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Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1786 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia PA View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.), United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.), and United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1708/1833 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia PA Description: Large bound account ledger journal for receipts and expenditures at Christ Church from 1708 through 1833. Cover is embossed with the coat of arms of Queen Anne as Queen of of the newly united kingdom of Great Britain from 1707 to 1714. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1845/1866 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia PA Description: Christ Church vestry minutes, 1845-1866, includes a copy of the Charter of Christ Church in the city of Philadelphia and St. Peter's Church, in the city of Philadelphia, As established by an Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, passed January, 1832; together with the proceedings of the respective vestries thereupon which outlines the separation of the two churches. The meeting minutes from the Spring of 1865 refer to the death of President Abraham Lincoln. The vestry of Christ Church elected to drape the church in black for a period of three months and muffle the church bells to mourn the death of the president. Blank pages were not scanned. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1832/1845 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia PA Description: Minutes of the vestry of Christ Church from 1832-1845. Annotated copies of Christ Church's charter and by-laws are inserted in the beginning of the volume, entitled "Charter of Christ Church in the city of Philadelphia and St. Peter's Church, in the city of Philadelphia, As established by an Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, passed January, 1832; together with the proceedings of the respective vestries thereupon." These minutes reflect the separation of Christ Church and St. Peter's in 1832. They also record the beginning years of the ministry of the Rev. Benjamin Dorr. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1717/1760 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia PA Description: This volume holds the oldest known meeting minutes for Christ Church. The vestry is the governing body for the Church and all major decisions tend to be recorded in these minutes. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784/1815 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia PA Description: Minutes of the United Churches from 1784-1815. Beginning as the United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's, St. James's was added to the churches in 1809. Recorded at the rear of the book are legacies, gifts, and donations made to an assortment of church related funds by various congregation members. Of note is a transcribed copy of Dr. John Kearsley's will. This volume has inserted at page 47 two additional items: a printed excerpt from the minutes of October 30, 1752 and a printed version of Bishop White's sermon delivered on June 21, 1786. Note: Blank pages were not scanned. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1739/1754 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia PA Description: Christ Church Building and Steeple Fund 1739-1754 is a bound manuscript that records financial transactions for items/services sold and/or purchased for construction of Christ Church building and Steeple. Includes incoming and outgoing funds for services and goods, and names of individuals paying for and providing services for the construction of the church building and the steeple. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1751/1755 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia PA Description: Journal containing financial records beginning May 10, 1751, and ending May 9, 1755, that include the expenditures and disbursements for the construction of the steeple and bells at Christ Church. Title on first page: "The Steeple of Christ Church in Philadelphia, to Jacob Duché, Treasurer." View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia PA