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

Title

Vestry minutes, Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, v.2, 1761-1784

Authors

• 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.MinuteBooks_v2
(Philadelphia, United States, Christ Church Philadelphia)

Alternate identifiers

• local-identifier: 1.1.0.2, v2

Publisher

Christ Church Philadelphia

Language

English

Origin

Place

United States

Summary

These minutes begin with the establishment of the United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's. This volume contains minutes from the Vestry meeting of July 4, 1776, when the Vestry resolved at the onset of the American Revolution: "Whereas the Honorable Continental Congress have resolved to declare the American Colonies to be free and independent States, In consequence of which it will be proper to omit those Petitions in the Liturgy wherein the King of Great Britain is prayed for, as inconsistent with the said Declaration. Therefore Resolved, that it appears to this Vestry to be necessary for the peace and well-being of the Churches to omit the said Petitions, and the Rector and Assistant Ministers of the United Churches are requested in the Name of the Vestry and their Constituents to omit such petitions as are above mentioned." (p. 338)

Support

Paper

Related resources

• Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project (https://philadelphiacongregations.org)

Subjects topical

• Parish elections
• Church records and registers
• Church finance
• American Revolution (1775-1783)
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Genres

• Minutes (Records)
• Manuscripts

Keywords

• 18th century

Licenses

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