Gunpowder Monthly Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Gunpowder Monthly Meeting, 1687-2003. Includes men's and joint minutes 1739-2003, women's minutes 1742-1873, vital records 1687-1958, Ministers and Elders minutes 1905-42, financial and property records 1830-1923, and miscellaneous 1842-1982.
Dates
- Creation: 1687-2003
Creator
- Gunpowder Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Sparks, Md.) (Organization)
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
Copyright and Rights Information
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Biographical / Historical
Gunpowder and Patapsco meetings, formerly part of the Monthly Meeting at the Clifts, were set off as a monthly meeting in 1739. During the Separation of 1828, the meeting divided into Hicksite and Orthodox branches. Membership in the Orthodox branch was small, and in 1844 the meeting was attached to Baltimore Monthly Meeting, Homewood.
Extent
3 Linear Feet
Language
English
Arrangement
Divided into series: 1.Men's and Joint Minutes; 2.Women's Minutes; 3.Vital Records; 4.Ministers & Elders; 5.Financial and Property Records; 6.Miscellaneous.
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.
General
Vol. 1.1 includes marriages 1757-79. Vol. 1.11, 1.12, 1.13 includes misc. correspondence, certificates of removal, and misc. papers.
Subject
- Title
- Gunpowder Monthly Meeting Records
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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