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Front matter includes a copy of the Act of Incorporation dated September 13, 1788; lists of subscribers who paid towards the burial ground, the building of the church in 1762, and the addition of pews and galleries in 1782; and rules for conducting church business.

The meeting minutes begin on image 26, and each entry includes a list of attendees and a description of the topics covered. Topics include but are not limited to: election, appointment, and payment of church staff; management of the church finances, buildings, school and burial ground; pew rentals; and reports from committees.

Rear matter includes: a copy of the articles agreed upon in 1782; another list of subscribers, towards building the schoolhouse in 1781; an account of the costs involved in building that schoolhouse; a list of pewholders and their pew numbers dated 1782; and maps of the numbered pews.]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> ]]> Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Catholics]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church management]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Church schools]]>
A notable topic is the schism between the trustees and Bishop Carroll of Baltimore, who held authority over the entire Catholic population of the United States prior to the creation of the diocese of Philadelphia in 1808, over the hiring of priests.]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> ]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia]]> Genealogy]]> Society of Friends]]> Quakers]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Northern District]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Northern District]]> Genealogy]]> Society of Friends]]> Quakers]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District]]> Genealogy]]> Society of Friends]]> Quakers]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia]]> Monthly Meeting of 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Front matter includes a map of the pews and list of pewholders of Old St. Mary's, a copy of the act of incorporation, and the trustees' rules for management of the church.

Meeting minutes begin on image 46, and each dated entry includes a list of attendees and a description of the topics covered. Topics include but are not limited to: election, appointment, and payment of church staff; management of the church finances, buildings, school and burial ground; pew rentals; and reports from committees.]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> ]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District]]> Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia]]> Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia]]> Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy]]> Corporate minutes]]> Correspondence]]> Church committees]]> Church discipline]]> Church finance]]> Church management]]> Marriage records]]> Religious education]]> Temperance]]> Poor]]> Charity]]> African Americans]]> Antislavery movements]]> Indians of North America]]> Records (Documents)]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> ]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia]]> Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia]]> Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia]]> Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy]]> Corporate minutes]]> Correspondence]]> Church committees]]> Church discipline]]> Church finance]]> Church membership]]> Marriage records]]> Religious education]]> Temperance]]> Poor]]> Charity]]> African Americans]]> Antislavery movements]]> Indians of North America]]> Records (Documents)]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> ]]> St. Michael's Church (Trenton, N.J.)]]> St. Michael's Church (Trenton, N.J.)]]> Episcopalians]]> Episcopal Church]]> Church buildings]]> Church committees]]> Church finance]]> Articles of incoporation]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church management]]> Corporate minutes]]>
Note: a copy of the "act to incorporate the Protestant Episcopal Church of St. Michael's in the city of Trenton" dated January 28, 1818 opens the manuscript.]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> ]]> Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Corporate minutes]]> Catholics]]> Church management]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Church schools]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Cemeteries]]> Church committees]]> Church fund raising]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> ]]> Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Corporate minutes]]> Catholics]]> Church management]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Church schools]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Cemeteries]]> Church committees]]> Church fund raising]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> ]]> Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Catholics]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church management]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Church schools]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> ]]> St. Michael's Church (Trenton, N.J.)]]> St. Michael's Church (Trenton, N.J.)]]> Episcopalians]]> Episcopal Church]]> Church buildings]]> Church committees]]> Church finance]]> Church fund raising]]> Church music]]> Church management]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Corporate minutes]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> ]]> St. Michael's Church (Trenton, N.J.)]]> St. Michael's Church (Trenton, N.J.)]]> Episcopalians]]> Episcopal Church]]> Corporate minutes]]> Baptismal records]]> Marriage records]]> Burial records]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church finance]]> Church membership]]>
The register portion of the document begins on image 98 with an undated
alphabetical list of church members, notated for communicants, contributors, and removed or deceased members. Christenings, marriages and burials are then listed in chronological groupings starting with image 105, beginning in 1769 and ending in 1855. Entries include dates, names, and other relevant data. Black persons are marked as "negros."

The next portion of the manuscript includes an account of communion collections on image 190, a list of pew holders as of December 1836 on image 202, and a list of communicants from 1840 on image 206. An index of the register entries from 1818-1822 appears on image 209, and the final pages of the manuscript contains a map and listings of interments in the St. Michael's burial ground.]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Synagogue records and registers]]> Corporate minutes]]> Jews]]> Charity]]> Care of the sick]]> Death]]> Synagogues]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Baptists]]> Cemeteries]]> Burial records]]> Manuscripts]]> Records (Documents)]]> ]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia]]> Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia]]> Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia]]> Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy]]> Church management]]> Persecution]]> Corporate minutes]]> African Americans]]> Antislavery movements]]> Church committees]]> Church finance]]> Correspondence]]> Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia]]> Religious education]]> Temperance]]> Poor]]> Charity]]> Cemeteries]]> Church discipline]]> Records (Documents)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings]]> Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings]]> Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia]]> Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia]]> Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy]]> Church management]]> Persecution]]> Religious literature]]> Corporate minutes]]> African Americans]]> Antislavery movements]]> Church committees]]> Church finance]]> Correspondence]]> Records (Documents)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings]]> Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings]]> Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia]]> Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia]]> Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy]]> Church management]]> Persecution]]> Religious literature]]> Corporate minutes]]> African Americans]]> Antislavery movements]]> Church committees]]> Church finance]]> Correspondence]]> Records (Documents)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]>