Box Sw-8

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Reports from Pilesgrove and Woodbury about moving from separate men's and women's business meetings to joint session.

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Although deposited by the Quarterly Meeting, these are primarily related to Salem Monthly Meeting. Includes traveling minutes from Salem to meetings in New England, Maryland, Barbados, Great Britain, and Ireland, as well as letters of appreciation for the ministry of traveling Salem friends from meetings they visited in Barbados, Tortola, and New England.

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Includes both marriage certificates and certificates of clearness for marriage.

Scope and Contents Although deposited by the Quarterly Meeting, these are primarily related to Salem Monthly Meeting. Includes disownments for military service, non-attendance at meeting, drinking alcohol, fighting, marrying out, and "practicing vain amusements" [pre-marital sex, gambling]. File also includes the acknowledgements of members who were found to have acted outside of Discipline but submitting formal apology, for offenses including adultery, drinking, gambling, marrying out, and serving in the...

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Although deposited by the Quarterly Meeting, these are primarily addressed to Salem Monthly Meeting.

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Memorial from Salem Monthly Meeting for John Wiar (1759-1815).

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Manumission of Antram Ferris, a 34-year old man enslaved by Thomas Norris of Salem, New Jersey. Handwritten by Thomas Norris and witnessed by David Allen and John Donn, on 12mo 30, 1786.

Scope and Contents "Blackbird Creek in Thoroughfare Neck Oct. 12th 1808. To all whom it may concern that Amos Bell free black man aged nearly twenty of Thoroughfare Neck in Appoquinimink Hundred and [County?] New Castle intends to go oun business to John weldon of New London Cross Road and from thence to a William Anderson Colored man near Newark. The above named Amos Bell formerly belonged to a William [Risdon?] Bishop of Little Creek Hundred Kent County and Delaware State and was manumitted by him the [?] Wm...