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Title
Parsonage of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington Articles of Incorporation
Subject
Articles of incorporation
Churches--Michigan
Calhoun County (Mich.)--History
Methodist Episcopal Church--Michigan--History--19th century
Parsonages--United States
Description
The 1845 articles of incorporation for the parsonage of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington, Michigan.
Date
1845-05-23
1845-05-29
Contributor
Comfort, Wm. C.
Hamilton, Theron
Adams, Ansel
Lee, Phineas
Hayden, E.A.
Rights
In the public domain.
Format
pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
MDL.LH.003.021
Coverage
Burlington (Mich.)
Calhoun County (Mich.)
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Township of Burlington
Calhoun County State of Mich
Know all men by these presents that I Wm. C. Comfost Minister in charge of the Burlington circuit of the Michigan Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church according to the discipline of said church & the laws of the State of Michigan have this day appointed and do hereby appoint Theron Hamilton, Ansel Adams _ N. Edmonds all of Burlington, Phineas Lee, _______ _____ of _____ on a board of trustees of the first parsonage of the Burlington Circuit of the Michigan annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church situated in the Township of Burlington Calhoun County State of Mich and described in the deed of settlement to have & to hold the aforesaid parsonage for the __ of the aforesaid Circuit of the aforesaid conference of the aforesaid church forever.
In testimony whereof I have unto let me hand & seal on this twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
Wm. C. Comfort
Minister in Charge
In presence of
_____ Bennett
_ N. Woodcock
State of Michigan
County of Calhoun
On this 29th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty five before me a Justice of the Peace for said county personally came the above named Wm. C. Comfort known to me to be the person who executed the above instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act & deed.
E. A. Hayden
Justice of the Peace
Calhoun County State of Mich
Know all men by these presents that I Wm. C. Comfost Minister in charge of the Burlington circuit of the Michigan Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church according to the discipline of said church & the laws of the State of Michigan have this day appointed and do hereby appoint Theron Hamilton, Ansel Adams _ N. Edmonds all of Burlington, Phineas Lee, _______ _____ of _____ on a board of trustees of the first parsonage of the Burlington Circuit of the Michigan annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church situated in the Township of Burlington Calhoun County State of Mich and described in the deed of settlement to have & to hold the aforesaid parsonage for the __ of the aforesaid Circuit of the aforesaid conference of the aforesaid church forever.
In testimony whereof I have unto let me hand & seal on this twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
Wm. C. Comfort
Minister in Charge
In presence of
_____ Bennett
_ N. Woodcock
State of Michigan
County of Calhoun
On this 29th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty five before me a Justice of the Peace for said county personally came the above named Wm. C. Comfort known to me to be the person who executed the above instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act & deed.
E. A. Hayden
Justice of the Peace
Original Format
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