Newberry Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Newberry Preparative Meeting, 1811, 1935, and n.d. Includes financial and property records 1811, and miscellaneous 1935 and n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1811-1935
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
Information on reproduction policies available in the Library.
Biographical / Historical
Friends in Manchester and Newberry Townships, "west side of the Susquehanna," obtained permission from Sadsbury Monthly Meeting to hold a meeting for worship in 1738. Newberry Preparative Meeting became a part of the Warrington Monthly Meeting when the latter was set off in 1747. It was informally known as Redlands. In 1861, Warrington Monthly Meeting was laid down, and Newberry Preparative Meeting became a part of Menallen Monthly Meeting. Newberry meeting was laid down in 1867.
Extent
1 linear ft.
Arrangement
Divided into series: 1.Financial and Property Records; 2.Miscellaneous.
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.
Existence and Location of Copies
Also available in microfilm, for use in the Library only: MR-B
General
Volume 6.2 contains sketches and short pieces of Newberry (Redlands), Warrington, Huntington and Menallen Meetings that were published in the West Shore Times.
Subject
- Title
- Newberry Preparative Meeting Records
- Date
- 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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