Purchase Quarterly Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Purchase Quarterly Meeting, 1745-ongoing. Includes minutes 1745-2023 (many gaps) and miscellaneous material 1893-1992, including information on the Edward B. Underhill Fund, Peach Pond Meeting House, and the ministry at Taconic Correctional Facility. Beginning in 2023, records are deposited digitally.
Dates
- 1745 - 2023
Creator
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Purchase Quarterly Meeting (Organization)
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Purchase Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1955-1957) (Contributor, Organization)
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Purchase Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox : 1955-57) (Contributor, Organization)
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Where available, access is through microfilm. Born-digital files are accessible to TriCollege accounts or on-campus users.
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Biographical / Historical
Purchase Quarterly Meeting was established in 1745 by New York Yearly Meeting. It divided into Hicksite and Orthodox branches in 1828, began to meet in joint sessions in 1943, and finally reunited in 1987.
Extent
11 Linear Feet (28 volumes and 5 boxes)
0.1 Gigabytes
Language
English
Overview
Records of Purchase Quarterly Meeting, 1745-ongoing. Includes minutes 1745-2023 (with many periods lacking) and miscellaneous material 1893-1992, including information on the Edward B. Underhill Fund, Peach Pond Meeting House, and the ministry at Taconic Correctional Facility
Arrangement
Divided into series: Men's and Joint Minutes: 1.1 1745-93, 1.2 1793-1833 (Orthodox), 1.3 1834-1901 (Orthodox), 1.4 1901-46 (Orthodox), 1.5 1879-1923 (Hicksite), 1.6 1923-46 (Hicksite), 1.7 1946-55 (Hicksite and Orthodox), 1.9 1955-61; Women's Minutes: 2.1 1745-1801, 2.2 1801-23, 2.3 1823-60 (Orthodox), 2.4 1860-78 (Orthodox), 2.5 1828-76 (Hicksite), 2.6 1876-90 (Hicksite); Ministers' and Elders' Minutes: 3.1 1746-1846 (Orthodox), 3.2 1847-1920 (Orthodox), 3.3 1828-66 (Hicksite), 3.4 1866-1939 (Hicksite), 3.5 1940-48 (Hicksite), 3.6 1921-57 (Orthodox); Trustees, Financial and Property: 4.1 Underhill/Calvary ca.1987, 4.2 Peach Pond 1971-83, 4.3 Educational Trust Funds 1977-82, 4.4 Trustees 1967-83, 4.5 Trustees 1983-92, 4.6 Accounts 1893-1919, 4.7 Accounts 1930-59, 4.8 Sale of Peach Pond 1973-83, 4.9 Miscellaneous 1885-1974; Miscellaneous: 5.1 Clerk's log ca.1973-83, 5.2 Clerk's log 1984-90, 5.3 Prison Committee 1977-81, 5.4 Miscellaneous 1903-15, 5.5 Miscellaneous 1893-1903.
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. Additional deposits in 2023, 2024.
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1955). Purchase Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1955). Purchase Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1955). Purchase Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1955). Purchase Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Purchase Quarterly Meeting
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Purchase Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1955-1957)
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Purchase Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox : 1955-57)
- Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Westchester County
- Title
- Purchase Quarterly Meeting 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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