Easton Preparative Meeting Records (including Saratoga Preparative and North Easton Preparative)
Scope and Contents
Records of Easton Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) and its predecessors, Saratoga 1779-1896, and North Easton, 1896. Includes: men's and women's minutes, 1779-1896.
Dates
- Creation: 1779-1896
Creator
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Copyright and Rights Information
Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Biographical / Historical
Easton Preparative Meeting was established as Saratoga Preparative in 1776, as a part of Nine Partners Monthly. On the establishment of Saratoga (later Easton) Monthly Meeting, Easton Preparative was set off to this meeting. The name of the preparative meeting was changed to Easton in 12mo 1795. In 1838 a preparative meeting was established by Easton Monthly Meeting at North Easton; this meeting was reunited with Easton in 1868. Easton Preparative Meeting was discontinued after 1896.
Extent
0.6 Linear Feet (9 volumes)
Overview
Records of Easton Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) and its predecessors, Saratoga 1779-1896, and North Easton, 1896. Includes: men's and women's minutes, 1779-1896.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes (men's): 1.1 1779-1792, 1.2 1798-1855, 1.3 North Easton 1838-73, 1.4 1846-1879; Women's minutes: 2.1 1789-1792, 2.2 1792-1810, 2.3 1810-1846, 2.4 1846-96, 2.5 North Easton 1838-82.
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Custodial History
Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, 1997.
Subject
- North Easton Preparative Meeting of Friends (1838-1868 : North Easton, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Saratoga Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1776-1795 : North Easton, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Easton Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1796-ca. 1896 : North Easton, N.Y.) (Organization)
- North Easton Preparative Meeting of Friends (1838-1868 : North Easton, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Saratoga Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1776-1795 : North Easton, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Easton Preparative Meeting Records (including Saratoga Preparative and North Easton Preparative)
- Author
- Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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