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Creator: Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869 Date: 1819/1864 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Reverend Benjamin Dorr served as rector for Christ Church from 1839 to 1868, and undertook the difficult job of holding the congregation together during the Civil War. Dorr traveled extensively throughout his life. This handwritten manuscript contains Dorr's notes about his many travels through ... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1819-08 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: Account of a camp meeting held on Tangier Island, in the Chesapeake Bay, in August 1819. Dailey notes the preachers and elders present, their circuits, and what they preached on. The meeting was plagued with heavy rainstorms, but there was still much singing and praying, as described by Dailey. View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1743/1745 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: A journal of happenings in the "English congregation" from its establishment on January 1, 1743, running up to June 15, 1745. Topics covered include births and baptisms, sermons preached and hymns sung, "love feasts," meetings and conferences, members' travel (including extensive travel between P... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1745/1746 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: "The Continuation of ye Philadelphia Journal," documenting happenings in the First Moravian Church of Philadelphia from June 16, 1745 to December 31, 1746. Topics covered include: sermons preached; members' travel and correspondence; burials; love feasts, meetings and conferences; relations with ... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1747/1748 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Although the cover suggests this diary covers a date span of 1747 to 1751, entries actually run from January 1, 1747 to December 31, 1748. Topics covered include: sermons preached; visits to church members, especially those who were ailing; baptisms and burials; meetings, conferences and love fea... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1749/1751 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Diary of happenings in the First Moravian Church of Philadelphia from September 6, 1749 to December 31, 1751. Topics covered include: church meetings, including "Negro Meetings," "German Meetings," and "English Meetings;" members traveling to and away from Philadelphia, particularly to and from B... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1813/1814 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: David Dailey's diary from his time preaching on the Dorchester circuit, from April 5th 1813 to April 5th 1814. Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, including separate "black classes," and his physical and emotional state throughout. Entries paint a picture of a difficult life, as Dai... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1814/1815 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: David Dailey's diary from his time preaching on the Smyrna and Cambridge circuits, from April 5, 1814 to April 16, 1815. As with his first diary, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, including separate black classes, and his physical and emotional state throughout. Entries continue ... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1815/1816 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: David Dailey's diary from his time preaching on the Snow Hill circuit, from April 20, 1815 to April 16, 1816. During this time he notes his 24th birthday. As with his first two diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, and his physical and emotional state throughout. During his ... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1816/1817 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: David Dailey's diary from his second year preaching on the Snow Hill circuit, from April 17, 1816 to March 16, 1817. As with his first few diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he met, including separate black classes, and his physical and emotional state throughout. He still experien... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1817 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: David Dailey's diary from March 17 to November 19, 1817. On March 17 Dailey left the circuit and took his wife Sally to meet his family. He then attended the Philadelphia Conference, where he was appointed to the Accomack circuit. As with his first few diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the p... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dailey, David Date: 1819/1820 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: David Dailey's diary from his time on the Cambridge Circuit, from April 7, 1819 to March 7, 1820. As with his first several diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, including separate black classes, and his physical and emotional state throughout. This diary begins with a brie... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1842/1866 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Includes a summary of events, compiled by pastor Edmund de Schweinitz for the years 1842 to 1854, in the time after pastor David Bigler's calling to First Moravian Church, New York, NY. According to the account provided here by Schweinitz, no congregational diary was kept during this time. From 1... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: White, William, 1748-1836 Date: 1784/1790 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: In 1784, members of the vestry of the United Churches of Christ Church and St. Peter's and the vestry of St. Paul's appointed a committee to confer with the clergy of their respective churches, "on the subject of forming a representative Body of the Episcopal Church in this State." They wrote a l... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869 Date: 1819/1864 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Reverend Benjamin Dorr served as rector for Christ Church from 1839 to 1868, and undertook the difficult job of holding the congregation together during the Civil War. Dorr traveled extensively throughout his life. This manuscript was copied from one loaned to a Dr. Hedrick in 1941 or 1942, and ... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA