Metadata
Title
Congregational minutes, 1771-1775
Date
1771/1775
Digital Identifier
ABHS.FBCMinutes1771-1775
Description
Congregational minute book includes dates of meetings from 1771 to 1775, members present, and business conducted. Topics include but are not limited to: property bequeathed to the church; the filling of positions such as moderator, clerk, treasurer, deacon and minister; maintenance of burial grounds; the church's position on the impropriety of the slave trade; collections for the poor; payment of pew rents; nominations for representatives to the annual association meeting; and admission of new members.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
American Baptist Historical Society
Extent
64 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/ABHS.FBCMinutes1771-1775/manifest
