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Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1846 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: One printed page, addressed "To the Members of the First Baptist Church and Congregation," dated May 11, 1846 and outlining policies and prices for interment in the First Baptist burial ground, including a pew rent requirement. 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: 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: 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: 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