St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Jones, Absalom, 1746-1818]]> St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Registers of births, etc.]]> Baptismal records]]> African American churches]]> Episcopal Church]]> African Americans]]> Episcopalians]]> Registers (Lists)]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/StThomas.AbsalomJonesRectorRegisterRecords1796-1837.001.FrontCover.jpg]]> St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> African American churches]]> African Americans]]> Episcopal Church]]> Church records and registers]]> Episcopalians]]>
This bound manuscript is a record of people who donated to the Society, or were paid for a service. The transactions span the years 1790 to 1792.

The manuscript also includes a list of the names of church members who owed pew rent up to Easter Monday 1840, and five loose pew receipts dating from 1840 and 1870s.]]>
Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/StThomas.FreeAfricaSocietyReceipts1790-1792PewRentals1840.001.FrontCover.jpg]]>
St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> Church records and registers]]> Pews and pew rights]]> African American churches]]> Episcopal Church]]> African Americans]]> Episcopalians]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/StThomas.PewRentals1818-1840.001.FrontCover.jpg]]> St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Pews and pew rights]]> African American churches]]> Episcopal Church]]> African Americans]]> Episcopalians]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/StThomas.PewRentals1863-1876.001.FrontCover.jpg]]> St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> African American churches]]> Episcopal Church]]> African Americans]]> Church records and registers]]> Episcopalians]]>
The prominent African American abolitionist and clergyman Absalom Jones is listed throughout text, as are prominent Philadelphia businessmen and donors such as William Gray, John Nicholson and Robert Ralston.]]>
Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/StThomas.ReceiptsandExpenditures1791-1842.001.FrontCover.jpg]]>
St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> African American churches]]> Episcopal Church]]> Church finance]]> Church fund raising]]> Church management]]> African Americans]]> Corporate minutes]]> Episcopalians]]>
This bound volume contains the St. Thomas vestry meeting minutes from 1813 to 1821, including date, time of day (morning, afternoon, or evening), members and Reverend present, and a brief description of each meeting. Topics include church lotteries, overdue "seat money," building repairs, burials, elections, resignations, committee assignments, and parishioners in financial need.]]>
Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/StThomas.VestryMinutes1813-1821.001.jpg]]>
St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> African American churches]]> Episcopal Church]]> Church finance]]> Church management]]> African Americans]]> Church fund raising]]> Corporate minutes]]> Episcopalians]]>
This bound volume contains the St. Thomas vestry meeting minutes from 1821 to 1831, including date, time of day (morning, afternoon, or evening), members and Reverend present, and a brief description of each meeting.]]>
Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/StThomas.VestryMinutes1821-1831.001.FrontCover.jpg]]>
St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> African American churches]]> Episcopal Church]]> Church finance]]> Church fund raising]]> Church management]]> African Americans]]> Corporate minutes]]> Episcopalians]]>
This bound volume contains the St. Thomas vestry meeting minutes from 1848 to 1855, including date, time of day (morning, afternoon, or evening), members and Reverend present, and a brief description of each meeting.

Note: Pages 32 through 36 of this volume were written upside down, starting from the back with page 36, and moving forward chronologically to page 32.]]>
Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/StThomas.VestryMinutes1848-1855.001.FrontCover.jpg]]>
St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> African American churches]]> Episcopal Church]]> Church finance]]> Church fund raising]]> Church management]]> African Americans]]> Corporate minutes]]> Episcopalians]]>
This bound volume contains the St. Thomas vestry meeting minutes from 1863 to 1876, including date, time of day (morning, afternoon, or evening), members and Reverend present, and a brief description of each meeting. Topics include bills, taxes, salaries, fundraising, recordkeeping, repairs and renovations, burials, elections, and pew rents.]]>
Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/StThomas.VestryMinutes1866-1874.001.FrontCover.jpg]]>