Baptisms, marriages, and burials, 1796-1806
subject: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Marriage records
subject: Baptismal records
subject: Burial records
subject: Catholics
description: Record of baptisms, marriages and burials in the congregation of Holy Trinity from 1796 to 1806. Most entries are in Latin or French. Baptisms are listed chronologically from images 11 to 28, then from images 33 to 39. Baptismal records include the date, name of person baptized, pastor, parents, and sponsors. A name index for baptismal records begins on image 91. Some burial information, including the interment of infants and paupers, can be found interspersed in the baptismal records, from images 23 to 25. The names of congregants buried at Holy Trinity are listed by date on images 29 to 32. Marriages records, some quite detailed, are recorded in images 41 to 90.
creator: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1796/1806
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format: tiff
language: lat
language: fre
type: Text

Session minutes, 1828-1863
subject: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Church management
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
subject: Church membership
subject: Church committees
description: The Session is a body of elected elders governing a Presbyterian church. Meeting minutes run from 1828 to 1863, and note the date, members present, and business discussed. Business includes elections to office and appointments to committees; management of church finances, including financial assistance to the poor; church membership; and the resolution of conflicts between, and discipline of, church members.
creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1828/1863
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Session minutes, 1809-1828
subject: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Church management
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
subject: Church membership
subject: Church committees
description: The Session is a body of elected elders governing a Presbyterian church. This manuscript begins with a brief history of Third Presbyterian, followed by an alphabetical list of "members in full communion." Meeting minutes begin on image 19 and run from 1809 to 1828. Each entry notes the date, members present, and business discussed. Business includes: elections to office and appointments to committees; management of church finances, including financial assistance to the poor; church membership; and the resolution of conflicts between, and discipline of, church members. Please note there are some page numbering irregularities in the original manuscript; image numbers will provide better identification of each page.
creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1809/1828
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Accounting Warden's Ledger, 1842-1864
subject: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Burial records
subject: Account books
description: Regular accounting of "cash received and paid" by St. Peter's from 1842 to 1864. Funds received by the church include ground rents, pew rents, box money, and payment for interments. Expenses paid by the church include salaries for church employees, supplies such as wine and coal, and services such as gardening and building repair.
creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1842/1864
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Accounting Warden's Ledger, 1831-1842
subject: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Burial records
subject: Account books
description: Regular accounting of "cash received and paid" by St. Peter's from 1831 to 1842. Funds received by the church include ground rents, pew rents, box money, and payment for interments. Expenses paid by the church include salaries for church employees, supplies such as wine and coal, and services such as gardening and building repair.
creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1831/1842
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Session minutes, 1817-1841
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Church management
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
subject: Church committees
subject: Church membership
description: The Session is a body of elected elders governing a Presbyterian church. Meeting minutes run from 1817 to 1841, and note the date, members present, and business discussed. Business includes elections to office and appointments to committees; management of church finances, including financial assistance to the poor; church membership; and the resolution of conflicts between, and discipline of, church members.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1817/1841
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Session minutes, 1798-1817
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Church management
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
subject: Church committees
subject: Church membership
description: The Session is a body of elected elders governing a Presbyterian church. Meeting minutes run from 1798 to 1817, and note the date, members present, and business discussed. Business includes elections to office and appointments to committees; management of church finances, including financial assistance to the poor; church membership; and the resolution of conflicts between, and discipline of, church members.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1798/1817
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Vestry minutes, 1838-1860
subject: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Church management
subject: Church finance
subject: Church committees
subject: Church buildings
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Missionaries
subject: Religious education
subject: Sunday schools
subject: Charters
description: The manuscript begins with a transcription of the by-laws of Wicacoe Church adopted on December 3, 1838, which include the duties of the warden, secretary, and sexton, and policies for interment of members. Vestry minutes follow, including the place and date of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Business includes, but is not limited to: collection of pew rents; record keeping; elections to leadership and appointments to committees; resignations, appointments and payment of staff; upkeep of building and grounds; fundraising for the mission society and Sunday school; and preparation of a charter to be reviewed by the state legislature.
creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1838/1860
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Session minutes, 1830-1851
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Church management
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
subject: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church membership
subject: Church committees
description: The Session is a body of elected elders governing a Presbyterian church. This manuscript begins with a list of pastors at First Presbyterian up to 1830, then includes an historical list of elders, followed by a list of communicants, with their dates of admission as well as notes on certificates, dismissals, exclusions and deaths. Session minutes begin on image 90. They run from 1830 to 1851, and note the date, members present, and business discussed. Business includes elections to office and appointments to committees; management of church finances, including financial assistance to the poor; church membership; and the resolution of conflicts between, and discipline of, church members.
creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1830/1851
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Session minutes, 1807-1830
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Church management
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
subject: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church membership
subject: Missionaries
subject: Church committees
description: The Session is a body of elected elders governing a Presbyterian church. Meeting minutes run from 1807 to 1830, and note the date, members present, and business discussed. Business includes elections to office and appointments to committees; management of church finances, including the funding of missionary work and financial assistance to the poor; and the resolution of conflicts between, and discipline of, church members. The history of First Presbyterian is sketched out on the verso of the first flyleaf, and the first few pages of the notebook contains a list of members from 1807. A list of communicants runs from image 116 to image 147, followed by several pages of certifications for members in good standing, and a list of members who had moved to other churches.
creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1807/1830
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Ground plan of the Moravian stores on Vine Street, circa 1808
subject: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Moravian Church
subject: Moravians
subject: Church buildings
subject: Church finance
description: Pen on paper drawing of the layout of the Moravian stores on Vine Street, from around 1808.
creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1808?
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Still Image

Scheme of a Lottery, 1824
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church buildings
subject: Cemeteries
description: Two page manuscript documenting the previously secured Commonwealth approval for a lottery to raise money for repairs to Mikveh Israel's synagogue and burial ground, "and other purposes of relief," as well as laying out a detailed plan for how to structure the lottery.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1824
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
language: eng
type: Text

Plan for Spruce Street Cemetery, 1765
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Jews
subject: Cemeteries
description: A draft of the measurements of Mikveh Israel's cemetery, situated on the North side of Spruce Street between 8th and 9th streets. According to the one page manuscript, the walled-in burying ground was found when the Poor House was built, and was resurveyed on October 8, 1765.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1765
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Richard Peters correspondence, 1771
subject: Peters, Richard, 1704-1776
subject: Duche, Jacob, 1737-1798
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Church finance
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
description: Two items of correspondence involving Richard Peters, an important figure in colonial Philadelphia and rector of Christ Church from 1762 to 1775. The first letter, dated September 31, 1771, is from Rector Peters and Assistant Minister Jacob Duche to the Bishop of Cork, regarding a relation of the bishop who is a member of their congregation. She traveled to Philadelphia with her husband, who drowned two years previously, and fell on hard times. Peters and Duche request financial assistance on behalf of the widow, so she can set up a shop and support herself. The second letter, dated June 28, 1771, is to the Reverend Doctor Peters from Robert Smith, regarding the purchase of a lot of land from the church.
creator: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1771
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Jacob Beyerle letters to Jacob Duche, 1775
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Duche, Jacob, 1737-1798
subject: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
description: Two letters to Reverend Duche from Jacob Beyerle, one dated October 28, 1775 and the other dated November 15, 1775, regarding the long overdue payment to Beyerle for Christ Church's organ. Beyerle had grown old and infirm and expressed an urgent need to settle his account.
creator: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1775
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

A Journal of Tours through the United States From August 26, 1819 to May 8, 1857 By Rev. Benjamin Dorr A. M.
subject: Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869
subject: Voyages and travels
subject: American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Steamboats
description: Reverend Benjamin Dorr served as rector for Christ Church from 1839 to 1868, and undertook the difficult job of holding the congregation together during the Civil War. Dorr traveled extensively throughout his life. This handwritten manuscript contains Dorr's notes about his many travels through the United States from 1819 to 1864. He often traveled through New England, but also visited the mid-Atlantic states, and even ventured into the deep South and as far West as the Green Bay area, stopping in Detroit and Chicago. He traveled by steamboat, stagecoach and horse; stayed with family and friends; dined with persons prominent in the military, church, politics and local businesses; and visited museums, hospitals, libraries, colleges, factories and local historical landmarks. He would sometimes preach and collect money for missionary work. The last entry details his visit to the Army of the Potomac in 1864. A typewritten transcript of this manuscript has also been scanned for this project.
creator: Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869
date: 1819/1864
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Minutes, 1681-1814
subject: Yearly Meeting of Women Friends (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Quaker women
subject: Women and religion
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Indians of North America
subject: African Americans
subject: Temperance
subject: Religious education
subject: Correspondence
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
description: Yearly Meetings are large autonomous bodies of Quakers, meeting for several days once annually to conduct business, formulate the discipline, receive reports and concerns from its constituent meetings, review the state of the Society, and communicate with other yearly meetings and non-Quaker organizations.
creator: Yearly Meeting of Women Friends (Philadelphia
creator: Pa.)
date: 1681/1814
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1821-1828
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1821-1828.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1821/1828
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1807-1820
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1807-1820.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1807/1820
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1801-1806
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1801-1806.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1801/1806
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1796-1800
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1796-1800.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1796/1800
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1791-1795
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1791-1795.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1791/1795
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1780-1785
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1780-1784.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1780/1785
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1785-1790
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1785-1790.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1785/1790
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1776-1779
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1776-1779.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1776/1779
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1771-1775
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1771-1775.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1771/1775
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1766-1770
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1766-1770.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1766/1770
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1760-1765
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1760-1765.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1760/1765
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1754-1759
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1754-1759.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1754/1759
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1746-1753
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1746-1753.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1746/1753
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1739-1745
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1739-1745.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1739/1745
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1731-1738
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1730-1738.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1731/1738
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1722-1730
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1722-1731.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1722/1730
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format: jp2
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Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1714-1721
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1714-1721.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1714/1721
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Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports - Index, 1685-1778
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning of each folder dated 1662-1702 [p. 2-8] and 1703-1713 [p. 224-229].
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1685/1778
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Minutes, 1799-1827
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Church membership
subject: Religious education
subject: Temperance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: African Americans
subject: Antislavery movements
subject: Religious literature
subject: Persecution
description: Yearly Meetings are large autonomous bodies of Quakers, meeting for several days once annually to conduct business, formulate the discipline, receive reports and concerns from its constituent meetings, review the state of the Society, and communicate with other yearly meetings and non-Quaker organizations.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1799/1827
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Minutes, 1780-1798
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Church membership
subject: Religious education
subject: Temperance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: African Americans
subject: Antislavery movements
subject: Religious literature
subject: Persecution
description: Yearly Meetings are large autonomous bodies of Quakers, meeting for several days once annually to conduct business, formulate the discipline, receive reports and concerns from its constituent meetings, review the state of the Society, and communicate with other yearly meetings and non-Quaker organizations.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1780/1798
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language: eng
type: Text

Minutes, 1747-1779
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Church membership
subject: Religious education
subject: Temperance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: African Americans
subject: Antislavery movements
subject: Religious literature
subject: Persecution
description: Yearly Meetings are large autonomous bodies of Quakers, meeting for several days once annually to conduct business, formulate the discipline, receive reports and concerns from its constituent meetings, review the state of the Society, and communicate with other yearly meetings and non-Quaker organizations.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1747/1779
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Minutes, 1681-1746
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Church membership
subject: Religious education
subject: Temperance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: African Americans
subject: Antislavery movements
subject: Religious literature
subject: Persecution
description: Yearly Meetings are large autonomous bodies of Quakers, meeting for several days once annually to conduct business, formulate the discipline, receive reports and concerns from its constituent meetings, review the state of the Society, and communicate with other yearly meetings and non-Quaker organizations.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1681/1746
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language: eng
type: Text

Women's Minutes, 1814-1831
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Quaker women
subject: Women and religion
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Marriage records
subject: Religious education
subject: Temperance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: African Americans
subject: Antislavery movements
subject: Indians of North America
description: The monthly business meeting is the basic unit of Quaker organization. In the 17th and 18th centuries, only members in good standing could participate. Men and women met separately to conduct business but worshipped together. The business meeting usually included Friends who might worship in several different meeting houses in a defined geographic area. It had responsibility for care of members, authorizing marriages and removals (transfers), and maintaining discipline.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
date: 1814/1831
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Minutes, 1814-1830
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Marriage records
subject: Religious education
subject: Temperance
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: African Americans
subject: Antislavery movements
subject: Indians of North America
description: The monthly business meeting is the basic unit of Quaker organization. In the 17th and 18th centuries, only members in good standing could participate. Men and women met separately to conduct business but worshipped together. The business meeting usually included Friends who might worship in several different meeting houses in a defined geographic area. It had responsibility for care of members, authorizing marriages and removals (transfers), and maintaining discipline.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
date: 1814/1830
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language: eng
type: Text

Removals Received, 1818-1820
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church membership
description: A certificate of removal was a document given to persons who were transferring their membership from one monthly meeting to another. Their removal testified that they were members in good standing with the meetings they were leaving.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
date: 1818/1820
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language: eng
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Births and Deaths, 1814-1883
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Registers of births, etc.
subject: Burial records
description: In the 17th and 18th centuries, Friends kept records of the births and deaths of members only. If a child was born to two Quakers in good standing at the time of the birth they were considered "birthright." On the other hand, Quaker burial grounds were not generally select. Non-members could be interred in Friends' grounds. Includes indexes of names at front and back of volume. Lists the membership status of individuals.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
date: 1814/1883
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language: eng
type: Text

Removals Issued, 1821-1868
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church membership
description: A certificate of removal was a document given to persons who were transferring their membership from one monthly meeting to another. Their removal testified that they were members in good standing with the meetings they were leaving.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
date: 1821/1868
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Membership, 1814-1820
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church membership
description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
date: 1814/1820
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Membership (Women), 1814-1819
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Quaker women
subject: Church membership
subject: Women and religion
description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
date: 1814/1819
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language: eng
type: Text

Removals Received, 1814-1817
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church membership
description: A certificate of removal was a document given to persons who were transferring their membership from one monthly meeting to another. Their removal testified that they were members in good standing with the meetings they were leaving.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District
date: 1814/1817
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language: eng
type: Text

Papers, 1807-1820
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church finance
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church membership
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: African Americans
subject: Antislavery movements
subject: Church buildings
subject: Correspondence
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District
date: 1807/1820
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language: eng
type: Text

Papers, 1790-1806
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church finance
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church membership
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: African Americans
subject: Antislavery movements
subject: Church buildings
subject: Correspondence
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District
date: 1790/1806
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language: eng
type: Text

Papers, 1772-1789
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church finance
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church membership
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: African Americans
subject: Antislavery movements
subject: Church buildings
subject: Correspondence
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes partial index of contents at beginning dated 1772-1872.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District
date: 1772/1789
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