Edward Savery manuscript
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume history of Middletown Friends Meeting. A note in the front of the volume describes how the history was "prepared on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Middletown Friends Meetings." The history spans from 1686 to 1986, and begins by describing how early Friends in Chester County met in family homes, and the history of building the meeting house in 1699. The history describes the Middletown Meeting's reactions to various historical issues, including European American treatment of Native Americans and slavery and abolition. At the back of the volume is a Middletown Monthly Meeting Membership List from February, 1986.
Dates
- Creation: 1986
Creator
- Savery, Edward (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Edward W. Savery (1918-2005) was born August 29, 1918, the son of Edward Savery and Mary E. Williams. He died on December 18, 2005.
Extent
0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This history of Middletown Friends Meeting spans from 1686 to 1986, and begins by describing how early Friends in Chester County met in family homes, and the history of building the meeting house in 1699. The history describes the Middletown Meeting's reactions to various historical issues, including European American treatment of Native Americans and slavery and abolition. At the back of the volume is a Middletown Monthly Meeting Membership List from February, 1986.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed October, 2015.
- Title
- Edward Savery manuscript, 1986
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- October, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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