Collection ID: 0044 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Free African Society receipts and expenditures, 1790-1792; pew rentals, 1840

Authors

• St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (https://viaf.org/viaf/124309509)

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

StThomas.FreeAfricaSocietyReceipts1790-1792PewRentals1840
(Philadelphia, United States, African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas)

Alternate identifiers

• https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/StThomas.FreeAfricaSocietyReceipts1790-1792PewRentals1840

Publisher

African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas

Language

English

Summary

St. Thomas' earliest precursor organization, the Free African Society was formed by Richard Allen, Absalom Jones and others in 1787, with the goal of building community among black Philadelphians. This bound manuscript is a record of people who donated to the Society, or were paid for a service. The transactions span the years 1790 to 1792. The manuscript also includes a list of the names of church members who owed pew rent up to Easter Monday 1840, and five loose pew receipts dating from 1840 and 1870s.

Extent

180 pages;

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

• Church finance
• African American churches
• African Americans
• Church records and registers
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Episcopal Church

Genres

• Account books
• Manuscripts

Keywords

• 18th century
• 19th century

Licenses

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