Proposals for First Presbyterian Church, 1793

Metadata

Title

Alternative Title

Proposals for First Church, 1793-1796

Creator

First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date

1793/1796

Digital Identifier

PHS.ProposalsforFirstChurch1793

Call Number

RG 35-3-13

Description

Five letters related to the rebuilding of First Presbyterian church: William Ruddack's accounting of his fundraising for the rebuilding from 1793 to 1796; John Johnston's 1793 proposal for plastering work, 1794 letter following up and 1796 bill for services rendered; and a proposal from Lawrence Allman and Rich Guy to do brick and stone work, dated 1793.

Subject

First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Presbyterian Historical Society

Extent

5 leaves

Format (Original)

Manuscripts

Correspondence

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Language

eng

Type

Text

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Text

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Collection

First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

Citation

First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.), “Proposals for First Presbyterian Church, 1793,” Philadelphia Congregations Early Records, accessed November 4, 2025, https://www.philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/PHS.ProposalsforFirstChurch1793.