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of course another "levy," or half dollar and quarter made three-quarters of a dollar or 75 cents; another "levy" added to 75 cents equaled 87 1/2 cents - 7 "levys" or 14 "fips" and 8 "levys," or 16 "fips," made $1.
"List of Pews Rented at St. Augustine,
March 25th, A. D., 1865."
From this list, it is apparent that the congregation had increased in numbers very considerably from the 500 members in 1847, the total amount of the pew rent being $1,728.25. There was a great variation in the prices of pews, varying in the nave of the church, in which there were 99 pews from $26 down as low as $5; and on the gallery on which there were 27 pews, from $13 to $3.50. Pew No. 1 in the nave was rented to John J. Burns (doubtless Father Burns), for $21, Paid in full; pew No. 3 was rented to Joseph Moyer for $13; for pew 18, Silas A. McGough paid $20 in full; (those marked "Paid in full" having been paid on that day); Thomas Wilt paid $16 in full for No. 20; Henry B. Noel, for No. 22, rent $17, paid $12.50 down; Stanislaus Wharton's pew, 33, was rented to him for $20; F. M. Flanagan, for pew 41, paid $10 down on $26; Thos. Adams, pew 49, price $21 - $10 in hand; on No. 50, price $20, John Zerbe advanced $10; Lewis Burgoon, for pew 59, paid in full $15.50; and Michael F. Wagner, for pew 90, paid $9.25 in full. Several others advanced money, ranging from $1 to $5.
It will be seen from the foregoing list that the necessity for an addition to the old church was fast becoming urgent.
Cost of Repairing Old Church, Cost of Addition
Thereto, Etc.
From "Report of the Cost of Addition to Church at St. Augustine, Repairing Old Church Sacristy, Stable, Fencing, &C., &C. Salary Included from - To March 21, 1871," and "Receipts & Expenditures for putting addition to Church, Repairing Old Church, Building Sacristy, Kitchen, Ice House, Stable, Fencing, &C.," the following facts are extracted, the entire accounts being too lengthy for space and time.
The total cost of repairing the old church was $4,043.89.
The cost of the addition to the church is thus stated:
On the debtor side of the account we find the statements:
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