Deed for St. Peter's Church, 1757
subject: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Deeds
subject: Episcopal Church
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Church history
description: Deed from Thomas Penn and Richard Penn for the land for St. Peter's church and graveyard.
creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1757
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Deed, 1765, 1772
subject: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Deeds
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Deed granted by Thomas and Richard Penn to "Members of the Congregation belonging to the old Presbyterian Meeting House," naming in particular William Allen, John Allen, George Bryan, William Humphries, John Mease, Peter Chevalier and Samuel Purviance, for a new lot at 4th and Pine Streets. The congregation had grown too numerous for the existing house and grounds of First Presbyterian. John Penn, the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, witnessed the deed in 1765. On the reverse side, the above-named congregants deeded the land and newly built church to "The Committee of the united first and third Presbyterian churches in the city of Philadelphia" in 1772.
creator: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1765
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Deed, 1784
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Deeds
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Deed of land, granted by William and Margaret Coats to the trustees of Second Presbyterian and signed and dated October 20th, 1784 by William Rush. The lot is located at Campington in Northern Liberties, beginning at the corner of Coates & Second Street and running up to St. John's street.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1784
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language: eng
type: Text

Deed, 1788
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Deeds
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Land previously deeded by Thomas and Mary Coates to the trustees of Second Presbyterian Church in 1784, in 1788 deeded to James Hartley, as witnessed by William Rush and Peter Thomson.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1788
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Deeds, 1695, 1702
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Deeds
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Church history
subject: Church property
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Two copies of the indenture made on November 15, 1695, from Griffith Jones to Joshua Carpenter, for a parcel of land at Second Street in the Towne of Philadelphia, for the yearly rent of "Tenne pounds of currant silver money." One copy for Jones, and one for Carpenter. Two copies likewise of the 1702 deed by which Jones extinguished the ground rent, for the consideration of 150 pounds, and clarifying that Carpenter's name was used by "special nomination and appointment" of the community of Christ Church, and that the lot is to be used for the perpetual public worship of God, in the Christian religion as practiced by the Church of England.
creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1695/1702
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Diary of preacher David Dailey, 1813-1814
subject: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Itinerancy (Church polity)
subject: Methodists
subject: United States--Delmarva Peninsula
subject: African Americans
subject: Circuit riders
subject: Methodist Church
description: David Dailey's diary from his time preaching on the Dorchester circuit, from April 5th 1813 to April 5th 1814. Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, including separate "black classes," and his physical and emotional state throughout. Entries paint a picture of a difficult life, as Dailey was lonely, suffered from hoarseness, and often traveled through bad weather to find only small gatherings and "hardened sinners." He often prays for greater faith in order to persevere.
creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Dailey, David
date: 1813/1814
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Diary of preacher David Dailey, 1814-1815
subject: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Itinerancy (Church polity)
subject: African Americans
subject: Methodists
subject: United States--Delmarva Peninsula
subject: Circuit riders
subject: Methodist Church
description: David Dailey's diary from his time preaching on the Smyrna and Cambridge circuits, from April 5, 1814 to April 16, 1815. As with his first diary, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, including separate black classes, and his physical and emotional state throughout. Entries continue to paint a picture of a difficult life, including loneliness, hoarseness, bad weather and poor attendance, although he experiences some good days as he preaches, performs baptisms, and visits the sick and dying.
creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Dailey, David
date: 1814/1815
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language: eng
type: Text

Diary of preacher David Dailey, 1815-1816
subject: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Itinerancy (Church polity)
subject: Methodists
subject: Church discipline
subject: African Americans
subject: United States--Delmarva Peninsula
subject: Circuit riders
subject: Methodist Church
description: David Dailey's diary from his time preaching on the Snow Hill circuit, from April 20, 1815 to April 16, 1816. During this time he notes his 24th birthday. As with his first two diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, and his physical and emotional state throughout. During his third year as a traveling preacher, he seemed to find more joy in his preaching, particularly in "meeting with the blacks." He survives a bout of the measles and another unnamed "tedious illness," and is vaccinated for small pox. He also presides over two trials regarding member misconduct.
creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Dailey, David
date: 1815/1816
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Diary of preacher David Dailey, 1816-1817
subject: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Itinerancy (Church polity)
subject: African Americans
subject: Methodists
subject: Camp meetings
subject: United States--Delmarva Peninsula
subject: Circuit riders
subject: Methodist Church
description: David Dailey's diary from his second year preaching on the Snow Hill circuit, from April 17, 1816 to March 16, 1817. As with his first few diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he met, including separate black classes, and his physical and emotional state throughout. He still experiences bouts of depression, but also describes happiness and contentment in preaching, visiting the sick, and performing baptisms, marriages and funerals. He is particularly pleased by camp meetings that are successful in gaining converts. Several entries refer to a woman named Sally, who often attends meetings with Dailey and who would eventually become his wife. Copies of several letters between the two are included at the end of the volume.
creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Dailey, David
date: 1816/1817
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Diary of preacher David Dailey, 1817
subject: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Itinerancy (Church polity)
subject: Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference
subject: Methodists
subject: Church discipline
subject: Camp meetings
subject: African Americans
subject: United States--Delmarva Peninsula
subject: Circuit riders
subject: Methodist Church
description: David Dailey's diary from March 17 to November 19, 1817. On March 17 Dailey left the circuit and took his wife Sally to meet his family. He then attended the Philadelphia Conference, where he was appointed to the Accomack circuit. As with his first few diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, including separate black classes, and his physical and emotional state throughout. He still experiences bouts of sickness and depression, but also finds happiness in preaching, visiting the sick, performing baptisms, and attending camp meetings. During this time, Sally gives birth to a son. Also during this time, Dailey describes several trials, including those involving black members, and is involved in matters of church discipline such as expelling a member for "selling a human being in the Southern States."
creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Dailey, David
date: 1817
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Diary of preacher David Dailey, 1819-1820
subject: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Itinerancy (Church polity)
subject: Methodists
subject: Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference
subject: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Baltimore Conference
subject: Camp meetings
subject: African Americans
subject: United States--Delmarva Peninsula
subject: Circuit riders
subject: Methodist Church
description: David Dailey's diary from his time on the Cambridge Circuit, from April 7, 1819 to March 7, 1820. As with his first several diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, including separate black classes, and his physical and emotional state throughout. This diary begins with a brief account of the Philadelphia meeting, which Dailey describes as disagreeable, and his assignment to the Cambridge circuit, which he explains is the same as the Dorchester circuit to which he was previously assigned. Dailey travels through much bad weather on horse and by canoe to preach, visit with the sick, perform baptisms, marriages, and funerals, and attend tent meetings. He also attends the Baltimore conference and records the names of the preachers he met there. Also during this time, Dailey's younger brother dies of typus, and Dailey's wife bears a second son.
creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Dailey, David
date: 1819/1820
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Diary, 1842-1866
subject: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Moravian Church
subject: Moravians
subject: Sermons
subject: Confirmation
subject: Church membership
subject: Church meetings
subject: Love feasts
subject: Church schools
subject: Missionaries
subject: American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
description: Includes a summary of events, compiled by pastor Edmund de Schweinitz for the years 1842 to 1854, in the time after pastor David Bigler's calling to First Moravian Church, New York, NY. According to the account provided here by Schweinitz, no congregational diary was kept during this time. From 1855-1866, a complete diary was again kept by ministers of the congregation. Topics covered include but are not limited to: descriptions of services & sermons; confirmations, marriages, receptions of new members, and deaths in the congregation; prayer meetings, congregational meetings, and love feasts; the arrival of new ministers; the practice of "pulpit exchange" with other denominations; fundraising for causes such as the Sunday School and missionary work; and the American Civil War. Inserted printed materials include programs for church events such as the cornerstone ceremonies of 1855 and 1866, and news clippings on the Emancipation Proclamation.
creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1842/1866
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Donations to the steeple fund, 1739-1754
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Spires
subject: Church bells
subject: Church buildings
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Church of England
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Record of payments made toward the construction of a steeple and purchase of bells for Christ Church, from 1739 to 1754. Some donors paid cash, other paid in materials and others paid for needed goods and services. Page numbering starts over after page 19, with a renewed effort begun in 1750 to build upon previous work.
creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1739/1754
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Draft of constitution for St. Paul's Church, circa 1760
subject: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: McClenachan, William, 1714-
subject: Church of England
subject: Church buildings
subject: Church finance
subject: Church history
subject: Church management
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Episcopal Church
description: In 1760 a group of congregants from Christ Church, supporters of the Rev. William McClenachan, an Anglican minister of evangelical leanings, seceded from Christ Church, and eventually formed St. Paul's. This document is a first draft of the constitution of St. Paul's, resolving to find land to rent in Philadelphia and funds to erect a new church building. The church was to follow the principles of the Church of England. Twelve persons were to be elected trustees, with the Reverend McClenachan serving as the first minister, and "sober Reputable and Religious Persons of the Congregation" appointed to collect pew rents and tend to the church building and grounds.
creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1760~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports - Index, 1685-1778
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning of each folder dated 1662-1702 [p. 2-8] and 1703-1713 [p. 224-229].
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1685/1778
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1714-1721
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1714-1721.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1714/1721
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1722-1730
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1722-1731.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1722/1730
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1731-1738
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1730-1738.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1731/1738
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1739-1745
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1739-1745.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1739/1745
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1746-1753
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1746-1753.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1746/1753
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1754-1759
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1754-1759.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1754/1759
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1760-1765
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1760-1765.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1760/1765
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1766-1770
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1766-1770.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1766/1770
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1771-1775
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1771-1775.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1771/1775
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1776-1779
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1776-1779.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1776/1779
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1780-1785
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1780-1784.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1780/1785
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1785-1790
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1785-1790.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1785/1790
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1791-1795
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1791-1795.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1791/1795
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1796-1800
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1796-1800.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1796/1800
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1801-1806
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1801-1806.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1801/1806
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1807-1820
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1807-1820.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1807/1820
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Epistles, letters, minutes, and reports, 1821-1828
subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
subject: Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Genealogy
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church finance
subject: Church membership
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Correspondence
subject: Marriage records
subject: Persecution
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Religious education
subject: Religious literature
description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1821-1828.
creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
date: 1821/1828
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format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text

Eshcaboth Rosh Hodesh, 1785
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Jews
subject: Judaism
subject: Prayers
subject: Memorial rites and ceremonies
subject: Synagogues
description: The "monthly memorials of men," a list of the names of deceased men for whom memorial prayers were to be said every Rosh Hodesh, which is the start of the new month in the Jewish calendar.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1785
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
language: heb
type: Text

Estimate of damages and repairs from the British occupation, 1778-1783
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Church buildings
subject: American Revolution (1775-1783)
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Cost of damages suffered by Second Presbyterian Church while British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution; the estimates were made in 1778 and certified in 1783. Pews, fencing, and a chandelier all had to be repaired or replaced, totaling an estimated 203 pounds.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1778/1783
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Facsimile of Haym Salomon's account of difficulties in financing construction of a new synagogue, circa 1784
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Jews
subject: Synagogues
subject: Synagogue records and registers
subject: Synagogue fund raising
subject: Synagogues--Finance
description: Manuscript with cover sheet, which describes the manuscript thus: "Haym Salomon Manuscript, in hand of a professional amanuensis, of Salomon's own account of the purchase of the property and the financing of the construction of Synagogue Mikveh Israel in 1782, including his own pledge of one-fourth the cost, 'Be it what it might.' Salomon describes the difficulties with Jonas Phillips which almost led to the latter's excommunication." Cover page indicates the manuscript is from the collection of Sigmund and Felicia Harrison of Ardmore, Pa.
creator: Salomon, Haym, 1740-1785
date: 1784?
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Financial records, 1764-1808
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Twenty-one documents relating to Second Presbyterian's finances, including lease agreements, bonds, protests of non-payment, promissory notes, and insurance policies, dating from 1764 to 1808.
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1764/1808
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Form of service at the dedication of the new synagogue, 1825
subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Synagogue dedication services
subject: Jews
subject: Synagogues
subject: Synagogue records and registers
description: Printed worship service for the dedication of Mikveh Israel's new synagogue. Book is in Hebrew with English translation on the opposite pages.
creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
publisher: New York: printed by S. H. Jackson, 91 Mercer Street
date: 1825
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: heb
language: eng
type: Text

Francis Alison sermons, 1752-1755
subject: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Alison, Francis, 1705-1779
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Francis Alison was born in Ireland in 1705. He studied at the University of Glasgow before traveling to America in 1735. In 1737 he became pastor of Pennsylvania's New London Presbyterian Church. Ten years later he opened an academy in New London. Students included three signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Secretary of the Second Continental Congress. In 1752 Alison moved to Philadelphia to take charge of the Philadelphia Academy. He was later appointed Vice-Provost of the newly established University of Pennsylvania, as well as Professor of Moral Philosophy. He was also assistant minister at the First Presbyterian Church. Alison died in 1779. The sermons herein date from 1752 to 1755, but notes have been added when the same sermons were given at later dates as well.
creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Alison, Francis, 1705-1779
date: 1752/1755
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Francis Alison sermons, 1756-1775
subject: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Alison, Francis, 1705-1779
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Francis Alison was born in Ireland in 1705. He studied at the University of Glasgow before traveling to America in 1735. In 1737 he became pastor of Pennsylvania's New London Presbyterian Church. Ten years later he opened an academy in New London. Students included three signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Secretary of the Second Continental Congress. In 1752 Alison moved to Philadelphia to take charge of the Philadelphia Academy. He was later appointed Vice-Provost of the newly established University of Pennsylvania, as well as Professor of Moral Philosophy. He was also assistant minister at the First Presbyterian Church. Alison died in 1779. These three notebooks contain sermons dated from 1756 to 1765, with later dates, when Alison delivered the sermons again, noted in his own hand, up to 1775. A few pages in the second notebook are missing pieces, obscuring the text. The inside back cover of the third manuscript includes notes on baptisms Alison performed in 1766 and 1771.
creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Alison, Francis, 1705-1779
date: 1756/1775
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Francis Alison sermons, 1763, 1767-1771
subject: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Alison, Francis, 1705-1779
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Francis Alison was born in Ireland in 1705. He studied at the University of Glasgow before traveling to America in 1735. In 1737 he became pastor of Pennsylvania's New London Presbyterian Church. Ten years later he opened an academy in New London. Students included three signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Secretary of the Second Continental Congress. In 1752 Alison moved to Philadelphia to take charge of the Philadelphia Academy. He was later appointed Vice-Provost of the newly established University of Pennsylvania, as well as Professor of Moral Philosophy. He was also assistant minister at the First Presbyterian Church. Alison died in 1779. These three notebooks contain sermons dated mainly from 1763, 1767 and 1771, with later dates noted when Alison delivered the sermons again for a new audience, up to 1777.
creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
creator: Alison, Francis, 1705-1779
date: 1763/1777
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Free African Society receipts and expenditures, 1790-1792; pew rentals, 1840
subject: St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: African American churches
subject: African Americans
subject: Episcopal Church
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Episcopalians
description: 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.
creator: St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1790/1792
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Funeral records, 1803-1822
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Lutherans
subject: Burial records
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Lutheran Church
description: Record of funerals performed by Gloria Dei Church from 1803 to 1822. Entries are listed by year, with members, members' children, strangers, and strangers' children listed separately. Each entry contains the date of the funeral, name of the deceased, their date and cause of death, and varying amounts of biographical information, such as country of birth, family members, occupation, public reputation, medical history an cost of burial. Indexes for individual years appear periodically in the book, as well as mentions of church members who were buried elsewhere.
creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1803/1822
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
language: swe
type: Text

Funeral records, 1822-1927
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Lutherans
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Burial records
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Lutheran Church
description: Record of funerals performed by Gloria Dei Church from 1822 to 1927. Entries are listed by year, with members, members' children, strangers, and strangers' children listed separately. Each entry contains the date of the funeral, name of the deceased, date and cause of death, and their age at time of death. Many entries also include the cost of burial and varying amounts of biographical information, such as country of birth, family members, occupation, public reputation, and medical history. Note: Blank pages were not scanned, resulting in some gaps in page numbering.
creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1822/1927
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
language: swe
type: Text

Funerals, 1856-1861
subject: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Burial records
subject: Catholics
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Registers of births, etc.
description: Record of funerals performed by Old St. Mary's from 1856 to 1861. Entries are chronological and include the date of the funeral, name of the decedent, age at time of death, and fees paid. Entries also often note if the burial was on a church lot or "poor ground."
creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1856/1861
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Funerals, 1861-1874
subject: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Burial records
subject: Catholics
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Registers of births, etc.
description: Record of funerals performed by Old St. Mary's from 1861 to 1874. "Prices of Interment" are listed on image 5, followed by "Rules" on image 6. Funerals are then listed chronologically, and include the name of the decedent, a note on the location of their grave, age at time of death, and fees paid.
creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1861/1874
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

General committee meeting minutes, 1747-1772
subject: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Church management
subject: Church finance
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Church buildings
subject: Church committees
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Meeting minutes begin with the names of members elected for the Committee in May of 1747, and go on to document the dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted. Topics covered include financial matters such as account balances, collections, payments to those employed by the church, and pew rents; charity, including a very active widows' fund; and repairs and upgrades such as new roof shingles and a new velvet cover for the pulpit. The minutes also contain discussion of the need for a second church building to accommodate a growing congregation, and the eventual split with Third Presbyterian ("the Pine Street church.")
creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1747/1772
contributor: Presbyterian Historical Society
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

George Washington letter, 1799
subject: Washington, George, 1732-1799
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Episcopal Church
subject: Episcopalians
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Letters
description: Letter from George Washington to William White, Bishop of Pennsylvania and long-time reverend of Christ Church, dated May 30, 1799, thanking White for sending a sermon on "the duty of Civil obedience as required in Scripture." White had served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, and Washington had regularly attended services at Christ Church. Washington died on December 14, 1799.
creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799
date: 1799
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 131, Sermon on following God's teaching and statutes, 1751
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. Psalms
subject: Bible. Job
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent supports his exhortation to follow God's teaching and statutes in this sermon by citing Psalms 25:5, "Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day;" Job 34:32, "That which I see not teach thou me;" and Psalms 119:33, "Teach me O Lord the way of thy Statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end." From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1751, then delivered it again in 1759 and 1761.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1751/1761
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 1, "The Law of God," 1742 or 1743
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. "The Law of God" sets forth the ever-present dangers of pervasive sin in the world, in diverting people from moral law and consequent harmony with the purity of God, and the veneration due him as creator. The sermon draws from Greek vocabulary and Judaic law, and is supported by close reading of relevant Bible passages. Tennent wrote this sermon in 1742 or 1743, but notations on the manuscript indicate he delivered it on other occasions in 1751, 1755, 1758 and 1761.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1742/1761
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 10, "De Electione" (About being chosen), 1743 or 1744
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Jews
subject: Bible. Romans
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. The title of this sermon, which Tennent delivered in 1743 or 1744, translates to "About being chosen." It is a rumination on God's rejection of the Jewish people as "neither total nor final," and begins with Romans 11:5, "Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace," although Tennent goes on to quote several other Bible passages in his discussion of the subject.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1743/1744
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text