Peekskill Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Peekskill Preparative Meeting, 1828-71. Includes men's minutes 1828-71, and women's minutes 1854-71.
Dates
- Creation: 1828-1871
Creator
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Biographical / Historical
Peekskill Preparative Meeting was established under Amawalk Monthly Meeting in 1816. In 1828 it divided into Hicksite and Orthodox branches. Men and women in the Hicksite branch began to meet jointly in 1871; in 1877-78 the meeting was laid down.
Extent
0.5 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records of Peekskill Preparative Meeting, 1828-71. Includes men's minutes 1828-71, and women's minutes 1854-71.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Men's minutes: 1.1 1828-42, 1.2 1842-63, 1.3 1863-71; Women's minutes: 2.1 1854-71.
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.
Subject
- Title
- Peekskill Preparative 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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