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Rochester Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) Records

 Collection — othertype: SW/NY/R635
Identifier: QM-NY-R635

Scope and Contents

Records of Rochester Monthly Meeting, 1828-1901. Includes men's and women's minutes, 1828-1901; Ministers' and Elders' minutes 1831-1866.

Dates

  • Creation: 1828-1901

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Where available, access is through microfilm.

Conditions Governing Use

Information on reproduction policies available in the library.

Biographical / Historical

Rochester Monthly Meeting was set off in 1825 by Farmington Quarterly Meeting. In 1828 it split into Orthodox and Hicksite branches. The Orthodox branch fell into disorder and was laid down in 1902.

Extent

0.67 linear ft. (7 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records of Rochester Monthly Meeting, 1828-1901. Includes men's and women's minutes, 1828-1901; Ministers' and Elders' minutes 1831-1866.

Arrangement

Divided into series: Minutes, men's and joint: 1.1 1828-1844, 1.2 1845-1868, 1.3 1888-1901; Minutes, women's: 2.1 1828-1854, 2.2 1855-1873; Ministers and Elders' minutes: 3.1 1831-1854, 3.2 1854-1866.

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
Rochester Monthly Meeting (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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