ChristChurch.MinuteBooks_v6 Vestry minutes, Christ Church, v.6, 1832-1845
Title
Vestry minutes, Christ Church, v.6, 1832-1845Authors
- Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (http://viaf.org/viaf/123165129)
Funders
- Council on Library and Information Resources
Call number
ChristChurch.MinuteBooks_v6(Philadelphia, United States, Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA)
Alternate identifiers
- https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.MinuteBooks_v6
- local-identifier: 1.1.0.6, v6
Publisher
Christ Church, Philadelphia, PALanguage
EnglishOrigin
- Place
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United States
Summary
Meeting minutes of the Christ Church vestry from 1832 to 1845. Each entry records the date and place of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Regular business includes the election of church leaders; employment of staff (ministers, clerks, sextons, bellringers and organists); financial matters such as budgeting, fundraising, taxation, insurance and bequests; maintenance of buildings (including the steeple and bells) and burial grounds; management of pew rents; appointments to and reports from various church committees; the operation of Christ Church hospital; and charity for the poor. Of special interest, this volume of minutes also records the beginning years of the ministry of the Reverend Benjamin Dorr. Annotated copies of Christ Church's charter and by-laws are inserted in the beginning of the volume, entitled "Charter of Christ Church in the city of Philadelphia and St. Peter's Church, in the city of Philadelphia, As established by an Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, passed January, 1832; together with the proceedings of the respective vestries thereupon." These documents reflect the separation of Christ Church and St. Peter's in 1832.
Extent
315 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
- Church management
- Church bells
- Church buildings
- Church committees
- Church fund raising
- Episcopalians
- Cemeteries
- Pews and pew rights
- Hospitals
- Charity
- Poor
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869
- Episcopal Church. Diocese of Pennsylvania
- Episcopal Church
Genres
- Minutes (Records)
- Manuscripts
Keywords
- 19th century
Licenses
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- Text
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