Record of Wisconsin Freewill Baptist Donors in Establishing Hillsdale College, Michigan, 1852-1853
In 1852 and1853, Michigan's Rev. Ransom Dunn visited Freewill Baptist quarterly meetings in Wisconsin, Iowa's yearly meeting and both the quarterly and yearly meetings in Illinois to raise funds for the creation of a Freewill college at Hillsdale, Michigan. Donor records in the archives of Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan identify Dunn's "subscribers" by name, residence and amount pledged.
Dunn's fundraising record sheets for Wisconsin include quarterly meetings in Fond du Lac, Marquette, Wolf River, Sauk County, Rock and Dane, Honey Creek and LaFayette.
Fond du Lac Quarterly Meeting (Page text)
| Names of Subscribers |
Residence of Subscribers |
Amount Pledged |
Amount Secured |
Interest Paid |
Agents Per Cent |
| Rev. E. N. Wright | Greenbush Sheboygan Co. | $100. |
$7.00 |
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| A. J. Williams | Greenbush Sheboygan Co. | 100. |
7.00 |
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| D. P. Robberts | Greenbush Sheboygan Co. | 100. |
7.00 |
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| Milo Elard | Greenbush Sheboygan Co. | 50. |
3.50 |
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| John Rowe | Greenbush Sheboygan Co. | 50. |
3.50 |
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| J. D. Clark | Greenbush Sheboygan Co. | 50. |
3.50 |
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| L. H. Carey | Greenbush Sheboygan Co. | 50. |
3.50 |
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| S. Melvin | Greenbush Sheboygan Co. | 100. |
7.00 |
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| Ed. Sikes | Oakfield Sheboygan Co. [FdL Co.] | 100. |
100. |
14.00 |
10.00 |
| S. Dana | Oakfield Sheboygan Co. [FdL Co.] | 100. |
7.00 |
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| E. D. Warner | Oakfield Sheboygan Co. [FdL Co.] | 100. |
7.00 |
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| A. A. Swan | Oakfield Sheboygan Co. [FdL Co.] | 100. |
7.00 |
7.00 |
|
| Nelson Sprague | Sheboygan Falls Sheboygan Co. | 100. |
7.00 |
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| Peter Warren | Sheboygan Falls Sheboygan Co. | 100. |
7.00 |
7.00 |
|
| John Paliccer [?] | Gibbsville Sheboygan Co. | 100. |
100. |
7.00 |
10.00 |
| C. A. Rides | Fond du Lac Sheboygan Co. [FdL Co.] | 100. |
100. |
14.00 |
10.00 |
| J. G. Miner | Fond du Lac Sheboygan Co. [FdL Co.] | 100. |
100. |
7.00 |
10.00 |
| Nelson Philips | Bethels Sheboygan Co. | 100. |
7.00 |
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| Rev. Wm. Ferguson | Perquot [Brothertown] Calumet Co. | 100. |
7.00 |
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| Hannah Dick | Perquot [Brothertown] Calumet Co. | 50. |
100. |
3.50 |
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| Ira Hammer | Manchester Calumet Co. | 50. |
3.50 |
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| Rev. Wm. Green | Meeker Washington Co. | 100. |
7.00 |
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| [Rev.] C. B. Waller | Barton Washington Co. | 100. |
100. |
7.00 |
10.00 |
| C. Randall | Oakfield Fond du Lac Co. | 50. |
3.50 |
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| 2,050 |
500. |
63.00 |
158.50 |
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| 6.50 |
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| 165.00 |
Fond du Lac Quarterly Meeting (Page image)
