To all persons to whom these presents shall come : Know ye, that we the subscribers, [blank] treasurer of the Baptist Society, and [blank] treasurer of the Charitable Baptist Society, in the town of Providence, and colony of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, in consideration of the sum of [blank] to us in hand paid, by [blank] ... have assigned ... to the said [blank] a pew ... in the New Baptist Meeting-House ...
| Corporate Authors: | , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[Providence] :
[publisher not identified],
[1774?]
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| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 42040. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | Followed by: I the above named [blank] do hereby freely acknowledge, that I receive the above mentioned pew upon the conditions aforesaid ... The new meeting house of the First Baptist Church was built in 1774, the Charitable Baptist Society having been formed to accomplish this task; cf. Isham, Norman M. The meeting house of the First Baptist Church in Providence ... Providence, 1925. It is likely that this form for recording the payment and assignment of pews was printed in the same year. Printed area measures 32.6 x 15.6 cm. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 40 x 26 cm. Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Rhode Island -- Providence. |