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Title
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington Appointment of Trustees
Subject
Churches--Michigan
Calhoun County (Mich.)--History
Methodist Episcopal Church--Michigan--History--19th century
Description
The 1855 appointment of trustees for the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington, Michigan.
Date
1855-07-30
1855-08-15
Contributor
Hamilton, Theron
Guyer, Andrew
Lacey, Samuel S.
Smith, J.E.
Wethey, Anson
Strong, Norman J.
Ladow, Stephen A.
Perry, J.S.
Rights
In the public domain.
Format
pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
MDL.LH.003.017
Coverage
Burlington (Mich.)
Calhoun County (Mich.)
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
State of Michigan
Calhoun County
We the undersigned, two of the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington Calhoun County, hereby certify that at a meeting notified according to law for the purpose of filling the vacancies in the board of trustees of the first Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington held at the church July 30th 1855. J.E. Smith preacher in charge of the circuit presided and Theron Hamilton a Trustee of said church acted as clerk.
When upon motion it was resolved to elect four men trustees in addition to the one which remained of the old board. Theron Hamilton.
On motion Theron Hamilton and Andrew Guyer were appointed tellers.
The meeting thereupon proceeded to ballot four trustees where in counting the ballots it was found that Andrew Guyer, Anson _ Wethey, Norman J. Strong & Stephen _ Ladow were unanimously chosen trustees of the first Methodist Episcopal church of Burlington.
Whereupon the tellers proceeded to determine by lot the terms of the five trustees. Anson _ Wethey drew for one year, Andrew Guyer _ Norman J. Strong for two years & Theron Hamilton & Stephen A. Ladow for three years.
Witness our hands & seals this thirtieth day of July 1855.
Theron Hamilton
Andrew Guyer
Signed & sealed
In presence of
J.S. Perry
Recorded August 15th 1855
Samuel S. Lacey
Clerk
Calhoun County
We the undersigned, two of the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington Calhoun County, hereby certify that at a meeting notified according to law for the purpose of filling the vacancies in the board of trustees of the first Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington held at the church July 30th 1855. J.E. Smith preacher in charge of the circuit presided and Theron Hamilton a Trustee of said church acted as clerk.
When upon motion it was resolved to elect four men trustees in addition to the one which remained of the old board. Theron Hamilton.
On motion Theron Hamilton and Andrew Guyer were appointed tellers.
The meeting thereupon proceeded to ballot four trustees where in counting the ballots it was found that Andrew Guyer, Anson _ Wethey, Norman J. Strong & Stephen _ Ladow were unanimously chosen trustees of the first Methodist Episcopal church of Burlington.
Whereupon the tellers proceeded to determine by lot the terms of the five trustees. Anson _ Wethey drew for one year, Andrew Guyer _ Norman J. Strong for two years & Theron Hamilton & Stephen A. Ladow for three years.
Witness our hands & seals this thirtieth day of July 1855.
Theron Hamilton
Andrew Guyer
Signed & sealed
In presence of
J.S. Perry
Recorded August 15th 1855
Samuel S. Lacey
Clerk
Original Format
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