Print document containing list of German immigrant passengers' names and the region or town they were from in Germany. In print is the date October 13. Handwritten notes add the year 1858 with further notes: "Passanger list aboard SS Gauss on 9 October. Sailed from Bremen to Charleston, Captain H. Wieting."
Church Constitution of St. Matthew's Lutheran Congregation in Charleston, SC, translated from the original German into English. Originally published in 1859. This revised edition was printed in 1876.
Church Constitution of St. Matthew's Lutheran Congregation in Charleston, SC, in German. Originally published in 1859. This revised edition was printed in 1876.
German-language letter from the Vestry in recognition of the Ladies Bell and Clock Society for enabling the chime bells and tower clock to be installed in the Church steeple and the gift of a small table-bell as a symbol of high appreciation from the Church.
English-language letter from the Vestry in recognition of the Ladies Bell and Clock Society for enabling the chime bells and tower clock to be installed in the Church steeple and the gift of a small table-bell as a symbol of high appreciation from the Church.
Verification under oath by members of the community that A.H.C. Stender has lived long in this community and his reputation for veracity in the city is good.
"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.
Title granting a plot of land, described within, to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church- here under its original name, the German Evangelical Lutheran Church- for $12,010. After the property was auctioned by the estate of Reverend Patrick O'Neill, the title was conveyed to the church by Master in Equity James W. Gray.
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.
Bond document by St. Matthew's Lutheran Church- then known as the German Evangelical Lutheran Church- promising to repay Dorothea Clausen $50 by February 1, 1875, at 7% interest. Signed by President J.H. Kalb and secretary John Heeseman.
Bond document by St. Matthew's Lutheran Church- then known as the German Evangelical Lutheran Church- promising to repay J.J. Bredenberg $100 by February 1, 1875, at 7% interest. Signed by church president J.H. Kalb and secretary John Heeseman.
Program detailing the dedication ceremony of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, to take place on "Holy Thursday," March 28, 1872. Includes a personnel list for the Directors of Procession and the Arrangements Committee, and details each moment of the ceremony. Also includes several key dates in the property history leading up to the opening of the church from 1867 to 1872, and a schedule of events to come, including baptisms, funerals and a marriage.
Letter to the members of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church- here abbreviated under its original name, the German Evangelical Lutheran Church- from the Building Committee, detailing repairs to the church after suffering hurricane ("cyclone") storm damage totaling $3,627, which in the committee's view should be raised by church members.
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.
A letter to Captain C.G. Ducker from the law offices of Ficken, Hughes & Ficken enclosing the deed to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, executed by the First National Bank of Pawtucket. The recording of the deed by Captain Cogswell was free, and Captain Ducker is encouraged to keep the deed, title and other property documents in his records.
