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Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1837 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 1837. Rents from March are listed first, followed by rents from September. Entr... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1837 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 1837. Each listing includes pew number, name of renter, number of seats re... View Full Item at St. Peter's Episcopal Church