Letter of Apology and Amendment to the Charter

Letter of Apology and Amendment to the Charter

Lane Theological Seminary

This document contains two letters. The first letter is an apology for not taking quicker action regarding this request to amend the charter. The second letter is an amendment to the Lane Seminary Charter. It spells out the makeup of the board of the trustees and revises their meeting date.

C. Anthony, George Smith, William Penn

Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Unpublished

04-22
1832-01-11

Maddie Smith, Transcriber
Sara Smith, Transcriber

Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society

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19th Century
1830's
Cincinnati, Ohio

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Line 1              Columbus  Apl 22^d __

Line 2              Dear Sir

Line3                                       I [read] your letter a week last

Line 4              Saturday & as I could do nothing untill

Line 5              Monday, put it in my pocket & [though]

Line 6              as the Irishman said: tis I that says it_

Line 7              yet I must confess I utterly forgot the

Line 8              whole matter untill yesterday when

Line 9              your name was accidentally [mentioned] &

Line 10            instantly your neglected message occurred

Line 11            to my mind_ I hope you will accept

Line 12            this apology, [course] as it is, with the [position]

Line 13            [assurances] that if you send to me

Line 14            again I will not be so negligent.

Line 15                        I need not say it [unclear] give me

Line 16            great pleasure to visit you in Cincinn.

Line 17            Should If it should ever be possible.

Line 18            & equal pleasure to see yourself and

Line 19            Mrs. Stowe at my house should you

Line 20            ever visit this Region.

Line 21                                                Yours

Line 22                                                            Truly, Wm. Penn

 

Line 23            An act to amend an act entitled

Line 24            an act to incorporate the Lane Seminary

Line 25            in the County of Hamilton

 

Line 26                   Section 1 Be it enacted by this

Line 27            General Assembly of the State of Ohio

 

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Line 1              That the Board of Trustees of the Lane

Line 2              Seminary shall consist of any number

Line 3              not less than thirteen nor more than

Line 4              twenty five & [of] from any cause the

Line 5              number shall be reduced [unclear] below

Line 6              thirteen the remaining number shall

Line 7              be a competent board for the purpose of

Line 8              filling vacancies to make up the

Line 9              number of thirteen & from & after the

Line 10            next election of officers the Executive

Line 11            Committee of Lane Seminary shall

Line 12            consist only of the President the three

Line 13            Vice Presidents the Treasurer the Recording

Line 14            Secretary and the Corresponding Secretary

Line 15            who shall hold their Offices untill

Line 16            their successors are Elected, and the annual

Line 17            meeting of the board of trustees for the

Line 18            election of Officers shall be held on

Line 19            [the] 2^nd Wednesday of June annually

Line 20            instead of the last Wednesday of

Line 21            October

 

Line 22                                                C. Anthony Speaker of the

Line 23                                                House of Representatives

Line 24            [Jany] 11^th 1832

Line 25                                                George I. Smith Speaker

Line 26                                                            of the Senate

 

(Written vertically)

Line 27            Amendment of

Line 28            the Charter

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