Pew rentals, 1863-1876

Metadata

Title

Pew rentals, 1863-1876

Date

1863/1876

Digital Identifier

StThomas.PewRentals1863-1876

Description

The practice of renting pews was common in 19th century churches; members paid a fee for the right to occupy a particular pew every week. This bound manuscript is a record of pew rents paid to St. Thomas from 1863 to 1876. Each listing includes the date rented, names of renters, pew number, and amount paid.

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas

Extent

125 pages

Format (Original)

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

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

Language

eng

Type

Text

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