Lagrange and Beekman Preparative Meetings (Orthodox) Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Lagrange Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) and its predecessor, Beekman Preparative Meeting, 1825-1902. Includes: Men's & women's minutes, 1828-1902.
Dates
- Creation: 1825-1902
Creator
- Lagrange Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1862-approximately 1902 : Lagrangeville, N.Y.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Conditions Governing Access
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Beekman Preparative Meeting was established in 1810 as a part of Oswego Monthly. The Hicksite branch was laid down at the time of the Separation, its members attached to the preparative meetings of Oswego Monthly Meeting (Hicksite). The Orthodox branch changed its name to Lagrange Preparative in 1862. The last record of this meeting is from 1902.
Extent
0.45 linear ft. (6 volumes)
Abstract
Records of Lagrange Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) and its predecessor, Beekman Preparative Meeting, 1825-1902. Includes: Men's & women's minutes, 1828-1902.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes (men's and joint): 1.1 1828-1842, 1.2 1842-1858, 1.3 1853-1887 (including women's), 1.4 Minutes 1860-1873 / 1887-1902; Women's minutes: 2.1 1825-1841, 2.2 1841-1853.
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
Volume 1841-53 of women's minutes contains Oswego Preparative Meeting women's minutes, 1829-1835.
Subject
- Beekman Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1810-1828 : Lagrangeville, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Beekman Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1862 : Lagrangeville, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Beekman Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1810-1828 : Lagrangeville, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Beekman Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1862 : Lagrangeville, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Lagrange Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1862-approximately 1902 : Lagrangeville, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Oswego Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1835 : Lagrangeville, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Lagrange and Beekman Preparative Meetings (Orthodox) 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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