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Minutes, 1788-1811

MLA citation style

Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Minutes, 1788-1811. . 1788. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/OldStMary.Minutes1788-1811.

APA citation style

Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, P. (1788). Minutes, 1788-1811. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/OldStMary.Minutes1788-1811.

Chicago citation style

Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Minutes, 1788-1811. 1788. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/OldStMary.Minutes1788-1811.

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  • Minutes of the meetings of the trustees of Old St. Mary's from 1788 to 1811. Front matter includes a copy of the Act of Incorporation dated September 13, 1788; lists of subscribers who paid towards the burial ground, the building of the church in 1762, and the addition of pews and galleries in 1782; and rules for conducting church business. The meeting minutes begin on image 26, and each entry includes a list of attendees and a description of the topics covered. Topics include but are not limited to: election, appointment, and payment of church staff; management of the church finances, buildings, school and burial ground; pew rentals; and reports from committees. Rear matter includes: a copy of the articles agreed upon in 1782; another list of subscribers, towards building the schoolhouse in 1781; an account of the costs involved in building that schoolhouse; a list of pewholders and their pew numbers dated 1782; and maps of the numbered pews.
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  • 222 pages
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