ST. JAMES AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.):
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church (Minneapolis, Minn.), creator. | |
| Title: | Miscellaneous property records, | |
| Dates: | 1910, 1917-1920. | |
| Abstract: | Papers of a Minneapolis church organized in 1863 and also known as the First African Methodist Episcopal Church. They include documentation of its ownership of an Eighth Avenue lot (1910) and of land in the city's Pleasant View Addition and Atwater Addition (1917-1919); and a contract to demolish a building on church property (1920). | |
| Quantity: | 15 items. | |
| Location: | P411. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church (Minneapolis, Minn.) Miscellaneous Property Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 13,292
Processing Information:
Processed by: Cheryl N. Thies, August 1984
Catalog ID number: 990017160880104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| P411 | 1 | Warranty deed, January 15, 1910. | |||||||||
| Henry G. and Cornelia Clough to St. James for a lot on 8th Avenue in Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Documents regarding St. James' ownership of land in the Pleasant View addition to Minneapolis, 1917-1918. 6 items. | |||||||||||
| Mortgage deed and two receipts, two affidavits concerning a March 1918 meeting at which the congregation authorized the trustees to borrow against the mortgage, and a land title examination certificate. | |||||||||||
| Documents recording St. James' purchase of the Roumanian-Hebrew Congregation (Sons of Abraham) land in the Atwater addition to Minneapolis, 1919. 7 items. | |||||||||||
| Earnest money contract; certificate, notice, and resolution of the congregation's decision to sell, accompanied by a letter from attorney H. Z. Mendow; and a deed showing payment of the Roumanian-Hebrew Congregation's debt on the land. | |||||||||||
| Contract, June 12, 1920. | |||||||||||
| Agreement with the Cleveland Wrecking Company to demolish a frame building located behind the church building. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- African Americans -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Organizations:
- African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Minnesota.
- First African Methodist Episcopal Church (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Roumanian-Hebrew Congregation (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Places:
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Churches.
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