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Richard Peters correspondence, 1771

Creator:	United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date:	1771
Contributing Institution:	Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA
Description:	Two items of correspondence involving Richard Peters, an important figure in colonial Philadelphia and rector of Christ Church from 1762 to 1775. The first letter, dated September 31, 1771, is from Rector Peters and Assistant Minister Jacob Duche to the Bishop of Cork, regarding a relation of th...
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Jacob Beyerle letters to Jacob Duche, 1775

Creator:	United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date:	1775
Contributing Institution:	Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA
Description:	Two letters to Reverend Duche from Jacob Beyerle, one dated October 28, 1775 and the other dated November 15, 1775, regarding the long overdue payment to Beyerle for Christ Church's organ. Beyerle had grown old and infirm and expressed an urgent need to settle his account.
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Robert Jenney letter, 1753

Creator:	Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date:	1753
Contributing Institution:	Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA
Description:	Robert Jenney served as the Reverend of Christ Church from 1742 until his death in 1762. Jenney wrote this letter "to the Subscribers for erecting a new Church in Philadelphia" in 1753. As the population of Philadelphia grew, Christ Church no longer had enough room, and as a result, some members...
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