Flushing Preparative Meeting of Friends (Orthodox) Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Flushing Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) and its predecessor, the pre-Separation Flushing Preparative Meeting. Includes: minutes 1777-1886, women's minutes, 1808-1860, and school fund accounts, 1792-1816.
Dates
- Creation: 1777-1886
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
The date of establishment of Flushing Preparative Meeting is unknown, but it was in existance before 1777. The Hicksite branch was laid down in 1908. The Orthodox branch was discontinued in 1886, members attached to New York Preparative Meeting (Hicksite)
Extent
0.75 linear ft. (10 volumes (plus 2 folders))
Abstract
Records of Flushing Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) and its predecessor, the pre-Separation Flushing Preparative Meeting. Includes: minutes 1777-1886, women's minutes, 1808-1860, and school fund accounts, 1792-1816.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes (men's and joint): 1.1 1777-1786, 1.2 1787-1795, 1.3 1795-1804, 1.4 1829-1839, 1.5 1853-1870, 1.6 1870-1884, 1.7 1885-1886, 1.8 Extract 1829; Women's minutes: 2.1 1808-1835, 2.2 1836-1860; Financial records: 3.1 School Fund Account 1792-1816, 3.2 Account note 1813.
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
- Preparative Meeting of Flushing (Society of Friends : approximately 1777-1828 : Flushing, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Flushing Preparative Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1886 : Flushing, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Preparative Meeting of Flushing (Society of Friends : approximately 1777-1828 : Flushing, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Preparative Meeting of Flushing (Society of Friends : approximately 1777-1828 : Flushing, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Flushing Preparative Meeting of Friends (Orthodox) Records
- Author
- Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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