Pew rent records, v. 8, 1799-1807

Metadata

Title

Pew rent records, v. 8, 1799-1807

Date

1799/1807

Digital Identifier

PHS.ThirdPresbyterianChurchPewRentRecords1799-1807

Call Number

V MI46 P4p v. 8

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 records pew rents paid to Third Presbyterian from 1799 to 1807. Entries are listed by person's name, and contain pew number, rent amount and dates paid.

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Presbyterian Historical Society

Extent

312 pages

Format (Original)

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Language

eng

Type

Text

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