Vestry minutes, 1813-1821

Metadata

Title

Vestry minutes, 1813-1821

Date

1813/1821

Digital Identifier

StThomas.VestryMinutes1813-1821

Description

The vestry is the governing body of an Episcopal church; it is comprised of the rector and members of the congregation elected by other congregants.

This bound volume contains the St. Thomas vestry meeting minutes from 1813 to 1821, including date, time of day (morning, afternoon, or evening), members and Reverend present, and a brief description of each meeting. Topics include church lotteries, overdue "seat money," building repairs, burials, elections, resignations, committee assignments, and parishioners in financial need.

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas

Extent

168 pages

Format (Original)

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

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

Language

eng

Type

Text

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