Petition #20984905
- Baltimore City, Maryland. January 31, 1849. - May 11, 1857.
- Court: Chancery
- Salutation: To the Honorable John Johnson Chancellor of Maryland
Abstract
The trustees of the African Methodist Bethel Church state that the allegations made in an earlier petition "touching the conduct of your petitioners as trustees are wholy untrue." They also deny having ever "refused to give an account or make report of their proceedings & doings to the congregation." They ask that the previous petition be dismissed. The related documents include a resolution bearing the names of more than 300 members of the A. M. E. congregation.
Result: Set for hearing; dismissed; set for hearing.
- Number of petition pages: 7
- Related documents: PAR #20984802; Orders, 31 January 1849, 5 April 1849; Constitution of the African Methodist Bethel Church, 1842; Resolutions of the A. M. E. Church, 5 March 1849; Opinion, 5 April 1849; Answer, Daniel Payne, Alexander Murray, Robert Ross, 24 July 1849; Supplemental Petitions, African Methodist Bethel Church v. Joel Carmack, et al., 24 July 1849, 16 November 1849; Copy of Docket Entries, African Methodist Bethel Church v. Joel Carmack, Thomas Cook, Daniel Brooks, et al., 1854; Order, 11 May 1857
- Pages of related documents: 39
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Citation information
Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland
- Schweninger Collection
- Page: 1
- Microfilm: M 11019
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