Metadata
Title
Pew rent books, 1794-1795, v. 7
Date
1794/1795
Digital Identifier
PHS.FirstPresbyterianChurchPewRentBooks1794-1795_Vol7
Call Number
V MI46 P477px v. 7
Description
The practice of renting pews was common in 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 owed and paid to First Presbyterian from 1794 to 1795. Entries are listed by congregant name, with dates and amounts paid, and they span two pages, verso and recto.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
Presbyterian Historical Society
Extent
38 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
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