Congregational minutes, 1771-1775

Metadata

Title

Creator

First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date

1771/1775

Digital Identifier

ABHS.FBCMinutes1771-1775

Description

Congregational minute book includes dates of meetings from 1771 to 1775, members present, and business conducted. Topics include but are not limited to: property bequeathed to the church; the filling of positions such as moderator, clerk, treasurer, deacon and minister; maintenance of burial grounds; the church's position on the impropriety of the slave trade; collections for the poor; payment of pew rents; nominations for representatives to the annual association meeting; and admission of new members.

Subject

First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Church records and registers

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

American Baptist Historical Society

Extent

64 pages

Format (Original)

Minutes (Records)

Manuscripts

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Language

eng

Type

Text

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IIIF Manifest

https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/iiif.cfm/ABHS.FBCMinutes1771-1775/manifest

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Collection

First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA

Citation

First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.), “Congregational minutes, 1771-1775,” Philadelphia Congregations Early Records, accessed December 22, 2024, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ABHS.FBCMinutes1771-1775.