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Creator: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1840/1936 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Meeting minutes from Holy Trinity, dating from 1840 to 1936. Much of the text is in German. Topics covered include but are not limited to: pew rents; election of trustees and committees; staff salaries; and management of the church buildings, cemetery and schools. View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1835-1843 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Minutes of the meetings of the trustees of Old St. Mary's from1835 to 1843. Each dated entry includes a list of attendees and a description of the topics covered. Topics include but are not limited to: election, appointment, and payment of church staff; management of the church finances, building... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1829/1899 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Minutes of the meetings of the trustees of Old St. Mary's from 1829 to 1899. Each dated entry includes a list of attendees and a description of the topics covered. Topics include but are not limited to: election, appointment, and payment of church staff; management of the church finances, buildin... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1812/1829 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Minutes of the meetings of the trustees of Old St. Mary's from 1812 to 1829. Front matter includes a map of the pews and list of pewholders of Old St. Mary's, a copy of the act of incorporation, and the trustees' rules for management of the church. Meeting minutes begin on image 46, and each da... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1788/1811 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Minutes of the meetings of the trustees of Old St. Mary's from 1788 to 1811. Front matter includes a copy of the Act of Incorporation dated September 13, 1788; lists of subscribers who paid towards the burial ground, the building of the church in 1762, and the addition of pews and galleries in 1... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1743/1747 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: This committee included the elders of the English-speaking Moravians in Philadelphia. Minutes run from September 27, 1743 to July 3, 1747, and cover a variety of topics. Disputes between the German and English members of the Philadelphia congregation were common in the early period, so management... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1788/1791 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: John Wood Jr. (ca. 1736-1793) was a clock and watch maker in early Philadelphia, and served as a warden of St. Paul's for 24 years. The majority of this book consists of financial records from Wood's business, however towards the end of the book he also recorded accounting information from St. Pa... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1769/1774 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: "A Book... For the Collections & etc. to Defray the Expences of the Methodist Meeting House." Entries are listed by date, starting on August 21, 1769 and ending on July 14, 1774. Date ranges span two pages, with amounts collected on the verso and amounts spent, along with the items or services pa... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1702 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Treasury warrant from Queen Anne, continuing a previous warrant from King William, allowing Christ Church to pay annual salaries of 50 pounds to a Protestant minister and 30 pounds to a schoolmaster, to be paid with one penny per each pound of tobacco duties collected in Pennsylvania. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1847 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: 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 in 1847. Rents from March are listed first, followed by rents from September. Entr... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA