Metadata
Title
Vestry minutes, 1762-1774
Alternative Title
St. Paul Vestry Minutes, 1762-1774
Date
1762/1774
Digital Identifier
EpiscopalDiocese.StPaulVestryMinutes1762-1774
Description
Minutes of the meetings of the St. Paul's vestry, from 1762 to 1774. Each entry records the date of the meeting, members present and business discussed. One of the main topics covered is the ill health of Reverend McClenachan and the subsequent need to secure an assistant minister and, eventually, a replacement minister. Other topics include: election of vestry members, wardens, clerks and sextons; appointments to committees; management of finances; pew assignments; regulation of burials, fundraising for an organ; building upkeep such as painting doors and windows; and the purchase of supplies such as candles and collection plates.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives
Extent
104 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
Thumbnail
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