Hardwick and Randolph Monthly Meeting Records (including Hardwick and Mendham)
Scope and Contents
Records of Hardwick and Randolph Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) and its pre-Separation predecessors, Hardwick and Randolph and Hardwick and Mendham Monthly Meetings, 1714-1854. Includes: Men's and women's minutes 1797-1855, births & deaths, 1715-1861, abstract (3 copies) of marriages, 1714-1855, list of members, removals, 1792-1847, and minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1823-1840.
Dates
- Creation: 1714-1854
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
Hardwick and Mendham Monthly Meeting was established in 1797, set off from Kingwood Monthly Meeting. In 1811 the name of the meeting was changed to Hardwick and Randolph Monthly Meeting. This meeting was laid down in 1855, members attached to Rahway and Plainfield.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (13 volumes)
Overview
Records of Hardwick and Randolph Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) and its pre-Separation predecessors, Hardwick and Randolph and Hardwick and Mendham Monthly Meetings, 1714-1854. Includes: Men's and women's minutes 1797-1855, births & deaths, 1715-1861, abstract (3 copies) of marriages, 1714-1855, list of members, removals, 1792-1847, and minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1823-1840.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1797-1854; Women's minutes: 2.1 1823-1839, 2.2 1840-1843, 2.3 1843-1849, 2.4 1803-1822, 2.5 1803-22 (copy); Vital records: 3.1 Births and Deaths 1715-1861, 3.2 Marriages (abs.) 1714-1855, 3.3 Marriages (abs.) 1714-1855, 3.4 Marriages (abs.) 1714-1855, 3.5 List of members 1828-1829, 3.6 Removals 1792-1847; Ministers and Elders: 4.1 1823-1840.
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, 1797-1854, women's minutes, 1803-49, marriages, 1798-1848, births & deaths, 1715-1861, and removals, 1797-1847 also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY57.
General
Vol.2.4 (1803-1822) was formerly stored with the records of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and was transferred in 2005.
Subject
- Monthly Meeting of Friends for Hardwick and Randolph (1811-1827) (Organization)
- Monthly Meeting of Friends for Hardwick and Mendham (1797-1811) (Organization)
- Monthly Meeting of Friends for Hardwick and Mendham (1797-1811) (Organization)
- Monthly Meeting of Friends for Hardwick and Randolph (1811-1827) (Organization)
- Monthly Meeting of Friends for Hardwick and Randolph (Hicksite : 1827-1855) (Organization)
- Title
- Hardwick and Randolph Monthly Meeting Records (including Hardwick and Mendham)
- 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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