Metadata
Title
Pew rent account book, 1838-1840
Date
1838/1840
Digital Identifier
StPeter.RentRoll1838-1840
Description
The practice of renting pews was common in 19th century churches; members paid a fee for the right to occupy a particular pew every week. This bound manuscript contains the pew rentals for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church from 1838 to 1840. Each listing includes pew number, name of renter, number of seats rented, seat rate, arrears, and total paid.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Extent
78 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
Thumbnail
IIIF Manifest
https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/iiif.cfm/StPeter.RentRoll1838-1840/manifest
