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Creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1827/1832 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Minutes of the vestry of Christ Church from 1827 to 1832. Each entry notes the date and place of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Regular topics include church elections, staffing, finances, burials, pew rents, management of the church hospital, committee reports, and repairs... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1816/1826 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Meeting minutes of the vestry of the United Churches of Christ Church, St. Peter's Church and St. James's Church from 1816 to 1826. Each entry records the date and place of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Topics include: the election of church leaders; the hiring, duties and... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1761/1784 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Vestry minutes of the United Congregations of Christ Church and St. Peter's from 1761 to 1784. Each entry records the date and place of the meeting, members present and business discussed. Regular business includes elections of church leaders and hiring and payment of church staff; fundraising an... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
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... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
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... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1828-03 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA 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 due to St. Peter's Church in March 1828. Entries are listed by pew number, with occupants' names, numbe... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1810-09 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA 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 arrearages, or late payments, for pew rents at St. Peter's in September 1810. Entries are listed by pew number, w... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1813-09 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA 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 due to Christ Church, St. Peter's Church and St. James's Church in September 1813. Entries are listed b... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1813-03 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA 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 due to Christ Church, St. Peter's Church and St. James's Church in March 1813. Entries are listed by pe... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1812-09 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA 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 due to Christ Church, St. Peter's Church and St. James's Church in September 1812. Entries are listed b... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA