Grand Isle and Middle Hero Preparative Meetings Records
Scope and Contents
Includes: minutes (men's), 1828-1835; women's minutes, 1801-1824 & 1828-1835, and miscellaneous papers, 1825-1876.
The latter includes extracts of the minutes of Peru Monthly Meeting relative to the laying down of Grand Isle and a letter from Seth Hoag to Benjamin Macomber (1876) contesting the sale of the meeting house.
Dates
- Creation: 1801-1876
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
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Biographical / Historical
Middle Hero Preparative Meeting was established by Peru Monthly Meeting in 1801. In 1814, the name of Middle Hero was changed to Grand Isle Preparative Meeting. The Preparative Meeting was laid down in 1835.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (3 volumes plus one folder)
Overview
Includes: minutes (men's), 1828-1835; women's minutes, 1801-1824 & 1828-1835, and miscellaneous papers, 1825-1876.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes (men's): 1.1 1828-35; Women's minutes: 2.1 1801-24, 2.2 1828-35; Miscellaneous papers: 3.1 1825-1876.
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
- Grand Isle Preparative Meeting of Friends (1814-1828 : Grand Isle, Vt.) (Organization)
- Middle Hero Preparative Meeting (Grand Isle, Vt.). Women's meeting (Organization)
- Grand Isle Preparative Meeting of Friends (1814-1828 : Grand Isle, Vt.) (Organization)
- Grand Isle Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1835 : Grand Isle, Vt.) (Organization)
- Middle Hero Preparative Meeting (Grand Isle, Vt.) (Organization)
- Title
- Grand Isle and Middle Hero Preparative Meetings Records
- 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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