1867 – B RECEIPT FOR ST. STEPHENS CHURCH PEW RENT WITH STAMP
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1867 – B RECEIPT FOR ST. STEPHENS CHURCH PEW RENT WITH STAMP This is an interesting original pew rent receipt from a church in Philadelphia. Dated September 10 and issued to Mr. Jon Penrose for 6 months. The Penrose family was a very prominent member of Philadelphia. This document required a 2 cent orange Internal Revenue stamp, or more commonly referred to as a bank check stamp. Bank check stamps were often used to help fund / finance Civil War debt. Image size is 4 inches by 7 inches. Manifest Record: 370887582003Collection
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Tithe Rent, Pew Rent, Mandated Tithe, Usury, Tithe Wars
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