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Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1866/1886 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Meeting minutes of the Christ Church vestry from 1866 to 1886. Each entry includes the date, place, members present and business discussed. As in preceding minute books, topics include the election of church leaders and hiring and payment of staff; appointments to and reports from various churc... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1796/1816 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1765/1778 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1682/1764 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1779/1795 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1838/1860 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: The manuscript begins with a transcription of the by-laws of Wicacoe Church adopted on December 3, 1838, which include the duties of the warden, secretary, and sexton, and policies for interment of members. Vestry minutes follow, including the place and date of the meeting, members present, and b... View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1824 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Two page manuscript documenting the previously secured Commonwealth approval for a lottery to raise money for repairs to Mikveh Israel's synagogue and burial ground, "and other purposes of relief," as well as laying out a detailed plan for how to structure the lottery. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1765 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: A draft of the measurements of Mikveh Israel's cemetery, situated on the North side of Spruce Street between 8th and 9th streets. According to the one page manuscript, the walled-in burying ground was found when the Poor House was built, and was resurveyed on October 8, 1765. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1825/1928 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Book containing permits for interment in the "Ground of the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia," dating from 1825 to 1860, and later at Mount Moriah Cemetery, from 1860 to 1928. Notes on the prices for interment established in 1828 and 1846 are included in the front of the book. Each permit or st... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1811/1825 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Book containing permits for interment in the "Ground of the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia," dating from 1811 to 1825. Each permit or stub contains the name of the person buried (or the name of a father or husband,) the date of burial, and the amount paid. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society