A history of Saint Peter's church in the city of Albany : with an introduction and description of the present edifice and its memorials . I. Reorganization of the Parish 133 pounds and ten shilHngs, and the smallest amounteight shillings. The total is one hundred and seven-teen pounds and fourteen shillings. In the second classthere are sixteen names, two of which were afterwardstransferred to the first class. In the third class there aretwenty-four names and the amount is twenty-threepounds. The total number of subscribers is one hun-dred and twenty-seven, and the grand total of moneypledged
A history of Saint Peter's church in the city of Albany : with an introduction and description of the present edifice and its memorials . I. Reorganization of the Parish 133 pounds and ten shilHngs, and the smallest amounteight shillings. The total is one hundred and seven-teen pounds and fourteen shillings. In the second classthere are sixteen names, two of which were afterwardstransferred to the first class. In the third class there aretwenty-four names and the amount is twenty-threepounds. The total number of subscribers is one hun-dred and twenty-seven, and the grand total of moneypledged is one hundred and fifty-nine pounds and four-teen shillings, which at that time was equal in UnitedStates currency to three hundred and ninety-seven dol-lars and a half. Certainly it was not a princely salary,from a congregation containing many families of wealthand prominence, in a city that was soon to be the capitalof the State. It is, however, to be remembered thatthe purchasing power of money was greater then thannow, and that, in addition to the subscriptions, therewere clerical fees. Mr. Ellisons zeal for the extension of the
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