Metadata
Title
Burials, St. Peter's, 1789-1793
Alternative Title
Book for Recording the Interments in St. Peter's Ground, 1789-1793 v. 368
Date
1789/1793
Digital Identifier
ChristChurch.AccountingWardensStPetersSextonsBurials1789-1793_v368
Call Number
3.4.4.2, v368
Description
Burial records kept by George Stokes, sexton of St. Peter's, from 1789 to 1793. Burials are listed by date and include the decedent's name, age at time of death, and amount paid for burial. Names of spouses or parents are often noted, as well as cause of death. Of note are the many deaths due to "fever," as yellow fever reached epidemic proportions in Philadelphia in 1793. Also of interest are the interments of the Native American Chiefs who came to visit President Washington and died in Philadelphia of smallpox. The final entry in the book is George Stokes himself, aged 56 years.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Holding Institution
Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA
Extent
72 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
Thumbnail
IIIF Manifest
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Rights Holder
Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA
