Saile of Slips
On
Wednesday, January 2, 1861, at 10 o’clock A.M. the Trustees of the East
Wallingford Baptist Meeting House Association held “a saile of slips” (as
recorded) or pews. The following is
a list of "saile of slips" and to whom:
|
Sold to: |
No. of Slip |
Price of Slip |
No. of Slip |
Price of Slip |
Total |
|
Austin
Constantine |
5 |
$97.00 |
7 |
$91.00 |
$188.00 |
|
John Jackson |
3 |
$85.00 |
39 |
$50.00 |
$135.00 |
|
John Jackson |
14 |
$50.00 |
13 |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
|
John Jackson |
41 |
$50.00 |
42 |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
|
W. B. Allen |
9 |
$55.00 |
32 Ira Parker |
$25.00 |
$55.00 |
|
A. A. Constantine |
11 |
$55.00 |
26 |
$45.00 |
$100.00 |
|
O. L. Allen |
6 |
$55.00 |
30 Mary Wilmot |
$25.00 |
$55.00 |
|
Loomis French |
8 |
$69.00 |
40
|
$50.00 |
$119.00 |
|
P. B. Lincoln |
10 |
$68.00 |
2 L. French |
$25.00 |
$68.00 $25.00 |
|
Thomas York |
12 |
$66.00 |
|
|
$66.00 |
|
Hilon Johnson |
44 |
$25.00 |
31 A. R. Marsh |
$44.00 |
$25.00 $44.00 |
|
P. D. Hart |
43 |
$25.00 |
|
|
$25.00 |
|
Peleg Sherman |
35 |
$38.00 |
|
|
$38.00 |
|
P. G. Hawkins |
33 |
$43.00 |
29 |
$44.00 |
$87.00 |
|
Derius Bucklin |
27 |
$45.00 |
|
|
$45.00 |
|
Albert Snead |
25 |
$45.00 |
|
|
$45.00 |
|
Harrison Patch |
23 |
$35.00 |
|
|
$35.00 |
|
J. W. Gates |
21 |
$23.00 |
|
|
$25.00 |
|
P. R. Fuller |
34 |
$43.00 |
|
|
$43.00 |
|
H. V. Howard |
24 |
$35.00 |
|
|
$35.00 |
|
A. K. York |
22 |
$25.00 |
|
|
$25.00 |
|
Nov. 17, 1864 D.S. Kent |
28 |
46.25 |
|
|
$46.25 |
|
Jan. 12, 1865 |
15 |
$46.68 |
|
|
$46.68 |
|
Free Seats |
1, 18, 19 |
|
19, 20, 35 |
|
|
|
Ministers |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Church |
3, 34, 41 |
|
|
|
|
At
some later dates the following people purchased slips: M. H. Dickerson –
7; Abel Roy – 40; Ira Sweetland – 29
Found tucked in the pages of the minutes is the following hand written note
dated July 1908: “I – Mrs. Grace Potter – heir of the M. H. Dickerman
estate freely give to the East Wallingford Baptist Church pew No 7 in the
Baptist Church at East Wallingford, VT.”
Signed Grace P. Potter ©2003 Robert Flatt
