A document conveying a tract of land to the German Evangelical Church. The land was sold to the church by the "Memorial Association consisting of The German Artillery Companies A and B, The German Volunteers of the Hampton Legion and the German Hussars." The document explains that the Memorial Association had abandoned the property sometime prior to their decision to sell it to the church.
A ribbon-bound document conveying a tract of land to the German Evangelical Lutheran Church. The document begins by affirming that John A. Wagener, John Hurkamp, and H.H. Hoops paid off their mortgage on the land. The document also describes the land's location as being near "lands now or lately in use by the Hebrew Congregation as a cemetery" and near land used as a cemetery for people of color.
A document signed by John A. Wagener, John Hukamp, and H.H. Hoops, agreeing to pay back one-thousand one-hundred and twenty-five dollars in return for a loan from Edward R. Laurens. This money was taken out for a tract of land in the Village of Hampstead.
A map of burial plots in the German Evangelical Lutheran Church's cemetery (Hampstead), with the title written in German. The map is oriented so south is towards the top of the page while north is towards the bottom. The map is in several pieces, with some pieces missing. The remaining sections show six rows of cemetery plots, running north to south. The plots are numbered 3 to 56, with plot 51 missing. Towards the bottom-right corner, running west to east, two more plots are labelled 57 and 58.
A letter from Tristram T. Hyde to Captain C.G. Ducker, President of the St. Matthew's congregation. Hyde states he's offered to take an option for $4000, "with the assurance that $4000.00 will be paid for said land if the plan contemplated can be carried out. Hyde asks Ducker to bring the offer to the next church meeting and explain that the land's sale will lead to "public improvement."
A document signed by William F. Ostendorff and Ernst C. Hesse, agreeing to bond themselves in support of the established perpetual care fund for Bethany Cemetery.
A document signed by Julian H. Jahnz and Anton W. Jager, agreeing to bond themselves in support of the established perpetual care fund for Bethany Cemetery.
A letter to Captain C.G. Ducker, President of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, from the attorney John F. Ficken. The letter was meant to accompany the delivery of three bonds.
A letter written by Maizie J. Bergmann to the committee of the German Cemetery Grounds. The letter recounts an incident where Bergmann attempted to deliver compost to the Bergmann family plot and "Mr. J.H. Steenken" interrupted the delivery. The letter ends with an inquiry about cemetery rules.
