ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v224 Pew rent account book, Christ Church, 1780 March
Title
Pew rent account book, Christ Church, 1780 MarchAuthors
- 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_v224(Philadelphia, United States, Christ Church Philadelphia)
Alternate identifiers
- local-identifier: 3.4.3.2, v224
Publisher
Christ Church PhiladelphiaLanguage
EnglishOrigin
1780
- Place
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United States
Summary
Pew Registers were maintained at Christ Church and indeed many churches in the 18th and 19th centuries. The pew rent records document pew rents collected and from whom. Some books note where individuals sat and their home addresses. This particular journal indicates rents due through March 25, 1780. The openings immediately inside the front and back covers are blank and were not scanned.
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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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