Series III. Other Administration Records, 1800-1944, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This small series includes two sets of miscellaneous administrative documents, including drafts of vestry minutes; correspondence, including letters "declining the call" from 1800-1801, as well as others concerning calls to the pulpit or resignations; some printed material; various lists of interments, marriages, etc., and other material. Some financial documents are here also. More detailed summaries are noted in the container list.
Arrangement
The series identifies two sets of documents. One, donated by St. Mark's, includes files not generally identified as those belonging to the church treasurer (which are in Series II). A second set was purchased by N-YHS from a manuscript dealer and kept together; these records appear to have been drafts and other working documents of the church clerk.
Various files (19 folders), 1800-1944, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes a wide variety of documents including, among others, letters "declining call" (1800-1801); records of alms/contributions (1842-1883); reports of interments (1845-1850s); map of the cemetery (1852); vestry elections (1806, 1817, 1818); correspondence (1830s-1890s); documents concerning St. Mark's Memorial Chapel (1866-1945); pamphlets and other small print material; registry of marriages (1873-1874, 1877-1884); resignation of rector J.H. Rylance (1898) and subsequent call to L.H. Batten; miscellaneous documents re: St. Mark's communion cloth, 6th Street Mission, document lists, etc.
John W. Mitchell (Clerk) records, circa 1835-1845, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes four folders of documents apparently maintained by John W. Mitchell. These include rough draft minutes of vestry meetings (1839-1842); Auditing Committee notes (circa 1841); some bills, correspondence, leases, records of pew rentals, and other documents. Many of the documents are in rough draft form.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This set of files appear to have been purchased by N-YHS in 1972 from Gilman's rare book store.