Monday, June 27, 2016

Bishop's Bank Collection Phili RC [Irish]

I'd never heard of this before reading Claire Santry's post. "It consists of three ledgers, each of about 700 pages, which note the money deposits made by working Catholics into what was popularly known as the Bishop's Bank in Philadelphia. The Bank was set up in May 1848 by Bishop Francis P. Kenrick to provide men and women with a safe place to save and receive interest on their money, and was managed by Mark Antony Frenaye, a businessman who served for many years as the financier and treasurer of the Diocese of Philadelphia." Digitized and FREE online! http://www.irishgenealogynews.com/2016/06/bishops-bank-of-philadelphia-c19th.html


Cheers,
Pat

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