Centre Preparative Meeting (1707-1876) Records
Scope and Contents
Records include: pre-Separation and Hicksite men's minutes, 1808-1876.
Dates
- Creation: 1808-1876
Creator
- Centre Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-1876 : Centerville, Del.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.
Biographical / Historical
A seasonal meeting for worship at Centre was established in 1687 by Newark [Kennett] Monthly Meeting. In 1690, the meeting was established on a year-round basis; until 1720, this meeting circulated between Centre and Newark. A preparative meeting at Centre was established in 1707. In 1808, the meeting for worship and preparative meeting became part of Centre [Hockessin] Monthly Meeting. Centre Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) was absorbed by Hockessin Preparative Meeting in 1827. The meeting for worship was discontinued in 1830. The Hicksite preparative meeting was discontinued in 1876. The name of this meeting is often spelled "Center."
Extent
5 volumes
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Center Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : approximately 1707-1827 : Centerville, Del.) (Organization)
- Centre Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-1876 : Centerville, Del.) (Organization)
- Center Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : approximately 1707-1827 : Centerville, Del.) (Organization)
- Title
- Centre Preparative Meeting (1707-1876) Records
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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