Metadata
Title
Pew rents, Christ Church, 1829 September
Date
1829-09
Digital Identifier
ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v317
Call Number
v317
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 1829. Entries are listed by pew number, with occupants' names, number of seats rented, rent rate, arrears, total owed and amount paid. Pews in the gallery are listed separately, with new page numbering.
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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