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.
Honey Creek Quarterly Meeting (Page text)
| Subscribers | Residence | Amount |
Secured |
Interest Paid |
Agents Per Cent |
| Alson Felch | Racine Racine Co. | 100. |
100. |
14.00 |
10.00 |
| E. J. Felch | Racine Racine Co. | 100. |
10.00 |
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| J. P. Senish [?] | Racine Racine Co. | 100. |
100. |
14.00 |
10.00 |
| Phineas [?] Fuller | Racine Racine Co. | 100. |
10.00 |
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| P. C. Hoyt | Rochester Racine Co. | 200. |
200. |
14.00 |
20.00 |
| Gerard Mouger [?] | Mukwanago Waukesha Co. | 200. |
200. |
14.00 |
20.00 |
| J. N. Goodman [?] transferred to those west |
Honey Creek Walworth Co. | 100. |
7.00 |
7.00 |
|
| W. Watts | Honey Creek Walworth Co. | 100. |
100. |
10.00 |
|
| Robbert Augir | Honey Creek Walworth Co. | 50. |
3.50 |
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| Enoch Jenkins | Millard P. O. Walworth Co. | 100. |
100. |
10.00 |
|
| John Reilly | Hart Prairie Walworth Co. | 100. |
. |
7.00 |
|
| L. S. Maynard | Raymond Racine Co. | 50. |
3.50 |
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| Thos. West Jr. | Raymond Racine Co. | 50. |
3.50 |
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| John Scott | Raymond Racine Co. | 50. |
3.50 |
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| B. C. Boswell | Paris Kenosha Co. | 50. |
3.50 |
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1450. |
800 |
49.00 |
125.50 |
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| Carpenter | Wheatland Walworth Co. Wis. | 100. |
100. |
8.00 |
Honey Creek Quarterly Meeting (Page image)
