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Yearly Meeting Epistles and Extracts

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-971

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Epistles from England, Ireland, and the United States. Some are printed and some are handwritten. The printed Epistles are sometimes reprinted in other cities. Each Epistle is usually signed by one member of the meeting, the Clerk. See "Other Finding Aids" note for link to itemized list of epistles

Dates

  • 1668 - 1944

Creator

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

The collection is open to research use.

Copyright and Rights Information

Standard Federal Copyright Law apply (U.S. Title 17)

Historical note

Epistles are documents published by Quaker meetings directed towards other meetings. Usually published yearly, these documents contain some of the main concerns of the meetings for that year.

Extent

2.1 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Language

English

Overview

Contemporary copies of epistles and extracts of Yearly Meeting minutes, of Meeting for Sufferings, and of Women Friends, of London, Dublin, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Virginia, Rhode Island from 1698-1944.

Arrangement

The Epistle collection is arranged first by the country from which the Epistle is from, for example: England, Ireland, or the United States. The Epistles to meetings within that country are first, followed by Yearly Meetings for Sufferings and then Epistles from Yearly Meetings of Women Friends. Epistles are then sorted chronologically.

Other Finding Aids

Itemized Listing of epistles in downloadable spreadsheet form.

Aquisition

Unknown

Related Materials

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting records

Processing Information

Processed by Madison Arnold-Scerbo; completed February 2016. Revised by Mary Crauderueff in March 2023 to incorporate outstanding epistles.

Title
Yearly Meeting Epistles and Extracts
Author
Madison Arnold-Scerbo
Date
February 2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Revision Statements

  • March 2023: Revised by Mary Crauderueff to incorporate outstanding epistles.

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