ChristChurch.MinuteBooks_v4 Vestry minutes, Christ Church, St. Peter's Church, and St. James's Church, v. 4, 1816-1826
Title
Vestry minutes, Christ Church, St. Peter's Church, and St. James's Church, v. 4, 1816-1826Authors
- 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.MinuteBooks_v4(Philadelphia, United States, Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA)
Alternate identifiers
- https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.MinuteBooks_v4
- local-identifier: 1.1.0.4, v4
Publisher
Christ Church, Philadelphia, PALanguage
EnglishOrigin
1816-1826
- Place
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United States
Summary
Meeting minutes of the vestry of the United Churches of Christ Church, St. Peter's Church and St. James's Church from 1816 to 1826. Each entry records the date and place of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Topics include: the election of church leaders; the hiring, duties and salaries of church staff such as minister, organist, clerk, sexton, and bell ringer; reports from committees responsible for tasks such as locating new land to rent, securing insurance, and managing the church hospital; the upkeep of buildings and burial grounds; and the ongoing management of church finances, including bequests.
Extent
211 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
- Parish elections
- Church records and registers
- Church finance
- Corporate minutes
- Church management
- Church buildings
- Cemeteries
- Church committees
- Episcopalians
- Hospitals
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- St. James's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Episcopal Church
Genres
- Minutes (Records)
- Manuscripts
Keywords
- 19th century
Licenses
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