Metadata
Title
Pew rents, Christ Church, 1814 September
Date
1814-09
Digital Identifier
ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v294
Call Number
v294
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 in September 1814. Entries are listed by pew number, with occupant's name, number of seats, sums due and sums paid.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA
Extent
32 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
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