The collection includes minutes and registers
SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR PIOUS CLERGYMEN.
This material is held atLambeth Palace Library
- Reference
- GB 109 SRPPC
- Dates of Creation
- 1787-1964
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 22 files
Scope and Content
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.