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Orthodox Greco-Russian Church: Memorandum Book, 1721-1870 Page Nos 4-12 : Inventory...
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- 1721-1870
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Orthodox Greco-Russian Church: Memorandum Book, 1721-1870
Page Nos 4-12 : Inventory of church vestments, icons, books etc. in old church at York Buildings. (1749 Aug 25 - 1766 Aug 18)
Page Nos 36-39 : Inventory of domestic furniture, pictures, etc. (1749 Aug 9)
Page Nos 41-42 : Inventory of items removed by the late priest Martemianov: includes their value in sterling. (1749 Aug 25)
Page Nos 49-51 : Register of Baptisms. (1750 Feb 9 - 1763 Aug 3)
Page No 63: Register of Deaths. (1753-1763)
Page No 77: Register of Marriages. (1749-1755)
Page Nos 92-105 : Register of Communicants. (1750-1767)
Page Nos 157-164 : Copy of an earlier register (no longer extant), of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1721-1746. (1760)
Page Nos 205-226 : Annual Statements on church expenses. (1758-1767)
Page No 230: Register of Deaths, Christenings and Births. (1740-1783)
Page Nos 233-245 : List of property of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, attached to the Imperial Russian Embassy in London. (1842 Sept 15)
Page Nos 246-248 see pp.255-257 and 259 : Fragment of chronicle of the church with record of visits by Emperor Nicholas I and various Grand Dukes. (1843-1847)
Page Nos 249-250 : Letter from Lord Palmerston (copy), confirming exemption of Embassy Chapel from rates and taxes. (1848 Feb 17)
Page Nos 251-254 : List of gifts of vestments etc. to the church. (1848-1860)
Page Nos 255-257, 259 see pp.246-248 : Fragment of church chronicle covering a few words with Emperor Nicholas I. (1852-1856)
Page No 258: Letters for Lord Clarendon to Count Christovich agreeing to exemption of two choristers from taxes.
Page Nos 260-262 : List of vestments etc. given to the church by Countess Lanskoi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs etc. (1860 July 2)
Page Nos 263-264 : List of private subscriptions for church building. (1862 Mar 6)
Page No 267: Letter from Lord Russell confirming that the Russian Embassy chaplain is not criminally liable for a marriage performed in Ambassador's residence. (1865 Sept 19)
Page Nos 269-279 : Various documents and accounts regarding the re-building of the Embassy church. (1862-1866)
Page Nos 280-281 : Letter in Latin from Josephus J Overbeck recording his family's conversion to Orthodoxy. (1870 June 20)
Page No 357: Short list of gifts. (1870).
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