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New York Preparative Meetings (Hicksite) for the [second] Northern District (1856-1881) and [second] Western District (1832-1856) Records

 Collection — othertype: SW/NY/N462
Identifier: QM-NY-N462

Scope and Contents

Records of the Preparative Meeting of New York for the Northern District (Hicksite : 1856-1881) and its predecessor, Preparative Meeting of New York for the Western District (Hicksite: 1832-1856). Includes: Minutes (men's & joint), 1832-1881, and women's minutes, 1832-1881.

Dates

  • Creation: 1832-1881

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

New York Preparative Meeting was established in 1753 by Flushing Monthly. In 1806 the preparative meeting was divided into two preparatives, the Eastern District, meeting at Pearl Street, and the Western District meeting at Liberty Street. The first Western District meeting was laid down in 1822 and attached its members to the Eastern District. The Eastern District changed its name to Southern District in 1824. The first Northern District was established by the Quarterly Meeting in 1820. In 1856 the Southern and Northern districts merged and called themselves Southern District. In 1832 the Second Western District Meeting, which was held at Greenwich/Downing Street was established. It became the second Northern District in 1856. The second Northern District Meeting and the Southern District joined in 1881, and this meeting was renamed New York Preparative Meeting held at 15th street. In 1958 the Orthodox branch, known as New York Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) until 1902 and as New York Congregational Meeting until the reunification, reunited with the Hicksites. In 1968 the name was changed to Fifteenth Street Preparative Meeting.

Extent

0.25 linear ft. (5 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records of the Preparative Meeting of New York for the Northern District (Hicksite : 1856-1881) and its predecessor, Preparative Meeting of New York for the Western District (Hicksite: 1832-1856). Includes: Minutes (men's & joint), 1832-1881, and women's minutes, 1832-1881.

Arrangement

Divided into series: Minutes (men's and joint): 1.1 1832-1856; 1.2 1857-1876, 1.3 1876-1881; Women's minutes: 2.1 1832-1864, 2.2 1865-1881.

Physical Location

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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.

Title
New York Preparative Meetings (Hicksite) for the [second] Northern District (1856-1881) and [second] Western District (1832-1856) 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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