Hockessin Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Hockessin Preparative Meeting, 1818-1893, as follows: minutes of the pre-Separation men's meeting, 1818-1825; minutes of the Hicksite men's meeting, 1825-1886; women's meeting minutes, 1863-1893; account book, 1822-1854; subscription lists for quota, 1830-1837 & n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1818-1893
Creator
- Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-1914) (Organization)
- Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1827-1856) (Organization)
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
Copyright and Rights Information
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 meeting for worship at Hockessin was established in 1737 by Newark (Kennett) Monthly Meeting. In 1786, Western Quarterly Meeting established Hockessin Preparative Meeting out of a division of Center Preparative Meeting.
Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) absorbed Center Preparative Meeting in 1827; the preparative meeting was transferred to Kennett Monthly Meeting in 1831. In 1856, the meeting for worship and preparative meeting were discontinued. Their members were transferred to Kennett Preparative Meeting.
Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was discontinued in 1914.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language
English
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1787-1827) (Organization)
- Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1787-1827) (Organization)
- Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-1914) (Organization)
- Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1827-1856) (Organization)
- Title
- Hockessin Preparative Meeting 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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