Troy Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Troy Preparative Meeting, 1804-77. Includes minutes 1804-77 and financial records 1852-76.
Dates
- Creation: 1804-1877
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
Troy Preparative Meeting was established in 1804. In the 1828 Separation the meeting affiliated with New York Yearly Meeting (Hicksite). The meeting appears to have been laid down in 1881 or 1882, although there is no direct mention in the monthly meeting minutes.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (5 volumes)
Overview
Records of Troy Preparative Meeting, 1804-77. Includes minutes 1804-77 and financial records 1852-76.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1804-38, 1.2 1838-76,1.3 1868-77; Women's minutes: 2.1 1804-37; Treasurer's books: 3.1 1852-64, 3.2 1860-76, 3.3 1864-75.
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
- Title
- Troy Preparative 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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