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Records of Primitive Friends

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The General Meeting of Men and Women Primitive Friends of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey was established in 1860 in Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It exercised the functions of the monthly meeting until one was established in 1866 as well as its other functions. When Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Primitive Friends, which had been set up in 1854, was laid down in 1868, the Meeting then reported to the General Meeting. Nottingham Quarterly Meeting, established by Baltimore Yearly Meeting in 1861, was laid down in 1868 and then reported to the General Meeting. Nottingham Monthly Meeting was also set up by Baltimore Yearly Meeting in 1864 and placed under the care of the General Meeting when Baltimore Yearly Meeting was dissolved in 1868. Similar action was taken with Little Britain Monthly Meeting, established in 1864 by Nottingham Quarterly Meeting. Little Britain and Nottingham Monthly Meeting were merged in this arrangement. Baltimore's component monthly and preparative meetings at Deer Creek were discontinued in 1865 by a minute of Nottingham Quarterly Meeting, 11 mo 17 1865 (laid into Deer Creek Monthly Meeting minutes, 1854-1865) and its members attached to Nottingham and Little Britain Monthly Meeting.

Records of Primitive Friends in the 19th and 20th centuries, predominantly minutes, within Baltimore and Philadelphia Yearly Meetings, as well as Salem Monthly Meeting in Ohio. Other miscellaneous records include epistles from Primitive Friends at Fritchley, England to Primitive Friends in the U.S., deeds, accounts, legal papers of individual members and a list of removed pamphlets.

Records are group by type of document.

Original processing history is unknown. Reboxed and finding aid updated in March 2022 by Hannah Kolzer.

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Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
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The collection is open for research use."

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Collection Inventory

Falls Monthly Meeting Acknowledgements, 1890-1903.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Notes of acknowledgement, including several from John Maule about financial misconduct.

Falls Monthly Meeting, Marriage-Papers relating to, 1845-1897.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Notes of consent and intention realting to marriage. Families inclued Ancker, Leigh, Maule, Sharpless.

Pennsylvania, etc. General Meeting, Minutes, Extracts, 1896-1907.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Extracts from meeting minutes

Meetings, Papers relating to, 1865-1910.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Papers relating to meetings at Germantown, Little Britain, and Olive St. Philadelphia

Removal Certificates, 1835-1897.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Certificates of removal found in the papers of Primitive Friends; most certificates addressed to Falls Meeting.

Primitive Friends Miscellaneous Papers, 1854-1906.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Annual reports, various extracts, etc.

Primitive Friends Miscellaneous Papers, 1854-1905.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Financial reports, minutes, correspondence

Libraries Supplied by William Hodgson. etc., 1880.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Catalogue of libraries supplied by William Hodgson's Society of Friends in the 19th Century and related correspondence

Various Epistles, 1856-1922.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Epistles from Fritchley, England General Meeting and from New England Yearly meeting.

New England Yearly Meeting Epistles`, 1856-1868.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Epistles of Primitive New England Yearly Meeting

Ohio General Meeting Epistles, 1864-1867.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Primitive Ohio General Meeting. Families inclued Maule, Koll, Holloway, Wood

New York Yearly Meeting Epistles, 1855-1868, 1894.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Mostly epistles to Baltimore Yearly Meeting. Some personal correspondence.

Salem, Ohio Quarterly Meeting Epistles, 1858-1859.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

To Baltimore Yearly Meeting.

Pennsylvania General Meeting (probably) Epistles, 1854-1858.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Epistles addressed to various Meetings: New York Yearly, London, Salem, Ohio, Baltimore Yearly. Not signed; some undated

Pennsylvania, etc. General Meeting Epistles, 1864-1868.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Epistles to Baltimore Yearly Meeting

Little Britain Meeting House and Property, 1839-1931.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Deeds and other related property papers and descriptions for Little Britain Meeting House in Lancaster County, PA.

Misc. Deeds, 1835-1864.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Deeds: 1835 Thomas Sergeant and wife to William Davis (2 copies); 1864 E. Spencer Miller, executor of Sarah Sergeant to John Dovance; 1863 wife of John Dorrance to Albert L Packer; 1860 Justinian F Davis and others, devisees of William Davis Dee to John Dorrance and Albert L Packer

Misc. Deeds, 1869-1911.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

1869 Albert L. Packer and wife to Edward Swain; 1874 George Dorrance, John Dorrance and wife and Arthur Dorrance to Edward Swain; 1869 Anthony Swain and wife to Edward Swain; 1903 John Moore, et. al. to Benjamin Albertson; 1911 Benjamin Albertson to William Hazard et al; 1877 John Maule and Charles Albertson to Benjamin Albertson; 1877 Charles Albertson and John Maule to Henry Albertson

Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (PMM) Meetinghouse titles, 1854-1884.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Title papers and deeds (ground rents) for the meetinghouse owned by the Montlhy Meeting of Friends in Philadelphia. Property was passed down regularly to new trustees--deeds, titles, searches by courts against various proprty holders.

Titles for Falls Monthly Meeting, 1877-1881.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Papers related to Falls Monthly Meeting of Men and Women Friends meetinghouse; releases of will, deeds, other legal papers.

Title for Philadelphia Lot, 1881.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Title for lot of ground west of Delaware 2nd St and south of Diamond St, Philadelphia. May or may not be related to other meetinghouse titles. Interested party: Benjamin Albertson.

Sale of Lot at Olive Street, 1910-1911.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and other material related to the sale of a lot owned by Falls Montly Meeting south of Olive Street in Philadelphia. Interested party: Benjamin Albertson.

Misc. Meeting Minutes, 1890-1919.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous minutes from Falls Monthly Meeting and other meetings; financial reports, correspondence, etc.

Accounts Books, 1861-1917.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Two accounts books: Account of P. A. Kirkbride, legacy associated with Falls Monthly Meeting, with entries from 1893, 1907, 1914; other book financial records for Friends Meeting at Coates St. with consistent entries 1861-1873

Treasurer's Books, 1874-1905.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Two treasurers' books: one "Treasurer's Account of Monthly Meeting of Friends held in Philadelphia" with Charles Albertson, Jr. as Treasurer; the other "Treasurer's Book of the General Meeting of Freinds for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, etc." with Thomas Leigh as treasurer.

Minutes-Committee on Publications, 1872-1908.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

"Minutes of the Committee on Publications of the General Meeting of Friends for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, etc." including some correspondence with J.B. Lippincott, publishers.

Minutes-Committee on Publications, 1909-1914.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

"Minutes of the Committee on Publications of the General Meeting of Friends for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, etc." including some correspoindence with J.B. Lippincott, publishers.

Vouchers, 1900-1903.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Financial receipts for business related to the Olive St. meeting house of Falls Monthly Meeting : buying coal, care of the meeting house, general repairs.

Will of Sarah Ann Bogert, 1876-1889.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Papers related to the execution of the will of Sarah Ann Bogert by Edward H. Foster: Notarized distribution records, Agreement between Sarah Ann Bogart and the Old Ladies' Home of Philadelphia, Bill of sale for a piece of land, copy of will, death certificate, notices of attorney.

Legal Papers of E. H. Foster, 1878-1883.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Legal papers found together in an envelope addressed to E. H. Foster: mortgage for E. H. Foster; Lease between Alan Best, innkeeper and John Moore; home insurance contract for Edward H. Foster (Same as E. H. Foster); fire insurance contract for E. H. Foster, E. H. Foster savings account book and receipts; other legal papers.

E. H. Foster-Hopkins Bond and Mortgage, 1893-1901.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Legal papers of E. H. Foster continued, this time in rlation to the bond and mortgage of John Hopkins--disbursement records for funds delivered to Hanna E Hopkins and Emma Mekeel for the support of Emma Hopkins; common bond of John Hopkins to Andrew Moon and son; fire insurance for James and William Morton; correspondence of E. H. Foster concerning these matters.

Baltimore Yearly Meeting: Minutes, 1854-1868.
Volume 1
Baltimore Yearly Meeting: Women's Minutes, 1854-1858.
Volume 2
Baltimore Yearly Meeting: Minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1855-1865.
Volume 3
Baltimore Yearly Meeing: Meeting for Sufferings, 1856-1868.
Volume 4
Nottingham, PA Quarterly Meeting: Minutes, 1861-1868.
Volume 5
Nottingham and Little Britain PA Monthly Meeting: Minutes, 1864-1890.
Volume 6
Deer Creek, MD Monthly Meeting: Minutes, 1854-1865.
Volume 7
Deer Creek: Record of Marriage and Removal Certificates, 1857-1859.
Volume 8
Deer Creek Preparative Meeting: Minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1842-1852.
Volume 9
General Meeting of Men and Women Friends of PA, DE, NJ: Minutes, 1860-1866.
Volume 10
General Meeting of Men and Women Friends of PA, DE, NJ: Minutes, 1866-1892.
Volume 11
General Meeting of Men and Women Friends of PA, DE, NJ: Minutes, 1893-1925.
Volume 12
General Meeting of Men and Women Friends of PA, DE, NJ: Minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1863-1875.
Volume 13
General Meeting of Men and Women Friends of PA, DE, NJ: Minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1876-1907.
Volume 14
General Meeting of Men and Women Friends of PA, DE, NJ: Minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1908-1921.
Volume 15
General Meeting of Men and Women Friends of PA, DE, NJ: Marriage Certificates, 1866-1898.
Volume 16
Falls PA Monthly Meeting of Men and Women Friends: Minutes, 1866-1885.
Volume 17
Falls PA Monthly Meeting of Men and Women Friends: Minutes, 1885-1908.
Volume 18
Falls PA Monthly Meeting of Men and Women Friends: Index of Minutes.
Volume 19
Scope and Contents

Typed index of minutes, with names of people and page numbers for places they are mentioned in the minutes.

Falls Preparative Meeting: Minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1870-1878.
Volume 20
Philadelphia Monthly Meeting: Minutes, 1866-1885.
Volume 21
Philadelphia Monthly Meeting: Minutes, 1885-1903.
Volume 22
Philadelphia Monthly Meeting: Minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1860-1871.
Volume 23
Philadelphia Monthly Meeting: Minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1872-1903.
Volume 24
Philadelphia Monthly Meeting: Certificates of Removals and Marriages, 1868-1900.
Volume 25
Philadelphia Monthly Meeting: Members, Births, and Deaths, 1865-1903.
Volume 26
Salem, OH Monthly Meeting: Minutes, 1865-1888.
Volume 27

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