Records of the First Union Society of the Methodist Church consist mainly of annual church meeting minutes (1828-69, with a few years excepted) concerning the election of trustees and officers and other business; also, a copy of the church's certificate of incorporation; a copy of the article of agreement between the trustees and the men hired to build the church, containing the construction specifications; and subscription lists giving amounts paid by members of the church for its construction (one manuscript volume). Loose items include the certificate of incorporation of the church (1828); a land deed signed 1831, recorded 1849); and a miscellany including accounts and items pertaining to elections. Also includes plans for 1994 renovation.