Yearly Meeting Epistles and Extracts
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
- Creation: 1668 - 1944
Creator
- Rhoads, Hannah (Author, Person)
- Ely, Ruth (Author, Person)
- Evans, William, 1787-1867 (Author, Person)
- Bettle, Samuel (Author, Person)
- Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 (Author, Person)
- Scattergood, Joseph (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research use.
Conditions Governing Use
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 ft. (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
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
Processing Information
Processed by Madison Arnold-Scerbo; completed February 2016. Revised by Mary Crauderueff in March 2023 to incorporate outstanding epistles.
Subject
- Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Organization)
- Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox: 1828- ) (Organization)
- New England Yearly Meeting of Friends (Organization)
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library (Organization)
- North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends (1698- ) (Organization)
- London Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends) (Organization)
- Yearly Meeting of Friends, held in Virginia (Organization)
- Rhode Island Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends) (Organization)
- Dublin Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- 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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