Description of Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS.ThirdPresbyterianChurchPewRentRecords1788-1789: Pew rent records, v. 4, 1788-1789
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Carly Sewell
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Michelle Belden
Council on Library and Information Resources
Presbyterian Historical Society
2019-12-02
2019-12-02
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Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project
ATLA Digital Library
United States
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Historical Society
PHS.ThirdPresbyterianChurchPewRentRecords1788-1789
https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/PHS.ThirdPresbyterianChurchPewRentRecords1788-1789
V MI46 P4p v. 4
The practice of renting pews was common in 19th century churches; members paid a fee for the right to occupy a particular pew every week. The majority of this bound manuscript is devoted to recording pew rents paid to Third Presbyterian from 1787 to 1789. Entries are usually listed by pew number and congregant name, with dates and amounts paid, and for most of the book they span two pages, verso and recto. A few pages towards the beginning of the manuscript contain records of payments to individuals and annual collection totals, dating from 1765 to 1769.
English
Pew rent records, v. 4, 1788-1789
Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Paper
96 pages;
1787-1789
United States
18th century
Church finance
Pews and pew rights
Presbyterians
Church records and registers
Presbyterian Church
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Account books
Manuscripts