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                    <text>74.771.326 transcript pg1
Pastor Thomas Kerr
Pledge to buy a house for Minister of Church of the Central Union, 1872
Rockford Illinois May 4th, 1872
We the undersigned do hereby agree to give the sums set opposite our respective names for the
purpose of buying for our pastor Thomas Kern the G.G. Lyon place on Church street
C I Horsman

$200.00 Note

Melancthon Starr paid

200.00 in full

Henry Pearen?? Seaner??

200.00

200.

Issac Carter??

100.00

100.

Duncan Ferguson

150.00

150.

C O Upton

150.00

100.

Wm Bebb/Beff?

150.00

D G Sears

100.00

100.

Orlando Clark

100.00

100.

H H Waldo

100.00

50. 50.

50. 50.

Dr Rising

50.00

20.

Dr W D McAffee

50.00

20.

C W Farmington

50.00

50

C S P ?? Wells

50.00

50

J W Seccomb

50.00

50

??? Starr

50.00

50

Misses Rush

50.00

50

James S Tickson??
Mrs ?? M/W?? Wheeler
W G Rea
A W Linden

100.00
5.00

50 50
5.00

10.00
5.00

5.00

25.00

25.00

F ?? Barnard

5.00

5.00

B R Waldo

5.00

5.00

Dr G S Barrows

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                    <text>74.771.326 transcript pg2
Pastor Thomas Kerr
Pledge to buy a house for Minister of Church of the Central Union, 1872

1955.00
W. Wilson
Miss Cunningham

??
$ 10.00

10.00

2.00

Geo W ??uke

15.00

?? Miller

10.00

10.00

N. ?? Warner

10.00

10.00

G S Rice

5.00

5.00

?? ?? Wilmot??

5.00

J N Whittaker

10.00

G D Edson

10.00

E Waxham??

10.00

10.00

G H Trufant

5.00

5.00

C J Roberts

10.00

10.00

Penny

10.00

10.00

W Minot

10.00

Horace Chandler

25.00

25.00

John Waldson

25.00

25.00

C M Ritter/Utter??

25.00

25.00

C T Fay

25.00

25.00

A C Edwards

40.00

20.00

James Luke

40.00

20.00

E N Will

50.00

50.00

W M White

50.00

25.00

G W Parker

50.00

50.00

10.00

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E Sumner
S. A.?? Weyburn

100.00

100

5.00

5.00

A T Brown

25.00

25.00

A E Van Nie??

15.00

P. F. Lander

100.00

A. E. Albertson

25.00

Paid

Geo. Atkinson

25.00

Paid

10.00

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                    <text>74.771.326 transcript pg3
Pastor Thomas Kerr
Pledge to buy a house for Minister of Church of the Central Union, 1872

L H Crandall

10.00

Bob Lincoln

10.00

?? F Hall

25.00

D Fish

25.00

James Bingham

50.00

E C Bean

Paid
25.00

5.00

Geo Bradley

nik??

25.00

{brick?}

Clemlining??

10.00

10.00

S W Stanley

25.00

25.00

G C Wiltmow??

10.00

10.00

E Smith??

25.00

F. H. Manny

100.00

100.00

L F McGoman??

15.00

15.00

Joseph Schmauss

5.00

F F Fowell??

5.00

5.00

A Osborn

5.00

5.00

??eush/Rush??

6.00

6.00

Horace Brown

25.00

Mowry Brown

3000 Brick –

Pvt Cash

10.00

10.00

F. F.?? Bertrand

25.00

25.00??

Some

10.00

10.00

Cash

J Brahmack??

(20 feet)???

Joseph Peers??
Minor/Mixed??

10.00
10.00

Cash

10.00

10.00

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