ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v221 Pew rent account book, Christ Church, 1778 September
Title
Pew rent account book, Christ Church, 1778 SeptemberAuthors
- United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.) (http://viaf.org/viaf/139662090)
Funders
- Council on Library and Information Resources
Call number
ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v221(Philadelphia, United States, Christ Church Philadelphia)
Alternate identifiers
- local-identifier: 3.4.3.1, v221
Publisher
Christ Church PhiladelphiaLanguage
EnglishOrigin
1778
- Place
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United States
Summary
Pew rent registers were maintained at Christ Church and indeed many churches in the 18th and 19th centuries. The records document pew rents collected and from whom. Some volumes note where individuals sat and their home addresses. This particular journal indicates rents due in September, 1778, for Christ Church. Book openings after p. 15 are blank and were not digitized.
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PaperRelated resources
- Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project (https://philadelphiacongregations.org)
Subjects topical
- Pews and pew rights
- Church finance
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genres
- Account books
- Manuscripts
Keywords
- 18th century
- Accounts
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