Collection ID: 0034 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Pew rents, Christ Church, St. Peter's and St. James's, 1809 September

Authors

• United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.) (https://viaf.org/viaf/136497827)

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v281
(Philadelphia, United States, Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA)

Alternate identifiers

• https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v281
• local-identifier: v281

Publisher

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Language

English

Origin

Place

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, St. Peter's Church and St. James's Church in September 1809. Entries are listed by pew number, with occupant's name, number of seats, sums due and sums paid. Christ Church pew rents are listed from the beginning of the book; St. Peter's pew rents start after page 24 with a new page 1, and St. James's pew rents start on the following page 26.

Extent

71 pages;

Support

Paper

Related 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.)
• St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• St. James's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Episcopal Church

Genres

• Account books
• Manuscripts

Keywords

• 19th century

Licenses

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