Metadata
Title
Pew rents, Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, 1791 March, and arrearages, 1788-1789
Alternative Title
Pew Rent due to the United Churches of Christ & St. Pater's, March 25, 1791
Date
1791-03
Digital Identifier
ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v246
Call Number
3.4.3.11, v246
Description
The practice of renting pews was common in 18th and 19th century churches; members paid a fee for the right to occupy a particular pew every week. This bound manuscript is a record of pew rents due to Christ Church and St. Peter's in March 1791. Entries are listed by pew number, with occupant's name, number of seats, sums due and sums paid. Christ Church pew rents are listed from the beginning of the book, with arrearages listed on pages 12 to 14. St. Peter's pew rents start on page 16, with arrearages listed on pages 26 to 29.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Holding Institution
Christ Church, Philadelphia PA
Extent
32 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/ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v246/manifest
Rights Holder
Christ Church, Philadelphia PA
