ChristChurch.AccountingWardensPewRentAccountBooks_v283 Pew rents, Christ Church, St. Peter's and St. James's, 1810 September
Title
Pew rents, Christ Church, St. Peter's and St. James's, 1810 SeptemberAuthors
- 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_v283(Philadelphia, United States, Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA)
Alternate identifiers
Publisher
Christ Church, Philadelphia, PALanguage
EnglishOrigin
1830
- 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, St. Peter's Church and St. James's Church in September 1810. 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 on page 31, and St. James's pew rents start on page 59.
Extent
86 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.)
- 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
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