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Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1750/1878 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Record of persons buried by Gloria Dei from 1750 to 1878. Entries are listed chronologically and vary over time, but include at minimum the name of the deceased and the date they were buried, and often more extensive information such as the date and place they died, age at time of death, cause of death, whether they were a church member, names of family members, cost of burial, and, during the time multiple cemeteries were in use, the name of the cemetery where they were buried. View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1774 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Inscribed on the inside front cover: "This Book belongs to the Society of Singers of Christ Church Philadelphia, June the 20th, 1774." Contains sheet music and words to various anthems (choral compositions based on biblical passages, for singing by a choir in a church service.) View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1702 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Treasury warrant from Queen Anne, continuing a previous warrant from King William, allowing Christ Church to pay annual salaries of 50 pounds to a Protestant minister and 30 pounds to a schoolmaster, to be paid with one penny per each pound of tobacco duties collected in Pennsylvania. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Date: 1799 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA 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. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Church of England Date: 1766 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: "The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches: and the Form or Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons." View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1847 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: The practice of renting pews was common in 18th and 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 due to Christ Church in 1847. Rents from March are listed first, followed by rents from September. Entries are listed by pew number, with occupants' names, number of seats rented, rent rate, arrears, total owed and amount paid. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1760~ Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Seating plan of Christ Church, first floor and gallery, circa 1760, listing names and pew numbers. These correlate to the numbers found in the pew register listings. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1763 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Formally titled, "A Collection of Psalm Tunes, with a few Anthems and Hymns, Some of them Entirely New, for the Use Of the United Churches of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church in Philadelphia." The text includes "A Short Introduction To The Art of Psalmody," with explanations of note lengths, cliffs (clefs), musical time, pauses/rests, sharps, flats and natural notes, special character notations, bars, and intonation. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1695/1702 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA 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. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1778/1824 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: The practice of renting pews was common in 18th and 19th century churches; members paid a fee for the right to occupy a particular pew every week. This document lists pew holders at Christ Church from page 1 to 46, St. Peter's from page 47 to 98, and St. James' from page 99 to 150. Large spans of blank pages were not scanned, which accounts for gaps in page numbers. Dates begin as early as 1778, but the bulk of dates fall between 1809 and 1825. Entries are listed by pew number and include number of seats rented, rate, to whom let, when let, and when "given up, relinquished or forfeited." Pew maps for each of the three churches appear at the end of the book, followed by an alphabetical index. View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA