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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 -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1860/1928 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Book containing records of sales for the Mount Moriah Cemetery, dating from 1860 to 1928. Each entry contains the date, name of purchaser, lot or grave number purchased, and cost. The first two flyleaves contain notes on the "Section of Church Plot for poor members and single graves." View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1768 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: One page, front and back, documenting "an account of work and materials" done at First Baptist Church in 1768. Expenses include, for example, supplies such as stone, brick, sand, wood, and nails, and services such as relocating corpses from a bank into the vaults, and building gutters for those v... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
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: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1806/1852 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Record of many different financial accounts associated with St. Paul's from 1806 to 1852, such as: bank stocks; bonds and mortgages; various legacies and loans; funds for the charity school, widow's house, and repairs/additions to the buildings and grounds; and accounts for individual members of ... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1787/1795 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: Record of "various accounts" for St. George's Methodist Church from April 1787 to April 1795, including "cash on account of poor" as well as bonds, incidental charges, interests, collections, and payments to individuals. View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1801/1811 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Receipt book of Samuel Wheeler, church warden, recording disbursements from Gloria Dei from 1801 to 1811. Disbursements include salaries for church employees, supplies such as wood and hay, and upkeep of building and grounds. View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1838/1840 Contributing Institution: St. Peter's Episcopal Church 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 contains the pew rentals for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church from 1838 to 1840. Each listing includes pew number, name of renter, number of ... View Full Item at St. Peter's Episcopal Church