SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR PIOUS CLERGYMEN.

This material is held atLambeth Palace Library

Scope and Content

The collection includes minutes and registers

Administrative / Biographical History

Papers of the Society for the Relief of Poor Pious Clergymen, 1787-1964. The Society was instituted in 1788 for the relief of country clergy, 'the tenor of whose preaching is according to the doctrinal articles of the Church of England'. Among the founders were the Revd. John Newton, the Revd. William Romaine, and the Revd. Richard Cecil.

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Deposited, 1979.

Other Finding Aids

Catalogue descriptions based on typescript list of the records.

Descriptions available on the National Archives Discovery site < http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk> as well as the Library catalogue.

Custodial History

Also referred to as SRPPC Dep.

Related Material

FURTHER RECORDS OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR PIOUS CLERGYMEN (S.R.P.P.C.) AT BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY