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It appears the manuscript was used as a financial journal prior to use as a marriage register; financial entries date from 1744 to 1760, but are crossed out, and pages are reused to record marriages. There is an alphabetical index of names at the beginning of the book.

The date ranges are out of order, marriages from 1761 beginning on p. 15, continuing to p. 270, whereupon the reader is directed back to p. 2 for the continuation of marriage records from Rev. William Rogers. Meanwhile, records of Rev. Henry Holcombe from 1813 start on p. 270 and continue through 1824 on p. 313. Records from succeeding pastors continue to the end of the book, with some gaps in years.]]> Registers (Lists)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Marriage records]]> Baptismal records]]> Baptism and church membership]]> Baptists]]> Church membership]]> Burial records]]> Registers (Lists)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> Poverty]]> Poor]]> Charity]]> Baptists]]> Church records and registers]]> Church fund raising]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> Poor]]> Poverty]]> Charity]]> Baptists]]> Church records and registers]]> Church fund raising]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Baptismal records]]> Baptism and church membership]]> Baptists]]> Church records and registers]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Registers of births, etc.]]> Circumcision]]> Marriage records]]> Burial records]]> Synagogue records and registers]]> Jews]]> Synagogues]]>
Cohen began this record book in 1776, writing from the front as well as from the back, and his entries record events in Montreal and New York, as well as a few other locations, in addition to Philadelphia. He wrote in English and Hebrew. After Cohen's death, the record book was continued by several others, including Benjamin Nones, Dr. Alexander Wertheim, Lewis Allen, Zalegman Phillips, and Abraham Hart.

Alan Corre, who served as rabbi for Congregation Mikveh Israel from 1955 to 1963 and who was an esteemed scholar of Hebrew Studies, and Malcom Stern, a rabbi and historian who has been described as the dean of American Jewish genealogy, published an article about this record book in The American Jewish Quarterly in 1969 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/23878015). In this article, Corre and Stern provided Hebrew translations for the prayers recorded by Cohen, and with the generous permission of the American Jewish Historical Society, those translations are now included in the transcription for this record. Corre and Stern also organized the data on circumcisions, marriages and deaths into tables, and provided detailed historical context for the records.

A prayer for the Eve of Kippur from Cohen's time in Montreal is found on page 1, and repeated with additions on page 93. The misheberach (public blessing) prayer is found on page 4, and escabot/hascabot (memorial) prayers are found on pages 6 to 8, 10, 19a and 19b of the manuscript. A copy of the Order of Service for the Day of Dedication (for Mikveh Israel's new synagogue) is found on pages 20 to 22.

Circumcision records are found on pages 14 to 17 and 23 to 25, and include date of birth, name of father, son's name, and date circumcised.

Marriage records, called ketubot or ketubah, start on page 92 and run backwards to page 44. The ketubot are written almost entirely in an Aramaic-Hebrew idiom; however they are fairly standardized, and Cohen provides English translations of two Canadian marriage contracts on pages 88 and 92. Please see also https://www.sefaria.org/Ketubah_Text.4 for the traditional ketubah text, which may have been altered slightly in practice.

A haliza document, releasing a widow from marriage to her husband's brother, is found on page 72.

Records of deaths in Montreal are found on pages 2, 3 and 5; records of deaths and burials in Philadelphia at Mikveh Israel are found on pages 18 to 19 and 27 to 41. The latter records often include information on family relations and location of burial plots.]]> Registers (Lists)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Synagogue fund raising]]> Jews]]> Synagogues]]> Synagogue records and registers]]> Synagogues--Finance]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Synagogue records and registers]]> Jews]]> Synagogue fund raising]]> Synagogues]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Burial records]]> Synagogue records and registers]]> Jews]]> Cemeteries]]> Synagogues]]> Registers (Lists)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Synagogue records and registers]]> Jews]]> Registers of births, etc.]]> Synagogues]]> Registers (Lists)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Synagogue records and registers]]> Registers of births, etc.]]> Jews]]> Synagogues]]> Registers (Lists)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Parish elections]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Episcopalians]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Charity]]> Poor]]> Church schools]]> Hospitals]]> Church committees]]> Church management]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865]]> Episcopal Church]]>
The meeting minutes from the Spring of 1865 refer to the death of President Abraham Lincoln. The vestry of Christ Church elected to drape the church in black for a period of three months and muffle the church bells to mourn the death of the president.

A copy of the charter separating Christ Church and St. Peter's Church in 1832 is also included in this volume. Note: Blank pages were not scanned.]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Parish elections]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869]]> Church management]]> Church bells]]> Church buildings]]> Church committees]]> Church fund raising]]> Episcopalians]]> Cemeteries]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Hospitals]]> Charity]]> Poor]]> Episcopal Church. Diocese of Pennsylvania]]> Episcopal Church]]>
Annotated copies of Christ Church's charter and by-laws are inserted in the beginning of the volume, entitled "Charter of Christ Church in the city of Philadelphia and St. Peter's Church, in the city of Philadelphia, As established by an Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, passed January, 1832; together with the proceedings of the respective vestries thereupon." These documents reflect the separation of Christ Church and St. Peter's in 1832.]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Parish elections]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. James's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Corporate minutes]]> Episcopalians]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Church committees]]> Church management]]> Hospitals]]> Poor]]> Charity]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Episcopal Church]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Parish elections]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. James's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church management]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Church committees]]> Episcopalians]]> Hospitals]]> Episcopal Church]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Parish elections]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church management]]> Church fund raising]]> Church schools]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church of England]]> Episcopalians]]> Corporate minutes]]> Episcopal Church]]>
Note: Page 92 was blank and was not scanned.]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> White, William, 1748-1836]]> Episcopal Church. Diocese of Pennsylvania]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Episcopal Church]]> White, William, 1748-1836]]> Episcopalians]]> St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church meetings]]> United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]>
This bound manuscript includes William White's journals documenting the formation of the Diocese of Pennsylvania in 1784, as well as the institution of a convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of Pennsylvania, and minutes from the first six such conventions, up to 1790.]]> Manuscripts]]> Diaries]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Church management]]> Church committees]]> Presbyterians]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church discipline]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Church membership]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Corporate minutes]]> Presbyterians]]> Church finance]]> Church management]]> Church buildings]]> Church membership]]> Church discipline]]> Cemeteries]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church committees]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Church management]]> Church discipline]]> Presbyterians]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church committees]]> Church membership]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]>
Entries note the date and place of meetings, members present, and business discussed. Topics include but are not limited to: the purchase of new grounds and building of a new meeting house; the assignment of pews and pew rents and later a rise in pew rents to help the church out of debt; fees for baptisms and terms for burials; the choice of a new minister; discipline of members for ill behavior; and application for a charter.]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Burial records]]> Cemeteries]]> Presbyterian Church]]>
After page 6b, the manuscript starts over from the back, with records of graves and tombs that were moved from the Second Presbyterian burial grounds in 1867.]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]>
Note: A few loose pages related to church finances date from 1807 and 1838, including a record of accounts for the "New Church," which later became the 1st Presbyterian Church of Northern Liberties.]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Presbyterians]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church discipline]]> Church finance]]> Church management]]> Corporate minutes]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Naturalization records]]> Lutherans]]> Rudman, Andrew, 1668-1708]]> Lutheran Church]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Lutherans]]> Marriage records]]> Burial records]]> Indians of North America]]> Sweden]]> Netherlands]]> Land Settlement]]> Colonies]]> African Americans]]> Rudman, Andrew, 1668-1708]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church finance]]> Registers of births, etc.]]> Church fund raising]]> Poor]]> Charity]]> Clergy]]> Lutheran Church]]>
Meeting minutes for the general parish and church council of Gloria Dei are interspersed with these personal accounts, as well as copies of letters to and from various kings, queens, bishops and archbishops in Europe. Topics covered include: land purchases; the building and upkeep of churches, including Gloria Dei and its cemetery; the need for new ministers and the struggle to house and pay them; the establishment of standards for religious practices in the new land; listings of Swedish families, including information on births, deaths, and marriages; and ongoing relations between the Swedes and their Indian, Dutch and English neighbors, including Quakers and the leaders of Christ Church.

The last third of the book consists of financial accounts kept by Gloria Dei. Sums recorded include Sunday collections, special fundraising efforts, and expenditures for church repair, ministers' travel, and support of the poor and sick in the congregation.

Note: The vast majority of records in this book run to 1760, but several documents at the back of the volume date from the early 1800s.]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Marriage records]]> Baptismal records]]> Lutherans]]> Registers of births, etc.]]> Burial records]]> Lutheran Church]]>
Marriages are listed first, ordered chronologically and include the name of the bride and groom, method of marriage (license or publishing), and date. An alphabetical index of names appears after page 140.

The Baptisms are listed second, ordered chronologically, and include the name of child being baptized, their place and date of birth, parents' names and godparents' names. An alphabetical index of names appears after page 244.

Burials are listed last, ordered chronologically, and include at minimum the name of the deceased and date of their burial, and often more information such as place of death and age at time of death. Alphabetical indexes of names appear at intervals throughout the burial listings.]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Marriage records]]> Lutherans]]> Episcopalians]]> Lutheran Church]]> Episcopal Church]]>
Early entries span two pages and include the date of the wedding, the names of the bride and groom, and other information such as occupation, parents' names, birthplace, residence, and names of witnesses. Later entries are more abbreviated, often including only the date and names of bride and groom.

Alphabetical indexes appear within the text for dates from 1799 to 1811. Indexes for other years appear at the back of the book.

"Remarkable occurrences" are noted on images 175 to 190 and again on images 364 to 367, and include descriptions of couples who were refused marriage and the reasons for this refusal, including, for example, lack of necessary paperwork or witnesses, a young bride with no adult guardian present, or a very drunken bridegroom.]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Marriage records]]> Lutherans]]> Lutheran Church]]>
Each entry includes the date of the wedding, names of bride and groom, and other information such as their ages, status as widow or widower, their place of residence, parents' names, and names of witnesses.]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Marriage records]]> Lutherans]]> Lutheran Church]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Lutherans]]> Burial records]]> Cemeteries]]> Lutheran Church]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Baptismal records]]> Lutherans]]> Episcopalians]]> Lutheran Church]]> Episcopal Church]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Lutherans]]> Episcopalians]]> Burial records]]> Cemeteries]]> Lutheran Church]]>
Note: Blank pages were not scanned, resulting in some gaps in page numbering.]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Parish missions]]> Sweden]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Lutherans]]> American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783)]]> Swedes]]> United States--Delaware River Valley]]> Lutheran Church]]>
Entries date from 1724 through approximately 1786, but begin with a "Prefatory Note" dated 1891. Topics include but are not limited to: requests to replace pastors who have passed away, opinions on the use of English in liturgy, personal controversies, official meeting minutes, and the welfare of members during the American Revolutionary war. A register of the members of various parishes makes up the rear portion of the volume.

Some pages are in Swedish.]]> Manuscripts]]> Records and correspondence]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Burial records]]> Presbyterians]]> Cemeteries]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Registers (Lists)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Burial records]]> Presbyterians]]> Cemeteries]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Registers (Lists)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Church fund raising]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Church fund raising]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> Church records and registers]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> Church records and registers]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> Church records and registers]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> Church records and registers]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> Church records and registers]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church finance]]> Church records and registers]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]>