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Typewritten copy of Bishop Benade’s address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Cherry Street schoolhouse. Benade believes they are beginning a great work as they lay the foundation for building where they will provide spiritual and natural education to their children. He emphasizes the hard work and self-sacrifice that will be required of their relatively few members in order to make this work a success.

Scope and Contents A typed announcement “To the Members and Friends of the New Church” that the Pittsburgh Society has purchased a $14,000 lot on the corner of Isabella and Sandusky streets, Allegheny and has contracted for the construction of “a neat frame building, 30x60 feet, according to the plans drawn by Messrs. Drum & Kuhn, Architects, the cost of which is to be $3065.” The Acting Committee has purchased and secured a loan on 20 shares of the Penn Ave. Building and Loan Association to pay for the...

Scope and Contents Handwritten memorandum from A. & S. Wilson in Pittsburgh to John Pitcairn, Jr. 5 cent George Washington Stamp in upper left corner. A. & S. Wilson will build a house for J Pitcairn in Shady Side. It will be the same at the house they built for Thomas Gamble, but with several alterations. $6,500 is still to be paid- $3,000 when the roof is on, and the rest when the house is finished. Pitcairn will furnish the plumbing, gas fittings, and mantles. Names mentioned: Thomas Gamble Places...