PACKET NUMBER ONE

Abstract of Title compiled 1913 for Esther Roy. LaGrange County, Haw Patch, Indiana. Mortgage Release from  Abram Asher to Jesse Keim (?).

Ralph Foster, Notary, Isabell Price, (widow) to Ralph Sherer (May 1923), annexed deed - LaGrange County, Indiana, George Gage, County Recorder - Ralph Sherer and wife (4 April 1924), mortgage record

1922 MORTGAGE contracts between Abraham Fingerle and Elizabeth Fingerle and Manchester College - notes payable.

1929 TAX of Paw Paw Township received of Fingerlee Abraham and Elizabeth

Abraham L. Fingerle and Elizabeth Fingerle (husband and wife and Trustees of Manchester College) - 79 acres farm, Wabash County - WARRANTY DEED -

Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company, Inc.- LEASE CONTRACT WITH PRIVILEGE TO PURCHASE - Frank Shultz (circa 1931).

WARRANTY DEED - Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company, Inc., sale between Frank Shultz and Manchester College 23 February 1931.

PACKET NUMBER TWO - Abstract of Title to Lot #4, in Railroad Addition to Town of North Manchester, Indiana, Simon Burkett and Esther Burkett - records from 1835 forward - including Susan Cook and heirs.  Other names include but are not limited to; George Cook, Isabella Cook, Sylvester Cook, Harvey Cook, David Moyer ["That David H. Moyer, one of the grantors in a deed dated the 26th day of September, 1889, to David N. Howe, conveying a part of said Lot No. 4, was at the date of said conveyance an unmarried man; and that Abigail Swank one of the grantors in said deed dated the 11th day of June, 1883 to John Weaver for said real estate, and grantor in a deed dated the 5th day of June, 1886, to Angeline Smith, was at the date of said conveyance an unmarried woman."]

["That Walter Laidlaw grantee in a deed dated the 24th day of December, 1887, from John Weaver and wife Ada A. for a part of said Lot No. 4, is the same person as Walter Laidlaw, Jr. grantor in a deed dated the 28th day of December 1889, to David N. Howe, conveying said read estate."] Howe Avenue.

PACKET NUMBER THREE - Deed and Stock Certificate - Abstract of Title - Property in the state of UTAH - mortgagor John Webb, Jr. and wife, Emma Webb - mortgagee Lee Charles Miller (September 1921) - Lee Charles Miller turns rights in mortgage over to H. A. Arms or Assigns  - H. C. Arms to Mount Morris College (June 1925) - Sheriff's Deed between Clarence Smith (Sheriff of Sevier County, Utah and General Education Board of the Church of the Brethren. "The General Education Board of the Church of the Brethern(sic) is the owner of Twenty and no/100 shares of the Capital Stock of MONROE IRRIGATION COMPANY (1938).

PACKET NUMBER FOUR - NEW MEXICO PAPERS - Tract #130, Miami Ranch - 40 acres - 1909 - Warranty Deed from Farmers Development Company (a corporation) to Solomon Burkholder ("...expressly agreed...that intoxicating liquors shall never be manufactured, sold or given away in any place of public resort as a beverage on said premises...")

Warranty Deed - 1915 - Solomon and Sarah Burkholder to the Trustees of Manchester College

1915 articles of agreement - sale of property and agreement to divide proceeds equally between the Trustees of Manchester College and the General Mission Board of the Church of the Brethren - 1927 legal correspondence regarding the sale of the property and some associated difficulties.

PACKET NUMBER FIVE a - Calvin Ulrey Papers - 1940 Contract between  Manchester College and Floyd Raymond Coon (purchaser) of property in Wabash County [33 payments 1941, 1942, 1943? see envelope] - Ulrey and Coon Contract, deeded to Coon 20 October 1943, Settlement, payment list, insurance policy, 1943 letter to Citizens' Abstract Company of Wabash requesting a new abstract for Lot #20 in William E. Willis addition to the town of North Manchester, WARRANTY DEED from Calvin Ulrey and Miriam Ulrey (husband and wife) convey and warrant to Manchester College, a corporation, Lot No. 20 in WIlliam E. WIllies's Addition to the Town of North Manchester and additional footage of other lots in WIllis's addition - 1931 WARRANTY DEED of property from the Ulrey's to Manchester College - "Statement of Calvin Ulrey and Miriam G. Ulrey to The Board of Trustees Manchester College March 30, 1940 ["Over a period of years, MRs. Ulrey, and I have given to the college, on annuity, $45,000.  We have also placed in the name and ownership of the college about $90,000 of property.  In view of what we have given, and what we may yet give, we should like to make the following suggestion and requests..."] - correspondence regarding Ulrey home, various other letters and accountings, receipts, bonds sold, rent collected - Calvin and Miriam Ulrey and Ollie Burkhart and Gladys Rockwell AGREEMENT (1940), Poultry Building? - Correspondence between L. M. Fish (Accountant at Manchester College) and Calvin Ulrey regarding properties and annuities and income - other receipts and documents regarding investments - Warranty Deed Jesse Tyler and wife to Calvin Ulrey (1918) - ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CALVIN ULREY AND MIRIAM ULREY BETWEEN MANCHESTER COLLEGE AND THE ULREY'S, 1937 ("...Whereas Calvin and Miriam G. Ulrey desire that their property, at their decease, go to Manchester College, but they desire that during their lifetime, or either of them, that they shall have the benefit of the income of this property...Therefore the said Calvin and Miriam G. Ulrey are transferring to Manchester College the following property on terms to be hereinafter stated....list of assets and annuity and stocks/bonds/mortgages, etc.) {the letters and documents in this packet will probably, on inspection, be related to these assets..j. wine 2016} - WILL of MIRIAM G. ULREY - ANNUITY CONTRACT OF MRS. MIRIAM ULREY.

PACKET NUMBER 5b - CALVIN ULREY RESIDENCE, Main Street (property sold 1964.

PACKET NUMBER SIX - East Hall Area including mtged area - AMENDED CAPTION TO ABSTRACT OF TITLE - Part Northwest 1/4 Section 33, Twp. 30 North, Range 7 East.

PACKET NUMBER SEVEN a - Abstract for Lot #1 Railroad Addition, prepared for Simon and Esther Burkett - CERTIFIED COPY QUIET TILE (1921) and legal action, Simon Burket, et al vs John Comstock, et al. - Correction of deed to 1844.

PACKET NUMBER SEVEN b - Abstract - Railroad Addition Lot #2 - with map - the original purchase of the East half of the North East quarter of Section #32........was made by R. J. Dawson on October 13th, 1935. The land was sold to John Comstock in a Warranty Deed dated 22 December 1842. - etc. - prepared for Andy Kaufman.

PACKET NUMBER 7c - ABSTRACT lots #3, #4, #5, #6, and #7 - Railroad Addition prepared for Simon Burkett and Esther Burkett.

{Note with abstracts - Duplicate For Lots 5, 6, 7 - 8. Railroad Addition.  Includes Calvin Ulrey Hall SITE.}.

PACKET NUMBER SEVEN c - Abstract of Title to Lots #3, 4, 5, 6 7 and 8 in Railroad Addition to the Town of North Manchester - Prepared for Simon Burkett and Esther Burkett - color map of Wabash County, Indiana showing townships of Pleasant, Chester, Paw-Paw, Lagro, Noble, Waltz, and Liberty, along with grids of various towns, such as Liberty Mills, North Manchester, Servia, Ijamsville, Newton, Laketon, Roann, Wabash - The United States to R. J. Dawson (October 13, 1835) - Reuben J. Dawson to John Comstock (December 1842) - John Comstock & Salena Comstock, his wife to Thomas Cook (December 1846) - Matters of the Estate of Thomas Cook, deceased, Susan Cook "Relinquishment of widows" "I, Susan Cook, widow of said deceased, do hereby renounce my right to the administration of my deceased husband and desire the appointment of Andrew Onstott, my brother-in-law, to the duties and trusts thereof (filed December 3, 1845)." {note: see BIographical/Historical Note section for more material regarding this property} - attached and included in this abstract is another Abstract of Title prepared for Ota Johnson

PACKET NUMBER EIGHT a - Emery Pile, Russell Frantz, Joe Leckrone, Trustees Eel River Church of the Brethren - ABSTRACT OF TITLE - Kosciusko County, Indiana -- Quit Claim Deed. Dated December 26, 1877. {see historical background section of record for more information} - Mortgage Cancellation and Mortgage Releases  including many individual and family names including but far from limited to; Solomon Ulrey and Catharine Swyhart (1881), Abraham Spiglemyer, Samuel Snell, Jacob Metzger, Lizzie Metzger,  Stephen Fisher, John Fisher, Emma Fisher, Samuel Fisher, Olive Fisher, Lydia Stevens, Daniel Stevens, James Thompson, Emma Thompson, Nora Hatfield, F. B. Hatfield, , Ina Fruit, Charles Leiter, Thomas Thompson, Samuel Shively, John Shively, Lizzie Carlin, Milton Carlin, Lulu Vance, Joel Thompson, Elmira Bratt, Jennie Miller, Peter Clemmer, Hannah Fruit, Frederick Droud, Alphepus Ulrey, Cora Ulrey, Mattie Hawley, Samuel Hawley, Rosa Wertenberger, Elvin Tridle, Blanche Miller.

PACKET NUMBER EIGHT b - Eel River Church of the Brethren (Joe Leckrone) - This Indenture Witnesseth, That Don Landis and Catheryn Landis, husband and wife, each over the age of 21 years of Kosciusko County, in the State of Indiana, Mortgage and Warrant to Manchester College, a corporation of Wabash County...the following described Real Estate in Kosciusko County....paying to Manchester College on or before 5 years after date, $3,000 with interest at the rate of 5 percent per annum from date, pay-able semi-annually, and all attorney's fees and costs and charges for the collection of notes..."abstract of farm to have examined for sale to Don Landis...- John Winger loan correspondence with L. M. Fish of Manchester College (1942). - John Winger and Anna Winger mortgage and abstract and title Manchester College. - 1947"...my understanding that the Eel River Church of the Brethren is now owner of the farm known as the 'John Winger' farm.  There is considerable delinquent interest as shown by the enclosed statement.  This part-due interest should be paid at once."  - "R. Brooks says this property now owned by Eel River Church.  They held out enough money to pay interest." - "Trustees of Eel River said they would pay off a good part of the mortgage this year (1947) if everything went good."

PACKET EIGHT c - Abstract of Title made for William A. Boyer, Claypool, Indiana (now Eel River Church) - Very interesting map of PLAT of Section 5, Township 30 North, Range 7 East, Kosciusko County, Indiana with property outlines and names (probably of owners). It seems like McKinley, Minnick, Charles Leiter, John Fisher, Lydia Stevens, Daniel Burkett, John and Anna Winger, Jacob Mort and Ora Mort, Addison Hill and Amanda Hill, Mary Miller, Allen Metzger and Susan Metzger, and William Matson, at one time held property within the confines of this plat. H. W. Sanford, Recorder, General Land Office of the Department of the Interior (1907) certifies that a true copy of the plat of official survey is included in the abstract. Transfer of ownership and records of mortgages are recorded up until 1947.

PACKET NUMBER NINE - "Exhibition Floater" purchased from "The Hartford Insurance Group" insuring an art exhibit consisting of sculptures with no item more than $50.00 for the total amount of $4,000.00 (4-21-65 to 5-21-65). - "Ohio Farmers Insurance Company" represented by the "Spencer Insurance Agency," insuring glass table tops in College Library and in Dean's Office. - Insurance coverage on various vehicles (27 January 1965 to 27 January 1966 and 27 January 1966 to 27 January 1967). - Other insurance policies. - Boiler and Machinery Insurance Policy (1963-1966).

PACKET NUMBER TEN - Winesburg property (probably sold to Manchester College by two people in two different property sales?) -  Deed and Contract for sale of Winesburg House - Theresa Johnson Winesburg contracts to sell and convey, and Manchester College has contracted to purchase....part of Lot Number One and Part of Lot Number Two as designated in the division of the lands of Thomas Cook, deceased, among his heirs...." - Warranty Deed (1941) - Another Contract for Sale (1950) between Harry Moore and Manchester College known as the Winesburg property on the northeast corner of the college campus.

{note in box and now with Packet Ten, that might or might not be helpful - "Winesburg Tract - Title OK except as to 30' strip adjacent to R. R. right of way}

ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AGREEMENTS, ABSTRACTS, TITLES - {more time is needed to describe these materials - a basic description will be given}

PACKET NUMBER 11 -East Hall Properties - East Hall including Mortgaged Area - Cook properties shown - United States, by Martin Van Buren, President to Reuben Jackson Dawson (1837) - Reuben Dawson to John Comstock (1842) - John and Salena Comstock to Thomas Cook (1846)...etc.

PACKET TWELVE - Mount Morris - Mortgage Loan, Mr. and Mrs. Waldvogel, dated September 15, 1919 and due 1 January 1930 with 6% interest payable annually on the first day of January, 120 Acre Farm in Ada County, State of Idaho. Mortgage notes payable to Charles Miller. Loan application. - Assignments of Mortgage - Lee Charles Miller to Mount Morris College (1919), Mount Morris College to General Education Board of the Church of the Brethren (1934) - additional documents. {perhaps assets went to GEn. Ed. Board as part of financial agreement after Mount Morris merged with Manchester College?}.

PACKET THIRTEEN - Purchase Agreement 1 February 1967 - Manchester College to Mr. and Mrs. Frantz - South Mill Street Property - payment  history.

PACKET FOURTEEN a - East Side Campus (Deed from Russell and Martha Bollinger, including option agreement for add'l) 12-31-57 - Part of East Side Campus (Deed from Vernon Stinebaugh for lot where Schubert House now stands) 11-3-54 and Schubert House (owned by Smith) to be moved to plot of land purchased by Stinebaugh - East Side Campus (Deed from A. Wayne and A. Jane Carr to Manchester College) 7-23-65 - DEED (And papers on) PETERSIME HOUSE (East Campus Area) PLANT FUND ASSET - Pt of East Side Campus (Gardner Hall Deed, including strip of ground towards river) 7-9-53 - Deed (Werking Property 1964 11.36 acres, East of East Street from Ninth Street North) including Deed, Purchase Contract 7-25-64, title opinion, Abstract in Security Storage. (see also Lester Urshel, Ralph McBride packet 14b).

PACKET 14 b - EAST CAMPUS AND EAST SIDE CAMPUS - Deed from Pottenger to MC (PLANT FUND ASSET) acreage which commences 217.30' east of East Street property line (1965) - Deed Harry Wible Land (PLANT FUND) - Mae Frantz Land, East Side Campus, 811 East Street, deeds, title opinion, agreement, abstracts (note: abstracts continued and in Vault) - East Side College Property East of East Street (deeds prior to 8-1-53) also Annexation Papers dated May 1955 - Part of East Side Campus Deed from Charles & Mayme Morris (including east part of Rieman tract) 2-21-63) and (including balance with house) 1 August 1963 (note: Area not annexed in Town of North Manchester) - Deed, East STteet, Lester Urshel, Ralph McBride, papers relating to purchase of 71.8' frontage and sale of 25' other land - Werking Tract of Land July 1968

PACKET FIFTEEN - Koinonia.- including Quit Claim Deed, PLANT FUND - Affidavit - Corporate Warranty Deed, etc.

PACKET SIXTEEN -  miscellaneous deeds to properties deeded to and later deeded from Manchester College - Garber Property 704 N. Wayne St. (annuity property) property sold to Indiana Lawrence Bank & Trust (1966) with annuity contract dated 1 April 1966 - Deeds to Lots (Southwest Corner on Miami and Bond Streets).

A LIST OF OTHER DOCUMENTS FOLLOWS - SEPARATE ENVELOPES IN BOX:

Deed to Pottenger Property (1003 East Street) acquired at auction 6/2/1876.

Deed, James Gilbert & Ella Gilbert (505 College Ave.) - Endowment Fund.

Deed, Anna Dunbar Property (511 College Ave.) - Endowment Fund.

EAST SIDE CAMPUS - Deed from Harry Moore to Manchester College, East Strip (2-7-1957), House Lot (8-19-1965).

Deed, E. R. Fisher Property (705 College Ave.) Lot #22 - Endowment Fund.

Deed, Emma Fair Property (601 College Ave.) Lot #14 - Endowment Fund.

Kurtz Resident (701 College Ave.) acquired 1-26-1978.

Deed for: Noble Rouch Property, Rio Rancho, New Mexico - property bought into Endowment 1/31/1986.

Deeds for Endowment Properties - #11-12 (Arnold Property), #16 (Ida Winger), #18-17 (Monce) Howe Apartments & Guest Parking Lot Deed, #21 (J. Edson Ulrey, 605 College Avenue), #8 (Mary Winger), #19 (Young (Elmer Wing and Anna Bell Wing) Property), #73 (Emma Neher).

Deed L. W. Shultz Property (603 E. College Avenue) - Endowment Fund.

Deed and other papers, "Hugh Callison" property (503 College Ave.).

ANNEXATION PAPERS - May 1955 - October 1963 - North Manchester - Gardner, Schubert, etc. area (Total annexation 26.40 acres) all M.C. area -  Northeast Corner of Campus (Bollinger & Morris Acres) total acres, including non-college 16.424.

ANNEXATION of College Property East of East Street into the Town of North Manchester, 3 May 1955.

DEEDS - MAIN CAMPUS (From East Street to Wayne Street on north side of College Avenue).

DEEDS - From Manchester College Foundation and Holding Co. to Manchester College, 1 March 1944.

DEED - State Highway (By-Pass 13) and East Street Corner, January 1967 - Deed and Highway Release (also Correspondence in file covering same D B Y).

COLLEGE VIEW LOTS - DEEDS - (East of Wayne Street and Northwest of R. R. Right-of-way) No. R.R. Lots (see Main Campus).

COLEGE VIEW ADDITION - DEED - Harvey and May Swihart (College View Addition) - Deed and Purchase Agreement papers.

COLLEGE ADDITION LOTS #1 and #2 - DEED - Edward Kintner Property - East and Miami Streets - PLANT FUND.

NORTH CAMPUS (North of Campus Drive, East of R. R. and West of East Street) - (including vacancy proceedings for area - also South Side of Campus Drive between Winger & Hall of Science.

Warranty Deed from Walter Gable ( Haynes School ?) to Manchester College (September 1937).

Letter regarding abstract to Mr. and Mrs. Dana Bowers (1955).

1895 articles of incorporation and charter (E. S. Young) - also documents following administration change 1900 and also the formation and dissolution of Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company.

Odds and Ends:

Huntington County Women's Clubs Loan - 1933.

Handwritten Notes in box..

Envelope - empty.

The following description was created on 20 October 1993 and accompanies the box of deeds:

Manchester College, Houses and Apartments, and Purchase Date:

APARTMENTS

Gilbert House, 505 College, purchased 08/23/68.

Arnold House, 509 College, purchased /6/10/27.

Dunbar, 511 College, purchased 05/28/68.

Fair Apts., 601 College, purchased 07/28/43.

L. W. Shultz, 603 College, purchased 05/21/73.

Ida Winger, 605 College, purchased 07/21/39.

Howe Apts., 609 College, purchased 03/19/37.

Edsen Ulrey, 603 College, purchased 06/25/40.

Fisher Apts., 705 College, purchased 04/26/63.

Schubert House, 1005 East, purchased 12/15/54.

East Street Apts., 1000 East, purchased 08/16/67.

702 Miami, purchased 06/07/93.

SINGLE DWELLING HOUSES

Schutz, 503 College, purchased 08/01/83.

Young, 611 College, purchased 08/06/46.

Kurtz, 601 College, purchased 01/19/79.

M. Winger, 1005 Bond, purchased 06/23/22.

Frantz, 809 East, purchased 09/20/65.

Werking, 901 East, purchased 07/30/64.

Pottenger, 1003 East, purchased 06/06/86.

1106 Wayne St., purchased 04/15/92.

604 E. Miami (House removed), purchased 05/29/1992.

Regarding Packet Number 8 -- "...containing 160 acres, was entered from the United States on November 7, 1936, by Elizabeth Ulrey (Tract Book 1, page 70)...Note:- We find no last will and testament or the proceedings in the settlement of the estate of Elizabeth Ulrey, deceased, of record in Kosciusko County Indiana. Christian Shively and Barbara Shively, his wife, John S. Ulrey and Susan Ulrey, his wife, heirs-at-law of Elizabeth Ulrely, deceased, to Samuel Gripe and Samuel Ulrey. - Quit Claim Deed. Dated December 26, 1877, Recorded November 2, 1878. Deed Record 47, page 330. Consideration $1400.00 - The above named grantors release and quit claim to the above named grantees the following described real estate, situate in Kosciusko County, in the State of Indiana, to-wit: ---"

REGARDING PACKET # 7a, b, c, - John Comstock (Judge Comstock) was a pioneer, landowner, legislator, breeder of livestock, and "founder" of Liberty Mills, Indiana, arriving in Liberty Mills in 1836.

Matters of the Estate of Thomas Cook, deceased: "Nicholas Ruse, of said County and State, being duly sworn on oath says, that he sixty-one years old and has resided in said County for about fifty-four years. - That he knew Thomas Cook, deceased, who owned the East half of the North East quarter of Section 32, Township 30 North, Range 7 in Wabash County, Indiana, and who acquired title to said real estate from John Comstock and wife Salena. - That the said Thomas Cook deceased, died about the month of August 1845 and 1 ft surviving him as his only heirs at law and persons entitled to share in his estate, Sussan Cook, his widow and five sons, to wit; George Cook, Sylvester W. Cook, Delorma F. Cook, Thomas Cook and Harvey H. Cook and that said heirs improved, paid the taxes on and help peaceable, continuous and undisputed possession of the foregoing described real estate from the death of said decedent for more than twenty years before parting with any part of it, and that the said title of said decedent nor of his said heirs nor of their grantees to said real estate has never been disputed or disturbed by any person. - That the said Susan Cook died intestate on or about the 30th day of August 1872, leaving as her only heirs at law and persons entitled to share in her estate, her sons, the said George, Sylvester W., Delorma F. Thomas and Harvey H. Cook, and that her estate was settled without administration and he debts all paid - {a list of conveyance of property follows} ....."That Daivd H. Moyer, one of the grantors in a deed dated the 26th day of September 1889, to David N. How, conveying a part of said Lot No. 4, was at the date of said conveyance an unmarried man..." - Release of right of way to Railroad Company (1870/1871) -  - map of Railroad Addition to North Manchester - (pg. 15) "...appeared David N. Howe and acknowledged the execution of the annexed plat of Rail Road Addition to the Town of North Manchester for the uses and purposes therein set forth (1893)," (pgs. 17, 18) - David N. Howe and Laura M. Howe, his wife convey to Joseph W. Riley (warranty deed dated 1893) for Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Railroad addition to North Manchester - also David N. Howe and Laura Howe convey to Joseph Riley Lot number 3 in Railroad addition