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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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On Thursday last, pews in New Haven's new brick church for the United Society sold at public auction for $33,875, leaving a surplus for the society after building costs. Comparable sales for the First Society and upcoming Episcopal Church demonstrate citizens' public spirit and munificence.
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On Thursday last the Pews in the new brick Church erected for the United Society in this city, were put up at public sale, and went off very readily at very high prices. The whole number of Pews is 132; 39 of which were reserved as the property of the Society.—The sale of the remainder produced the aggregate sum of thirty-three thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars; which, after paying the expense of the building, will leave a handsome surplus to the funds of the Society.
A similar sale of the Church erected for the First Society last fall, produced upwards of thirty-two thousand dollars.
The new Episcopal Church is nearly completed, the expense of which will probably exceed thirty thousand dollars—and there can be no doubt that the cost of this superb edifice will be as liberally remunerated as that of either of the others.
These facts afford the strongest evidence of the public spirit and honorable munificence of our citizens. These three Churches stand on a line, upon Temple-Street, at suitable distances, fronting the public square, and we think we may safely assert that no town in the Union can present three similar public buildings combining their elegance of situation, nobleness of architecture and beauty of perspective.
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New Haven
Event Date
Thursday Last
Outcome
sale of 93 pews produced $33,875, leaving surplus after building expenses; similar prior sale for first society yielded over $32,000; new episcopal church nearing completion at over $30,000 cost, expected to be similarly funded.
Event Details
Pews in the new brick Church for the United Society were sold at public auction and fetched high prices; 132 total pews, 39 reserved for Society. Similar sale for First Society last fall; new Episcopal Church nearly completed. Churches on Temple-Street fronting public square.