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Creek Preparative Meeting (Pre-Separation and Hicksite) Records

 Collection
Identifier: QM-NY-C735

Scope and Contents

Records of Creek Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) of Clinton, N.Y., and its pre-Separation predecessor, 1797-1895. Includes: men's minutes, 1797-1809 and 1851-1882, and women's minutes, 1820-1895.

Dates

  • Creation: 1797-1895

Creator

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

Creek Preparative Meeting was reportedly established in Clinton, New York in 1776 as part of Nine Partners Monthly Meeting. It became a part of Creek Monthly on its establishment in 1778. The Hicksite branch was probably laid down in 1895. The last record of the Orthodox branch is from 1892.

Extent

0.3 linear ft. (4 volumes (plus one folder))

Abstract

Records of Creek Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) of Clinton, N.Y., and its pre-Separation predecessor, 1797-1895. Includes: men's minutes, 1797-1809 and 1851-1882, and women's minutes, 1820-1895.

Arrangement

Divided into series: Minutes (men's): 1.1 1797-1809, 1.2 1851-1882; Women's minutes: 2.1 1820-1855, 2.2 1855-1895; Misc.: 3.1 Notes re: Meeting books 1845/1860.

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.

General

Not the same as Creek Preparative Meeting of Bristol, Vt.

Title
Creek 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

Find It at the Library

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