Metadata
Title
Pew rent records, v. 1, 1773-1778
Date
1773/1778
Digital Identifier
PHS.ThirdPresbyterianChurchPewRentRecords1733-1788
Call Number
V MI46 P4p v. 1
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 Third Presbyterian from 1773 to 1778. 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
Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
Presbyterian Historical Society
Extent
181 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
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