Pew holders, Christ Church, 1786

Metadata

Title

Creator

Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date

1786

Digital Identifier

ChristChurch.PewHolders1786_v358

Call Number

v358

Description

The practice of renting pews was common in 18th and 19th century churches; members paid a fee for the right to occupy a particular pew every week. This bound manuscript is a record of people who rented pews at Christ Church in 1786. Entries are listed by pew number, with occupants' names, number of seats, and various notes about the location of the pews and home addresses of the occupants.

Subject

Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Extent

24 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

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Collection

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Citation

Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.), “Pew holders, Christ Church, 1786,” Philadelphia Congregations Early Records, accessed July 18, 2025, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.PewHolders1786_v358.