Westmoreland, Bridgewater, and New Hartford Preparative Meetings (Orthodox) Records
Overview
Minutes of Bridgewater Preparative Meeting, 1828-38; minutes of New Hartford Preparative Meeting 1828-65; and minutes of Westmoreland Preparative Meeting 1826-1828 and 1860-92;
Dates
- Creation: 1828-1870
Creator
- Westmoreland Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1890 : Westmoreland, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Westmoreland Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1826-1828 : Bridgewater, N.Y.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Copyright and Rights Information
Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Biographical / Historical
Bridgewater Preparative Meeting, New Hartford Preparative Meeting, and Westmoreland Preparative Meeting where established by Bridgewater Monthly Meeting in 1815, 1814, and 1826 respectively. All three meetings continued as Orthodox preparative meetings after the 1828 Separation. They were laid down in 1838, 1865, and 1890, respectively.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (5 volumes)
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1828-38 (Bridgewater) & 1848-65 (New Hartford), 1.2 1828-58 (New Hartford); 1.3 1855-1909; Women's minutes & joint: 2.1 1828-50 (New Hartford), 2.2 1860-78 (Westmoreland); 2.3 1878-92 (Westmoreland).
1826-1828 minutes of Westmoreland Preparative Meeting are in a minute book of the Hicksite branch of Bridgewater Monthly Meeting (RG2/G/V47 1.2)
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
- Bridgewater Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1838 : Bridgewater, N.Y.) (Organization)
- New Hartford Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1865 : New Hartford , N.Y.) (Organization)
- Bridgewater Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1838 : Bridgewater, N.Y.) (Organization)
- New Hartford Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1865 : New Hartford , N.Y.) (Organization)
- Westmoreland Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1890 : Westmoreland, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Westmoreland, Bridgewater, and New Hartford Preparative Meetings (Orthodox) 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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