Petition for allowing a Dutch Lutheran clergyman to solemnize the rights of marriage

Petition of Lundey [illegible] inhabitants of Milwaukee County praying that the [illegible] may be authorized to solemnized marriage contracts

Mr Ruckwell

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Dec 12, 1840

Referred to the Judiciary Committee Dec 12 1840

Carl Hawking Friedrick Lange Johann Kruger David Bastion Lindsay Schull Johan Lornne Johann Kiepsell Wilehlm Vogends Johann Natzke Johann Wolfohlager M Bray Goddfried [illegible]

To the council and house of representatives of the Teritory of Wisconsin, we your humble petitioners, the dutch inhabitants of the Teritory aforesaid members of the old Lutheran faith, having settled together we established a church and being unable to understand the English language of necessity do earnestly pray that your honorable body may pass a law authorizing our priest Joachim Fredene Luck to solemnize the rights of marriage between parties competent to make such contract

Milwaukee Dec 3, 1840

[illegible] Martin [illegible] Carl Milbrath [illegible] Milbrath [illegible] Innbury N [illegible} A Christian Gottlieb Wuslow August Wuslow [illegible] Carl Matthius Gottlieb Hurtz Gottfried [illegible] [illegible] Michael Galeint Miford Lyntus August Ruone Johann Bruggemann Martin Schoefow Curty Huy Gollbrel Mug Carl Wilse Heineck Wilke Willhelm Kluy Willhelm Kluy Ernst Milbarth Christian Knuth Friedrick Prall Joachin Wilde Gottlieb Wilde Michael Wilde Peter Wilde Johann Bartlett John Kluy Earl Benjamin Gungser Carl Kluy Gottfried Nanthun Joachim PipVorn Kninrith Christian [illegible] Heuer Friederick Bertell Friedrick Kilgendorf Carl Kilgendorf Martin Schreiber Michal Stock Michling Johann Knuth Ludwig Knuth Gottfried Knuth J. [illegible] Martin Veruger Joachim Jouenhagen CW Schoortz G. Harhent C Finek Friederich Finers

J.S. Rockwell Esqr Madison WT