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 1825-03-18 +PONTIAC M T---OAKLAND CO----#MANUSCRIPT & MS 25 RATE--AHMS 7/2 --REPORT OF REV ISAAC W. RUGGLES---I KNOW NOT OF ANOTHER PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER IN THE TERRITORY EXCEPT AT MACKINAC--A CHURCH WAS ORGANIZED AT PONTIAC ABOUT A YEAR AGO BY BROTHER GOODMAN CONSISTING OF 13 MEMBERS---THE IMMIGRATION TO THIS TERRITORY IS AT PRESENT RAPID & IT IS A MATTER OF JOY & GRATITUDE THAT A GOOD PROPORTION ARE PIOUS OR FRIENDS TO THE REDEEMER'S CAUSE.----I THINK IT PROBABLE THAT WITHIN THE YEAR IT WILL BE ADVISABLE TO ORGANIZE ONE OR TWO OTHER CHURCHES IN THIS COUNTRY.---MACOMB CO. NEEDS A MISSIONARY ---I WILL VISIT RIVER RAISIN---AND DETROIT ALSO NEEDS A MINISTER---BROTHER GOODMAN IS AT BETHANY PA AND WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE---THERE IS ONE BAPTIST CHURCH IN THE TERRITORY & THE ELDER TOLD ME THERE HAD NEVER YET BEEN ANY ONE BAPTIZED IN THIS TERRITORY------TO REV MATTHIAS BRUEN, CITY OF NEW YORK -----GENEALOGY---4PGS------IN FOX SCHMALZRIEDT 1957 AUCTION LOT 121 PRICE $16.50---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan---AND PRIVATELY OWNED----ELLIS/WHITFORD 2018 AUCTION LOT 34 Date: 1825-03-18 , Associated Pages:(4)