Burials, 1852-1869
subject: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Burial records
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of interments at St. Paul's from 1852 to 1869. Each entry includes the decedent's name and date and location of burial. Some entries also include age at time of death and cause of death. Some disinterments are also noted, with the location of re-burial. Entries from 1856 to 1869 are listed in the first eight pages; after a few blank pages there are earlier entries from 1852 to 1845, recorded upside down.
creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1852/1869
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Receipt book, 1794-1809
subject: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Charity
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of payments received and made by St. Paul's from 1794 to 1809. Entries are listed by date, and include the payee's name, amount paid, purpose of the payment, and signature of the church official who accepted or disbursed the payment. Some of the payments received by the church are charitable donations, and others are payments due, for example, for rents. Outgoing payments by the church include employee's salaries and repairs and additions to the buildings and grounds.
creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1794/1809
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Parish register, 1866-1888
subject: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Registers of births, etc.
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Confirmation
subject: Marriage records
subject: Burial records
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Charity
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of baptisms, confirmations, communions, marriages, and burials performed for the members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, as well as offerings made to the church, from 1866 to 1888. Extended sequences of empty openings have not been scanned, page numbers make jumps accordingly. In addition, pages 261, 262, 271 and 272 are missing, the former having been cut from the book, and the latter having fallen out. Baptisms are listed chronologically by date the baptism was performed, beginning on page 110, which is image 16. Entries cross two pages, recto and verso, and include place of baptism, name, birthdate and sometimes birthplace, name of parents and witnesses, signature of the clergyman who performed the baptism, and other notes such as whether the person baptized was suffering from an illness. Confirmations are listed chronologically beginning on page 218, which is image 80. If the person was also baptized at St. Paul's during this time period, the page on which their baptism is recorded is also noted. Communions are listed chronologically beginning on page 234, which is image 94. Entries span two pages, recto and verso, and include notes on whether the communicant later died or was transferred or removed from the church. Marriages are listed chronologically beginning on page 278, which is image 134. Entries span two pages, recto and verso, and note the place of the wedding, the names of the bride and groom, their ages at the time of marriage and respective towns of residence, and the signature of the clergyman who performed the ceremony, as well as other notes such as the bride and groom's place of birth, their occupations, and parent's names and residence. Burials are listed chronologically beginning on page 310, which is image 158. Entries span two pages, recto and verso, and include the decedent's name, age at time of death, place of burial, and signature of clergyman who performed the funeral, as well as other notes including decedent's residence, and thei…
creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1866/1888
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Parish register, 1829-1865
subject: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Registers of births, etc.
subject: Marriage records
subject: Confirmation
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Episcopal Church
subject: Burial records
description: Record of baptisms, marriages, funerals, communions and confirmations performed for members of St Paul's church from 1829 to 1865. Baptisms are listed alphabetically by name beginning on page 1, and then again chronologically by date of baptism starting on page 16. Both sets of entries include date of birth and parents' names. Marriages are listed chronologically starting on page 49; entries include the date of marriage, names of bride and groom, and any other remarks, often including the location of the ceremony and name of the officiant. Funerals are also listed chronologically, beginning on page 97. These records include the date of burial, name of decedent, and other remarks such as location of funeral. Communions are listed chronologically starting on page 145. Entries include date, name, and other remarks such as where communion was received and who granted it. Additionally, an alphabetical list of communicants appears across several pages at the end of the book. Finally, confirmations are listed chronologically from pages 185 to 212. Blank pages were not scanned, which accounts for gaps in page numbering.
creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1829/1865
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Parish register, 1821-1829
subject: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Marriage records
subject: Burial records
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Church membership
subject: Church schools
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Register of baptisms, church membership, bible class membership, confirmations, communions, marriages and funerals at St. Paul's, dating from 1821 to 1829. Baptisms are listed across two pages, recto and verso, and run from page 1a to 13b. Each entry includes the name of the person being baptized, their parents' names, date of baptism, person who baptized them, their age at time of baptism, and any special notes. A list of the members of the church in 1822 runs from pages 15 to 22, and includes both names and street addresses. An alphabetical list of members of the bible class follows, on pages 25 to 33. Confirmations begin on page 37, with names listed by date. Communions follow, starting on page 53 and listing name, address, age & any other remarks, such as the communicant's place of origin. Marriage entries begin on page 73 and include the date of the ceremony and names of bride and groom. Finally, funerals begin on page 86 and include date of burial, name of person(s) being buried, and age upon death.
creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1821/1829
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Marriages, alphabetical index, 1759-1803
subject: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Marriage records
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of marriages performed at St. Paul's from 1760 to 1802. Each marriage is listed twice, under the last name of the groom and the bride. Each listing includes the date the ceremony was performed and the names of individuals being married. It appears that records were originally recorded in a chronological register. They have since been copied, cut apart and pasted into a bound manuscript in alphabetical order.
creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1759/1803
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Marriages, 1759-1824
subject: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Marriage records
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Register of marriages performed at St. Paul's by a succession of ministers, including Rev. William McClenachan from 1759 to1765, Rev. William Shinger from 1768 to 1778, and Rev. Joseph Pilmore from 1786 to 1794 and again from 1804 to 1824. Entries are listed by year, with the date of the wedding and names of the bride and groom. Many of these entries can be located using the separate volume entitled Marriages, alphabetical index, 1759-1803, if names are known but dates are not. Also, date gaps may be filled in by other marriage registers from St. Paul's.
creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1759/1824
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Lottery account book, 1774
subject: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of funds raised by St. Paul's 1774 church lottery, with entries ordered by ticket number, with the name of purchaser and total amount paid for all tickets per person.
creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1774
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Lottery account book, 1773 and charity collections, 1802-1812
subject: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Charity
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Episcopal Church
description: The first 24 pages of this account book record the funds raised by St. Paul's 1773 church lottery, with entries ordered by date. Records of St. Paul's charity collections from 1802 to 1812 start from the back of the book and run chronologically, upside down, for another eight pages.
creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: {1773,1802/1812}
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Burials, 1811-1852 and undated
subject: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Burial records
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of interments at St. Paul's from 1811 to 1852. Entries include the date of the funeral, name of deceased and location of burial. Some children are listed by parent's name. Some entries include the the decedent's former address and cost of the burial. Some removals to other gravesites are noted in pencil. Page numbering starts over again after page 124, and the last 30 pages look like an inventory of existing graves and vacant lots.
creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1811/1852?
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

School Committee records, 1795-1798
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Education
subject: Church schools
subject: Public schools
subject: Church buildings
subject: Church committees
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Forty loose pages documenting the activities of the church committee charged with overseeing the development of the "congregational or charity school" in 1795. Documents include committee reports regarding school organization, securing the land and completing the school building, and accounting for such things as plumbing improvements and school supplies. Documents also include a list of initial subscribers and their donations, and records of continuing donations over the course of three years.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1795/1798
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Schoolmaster records, 1786-1791, John Ely
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Education
subject: Public schools
subject: Church schools
subject: Church buildings
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: In 1787, schoolmaster John Ely agreed to rent the Second Presbyterian schoolhouse and provide instruction to local children on reading, writing, arithmetic, and religion, with Second Presbyterian serving as a patron to the school and referring children of parishioners for instruction there. These seven loose documents include Ely's contract with Second Presbyterian, and letters from Ely regarding the need to enlarge the schoolhouse, a proposal to create "an academy for the instruction of young ladies," the employment of tutors and ushers, and an account of his expenditures in improving the building.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1786/1791
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Memoranda book, pew rent and Sunday collections, 1793-1795
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Memoranda book with brief entries running chronologically from 1793 to 1795, listing congregant names with amounts received for pew rents, as well as totals received in church collections.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1793/1795
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Financial records, 1764-1808
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Twenty-one documents relating to Second Presbyterian's finances, including lease agreements, bonds, protests of non-payment, promissory notes, and insurance policies, dating from 1764 to 1808.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1764/1808
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Correspondence regarding leasing of church property, 1784-1826
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church buildings
subject: Church finance
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
subject: Letters
description: Twenty-nine pages of correspondence between Second Presbyterian and various Philadelphia merchants who leased land and/or buildings from the church over the years spanning 1784 to 1826. Topics include lease terms, requests for reduction in rent, improvements to properties, and repossession of properties by the church.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1784/1826
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Deed, 1788
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Deeds
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Land previously deeded by Thomas and Mary Coates to the trustees of Second Presbyterian Church in 1784, in 1788 deeded to James Hartley, as witnessed by William Rush and Peter Thomson.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1788
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Counterpart deed, 1784
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Deeds
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Counterpart deed of land, granted by William and Margaret Coats to the trustees of Second Presbyterian, and attested by Robert Smith. The lot is located at Campington in Northern Liberties, beginning at the corner of Coates & Second Street and running up to St. John's street.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1784
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language: eng
type: Text

Deed, 1784
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Deeds
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Deed of land, granted by William and Margaret Coats to the trustees of Second Presbyterian and signed and dated October 20th, 1784 by William Rush. The lot is located at Campington in Northern Liberties, beginning at the corner of Coates & Second Street and running up to St. John's street.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1784
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Charter, 1772
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Charters
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Charter for Second Presbyterian Church, located at the northwest corner of Third Street and Mulberry Street, issued by Thomas and John Penn, witnessed by Richard Penn, and "Inrolled in the Rolls Office" in 1772.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1772
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Burial records, vol. 5, 1851
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Burial records
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Record of persons buried at Second Presbyterian Church in 1851. Burials are listed by name of deceased, and include date and cause of death, age at time of death, and location of grave.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1851
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Burial records, v. 6, 1838-1850
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Burial records
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Record of persons buried at Second Presbyterian Church from 1838 to 1860. Burials are listed by permit number, and include date of death or burial, name of deceased, place of birth, age at time of death, occupation, cause of death, whether the deceased was a church member or stranger, grave location, ground fees, and any additional remarks by the sexton.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1838/1860
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Burial records, vol. 9, 1826-1910
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Burial records
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Receipt book with stubs for interments at Second Presbyterian Church from 1826 to 1910. Each stub lists the date, name of deceased, at which burial ground they were laid to rest, and fees paid. Note: Scanned image "Insert 4" is an attachment to page 160.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1826/1910
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Burial records, vol. 2, 1804-1867
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Burial records
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Record of persons buried in Second Presbyterian's northern burial ground between 1804 and 1867. Burials are grouped by range, then listed by plot number, with the name of the deceased and age at time of death. This bound manuscript was used by the exhumation crew when the graves were moved to Mount Vernon Cemetery in 1867, and the crew noted their findings as they worked.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1804/1867
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Burial records, vol. 1, 1785-1808
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Burial records
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Account of people buried in the graveyard of Second Presbyterian Church from 1785 to 1808. Each listing through page 45 records the date of burial and name of deceased, or in some cases parent's name, and notes if the decedent or parent is a stranger to the church. An index of decedent age at time of death starts at page 46.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1785/1808
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Burial records, vol. 8, 1867
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Burial records
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Record of persons buried in Second Presbyterian Church's Arch Street burial ground, who were moved to Mt. Vernon cemetery in 1867. Each burial listing includes the original grave location, name of deceased, the location of their grave after reinterment at Mt. Vernon, the size of their case and the type of grave marker used.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1867
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Burial records, vol. 7, 1867
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Burial records
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Record of persons buried in Second Presbyterian Church's Noble Street burial ground, who were moved to Mt. Vernon cemetery in 1867. Each burial listing includes the original grave number, name of deceased, the location of their grave after re-interment at Mt. Vernon, and the type of grave marker used. Maps of each cemetery are inserted at the beginning of the bound volume. Note: For reasons as yet unknown, there are also records from the Ninth Presbyterian Church inserted into the front of this volume.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1867
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Burial records, vol. 4, 1804-1838, and sexton's accounts, 1818-1837
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Burial records
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Church finance
subject: Church buildings
subject: African Americans
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: This bound manuscript holds three main groups of records, which are not in chronological order. First, sexton's records of burials from 1826 to 1832, including the date, person buried, and fees paid. Second, records of the sexton's expenditures dating from 1818 to 1837, including purchases of wood and oil and money paid for groundskeeping and building maintenance. Third, more records of burials in Second Presbyterian's graveyard from 1804 to 1838, including date of burial, name of deceased, fees paid and age at time of death. Note: Researchers interested in the burials of African-Americans can search the transcription of this volume for the terms "colored" and "coloured."
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1804/1837
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Burial records, vol. 3, 1804-1810
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Burial records
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Record of persons buried in Second Presbyterian's graveyard from 1804 to 1810. More details are included in this bound manuscript than in the sexton's records covering the same time period. The book is written in sideways to create a wider page for nine columns, including: name of deceased, place of birth, whether they were a church member of stranger, cause of death, age at time of death, occupation, range where buried, grave number, and date of burial.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1804/1810
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Burial lists and sexton's accounts, 1783-1799
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Burial records
subject: Church finance
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: 18 loose pages documenting the individuals buried in the graveyard of Second Presbyterian Church from 1783 to 1799. Individual burial dates are not included, but date ranges are provided. Children are often listed with only a parent's name, and it is noted if the decedent or parent is a stranger to the church. The cost of burial is usually noted as well.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1783/1799
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Estimate of damages and repairs from the British occupation, 1778-1783
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Church buildings
subject: American Revolution (1775-1783)
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Cost of damages suffered by Second Presbyterian Church while British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution; the estimates were made in 1778 and certified in 1783. Pews, fencing, and a chandelier all had to be repaired or replaced, totaling an estimated 203 pounds.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1778/1783
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Act re-establishing the charter, 1780
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Charters
subject: Presbyterians
subject: American Revolution (1775-1783)
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: During the American Revolution, the trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church found it difficult to gather the quorum required by their original charter in order to conduct church business. They also desired the freedom to hold property in a greater amount than allowed for in the original charter. This document reaffirms the charter of Second Presbyterian Church in the City of Philadelphia, while also allowing for a smaller quorum and increased investments.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1780
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Vestry minutes, 1765-1840
subject: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Lutherans
subject: Church management
subject: Charters
subject: Wrangel, Carl Magnus, -1786
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Church finance
subject: Church discipline
subject: Sweden
subject: Church committees
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Lutheran Church
description: Meeting minutes of the vestry of the United Swedish Lutheran Churches of Wicaco (Gloria Dei), Kingsessing and Upper Merion. The book begins with a partial index of contents, then the charter of incorporation for the three churches. Meeting minutes start in 1765, and include the date, list of attendees, and business discussed. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: election of vestrymen and selection of other church employees such as wardens, clerks and deacons; filling and supporting the position of minister; management of church finances, including rents and deeds; establishing rules for the management of the cemetery and assignment of pews; communications with Swedish royalty and church leaders in Europe; appointing committees and receiving their reports; assisting widows and the sick and poor of the congregations; and mediating conflict. Many of the early entries concern the vestry's defense of minister, Dr. Carl Magnus Wrangel.
creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1765/1840
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Tombstone inscriptions, 1877-1920
subject: Sepulchral monuments
subject: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Lutherans
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Burial records
subject: Lutheran Church
description: Record of the inscriptions on tombstones in the Gloria Dei Church Yard. Inscriptions include the deceased individual's name, dates of birth and death, and other information such as place of birth, occupation, names of family members, and epitaphs. There is an alphabetical index of names in the back of the book. Although the inscriptions were compiled in 1877, additions were made up to the 1920, which can be found in the loose papers folded into the book and also penciled into the book itself.
creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1877/1920
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Baptisms, burials, and marriages, 1750-1789, and records of pastors, 1733-1758
subject: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Lutherans
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Marriage records
subject: Burial records
subject: Registers of births, etc.
subject: Clergy
subject: Lutheran Church
description: Record of baptisms, burials and marriages performed by Gloria Dei from 1750 to 1789. Entries are not in strict order, and page numbering starts over several times. Records look to be batched by the pastor performing the ceremony as well as by date, and indexes are found throughout, paged in lowercase roman numerals. Baptismal records are found on images 5-67 (1750-1780) and 191-203 (1780-1788). Burial records from are found on images 2-4 (1787-1789) and 177-190 (1750-1776). Marriage records from are found on images 4-5 (1778); 68-158 (1750-1779); and 169-175 (1779-1780); and 204-237 (1779-1789). Although the vast majority of records in this bound volume are baptisms, burials and marriages, images 158 to 168 include accounts of the experiences of several early pastors of Gloria Dei in the 1730s, 1740s and 1750s. These pages include notes from meetings with the congregation and vestry. Some entries are written in Swedish.
creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1733/1789
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
language: swe
type: Text

Marriages, baptisms, and burials, 1789-1803
subject: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Burial records
subject: Marriage records
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Lutherans
subject: Registers of births, etc.
subject: Lutheran Church
description: Records of baptisms, burials and marriages conducted by Gloria Dei from 1789 to 1803. Entries for baptisms are listed chronologically, and include the name of the person baptized, their date of birth, parents' names, and sometimes godparents' names. Baptism records, including alphabetical indexes of names, are found on images 3-19, 82-89, 97-120 and 189-194. Entries for burials are listed chronologically, and include at minimum the name of the deceased and date of burial, and often contain more information such as time and cause of death, age at time of death, and names of relatives. Burial records, including alphabetical indexes of names, are found on images 20-26 and 121-188. Entries for marriages are listed chronologically and include the date of marriage, names of the bride and groom, and their place of residence. Marriage records, including alphabetical indexes of names, are found on images 27-81 and 89-96.
creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1789/1803
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

List of subscribers for rebuilding the First Presbyterian Church on Market Street, v. 1, 1796
subject: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church buildings
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: List of subscribers for rebuilding the First Presbyterian Church on Market Street in 1796. Entries are by subscriber name, with amounts and total paid, and span two pages, verso and recto.
creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1796
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Trustee minutes, 1794-1836
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Baptists
subject: Church management
subject: Church finance
subject: Church buildings
description: The meeting minutes of the Trustees of First Baptist Church from 1794 to 1836 contain the date of each meeting, the trustees present, the topics they discussed, and the resolutions they passed. Trustee business included appointments to positions such as treasurer and clerk; the management of donations and investments; oversight of record-keeping; payment to workers such as the minister and carpenter; and maintenance of buildings and burial grounds. There is an index on the inside back cover of the bound manuscript. Note: The meeting minutes between March 1796 and February 1798 are missing from the original manuscript, which is why they do not appear in the digital version, and why the page numbering skips from page 8 to page 11. Also, page numbering on the original manuscript starts over at a new page 1 following page 89. To identify page numbers in citations, researchers can use the image number in combination with the page number.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1794-1836
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Membership register, 1746-1824
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Church membership
subject: Baptism and church membership
subject: Baptists
subject: Burial records
description: This register begins with a corrected list of the members of the church at its founding, and those added in the initial years. It then lists each member's admission to the church by baptism or letter of transfer. It also includes dates and causes for termination of membership, whether by church discipline, transfer to another church, or death.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1746/1824
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Orphans book, 1795
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Poor
subject: Poverty
subject: Baptists
subject: Orphans
subject: Church finance
subject: Registers of births, etc.
subject: Charity
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Burial records
description: On February 16, 1795, the members of First Baptist Church established "a fund for the relief of Orphans and other indigent Persons." This bound manuscript contains details of how the fund was established and administered, and a list of members who paid an annual contribution to the fund in order to insure those in their charge would receive aid upon their death. Identifying information includes subscriber names, parents' names, birthdates, birthplaces, contributions paid and dates of death.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1795
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Congregational minutes, 1806-1813
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Baptists
subject: Church management
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church membership
subject: Church committees
subject: Church buildings
subject: Church finance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Pews and pew rights
description: Congregational minutes include dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted from 1806 to 1813. Topics include but are not limited to: income from pew rents, house rents, legacies, and donations; baptism, dismission, and transfer of members; exclusion of members for bad behavior and readmission upon repentance; repairs and improvements to buildings and grounds, including fundraising for enlargement of the meeting house; payments to the minister and the appointment of a librarian; purchases of firewood, candles, and curtains; and charity for the poor, including funeral expenses for orphans and the loan of stoves to recent widows.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1806/1813
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Congregational minutes, 1795-1806
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Baptists
subject: Church membership
subject: Church management
subject: Church finance
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church committees
subject: Church buildings
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Church fund raising
description: Congregational minutes include dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted from 1795 to 1806. Topics include but are not limited to: collection of pew rent and management of donations and legacies; payments to church employees such as the minister and sexton; payments for goods such as candles and firewood and services such as the printing of minutes and pamphlets; repairs and improvements to church buildings and burial grounds; baptism and transfer of members, as well as exclusions for poor conduct; charitable gifts to other churches and to the poor; and resolutions for improved record-keeping.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1795/1806
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Congregational minutes, 1792-1795
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Baptists
subject: Church membership
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church committees
subject: Church buildings
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Pews and pew rights
description: Congregational minutes include dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted from 1795 to 1806. Topics include the baptism, dismission, transfer, exclusion and readmission of members, church finance, charity for the poor, and repairs and improvements to building and grounds.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1792/1795
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Congregational minutes, 1786-1791
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Baptists
subject: Church buildings
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Church membership
subject: Church discipline
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church committees
description: Congregational minutes include dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted from 1786 to 1791. Topics include but are not limited to: baptism, admission, exclusion, readmission, and transfer of members; discipline for drinking, fraud, or holding to the doctrine of universal salvation; building construction and repairs; management of the burial ground; election of deacons; income from legacies, donations, pew money and burial money; and relief for the poor, including widows and orphans.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1786/1791
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Congregational minutes, 1779-1786
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Baptists
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Church discipline
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Church membership
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church committees
subject: Church buildings
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
description: Congregational minute book includes dates of meetings from 1779 to 1786, members present, and business conducted. In addition to commonplace business such as repairs to the buildings and grounds, admission and dismission of members, appointment of trustees and directions for better record-keeping, this bound manuscript also documents reinvigorated collection of pew rents for the purpose of securing a new minister, and conflict in the congregation over the Doctrine of Universal Restoration. A listing of members is included in the first few pages of the book, and financial records, including recordings of pew rent, can be found in the last quarter of the book.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1779/1786
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Congregational minutes, 1771-1775
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Baptists
subject: Church management
subject: Charity
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church committees
subject: Church buildings
subject: Poor
description: Congregational minute book includes dates of meetings from 1771 to 1775, members present, and business conducted. Topics include but are not limited to: property bequeathed to the church; the filling of positions such as moderator, clerk, treasurer, deacon and minister; maintenance of burial grounds; the church's position on the impropriety of the slave trade; collections for the poor; payment of pew rents; nominations for representatives to the annual association meeting; and admission of new members.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1771/1775
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Committee minutes, 1760-1761
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Baptists
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Church committees
description: On August 11, 1760 the First Baptist Church appointed a committee to "to Settle the Church Affairs, and Examine the State of the Church Purchases, Gifts and Donations, Given to the Said Church, and get them well Secured where they are not, and to settle other Affairs that shall Come before them." The minutes of this committee, recorded on both sides of four loose sheets, include the dates of meetings, members present, and committee work discussed, including registering deeds, paying leases, collecting interest on accounts, and consolidating records.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1760/1761
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Congregational minutes, 1757-1769
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Baptists
subject: Church finance
subject: Church buildings
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church membership
subject: Church management
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church committees
subject: Pews and pew rights
description: Congregational minute book begun in 1760, which begins with notes about meetings that occurred during the previous three years, before organized record-keeping was established, and runs to 1769. Entries include dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted. Topics include but are not limited to: disputes between church members, appointments to positions such as deacon and sexton, invitations to visiting preachers, financial gifts to the church and gifts from the church to the poor, which included firewood, coffins, and the forgiveness of burial fees in addition to financial donations, letters of dismission, applications for baptism, excommunications and restorations to membership, construction and maintenance of buildings and grounds, church purchases such as a new chalice, and the settlement of accounts with both debtors and creditors. There is an alphabetical index of church members' names at the back of the book.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1757/1769
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Letters of transfer, 1785
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church membership
subject: Baptism and church membership
subject: Baptists
description: Six letters, both to and from First Baptist Church, confirming individuals' good standing for transfer to new church membership in 1785.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1785
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Letter of transfer, 1784
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church membership
subject: Baptism and church membership
subject: Baptists
description: Letter providing proof of good standing for Elisabeth Davis at the Church of Christ meeting in Welshtract, for transfer to the Church of Christ meeting of Philadelphia. Some of the text is illegible.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1784
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Letters of transfer, 1783
subject: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church membership
subject: Baptism and church membership
subject: Baptists
description: Four letters, both to and from First Baptist Church, confirming individuals' good standing for transfer to new church membership in 1783.
creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1783
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text