Pew rents, Christ Church, St. Peter's, and St. James, September 1813

Pew rents, Christ Church, St. Peter's, and St. James, September 1813

1813-09

ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v292

v292

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 by pew number, with occupant's name, number of seats, sums due and sums paid. Christ Church pew rents are listed from the beginning of the book, St. Peter's pew rents are listed second, and St. James's pew rents are listed third.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

83 pages

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