Rochester Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Rochester Preparative Meeting, 1821-1896. Includes: men's minutes, 1821-79; women's minutes, 1840-80; and joint minutes, 1879-96.
Dates
- Creation: 1821-1896
Creator
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Biographical / Historical
Rochester Preparative Meeting was established in 1821 by Farmington Monthly Meeting. It became part of Rochester Monthly Meeting on its establishment in 1825. In 1828 it split into Orthodox and Hicksite branches; the Hicksite branch continued until it was laid down in 1896.
Extent
0.6 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records of Rochester Preparative Meeting, 1821-1896. Includes: men's minutes, 1821-79; women's minutes, 1840-80; and joint minutes, 1879-96.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Men's minutes: 1.1 1821-1833, 1.2 1833-1879; women's and joint minutes: 2.1 1840-1875, 2.2 1875-1896.
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 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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