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Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1780 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Loose pages reaffirm the Charter of Second Presbyterian Church in City of Philadelphia by Attorney General of Pennsylvania. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Date: 2000 Contributing Institution: Graduate Theological Union Description: Douglas Glenn Adams (1945 April 12 - 2007 July 24) was Professor of Christianity and the Arts at Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA, for 31 years and part of the core faculty at Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA. He was an international scholar and mentor in religion and the arts, dance and humor. He authored hundreds of articles and a dozen books, inspired a generation of students, and lectured and conducted workshops throughout the US. Here he is shown at graduation circa 2000. View Full Item at Graduate Theological Union -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1724 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Archivium Americanum contains a history of correspondence between the different Swedish Parishes and Churches of Philadelphia, Delaware, and New Jersey. Specific Parishes mentioned: Wicaco Parish of Philadelphia (Gloria Dei Church also known as Old Swedes Church), Swedish Parish of Wilmington Delaware, Swedish Parish of Upper Merion (Upper Merion Christ Church), and Swedish Parish of Philadelphia (St. James Kingsessing Church). There is also discussion and mention of His Majesty the King of Sweden as well as discussion of the various Swedish parishes in the greater Philadelphia region preaching sermons in English vs. Swedish. Contains records from the following specific churches/parishes: The Racoon Parish, Olman-Hilw-Rota Records, Tikes-Groves-Rota Records, Uti Jorgen Records, Uti Grogen Records, Pensnecks Ofra Roca Records, Oagun Cho Records, Kingsess and Ben's Island Records, Kaleonhook Records, Olmmasland Records, Pennypack Records, Mutzong Records, and Nanothanim Records. Some pages are in Swedish. View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1762 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: This baptism certificate has a series of questions about the baptismal candidate's beliefs and commitments, to which she has answered yes. On this profession, Sarah Sallows was baptized by Morgan Edwards in the Schuylkill River on June 22, 1762. Sarah's last name is difficult to discern in this document; she is listed as added to the membership in 1762, with much clearer handwriting, in the Register, 1746-1824. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1804/1878 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Baptismal Records (1804-1878) list baptisms conducted at Gloria Dei Church from 1804-1878. Each entry includes the date of baptism, name of the person(s) receiving baptism, the parent(s) names, and other information pertaining to the person(s) being baptized. View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1796/1797 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Loose manuscript includes burial & financial information relating to First Presbyterian Church spanning the years May 1st 1796 – May 1st 1797 such as persons buried and cash for the burial ground. Each burial listing includes date of burial, name of buried, and cost of burial (lot and service). View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Peter Brown Date: 1975 Contributing Institution: Graduate Theological Union Description: Photograph of Robert McAfee Brown used for the cover of his autobiography, Reflections Over the Long Haul: A Memoir (Westminster John Knox Press, 2005). Brown, 1920 – 2001, was a Christian theologian, ethicist, teacher, author, preacher, and advocate for peace and justice in social, economic, and gender issues. He taught at Macalester College, Union Theological Seminary, Stanford University and Pacific School of Religion. View Full Item at Graduate Theological Union -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1772/1786 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia PA Description: Sexton of Christ Church's record of expenses and funds paid for burials. Each burial listing has the full date, the name of the deceased and their lineage, and what was paid for each burial. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia PA -
Creator: Stokes, George and United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1789/1793 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia PA Description: Sexton's burial account book from St. Peters, listing the date of death, age at the time of death, cause, and other relevant information. Of particular interest are the interments of the Native American Chiefs who came to visit President Washington and died in Philadelphia. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia PA -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1799 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Loose pages include dates of burials, names of deceased, cause of death, and cost of burials at First Presbyterian Church between Sept. 11th 1793 through May 1799. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1800 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Loose pages details burials occurring at First Presbyterian Church, in chronological order by date from May 9th 1799 – May 9th 1800. Each burial listing includes the date of burial, name, name of deceased, age of death, and the amount paid to Church for burial. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1783/1799 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: A list of Burials that occurred at Second Presbyterian Church between 1783-1789. Each burial listing includes the name(s) of deceased, cost of burial, and date of burial. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1785/1808 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Burial records of Second Presbyterian Church between 1785 and 1910. Each burial listing has the date of burial, name of deceased, and cost paid for burial. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1804/1810 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Burial records of Second Presbyterian Church between 1804-1810. Each burial listing has the date of burial, name of deceased, and cost paid for burial. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1804/1867 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Burial records of Second Presbyterian Church between 1804 and 1867. Each burial listing has the date of burial, name of deceased, and cost paid for burial. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1826/1832 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Burial records of Second Presbyterian Church between 1826-1832. Each burial listing has the date of burial, name of deceased, and cost paid for burial. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1838/1860 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Burial records of Second Presbyterian Church between 1838-1860. Each burial listing has the date of burial, name of deceased, and cost paid for burial. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1851 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Burial records of Second Presbyterian Church of 1851. Each burial listing has the date of burial, name of deceased, and cost paid for burial. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1864 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Burial records of Second Presbyterian Church of 1864. Each burial listing has the date of burial, name of deceased, and cost paid for burial. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1867 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Burial records of Second Presbyterian Church of 1864. Each burial listing has the date of burial, name of deceased, and cost paid for burial. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1825/1910 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Burial records of Second Presbyterian Church between 1825 and 1910. Each burial listing has the date of burial, name of deceased, and cost paid for burial. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1771 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: The subscribers at Third Presbyterian Church coined an offer letter to Reverend George Duffield for the position of the pastor on behalf of the church's congregants. The subscribers offer him an annual fee of 200 pounds as payment for becoming the next pastor of Third Presbyterian Church. The letter is signed by the following subscribers: Robert Knox, Alexander Alexander, John Snowden, Thomas Mushett, James Armitage, and William Henry. Letter is dated August 9th, 1771. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Congregation Beth El Emeth (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1857 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Archival folio containing the official charter and constitution of the Congregation Beth El Emeth, incorporated by the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia in 1857. The volume includes the seal of the Court and the signature of the prothonotary, along with signatures of the original incorporators of the congregation. Beth El Emeth came out of Mikveh Israel, under the leadership of Mikveh Israel's retired Rev. Isaac Leeser. After Leeser's death, Beth El Emeth dissolved, and its records returned to Mikveh Israel. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1772 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Third Presbyterian Church charter written by Thomas and John Penn. Signed by Richard Penn who was Lieutenant Governor of the state of Pennsylvania on August 24th, 1772. This charter explains that the church will be recognized by King George the Third of England. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1772 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Charter for Second Presbyterian Church, NW Corner of Third Street & Mulberry Street issued by Thomas Penn & John Penn, 1772 View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Wertheim, Alexander and Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1810/1829 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Alexander Wertheim was a Dutch Jew who settled in New York and then Baltimore before settling in Philadelphia. He became clerk to the Board of Health in Philadelphia, where he died in 1830 at the age of 55. See: Rosenwaike, Ira. “The Jews of Baltimore to 1810.” American Jewish Historical Quarterly, vol. 64, no. 4, 1975, pp. 291–320. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23880394. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1749/1777 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Record of meeting minutes 1749-1772 at Second Presbyterian Church concerning church finances and business. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1772/1805 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Record of meeting minutes 1772-1805 at Second Presbyterian Church concerning church finances and business. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1792/1803 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Record of meeting minutes 1792-1803 at Second Presbyterian Church concerning church finances and business. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
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Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1798 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Correspondence relating to the illness of Rev. Dr. John Ewing and the call of Rev. Dr. Samuel Miller. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Dailey, David and St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1817 Description: Manuscript is the diary of David Dailey from 1817. -
Creator: Dailey, David and St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1819/1820 Description: Diary of David Dailey from April 7th 1819 to March 7th 1820 in which he traveled on the Cambridge Circuit. -
Creator: Dailey, David and St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1819-08 Description: Manuscript is an Account of a Camp Meeting held on the Tangier Island in August 1819. Meeting was plagued with storm and heavy rains that affected daily plans for prayer, sermons, and other scheduled events. -
Creator: Dailey, David and St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1813/1814 Description: David Dailey's Diary from April 5th 1813 - April 5th 1814. Diary covers the time he - David Dailey - travelled in the Dorchester Circuit. -
Creator: Dailey, David and St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1814/1815 Description: Second Diary of David Dailey from April 5th 1814 - April 16th 1815. Diary covers the time in which he travelled on Smyrna and then the Cambridge Circuit. -
Creator: Dailey, David and St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1815/1816 Description: Third Diary of David Daily spanning April 20th 1815 - April 16th 1816, which covers his first year's travels on the Snow-Hill circuit. -
Creator: Dailey, David and St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1816/1817 Description: Fourth Diary of David Dailey spanning April 17th 1816 - March 16th 1817 and includes his second year on the Snow-Hill circuit. -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1757 Description: Deed from James Penn and Richard Penn for the land for St. Peter's church and graveyard. -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1772 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Deed drafted in 1771 by Thomas Penn and Richard Penn for Third Presbyterian Church's new lot because they outgrew their former space. A new burial lot was also provided to the congregation. Witnessing the creation of the deed for Third Presbyterian Church's new location and burial ground was John Penn, the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in 1771. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Deed for a plot of land purchased by Second Presbyterian Church for an annual fee of 68 Spanish silver dollars and 12/19ths of a dollar. The Deed is for a lot of ground at Campington in Northern Liberties beginning at the corner of Coates' & Second Street up to St. John's street. The Deed is signed by Robert Smith. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Deed of land for burial ground offered to Second Presbyterian Church for an annual fee of 68 Spanish silver dollars and 12/19ths of a dollar. Deed signed and dated October 20th, 1784 by William Rush. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1788 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Deed for a lot of ground for a new location of Second Presbyterian Church surrounding Coats's street, Second Street, and St. John's Street. Land granted for Church use in 1788 by William Rush and Peter Thompson. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia PA Description: First draft of the constitution of St. Paul's Church, including a list of supporters, fundamentals for the articles, rules etc. for the building of the church, appointment of the minister and future support of the church. The Rev. McClenaghan named as the first minister. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia PA -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1780 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Predicted cost of damages suffered by Second Presbyterian Church during the British Occupation. Cost of items that need repairs listed. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1825 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Printed worship service for the dedication of Mikveh Israel's new synagogue. Book is in Hebrew with English translation on the opposing page. Opposite pages bear duplicate numbering. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1790/1792 Contributing Institution: African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas Description: Bound manuscript is a record of people who have been paid for a service or donated to St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The receipts and expenses that the church incurred span the years 1790-1792. Manuscript also includes a list of the names of church members who owe pew rent money up to Easter Monday 1840. View Full Item at African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1803/1816 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Includes all funerals performed at Gloria Dei Church between 1803-1816. Each funeral listing contains date of funeral ceremony, name of deceased, age, and cause or circumstances surrounding death. View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1822/1927 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Funeral Records 1822-1927, contains all funerals performed at Gloria Dei Church. Each listing contains the following information: date of death, name, age, cause of death, and occupation. Records past 1870 were not scanned. View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Salomon, Haym, 1740-1785 Date: 1782? Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Manuscript with cover sheet, which describes the manuscript thusly: "Haym Salomon Manuscript, in hand of a professional amanuensis, of Salomon's own account of the purchase of the property and the financing of the construction of Synagogue Mikveh Israel in 1782, including his own pledge of one-fourth the cost, 'Be it what it might.' Salomon describes the difficulties with Jonas Phillips which almost led to the latter's excommunication." Cover page indicates the manuscript is from the collection of Sigmund and Felicia Harrison of Ardmore, Pa. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1811/1852 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: St. Paul's Interment Records, 1811-1852 include the date, name,, location of burial, grave number, and cost of burial ground for those buried at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference Date: 1800/1814 Description: Minutes of the Philadelphia Conference from 1800 through 1814, presided over by Francis Asbury and others. Includes an index of names at the rear created from the records in 1868. -
Creator: White, William, 1748-1836 Date: 1784 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Bound manuscript of William White's journal documenting the formation of the Episcopal Church in the United States in 1784. View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784/1826 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Documents from Second Presbyterian Church detailing things of importance such as transactions, letters, and upcoming events, etc. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1764/1808 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Loose pages detail important aspects of the Second Presbyterian Church and the building itself. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1857/1866 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1796 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: List of subscribers for Rebuilding the First Presbyterian Church on Market Street v. 1796 is a bound manuscript that lists individuals from 1796 who chose to pay a subscription fee to help rebuild the church on Market Street. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1793/1796 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Bound manuscript includes financial and personal information consisting of contributions by individuals for rebuilding First Presbyterian Church on Market Street from 1793-1796. Each listing includes names of donors and amount given for rebuilding church. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1793/1798 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Bound manuscript includes financial and personal information consisting of contributions by individuals for rebuilding First Presbyterian Church on Market Street. Each listing includes name of donor and amount given for rebuilding church. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1773 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Bound manuscript is a record of donations to St. Paul's Episcopal Church from various individuals to be used by church officials for matters such as construction. View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1774 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Bound manuscript records donations given to St. Paul's Episcopal Church by various individuals to be used for Church related projects. View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1791/1822 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Bound manuscript "Marriage Records 1791-1822" includes marriages performed in chronological order at Gloria Dei Church. Each entry includes the following information: marriage ceremony date, names of individuals marrying, places of origin or neighborhood, and other pertinent information. View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1795/1799 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Bound manuscript lists marriages chronologically by date including the names of those being married, ages, parents' names and neighborhoods or places of origin. View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1799/1856 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Bound manuscript "Marriage Records (1799-1856) at Gloria Dei Church lists marriages in chronological sequence including names of those being married, parents' names, and place of origin or residence. View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1760/1802 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: The bound manuscript contains marriage records performed at St. Paul's Episcopal Church from 1760-1802. Each marriage record listing includes the date (day, month, year) ceremony was performed and the names of individuals being married. It appears that records were originally recorded in a chronological register. They have since been cut apart and pasted into a bound manuscript in alphabetical order. The top of the first page indicates the volume contains records from 1759-1803, but the catalog record from the archives indicates 1760-1802. This discrepancy has not been resolved. View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1786/1813 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Record of marriages occurring at St. Paul's Church between 1786 and 1813. Each marriage listed includes the names of individuals rbeing married, date of marriage ceremony, and place(s) of origin of individuals. View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1791/1870 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Bound manuscript is a register of marriages occurring at First Baptist Church between 1791 and 1870. Register appears to have been used as a financial journal prior to use as a register; having been filled, previously used pages were re-used, making a sequential reading difficult. There is an alphabetical index of names at the beginning of the book. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1750/1789 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Bound manuscript of "Marriages, Baptisms, and Burials, 1750-1789" contains only marriages and baptisms, despite its name. Marriage listings are ordered chronologically by year, month, and date. Each listing includes the maiden name of each individual and their locale. The Baptisms are ordered by year, month, and date. Each Baptismal listing includes the name(s) of newborn(s), date of birth, and parents names. View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1793/1795 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Bound manuscript of "Marriages, Baptisms, and Burials, 1793-1795 records the Register of Baptisms Nov. 1st 1789-April 1795, Burials from October 1793-March 23 1795, and the Marriages from Nov. 1789-October 8th 1793. Baptismal listings include the date of birth, name receiving baptism, and parents names. Burial listings contain name(s) of deceased, date of death, and age upon death. Marriage listings contain the month, date, and names of both individuals receiving matrimony. View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1829/1884 Contributing Institution: St. Peter's Episcopal Church Description: Bound manuscript includes Marriages, Baptisms, and Burials from 1829-1884. Marriages span the years 1832-1870. Each Marriage listing includes the date of marriage (month, date, and year) and the names of the individuals being married. Baptisms span the years 1831-1870. Burials span the years 1830-1884. Each Baptism listing includes the date of baptism, name of person baptized, and the parents’ names of the individual receiving baptism. Each Burial listing includes the date of death (month, date, and year), name of deceased, and the age of death. View Full Item at St. Peter's Episcopal Church -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Letter of membership transfer. Sending church and individual's name are illegible. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1783 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Letter from Thomas Shields, George Ingels, John S. Windham, Samuel Davis, and John McLeod of the Baptist Church of Christ recommending Sister Margaret Brown to the nearest Baptist Church. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1785 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Letters of membership transfer from other Baptist churches, for individuals joining First Baptist Church in 1785 and for individuals transferring out of First Baptist Church. 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 Minutes include meeting notes of First Baptist Church from 1757-1769, which discuss general church affairs concerning the minister, social and domestic affairs of members, and other aspects such as finances. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1760/1761 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Congregational Minutes include meeting notes of First Baptist Church from 1760-1761, which discuss general church affairs concerning the minister, social and domestic affairs of members, and other aspects such as finances. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1771/1775 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Minutes include meeting notes of First Baptist Church from 1771-1775, which discuss general church affairs concerning the minister, social and domestic affairs of members, and other aspects such as finances. 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 Minutes include meeting notes of First Baptist Church from 1779-1786, which discuss general church affairs concerning the minister, social and domestic affairs of members, and other aspects such as finances. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Bound volume consists of Congregational meeting minutes from 1782-1791. The meeting minutes cover elections of synagogue officials, Congregational business regarding finances, and daily events and updates. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1786/1791 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Congregational Minutes include meeting notes of First Baptist Church from 1786-1791, which discuss general church affairs concerning the minister, social and domestic affairs of members, and other aspects such as finances. 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 meeting notes of First Baptist Church from 1792-1795, which discuss general church affairs concerning the minister, social and domestic affairs of members, and other aspects such as finances. 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 meeting notes of First Baptist Church from 1795-1806, which discuss general church affairs concerning the minister, social and domestic affairs of members, and other aspects such as finances. 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 meeting notes of First Baptist Church from 1806-1813, which discuss general church affairs concerning the minister, social and domestic affairs of members, and other aspects such as finances. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1810/1883 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1824/1881 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: This volume has been partially digitized, from 1824 through 1870, as the grant funding was specifically for records ending in 1870. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1771/1796 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Minutes include date, members present, and general description of what occurred during the meeting. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1794-1836 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Record of minutes of meetings of the Trustees of First Baptist Church from 1794-1836. Meeting minutes detail positions of Trustees, donations, and how donations are allocated and what they go towards at First Baptist Church. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1701 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Framed parchment signed by William Penn, Governor of Pennsylvania, granting citizenship to Andrew Rudman, one of the earliest rectors of Gloria Dei. View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1795 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Bound manuscript is a list of the subscribers of First Baptist Church who donate to a fund to help orphans, independent congregations, and the poor. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1829/1865 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: St. Paul's Parish Register, 1829-1865 inlcudes Baptisms (1830-1865), Marriages (1829-1865), Confirmations (1830-1862), and Funerals (1829-1865). Baptisms include the date of Baptism, Birth date, name, parents names, and Baptism number. Marriages include the date of marriage, number of marriage ceremony, and other remarks such as location of wedding and minister performing marriage ceremony. Communions include the date, communion number, and other remarks such as where communion was received and who granted it. Funerals include date, names of those buried, and other information concerning each funeral such as the location of tombstone. Confirmations include the date of confirmation and the name of persons being confirmed. View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1866/1888 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Lists Baptisms, Confirmations, Communions, Marriages, and Burials performed at St. Paul's Episcopal Church between 1866-1888. Extended sequences of empty openings have not been scanned, page numbers make jumps accordingly. Pages 261-2 and 271-2 are missing, the former having been cut from the book, and the latter having fallen out. (See note on p. 273.) View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1774/1803 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Bound manuscript with some loose pages that list all of the individuals associated with Christ Church between 1774-1803. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784-05-21 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Petition for the building of a mikveh, a Jewish ritual bathing facility. The petition is not signed, but indicates that its subscribers will pledge contributions towards the building of the mikveh. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1774/1786 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Contains all of the minutes of the committee for regulating pews for the aforementioned years. Each meeting is separated by a line and includes a brief description of the meeting time, place, and names of the committee members present. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1832/1834 Contributing Institution: St. Peter's Episcopal Church Description: Bound manuscript is an accounting book of all the pew rentals occurring at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church from 1832-1834. Each Pew rental includes the following: Pew no., level floor, seat rate, arrears, pews rented, year, and total paid. Manuscript of pew rents spans the years 1832-1834. View Full Item at St. Peter's Episcopal Church -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1835/1836 Contributing Institution: St. Peter's Episcopal Church Description: Bound manuscript is an accounting book of all the pew rentals occurring at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church from 1835-1836. Each Pew Rental listing includes the Pews, Lower Floor, Seat rates, arrears, pew rent, remarks, and total paid. Manuscript of pew rents spans the years 1835-1836. View Full Item at St. Peter's Episcopal Church -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1837 Contributing Institution: St. Peter's Episcopal Church Description: Bound manuscript is an accounting book containing all pew rentals from March 25th - September 25th 1837. Each pew rental listed includes the following: Pew No., level floor, seat rate, arrears, pew rent, year, & total paid. View Full Item at St. Peter's Episcopal Church -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1838/1840 Contributing Institution: St. Peter's Episcopal Church Description: Bound manuscript is an accounting book containing all pew rentals from March 25th 1838 to March 25th 1840. Each pew rental listed includes the following: Pew No., floor level, Seat rate, arrears, pew rent, year, & total paid. View Full Item at St. Peter's Episcopal Church -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1840/1848 Contributing Institution: St. Peter's Episcopal Church Description: Bound manuscript is an accounting book containing all pew rentals from Sept. 25th 1840 - Sept. 25th 1848. Each pew rental listed includes the following: Pew No., floor level, number of seats rented, arrears, pew rent, and date of rental purchase. View Full Item at St. Peter's Episcopal Church -
Creator: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1781-09 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia PA Description: Pew Registers were maintained at Christ Church and indeed many churches in the 18th and 19th centuries. The pew rent records document pew rents collected and from whom. Some books note where individuals sat and their home addresses. This particular journal indicates rents due through September 25, 1781. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia PA
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