a... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1789/1796 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: The practice of renting pews was common in 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 paid to Third Presbyterian from 1789 to 1796. The first several pages have been written on upside down, and re... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1786/1787 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: The practice of renting pews was common in 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 paid to Third Presbyterian from 1786 to 1787. Entries are listed by pew number and congregant name, with dates a... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1787/1789 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: The practice of renting pews was common in 19th century churches; members paid a fee for the right to occupy a particular pew every week. The majority of this bound manuscript is devoted to recording pew rents paid to Third Presbyterian from 1787 to 1789. Entries are usually listed by pew number... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1773/1778 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: The practice of renting pews was common in 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 paid to Third Presbyterian from 1773 to 1778. Entries are listed by pew number and congregant name, with dates a... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society