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The first letter, dated September 31, 1771, is from Rector Peters and Assistant Minister Jacob Duche to the Bishop of Cork, regarding a relation of the bishop who is a member of their congregation. She traveled to Philadelphia with her husband, who drowned two years previously, and fell on hard times. Peters and Duche request financial assistance on behalf of the widow, so she can set up a shop and support herself.

The second letter, dated June 28, 1771, is to the Reverend Doctor Peters from
Robert Smith, regarding the purchase of a lot of land from the church.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church management]]> Church finance]]> Church of England]]>
Jenney wrote this letter "to the Subscribers for erecting a new Church in Philadelphia" in 1753. As the population of Philadelphia grew, Christ Church no longer had enough room, and as a result, some members wanted to build a new church. While Jenney approved of the goal to accommodate more congregants, he was concerned about the approach, and strongly believed that the new church should remain part of one congregation with Christ Church, led by the same vestry, with a minister licensed by the Bishop of London. As long as they followed the "established rules" of erecting new churches, he was willing to assist them however he could.

In 1758 the vestry of Christ Church authorized the construction of a new chapel at Third & Pine Streets to accommodate its members living in the southern section of the city. St. Peter's Church, located at the corner of Third & Pine Streets, and Christ Church shared the same vestry, ministers, and records and until they formally separated in 1832, and were known as the United Churches of Christ Church & St. Peter's.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Torah mantles]]> Jews]]> Bible. Pentateuch]]> Liturgical objects]]> Judaism]]>
A pharsha/parsha/parashah is a division of the Torah, and the Seapher/Sefer Torah is a handwritten copy of the Pentateuch, used in ritual readings.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Synagogues]]> Jews]]> Church discipline]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> Salomon, Haym, 1740-1785]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Jews]]> Synagogues]]> Synagogue records and registers]]> Synagogue fund raising]]> Synagogues--Finance]]>
Cover page indicates the manuscript is from the collection of Sigmund and Felicia Harrison of Ardmore, Pa.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869]]> Cohen, Mary M., 1854-1911]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Jewish religious education]]> Jews]]> Hebrew Sunday School Society of Philadelphia (Pa.)]]> Female Hebrew Benevolent Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869]]> Sunday schools]]> Synagogues]]> Synagogue records and registers]]> Letters]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Phillips, Jonas, 1736-1803]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Phillips, Jonas, 1736-1803]]> Synagogues]]> Jews]]>
Jonas Phillips was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, a prominent Philadelphia merchant, and one of the founders of Mikveh Israel. In 1782 he was serving as president of the congregation.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Jews]]> Jews--Dietary laws]]> Synagogues]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> Solis, David H.]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Leeser, Isaac]]> Congregation Beth El Emeth (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Jews]]> Synagogues]]> Synagogue records and registers]]> Jews--Dietary laws]]> Religious leaders]]> Letters]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Ewing, John, 1732-1802]]> Miller, Samuel, 1769-1850]]> Presbyterians]]> Religious leaders]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Church fund raising]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Education]]> Public schools]]> Church schools]]> Church buildings]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Presbyterians]]> Clergy]]> Duffield, George, 1732-1790]]> Religious leaders]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Church buildings]]> Church finance]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1801 exists and is scanned separately. Most of the letters from this year concern the behavior of one John Stuart, a "band man and liar."]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1802 exists and is scanned separately. Most of the letters from this year are recommendations for traveling preachers.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1803 exists and is scanned separately. Most of the letters from this year are recommendations for traveling preachers.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Church discipline]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1804 exists and is scanned separately.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Church committees]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1805 exists and is scanned separately. Letters from this year include many discussions of members' misbehavior, as well as an annual statement from the Committee of Claims.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1807 exists and is scanned separately. Most of the letters from this year are recommendations for traveling preachers.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1808 exists and is scanned separately. Most of the letters from this year are recommendations for traveling preachers.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1809 exists and is scanned separately.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Church committees]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1810 exists and is scanned separately. This year's letters include an accounting from the Committee of Claims.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Church committees]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1811 exists and is scanned separately. This year's letters include many discussions of members' misbehavior, as well as some committee reports.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1812 exists and is scanned separately.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Church fund raising]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1813 exists and is scanned separately. This year's letters include discussion of a book sale to help fund the traveling preachers.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1814 exists and is scanned separately.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1815 exists and is scanned separately. Many letters from this year discuss the bad behavior and subsequent suspension of one John Miller.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1816 exists and is scanned separately. Most of the letters from this year are recommendations for traveling preachers.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Church discipline]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1817 exists and is scanned separately. Many of the letters from this year include discussions of a conflict related to land rights.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Church fund raising]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1818 exists and is scanned separately.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Church committees]]> Missionaries]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1819 exists and is scanned separately. This year's letters include several committee reports and discussions related to the development of a missionary society. Also of note, a dispute between the New Mills and Burlington circuits, which had previously been one circuit, over the profits from sale of the once-shared parsonage.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Church schools]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1820 exists and is scanned separately. Many letters from this year pertain to the Committee on Charters. Other letters suggest the development of a seminary and church school. Also of note, the continuing dispute between the New Mills and Burlington circuits, which had previously been one circuit, over the profits from sale of the once-shared parsonage.]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> ]]>