ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v299 Pew rents, Christ Church, 1816 September and 1817 March
Title
Pew rents, Christ Church, 1816 September and 1817 MarchAuthors
- Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (http://viaf.org/viaf/123165129)
Funders
- Council on Library and Information Resources
Call number
ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v299(Philadelphia, United States, Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA)
Alternate identifiers
Publisher
Christ Church, Philadelphia, PALanguage
EnglishOrigin
1816-1817
- Place
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United States
Summary
The practice of renting pews was common in 18th and 19th century churches; members paid a fee for the right to occupy a particular pew every week. This bound manuscript is a record of pew rents due to Christ Church in September 1816 and March 1817. Entries are listed by pew number, with occupants' names, number of seats, amount of rent, total due and amount paid. Rents from September 1816 are listed from the front of the book, with pews in the gallery listed separately, and rents from March 1817 start after page 25, with new page numbering. Page numbers start over one more time with March 1817 pew rents from the gallery listed last.
Extent
51 pages;Support
PaperRelated resources
- Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project (https://philadelphiacongregations.org)
- ATLA Digital Library (https://dl.atla.com/collections/philadelphia-congregations-early-records-project)
Subjects topical
- Pews and pew rights
- Church finance
- Episcopalians
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Episcopal Church
Genres
- Account books
- Manuscripts
Keywords
- 19th century
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