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Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1859 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Mount Moriah Cemetery was established in 1855, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. As the population grew and land in Philadelphia became scarcer and more valuable, many churches had their burials removed to more rural locations. After moving to a new building to accommodate their growing congregat... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1695/1702 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Two copies of the indenture made on November 15, 1695, from Griffith Jones to Joshua Carpenter, for a parcel of land at Second Street in the Towne of Philadelphia, for the yearly rent of "Tenne pounds of currant silver money." One copy for Jones, and one for Carpenter. Two copies likewise of the... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1841 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Deed for a plot of land located in the Township of Moyamensing in the County of Philadelphia, granted by William G. Alexander and Joel B. Sutherland and their wives Catharine and Mary, to Congregation Mikveh Israel, for the sum of $2650 in 1841. View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1757 Contributing Institution: St. Peter's Episcopal Church Description: Deed from Thomas Penn and Richard Penn for the land for St. Peter's church and graveyard. View Full Item at St. Peter's Episcopal Church -
Contributing Institution: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Description: This volume contains church meeting minutes at Sandy Run and meeting minutes at Pottacasy meeting house [later formed Potecasi Baptist Church] (1773-1804) [broken series], a copy of deed (1821), biographical sketches of Lemuel Burkitt (1807), and membership rolls of males, females, and African Am... View Full Item at Z. Smith Reynolds Library -
Contributing Institution: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Description: This membership list (circa 1854-1939) is handwritten on a page of lined paper. View Full Item at Z. Smith Reynolds Library -
Contributing Institution: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Description: This folder contains a deed (1786), the deed's registration record (1794), and certificates (undated, 1960). They are handwritten on a page of paper. View Full Item at Z. Smith Reynolds Library -
Contributing Institution: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Description: This volume contains church meeting minutes (1875-1913), 1863 and 1891 membership lists of males, females, and African Americans with notes of dates of admission, decease, dismission, etc. (1884-1895), and deeds (1812, 1849). They are handwritten in a hardcover notebook, which has edge-worn cover... View Full Item at Z. Smith Reynolds Library -
Contributing Institution: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Description: These documents contain an undated transcription of an 1819-1821 church deed and a historical note (1779-1809). It is typewritten on two loose-leaf paper sheets. View Full Item at Z. Smith Reynolds Library -
Contributing Institution: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Description: This church deed registration (1794), is handwritten on a page of paper. View Full Item at Z. Smith Reynolds Library -
Contributing Institution: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Description: These documents include a paper slip recording receipts and reimbursements (undated), a request to the church for membership dismission (1877), a portion of a church meeting minutes (undated), and a deed (1882) with a note written in 1931. They are handwritten on loose-leaf paper. View Full Item at Z. Smith Reynolds Library -
Contributing Institution: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Description: These documents are a photocopy of the church deed (1776) on loose-leaf paper (2 pages). View Full Item at Z. Smith Reynolds Library -
Contributing Institution: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Description: This volume contains transcripts of deeds (1827, 1934), transcripts of church constitution, rules of decorum and resolutions, church meeting minutes (1910-1941), 1911-1939 membership rolls of males and females with occasional notes of dates of decease, dismission, etc. (1919-1946), and lists of m... View Full Item at Z. Smith Reynolds Library -
Contributing Institution: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Description: This volume contains a deed (1827), church meeting minutes (1859-1910), church constitution and rules of decorum, resolutions (1849-1875), 1875-1905 and undated membership rolls of males and females with notes of dates of dismission, decease, baptism, etc. (1866-1907), lists of members who died, ... View Full Item at Z. Smith Reynolds Library -
Contributing Institution: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Description: This document is a land deed (1945). It is a form filled on a stained folded page of paper. View Full Item at Z. Smith Reynolds Library -
Creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1765 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Deed granted by Thomas and Richard Penn to "Members of the Congregation belonging to the old Presbyterian Meeting House," naming in particular William Allen, John Allen, George Bryan, William Humphries, John Mease, Peter Chevalier and Samuel Purviance, for a new lot at 4th and Pine Streets. The c... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1788 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Land previously deeded by Thomas and Mary Coates to the trustees of Second Presbyterian Church in 1784, in 1788 deeded to James Hartley, as witnessed by William Rush and Peter Thomson. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Counterpart deed of land, granted by William and Margaret Coats to the trustees of Second Presbyterian, and attested by Robert Smith. The lot is located at Campington in Northern Liberties, beginning at the corner of Coates & Second Street and running up to St. John's street. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Deed of land, granted by William and Margaret Coats to the trustees of Second Presbyterian and signed and dated October 20th, 1784 by William Rush. The lot is located at Campington in Northern Liberties, beginning at the corner of Coates & Second Street and running up to St. John's street. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society