Vestry minutes, Christ Church, St. Peter's Church, and St. James's Church, v. 4, 1816-1826

Metadata

Title

Vestry minutes, Christ Church, St. Peter's Church, and St. James's Church, v. 4, 1816-1826

Date

1816/1826

Digital Identifier

ChristChurch.MinuteBooks_v4

Call Number

1.1.0.4, v4

Description

Meeting minutes of the vestry of the United Churches of Christ Church, St. Peter's Church and St. James's Church from 1816 to 1826. Each entry records the date and place of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Topics include: the election of church leaders; the hiring, duties and salaries of church staff such as minister, organist, clerk, sexton, and bell ringer; reports from committees responsible for tasks such as locating new land to rent, securing insurance, and managing the church hospital; the upkeep of buildings and burial grounds; and the ongoing management of church finances, including bequests.

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Extent

211 pages

Format (Original)

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

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

Language

eng

Type

Text

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