Metadata
Title
Free African Society receipts and expenditures, 1790-1792; pew rentals, 1840
Date
1790/1792
Digital Identifier
StThomas.FreeAfricaSocietyReceipts1790-1792PewRentals1840
Description
St. Thomas' earliest precursor organization, the Free African Society was formed by Richard Allen, Absalom Jones and others in 1787, with the goal of building community among black Philadelphians.
This bound manuscript is a record of people who donated to the Society, or were paid for a service. The transactions span the years 1790 to 1792.
The manuscript also includes a list of the names of church members who owed pew rent up to Easter Monday 1840, and five loose pew receipts dating from 1840 and 1870s.
This bound manuscript is a record of people who donated to the Society, or were paid for a service. The transactions span the years 1790 to 1792.
The manuscript also includes a list of the names of church members who owed pew rent up to Easter Monday 1840, and five loose pew receipts dating from 1840 and 1870s.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Holding Institution
African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas
Extent
180 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/StThomas.FreeAfricaSocietyReceipts1790-1792PewRentals1840/manifest
Rights Holder
African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas
