Collection ID: 0036 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

School Committee records, 1795-1798

Authors

• Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (https://viaf.org/viaf/129086513)

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

PHS.SecondPresbyterianChurchSchoolCommSubscriptionListEtc
(Philadelphia, United States, Presbyterian Historical Society)

Alternate identifiers

• https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/PHS.SecondPresbyterianChurchSchoolCommSubscriptionListEtc
• local-identifier: RG 33-5-5

Publisher

Presbyterian Historical Society

Language

English

Origin

Place

United States

Summary

Forty loose pages documenting the activities of the church committee charged with overseeing the development of the "congregational or charity school" in 1795. Documents include committee reports regarding school organization, securing the land and completing the school building, and accounting for such things as plumbing improvements and school supplies. Documents also include a list of initial subscribers and their donations, and records of continuing donations over the course of three years.

Notes

• Alternative Title: Second Presbyterian Church School Comm Subscription List Etc.
   

Extent

40 leaves;

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

• Presbyterians
• Education
• Church schools
• Public schools
• Church buildings
• Church committees
• Presbyterian Church
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Genres

• Account books
• Manuscripts

Keywords

• 18th century

Licenses

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