Friends Historical Library collection of certificates of removal
Abstract
A certificate of removal is a document given to persons who are transferring their membership from one monthly meeting to another. Their removal testifies that they are members in good standing with the meeting they are leaving. This collection consists of miscellaneous certificates of removal, from various meetings and regarding various Friends, collected by the Friends Historical Library over time. It contains a mix of original documents and copies.
Dates
- Creation: 1685 - 1850
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is available for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Extent
.1 linear ft.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Certificates are filed in chronological order.
Processing Information
Originally a series in MSS 054 Miscellaneous Meeting Papers, the certificates of removal were removed into their own collection when Miscellaneous Meeting Papers was reprocessed in 2018.
- Title
- Friends Historical Library collection of certificates of removal
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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