Metadata
Title
Pew rent records, vol. 9, 1796-1798
Alternative Title
Second Presbyterian Church Pew Rent Books 1796-1798, Vol 9
Date
1796/1798
Digital Identifier
PHS.SecondPresbyterianChurchPewRentBooks1796-1798_Vol9
Call Number
V MI46 P533p v. 9
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 paid to Second Presbyterian from 1796 to 1798. Entries are listed by pew number and congregant name, with dates and amounts paid, and they span two pages, verso and recto.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
Second Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
Presbyterian Historical Society
Extent
86 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
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