Letter to Carsten Wulbern, President of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church Property, from attorney John F. Ficken, which encloses a record that shows there are "no outstanding encumbrances of record affecting the Church property." The enclosed record is written by Charleston County Register of Mesne Conveyances, Charles Kerrison Jr., and references dates from 1852 to 1891.
A certificate from Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, verifying their coverage of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, here referred to by its original name, the German Lutheran Evangelical Church. A constitution of their policies is included, signed by company president Captain C.G. Ducker. The church is insured for the amount of $10,000.
A certificate from Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, verifying their coverage of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, here referred to by its original name, the German Lutheran Evangelical Church. A constitution of their policies is included, signed by company president Captain C.G. Ducker. The church is insured for the amount of $2,500.
"Title of Real Estate" with covenants from Edward R. Laurens, Master in Equity, to Charles Dunn through auction for $1180 for the west side of King Street across from Citadel Square.
"Title of Real Estate" indicating the sale of a plot of land "situated on the North side of Radcliffe Street" from Jacob H. Kalb to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, represented by Chairman of the Vestry Henry Stender, for $1,500.
Mortgage document which indicates St. Matthew's Lutheran Church- here under its original name, the German Evangelical Lutheran Church- is bound to Charleston's Court of Equity for the sum of $18,016, and mortgages their property as described in the document to Master in Equity James W. Gray as collateral.
A survey map of the area known as Desperker Farm, followed by a deed indicating the area's sale to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, under its original name the German Evangelical Lutheran Church. The sale for $5,650 was finalized by E.L. Freeman and D.L. Goff, based on a resolution by the stockholders of the First National Bank of Pawtucket. The conveyance of the deed was certified by the law firm Ficken, Hughes & Ficken. The date of the original survey is July 16, 1892.
Letter to the "gentlemen" of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church from Thomas E. Miller indicating a reduction in interest on mortgage payments to 5% for the span of a year, from January 12, 1934 to January 12, 1935.
Document detailing Thomas E. Miller's release of a lien on a portion of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church's property after their payment of $19,000, signed by the church's Chairman of the Vestry J. Henry Dreyer. The mortgage on the rest of the church is to remain in full effect.
Title from Thomas E. Miller of Philadelphia granting St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and "its successors and ensigns, absolutely and forever" the property it resides on for $64,000. Also defines the physical parameters of the lot and the realtors involved in its sales history.
