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The Rev. N. S. Wheaton, then President of Trinity College, began to officiate here regularly on June 19, 1836. By this time several Episcopalians from other places had located here, and a few natives were favorable to the Church, so that with these additions to the Episcopalians before named, a Church was formally organized Aug. 28, 1836. The first record in the first book is as follows :--
"State of Connecticut Hartford Coy.
Record of the organization of St. Marks Church or Chapel New Britain, Aug. 28th. 1836.
At a meeting held Augt. 28th. 1836 present.
Hon. I. E. Smith Hezekiah Seymour
Lorenzo P. Lee Cyrus Booth
Emanuel Russell
John B. Parsons
George Francis Arthur Pendleton
John Fairbrother Henry Baldwin
Philip S. Judd Rev. N. S. Wheaton
On motion, Rev'd. N. S. Wheaton was appointed Chairman Lorenzo P. Lee Secretary.
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On Motion, it was resolved that it is expedient to organise in this place a Parish or Congregation to be in union with the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States & with the portion of it, within the Diocese of Connecticut.
Resolved, that the persons whose names are subscribed to this paper, together with such others as may hereafter be regularly united with the association, compose the said Parish or Congre- gation, to be denominated the Parish of St. Marks Church. Resold. that Lorenzo P. Lee & Ira E. Smith be the Wardens & Emanuel Russell, Frederic T. Stanley, Ralph Dickenson, Hezekiah Seymour, Cirus Booth & George Francis, be and are hereby elected the Vestry men of the Parish and that they constitute the committee of the same.
Resolved, that Charles N. Stanley be & hereby is elected clerk of the Parish.
Resolved, that this Parish hereby adopts the constitution and canons of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Cont. & that Ira E. Smith be a Delegate to the next Diocesan convention, with a request that this Parish be received into union with the same.
CHARLES N. STANLEY, Clerk."
The original of this record was prepared beforehand on a loose sheet with blanks left for dates and names which were afterwards filled in. This paper is now in the archives of the parish. It is in the handwriting of Lorenzo P. Lee and appears to have been used as a constitution for subsequent members of the Parish to sign. The signatures, 27 in all, are on the back of the paper and a fac simile of them is herewith given. The first eleven signatures are the same as the eleven names recorded as present, but they are arranged in a different order. Although the paper is dated 1836, some of the persons who signed it were not residents of the place until after 1840, therefore it is impossible to tell when the different persons signed. Probably only the first eleven signed on or before the date of organization. Only eleven members are recorded as present, but Charles N. Stanley, the clerk of the meeting, must have been present and is thereby identified as a member of
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the Parish. Frederick T. Stanley and Ralph Dickenson were elected Vestrymen but none of these three names appear on
Priamuel Ghafille cha Phuis byron Booth Lorenzo P. Lee John & Passery Artur Pendleton
John Saitio then Harry Baldwin Philip C/ Ouda Stephen & Burknall. Andrew & Graham Shewon Smith Salomon Churchill Jonah Il Joue Ma Blacksley Theodore Ellsworth
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1836.
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SIGNATURES ON PAPER OF ORGANIZATION
the organization paper. Counting them as members of the Parish, the total number at the date of organization was four-
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teen. Why the name of the old Church "Christ Church" was dropped and "St. Marks" substituted therefor, or why the name "St. Marks" was adopted or by whose suggestion, we have been unable to learn.
Ira E. Smith, Esq., who was at this first meeting appointed Delegate to the next Diocesan Convention with instructions to unite the Parish with the Diocese, was faithful to his trust. The next Convention was held Oct. 11, 1836, and it is recorded in the Journal that St. Mark's Church, New Britain, and Christ Church, Westport, had applied for admission into the union, which application was on motion referred to a Committee con- sisting of Rev. Dr. Coswell and Col. Tracy. This Committee made a favorable report and on motion, it was "Resolved, that the Churches be admitted into union with the Conven- tion." Ira E. Smith from St. Mark's Church, New Britain, presented his testimonial as lay delegate, which was approved and he took his seat. With these two new Churches there were then ninety congregations and seventy-five clergy besides the Bishop in the Diocese of Connecticut. New Britain was the seventh Church of the Diocese within Hartford County, the others being Christ Church, Hartford, St. Luke's, Glaston- bury, St. Andrew's, Simsbury, (Bloomfield,) St. Peter's, Granby, St. John's, Warehouse Point, and the Church at Southington. The report of the Christian Knowledge Society in the Journal for 1836 shows that this missionary society had made an appropriation of $10.00 to defray the traveling expenses of a clergyman in visiting the newly formed parish of New Britain.
The next record of St. Mark's is the copy of a subscription paper for preaching in 1837 which we give in full, as follows :---
"We the subscribers do hereby promise to pay to the Vestry- men of St. Marks Church New Britain, the sums severally affixed to our names, to be applied in payment of the salary or support of a good Episcopal Clergyman who shall be emploved & preach in said society of New Britain during the ensuing year to be paid in annuity Instalments.
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Berlin Jany. 11, 1837.
Emanuel Russell
$60.00
Norman Woodruff 10.00
Lorenzo P. Lee
30.00
Henry L. Parsons 1.00
Hon. I. E. Smith
30.00
Elnathan Peck I.00'
George Francis
10.00
Alanson K. Sperry 1.00
Hezekiah Seymour 8.00
George Brown
20.00
Charles A. Warner
1.00
Ralph Dickinson
10.00
E. M. Stoddard
1.00
Royal S. Hall
5.00
G. Clark
.50
Charles Parsons
3.00
C. N. Lewis
.50
Arthur Pendleton
10.00
Marcellus Clark
5.00
Curtis Whaples
10.00
F. T. Stanley
30.00
I. N. Lee
5.00
Morton Judd
2.00
Joseph Fuller
5.00
P. S. Judd
5.00
Chauncy Cornwell
2.00
E. M. Smith
5.00
William Smith Esq.
2.00
Wm. Bingham 2.00
H. W. Shipman
10.00
Enos Hunn 1.00
Revd. S. Southworth
2.00
T. S. Wetmore
2.00
A. H. Stanley
5.00
Augustus Ward
5.00
Samuel Blinn
I.00
Blinn Whaples
2.00
John S. Hazen
15.00
Andrew G. Graham
2.00
Stephen L. Strickland
5.00
Cyrus Booth 10.00
Thomas Bunnell
1.00
Enos S. Hurlburt
1.00
Lynus Burwell
2.00
Henry North
3.00
A. W. Southworth
1.00
E. A. Parker 2.00
Phillip Hart 1.00
John Fairbrother 3.00
Thomas Tracy
I.00
George Elliot
5.00
E. B. Lewis
1.00
C. N. Stanley
8.00
James Mix
1.00
Francis Caswell
1.00
James Day 1.00
Stephen Hart
1.00
Levi Smith
1.00
E. D. Harington
1.00
Asaph Thomas
1.00
W. B. Stanley 5.00
Alanson Warner 1.00
E. H. Burritt 4.00
Henry W. Flagg 2.00
Bradford Bulloch
1.00
Sam Booth
5.00
Theodore S. Bronson 2.00
$414.00"
Cornelius B. Erwin
& Lewis 6.00
Wm. H. Smith
5.00
Elihu Burritt 3.00
Geo. M. Landers
5.00
W. B. North 5.00
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Dr. Wheaton continued to be Rector of the Parish until April 16, 1837, but others officiated here during his Rectorship as is shown by an entry in Emanuel Russell's pocket memorandum book, as follows :- March 26, 1837, "John Williams Lay Reader preached here twice, has gone to Deerfield, Franklin County, Mass. Says he will write us if an opportunity offers for a Clergyman.
Paid him five Dollars."
This Lay Reader was afterwards Bishop Williams and his service here in 1837 was probably his introduction to St. Mark's Parish. He was then but little over 19 years of age. He was not ordered a deacon until Sept. 2, 1838. The parish register erroneously says that "The Rev. Z. H. Mansfield and the Rev. John Williams, the Assistant Bishop of the Diocese, officiated from June 1838, to Nov. 1840," Mr. Mansfield's services ended in November, 1838, and Bishop Williams was not the Assistant Bishop 1838 to '40 for he was not consecrated until 1851. We find no record of any early service here by him other than the two Sundays before named, and Mrs. Francis' manuscript, which says after Mr. Mansfield's record, "Rev. John Williams part of the time." It is not clear whether or not she refers to the time Mr. Mansfield was here. The Rev. Isaac Jones was paid $5.00 for services, no date, but probably in 1837. The next entry in Mr. Russell's book is the address of the Rev. Thomas J. Davis, South Glatonbury, Conn., probably fur- nished Mr. Russell by the future Bishop of the Diocese. Mr. Russell wrote to Mr. Davis, March 27, 1837, care of Macy & Wadsworth, Philadelphia, and again on April 12, 1837. Mrs. Francis' manuscript says that Mr. Davis was Rector from April 23, 1837, to June 1, 1838. Mr. Emanuel Russell's mem- orandum says that under date of May 4, 1837, "Rev. Thomas Davis and family arrived here on Tuesday Evening and went to Mr. Cornwall's to board. Engaged for one year for $250. and board for self and family."
There is only one parish meeting on record during the year and no officers other than a delegate to the Convention were elected at that meeting. Charles N. Stanley, the clerk of the previous year, signed as clerk of this meeting and thus we sup- pose that the officers of the previous year held over another year. Instead of naming the officers here we give elsewhere .
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all the principal officers to date in tabulated form. The one parish meeting of 1837 was held June 9, when it was "Resolved that a Committee be appointed to confer on the expediency of building a Church or Chapel in this Society and report thereon." Lorenzo P. Lee, Esq., Emanuel Russell and Hon. Ira E. Smith, were appointed as that committee.
The Convention was held in June 1837 and there was no delegate or minister present from New Britain. The Bishop's address to the Convention says that "The Rev. Thomas J. Davis has removed to the Parish of New Britain," and that "The Rev. Dr. Wheaton has accepted the Rectorship of Christ Church, New Orleans, and has been succeeded in the Presidency of Washington College by the Rev. Silas Totten."
In the Parochial reports, New Britain was represented for the first time, as follows :
"St. Mark's Church, New Britain, Rev. Thomas J. Davis, Rector.
"I received a call to this Parish about the last of April, which I accepted with the consent of the Bishop. This Parish was received into union with the diocese at the sitting of the last Convention, having been organized under the charge of Dr. Wheaton. And had the times continued as favorable as they then were, the Parish would probably by this time have erected a Church; for such had been their determination under the fostering care and blessings of heaven. But in consequence of the change, all attempts have as yet been suspended.
"At present we meet for divine worship in the upper part of the Academy, a room which will accommodate from 50 to 100 persons. Most of the time this is filled as full as can be com- fortably seated. As yet I am unable to report the number of families who will acknowledge themselves members of the Parish. There is belonging to it 12 communicants. I bap- tized 6 children on Sunday last. A Sunday School has been formed which is as yet small though continually increasing. I have organized a Sewing Society, the avails of which have been appropriated to the purchase of books and tracts explana- tory of the distinctive principles of the Church and her holy religion, which is very little known, but eagerly sought for. Indeed, I think there is no hazzard in saying, that New Britain is fine missionary ground for the Church, and bids fair for a
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rapid growth in the faith, as it was once delivered to the saints. At present, it needs greatly the fostering aid which the Chris- tian Knowledge Society is nobly designed to afford weak and languishing Parishes in the Diocese. But if sustained thus for the present, it is fondly hoped that as bread cast upon the waters, after not many days, the same will be found, not only in the increase of the Parish, but also in its liberal contribu- tions for the like benefits to others."
This report of the Rector may have been written before June 9, when they appointed a committee on the expediency of build- ing a church, but probably the burden of building seemed so great that all efforts in that direction were suspended as stated in this report. The Convention of 1837 was held June 13 and 14, and the last Sunday prior to the 13th was June II, 1837, the probable date of the baptism reported as "Sunday last" although it may have been on June 4th. This was Mr. Davis' first baptism and was also the first baptism reported to the Convention. Mr. Wheaton did not make any report of his work here. There is a tradition in the Lee family that the baptism of three of the children of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Lee, viz : Franklin, Hills, Jeannette Todd and James Todd, was the first baptism after the organization of the Church. It is possible that these Lee children were three of the six children baptized by Mr. Davis as before stated, but it is thought that they were baptized by the Rev. N. S. Wheaton, (who had been Mrs. Lee's Rector when she lived at Hartford,) and that the baptism, which was in the Academy, was in the winter or early spring of 1837, before Mr. Davis came here. The Sunday School herein referred to was established May 21, 1837, as we find by the manuscript of Mrs. George Francis, which is the only record we have, aside from this Parish report, of the forma- tion of the Sunday School. The fostering aid of the mission- ary society which this report says New Britain "needs greatly," was kindly bestowed upon St. Mark's as one of the parishes requiring aid to support a rector to the amount of one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, besides paying the Rev. Silas Totten the ten dollars appropriated the year before "for travel- ling expenses in visiting the Parish of New Britain." Another evidence of our past poverty is found in the fact that in 1837,
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New Britain was in the list of parishes that had not paid their assessments to the convention fund.
But the committee on building a church, although dis- couraged, decided to make an effort as appears by the following record :-
"We the subscribers do hereby severally engage to pay the sums affixed to our Names In the way & manner designated by us for the purpose of Erecting & finishing off a House of Public Worship which shall belong to St. Marks Parish New Britain, June 29, 1837."
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Revd. Thos. J. Davis (our Pastor),
$20.00
Andrew G. Grayham
work
10.00
Wm. Graham
do
5.00
Charles Parsons
do
10.00
George M. Landers
do
10.00
T. S. Whitmore
do
10.00
Stephen L. Strickland
do
20.00
H. W. Whiting
do
10.00
John B. Parsons
do
17.28
Jabez Cornwell
do
10.00
John S. Hazen
do
15.00
Walter Gladden
do
5.00
Alonzo Stanley
cash paid
5.00
G. W. Winchester
Goods
15.00
Curtis Whaples
do
10.00
Cyrus Booth
work
12.00
Chas. A. Warner
1.00
L. N. Tracy
paid cash
5.00
F. T. Stanley
order on Whaples
25.00
Hand Phila.
25.00
E. A. Parker
paid
work
3.00
A. W. Southworth
do
3.00
W. B. Stanley
order on Whaples pa.
5.00
Chy. Cornwell
work
5.00
N. Woodruff
order on Whaples pd.
10.00
Elizur D. Harington
3.00
.
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E. B. Lewis
paid 3.00
Perry Moore
paid in board and labor 3.00
James Day
dead
3.00
Alanson Warner
pd.
3.00
Francis Crowell
3.00
Thos. Tracy
Pad
3.00
Julius Parker
3.00
Sam1 Booth pd. by sawing
work
5.00
H. H. Douglass
paid
3.00
Henry North
paid
5.00
Henry Austin
do
3.00
John Fairbrother
3.00
W. H. Smith paid in goods
5.00
C. N. Stanley
10.00
H. W. Shipman
Cash
5.00
Mrs. Dickinson
paid
5.00
P. S. Judd
in goods
3.00
W. Smith Esq. p. of S. Woodruff & Co. order
on Whaples
4.00
Oscar McLean
In work
10.00
Norman Woodford
do
3.00
354.28
The name of Mr. or Mrs. George Francis does not appear in this list, but it is certain that they gave something and tradi- tion has it that Mrs. Francis gave $50.00 towards building the church and that she saved the money for this purpose out of her personal earnings.
With this list for a start, outside aid was solicited, a site selected and the building was soon under way. On Nov. 20, 1837, Mr. William Russell of New York City, (son of Eman- uel Russell) writes to his sister Harriot at New Britain, saying : "Rev. Mr. Davis was in town yesterday and bought an organ for our little church. I am going home on the 29th. to keep Thanksgiving when we are going to get up a concert of sacred music in the church before its dedication. Mr. Davis says that if he does so he can make enough out of it to defray all the remaining expenses of the Church."
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The building was ready for consecration Dec. 7, 1837, as appears by the following record :-
"Whereas sundry good People of the Parish of New Britain, and the vicinity have erected a House for the worship of Almighty God According to the Liturgy and Offices of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and have requested that the same may be consecrated agreeably to the usages of the said Church.
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Thomas Church Brownell, by divine permission, Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut, did this day consecrate the said building by the name of St. Marks Church, and separating for ever from all such allowed and com- mon uses, the same did dedicate to the service of Almighty God, for reading his holy Word, for celebrating his Holy Sacra- ments, for offering to his Glorious Majesty the sacrifices of prayer & thanksgiving, for blessing the people in his name, and for the performance of all other Offices, according to the doctrine, discipline & worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church In the United States of America.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this seventh day of December, in the year of our Lord 1837, and of my consecration the 19th.
THOMAS CHURCH BROWNELL.
Seal.
Copy by Em1. Russell from the original April 19, 1838."
The building was on the north side of East Main street near the residence of the late George M. Landers. It was so small, that the people did not know whether to call it a church or a chapel. It is still standing (1906) on Myrtle street, corner of High, as a part of the old Roman Catholic school, but has been added to and remodeled to such an extent that its original form does not appear. There is a plan of 24 pews in the record book, which plan we produce on the next page as our only picture of the East Main street Church. We are told that the exterior was so plain and unchurchly as to be frequently mistaken for a private house. One week day a pedlar was knocking at the door when the Hon. G. M. Landers was passing by and noticing the mistake kindly informed the man that "St. Mark was not at home."
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Mr. Dwight A. Parsons has loaned us the account book of his father John B. Parsons, whose account with "St. Mark's" shows that the Church was built by the day. The account
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12.50
n Clergyman
15 $
Pulpit
2 15 $
4 6 15.50 14.50
Sale of Ships 1837. Dec2
7
$9.00
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8
9
$14.50
$21.00 10
11
$ 14.00
12
13
12.50
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16
17
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20
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23
$6.00
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SEATING PLAN OF THE CHURCH, 1837
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begins Sept. 6, 1837, at which time he charged the Parish for eight and a half days' labor by himself at $1.50 per day. A little later he charges for the labor of "Whaples" and "Wil- liam" at the rate of $1.00 per day each. The last charge for
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work is dated Nov. 25, 1837, and is for "building 24 slip doors at 34 cts. $8.16."
We get a little more light from his account with Lorenzo P. Lee & Co., to whom he charged on the same dates exactly the same items as he charged the Parish except that the first four days were charged as "work on the church," and the next four and a half days as performed the "second week." This shows us that Mr. Parsons began work on the church the last week in August, 1837. The Treasurer's account March 23, 1838, has the following entry: "Paid Whiting's tim- ber bill at the Bason 8.07." and there are several other entries of money paid to Whiting. "The Bason" was the freight station at Plainville of the Farmington Canal and it was kept by Mr. Whiting. These items therefore show that the timber for the church or a part of it came to Plainville on the canal and was then drawn to New Britain by team.
When the church was consecrated, Emanuel Russell's daughter Harriot was attending the Female Seminary at Troy, N. Y. On Dec. 10, 1837 her brother William writes her again from New York City as follows-"The little church is a beauty and the organ is a very good one. I think without exception, (for its size,) the church is one of the most com- modious and best planned buildings that I ever saw. The pews are very easy, they recline a little backwards at the top and the foot place is under the seat forward, which is an improvement upon the usual way of making them. There are 26 slips below, 20 of them will hold 10 each and 6 five each. Mr. Davis and Father say that I must raise 50 dollars this year for them which I think 'can't be did'." The seating plan and John B. Parsons' account say 24 slips. St. Mark's Church was the first to install an organ in any house of public worship in New Britain. On Dec. II, 1837, Mr. Emanuel Russell wrote to his daughter Harriot saying :- "Tis hardly worth while for me to write as the girls have no doubt given you all the news, besides I am much fatigued having rode over 30 miles today. Our dear little Chapel is completed and adorned with a fine organ, and we have collected a hansome congre- gation with a fair prospect of adding to the number."
"You must attend church regularly, relinquish novel reading and devote your mind to your studies, and exert yourself to lay a broad foundation for future improvement and usefulness."
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The following extracts from a letter to Miss Harriot from her sister Emeline show that Mr. Russell could well depend upon "the girls" to give her the news. "I must tell you some of the most important events since your departure, in the first place not long after you left we had a tea party. There were 20 invited but were not all here. The Misses Smith sent a very polite note of apology, the Judge (Hon. Ira E.) was in Hartford and they could not walk so far. Mrs. Win- chester remarked afterwards to some people that our table looked splendid, and I think she was not far from right. Next came Thanksgiving. William came up and we invited Mr. and Mrs. Davis, but she did not come being preengaged at Hartford. . . Next came the preparation for the conse- cration, we made all the cushions and carpets for the Chapel at our house, two days before the consecration (you must know that we have all of our Chapel carpeted,) we really had a regular consecration. On the morning of the occasion, Mr. Thomas Lee came and very politely and kindly offered us a deed of the land on which the Chapel stands. We had a most impressive service. I believe the Presbyterians had hard work to get their eyes shut that night, they stared so, but they realy behaved very well and conformed to all our rules in service. I was quite surprised and pleased to see them show us so much respect. I believe they all wished they were Episco- palians too. It was well ordered and full as possible and no mistake. Ten or twelve were confirmed, among the num- ber was Father, Cate and myself. I hope we shall be better for it and that we shall all worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness in that dear little Chapel. Oh Harriot, how I wish you had been here for I cannot tell, neither can you imagine how beautiful the service was and how delightful it is to have a church of our own. We had nine here to dinner, the Bishop and some of the Hartford big bugs. The choir are coming out here two or three times this winter to sing for us and play on the organ. We shall not have an organist until Christmas. Doctor Rockwell and lady are decided Episco- palians, also Mr. and Mrs. Hazen. Well I believe I have told you enough about the Chapel, if not Mrs. Bassett can tell you more." Mrs. Theresa Bassett was one of the original communicants of the Church here, but was then teaching at Troy, N. Y.
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In the record book we find without date a "List of those Confirmed" which includes Emanuel Russell, Catherine Russell, and E. E. Russell, (Eliza Emeline). These are respectively "Father, Cate and myself" referred to in Miss Emeline Rus- sell's letter as confirmed on the day of the Consecration. We are thus enabled to fix the date when this class was con- firmed. In Mr. Russell's memorandum book is the first list of Parishioners without date, but the last preceding date is Dec. 7, 1837, and we presume this list was made out not long after that date. It is as follows :-
LIST OF NAMES P. E. CHURCH.
Judge Smith.
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