Pew rent account book, Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, 1788 September, and arrearages, 1783 March, 1788 September

Metadata

Title

Creator

United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date

1788-09

Digital Identifier

ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v241

Call Number

3.4.3.10, v241

Description

Pew Registers were maintained at Christ Church and indeed many churches in the 18th and 19th centuries. The pew rent records document pew rents collected and from whom. Some books note where individuals sat and their home addresses. This particular journal indicates rents due in 1788.

Subject

Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Pews and pew rights

Church finance

St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Holding Institution

Christ Church Archives

Extent

1 volume, 39 pages

Format (Original)

Account books

Manuscripts

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

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

Language

eng

Type

Text

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Rights Holder

Christ Church Archives

Text

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Collection

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Citation

United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.), “Pew rent account book, Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, 1788 September, and arrearages, 1783 March, 1788 September,” Philadelphia Congregations Early Records, accessed January 17, 2021, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/items/show/254.