Jericho Monthly Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Jericho Monthly Meeting, 1789-1953. Includes: men's, women's and joint minutes, 1789-1948; Vital records including births and deaths, 1811-88, membership 1796-1955, and marriages 1789-1972; Ministers and Elders records 1817-1953; Financial records 1817-1933; and a Weekend Conference register, 1911.
The first three volumes of minutes, 1789-1801, 1801-1827, and 1828-1853, also contain removals.
Dates
- Creation: 1706 - 1999
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
Jericho Monthly Meeting was established in 1789, set off from Westbury Monthly under Westbury Quarter. The Hicksite branch of the meeting remains active to date. The Orthodox branch was reportedly laid down in 8mo 1828, and its members were attached to Westbury, to be called Westbury and Jericho Monthly Meeting.
Extent
2.0 linear ft. (19 volumes)
Abstract
Records of Jericho Monthly Meeting, 1789-1953. Includes: men's, women's and joint minutes, 1789-1948; Vital records including births and deaths, 1811-88, membership 1796-1955, and marriages 1789-1972; Ministers and Elders records 1817-1953; Financial records 1817-1933; and a Weekend Conference register, 1911.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes (men's and joint): 1.1 1789-1801, 1.2 1801-1827, 1.3 1828-1853, 1.4 1853-1908, 1.5 1908-1923, 1.6 1923-1938, 1.7 1938-1948; Women's minutes: 2.1 1800-1817, 2.2 1817-1840, 2.3 Women's Minutes, 1840-1890; Vital records: 3.1 Births and Deaths 1811-1888, 3.2 Membership 1796-1955, 3.3 Marriages 1789-1900, 3.4 Marriages 1790-1972; Ministers and Elders: 4.1 1817-1849, 4.2 1850-1898, 4.3 1898-1953; Financial records: 5.1 Account Book 1817-1880, 5.2 Account Book 1836-1933; Miscellaneous: 6.1 Weekend Conference Attendence Register 1911.
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
Marriages, 1790-1938, Births, 1744-1813, & Deaths, 1812-88 also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY65.
Subject
- Title
- Jericho Monthly Meeting 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
Revision Statements
- 2016: This electronic finding aid was updated in Summer 2016 by Abdulrezak Kemal in preparation for importing into ArchivesSpace, to conform to current markup standards and the ArchivesSpace data model.
- 2024: Some new files added as part of a student backlog project summer 2024 for NYYM Found in Collection materials
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