Galway Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Galway Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) and its predecessor, 1802-1865. Includes: Minutes 1828-1865; women's minutes, 1802-1865; Ministers and Elders minutes, 1852-1862; Register, 1850-1861; Correspondence 1832-53.
The register, 1850-61, also contains minutes of Milton Monthly Meeting of Women Friends, 1828-1847.
Dates
- Creation: 1802-1865
Creator
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Copyright and Rights Information
Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Biographical / Historical
Galway Monthly Meeting was established in 1802, set off from Saratoga Monthly Meeting. It was a part of Easton Quarterly until Saratoga Quarterly was established in 1815. The Orthodox branch of Galway Monthly met at Providence after 1828, and was laid down in 1836, members attached to Milton Monthly. After 1847, the Hicksite branch met alternately at Galway, Greenfield and Milton. This meeting was laid down in 1865, remaining members attached to Saratoga Monthly Meeting.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (6 volumes)
Overview
Records of Galway Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) and its predecessor, 1802-1865. Includes: Minutes 1828-1865; women's minutes, 1802-1865; Ministers and Elders minutes, 1852-1862; Register, 1850-1861, Correspondence 1932-53.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes (men's): 1.1 1828-1865; Women's minutes: 2.1 1802-1816, 2.2 1816-1865; Vital records: 3.1 Register 1850-1861; Ministers and Elders: 4.1 1848-1851, 4.2 1852-62; Miscellaneous: 5.1 Correspondence 1832-53.
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Minutes & women's minutes also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY 53.
General
Many of the records of Galway and Milton Monthly Meetings were destroyed by fire in 1848.
- Title
- Galway Monthly Meeting (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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