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Request by William E. Needham (Lancaster, Kansas) for withdrawal of membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P677

Overview

This handwritten request by William E. Needham for withdrawal of membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church is written on State Bank of Lancaster, Lancaster (Atchison County), Kansas letterhead and is dated March 17, 1899.

Dates

  • Creation: March 17, 1899

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions

Biography of William E. Needham

William E. Needham was born July 1862 in Illinois. He married in 1884. He and his wife Elizabeth became residents of Kansas on or before 1885. They lived in Atchison County for a number of years. On or before 1900, they moved to Wichita (Sedgwick County), Kansas, where Needham was employed as assistant manager at Wichita's Beacon Building newspaper offices.

Extent

1 folder (1 item, 12 cm)

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

This handwritten request by William E. Needham for withdrawal of membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church is written on State Bank of Lancaster, Lancaster (Atchison County), Kansas letterhead and is dated March 17, 1899. Handwritten on the reverse are brief notes, dating to 1905, of the numbers of full and probationary church members.

Physical Location

RH MS P677

Title
Guide to membership withdrawal request from Methodist Episcopal Church
Subtitle
Request by William E. Needham (Lancaster, Kansas) for withdrawal of membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church
Author
Finding aid prepared by mh, 2006 Finding aid encoded by mh, 2006
Date
2006
Description rules
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Language of description
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Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4027303781
Preferred citation
Request by William E. Needham (Lancaster, Kansas) for withdrawal of membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, March 17, 1899, Kansas Collection, RH MS P677, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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