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Alexandria Preparative Meeting Records

 Collection
Identifier: QM-B-A442

Scope and Contents

Records of Alexandria Preparative Meeting, 1800-62. Includes men's and joint minutes 1833-62 and financial and property records 1800-49.

Dates

  • Creation: 1800-1862

Creator

Language of Materials

Records in English

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repository. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Biographical / Historical

In 10mo 1802, Alexandria Monthly Meeting was established by Fairfax Quarterly Meeting. Alexandria Preparative Meeting was established at the same time, serving as the Monthly Meeting's only preparative meeting. During the Separation of 1828, the meeting affiliated with the Hicksite branch of Friends.

Extent

0.25 linear ft.

Arrangement

Divided into series: 1.Men's and Joint Minutes; 2.Financial and Property Records.

Physical Location

This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit

Title
Alexandria Preparative Meeting Records
Date
2005
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Find It at the Library

Most of the materials in this catalog are not digitized and can only be accessed in person. Please see our website for more information about visiting or requesting repoductions from Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Library