Pew rent account book, 1835-1836

Metadata

Title

Creator

St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date

1835/1836

Digital Identifier

StPeter.RentRoll1835-1836

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 contains the pew rentals for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church from 1835 to 1836. Each listing includes pew number, name of renter, number of seats rented, seat rate, arrears, and total paid.

Subject

St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Church records and registers

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

St. Peter's Episcopal Church

Extent

76 pages

Format (Original)

Account books

Manuscripts

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

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

Language

eng

Type

Text

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IIIF Manifest

https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/iiif.cfm/StPeter.RentRoll1835-1836/manifest

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Collection

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA

Citation

St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.), “Pew rent account book, 1835-1836,” Philadelphia Congregations Early Records, accessed July 11, 2025, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/StPeter.RentRoll1835-1836.