Pikeland Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Includes: minutes of the men's meeting, 1838-1854; deed, 1834.
Dates
- Creation: 1834-1854
Creator
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 meeting for worship at Pikeland was established in 1758 by Chester [Concord] Quarterly Meeting under Uwchlan Preparative Meeting and Goshen Monthly Meeting. The meeting was transferred to Uwchlan Monthly Meeting in 1763. A preparative meeting was established by Caln Quarterly Meeting in 1802. The Orthodox preparative meeting was discontinued in 1828,and its members were transferred to Uwchlan Preparative Meeting (Orthodox).The Hicksite preparative meeting was discontinued in 1856, and its members were transferred to Uwchlan Preparative Meeting (Hicksite). This meeting was often unofficially known as "Kimberton".
Extent
0.25 linear ft.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Title
- Pikeland Preparative Meeting Records
- Date
- 2003
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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