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Mrs. Eliza Jane Hall certificate

 Collection — Folder: S0570
Identifier: S0570

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a photostat of a certificate that Mrs. Eliza Jane Hall received on September 27, 1845. In recognition of her paying the sum of $5.00 at the North Indiana Annual Conference, Missionary Society, an auxilliary to the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, she was given lifetime membership. At the time of the donation of the photostat copy, the original certificate was housed at the Broadway Methodist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Dates

  • 1845/09/27

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Historical Note

Methodism came to Indiana around 1801. The Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church was organzined in 1832. In 1844, the organization split, with the National Road the dividing line. The first North Indiana Conference was held in September, 1844 at Ft. Wayne, followed by the second annual session being held in September, 1845 at Lafayette.

Source:

Flynn, Clerence Edwin, ed. The Indianapolis Area of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1924-1928: A Record and History. Anderson, IN: Herald, 1928?

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Herbert Arnold.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2016/04/12 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2016/04/12 by Laura Eliason.
Title
Mrs. Eliza Jane Hall certificate
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
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