Cornwall Preparative Meeting (Pre-Separation and Hicksite) Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Cornwall Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) and its predecessor, the pre-Separation Cornwall Preparative Meeting. Includes: Men's and women's minutes, 1786-1927.
Dates
- Creation: 1786-1927
Creator
- Cornwall Preparative Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-ca. 1929 : Cornwall, N.Y.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Conditions Governing Access
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Conditions Governing Use
Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Biographical / Historical
Cornwall, formerly New Cornwall Preparative Meeting, was reportedly established in 1777 as a part of Nine Partners Monthly Meeting, having been indulged as a meeting for worship since 1773. It was set off to Creek Monthly Meeting on its establishment in 1782 and became a part of Cornwall Monthly Meeting in 1788. After the Separation in 1828, there were Hicksite and Orthodox branches of this meeting.
Extent
0.7 linear ft. (11 volumes)
Abstract
Records of Cornwall Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) and its predecessor, the pre-Separation Cornwall Preparative Meeting. Includes: Men's and women's minutes, 1786-1927.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes (men's & joint): 1.1 1786-1794, 1.2 1794-1803, 1.3 1820-1834, 1.4 1834-1846, 1.5 1846-1853, 1.6 1853-1887, 1.7 1888-1903, 1.8 1905-1913, 1.9 1914-1927; Women's minutes: 2.1 1793-1812, 2.2 1861-1888.
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
- Cornwall Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1777-1828 : Cornwall, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Cornwall Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1777-1828 : Cornwall, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Cornwall Preparative Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-ca. 1929 : Cornwall, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Cornwall Preparative Meeting (Pre-Separation and Hicksite) 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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