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Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1795/1798 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Forty loose pages documenting the activities of the church committee charged with overseeing the development of the "congregational or charity school" in 1795. Documents include committee reports regarding school organization, securing the land and completing the school building, and accounting f... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1796/1798 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society 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 is a record of pew rents paid to Second Presbyterian from 1796 to 1798. Entries are listed by pew number and congregant name, with dates ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1795 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society 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 is a record of pew rents paid to Second Presbyterian in 1795. Entries are listed by pew number and congregant name, with dates and amount... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1794/1795 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society 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 includes a record of pew rents paid to Second Presbyterian from 1794 to 1795. Entries are listed by pew number and congregant name, with ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1794 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society 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 is a record of pew rents paid to Second Presbyterian from 1794 to 1795. Entries are listed by pew number and congregant name, with dates ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1793/1794 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society 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 is a record of pew rents paid to Second Presbyterian from 1793 to 1794. Entries are listed by pew number and congregant name, with dates ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1793 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society 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 is a record of pew rents paid to Second Presbyterian in 1793. Entries are listed by pew number, with pew holder's name, portion of pew re... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1792/1793 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society 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 is a record of pew rents paid to Second Presbyterian from 1792 to 1793. Entries include pew numbers, names of pew holders, how much of th... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1783/1789 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society 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 is a record of pew rents paid to Second Presbyterian from 1783 to 1789. Entries are listed by name of pew holder, and include old arreara... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1781 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society 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 paid to Second Presbyterian in 1781. Entries are listed by congregant name, with pew numbers and amount... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1793/1795 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Memoranda book with brief entries running chronologically from 1793 to 1795, listing congregant names with amounts received for pew rents, as well as totals received in church collections. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1764/1808 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Twenty-one documents relating to Second Presbyterian's finances, including lease agreements, bonds, protests of non-payment, promissory notes, and insurance policies, dating from 1764 to 1808. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1778/1783 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Cost of damages suffered by Second Presbyterian Church while British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution; the estimates were made in 1778 and certified in 1783. Pews, fencing, and a chandelier all had to be repaired or replaced, totaling an estimated 203 pounds. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784/1826 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Twenty-nine pages of correspondence between Second Presbyterian and various Philadelphia merchants who leased land and/or buildings from the church over the years spanning 1784 to 1826. Topics include lease terms, requests for reduction in rent, improvements to properties, and repossession of pro... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1783/1799 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: 18 loose pages documenting the individuals buried in the graveyard of Second Presbyterian Church from 1783 to 1799. Individual burial dates are not included, but date ranges are provided. Children are often listed with only a parent's name, and it is noted if the decedent or parent is a stranger ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society