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Stanford Monthly Meeting certificates of removal
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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041
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A certificate of removal is a letter of transit for a person or family that is leaving one meeting and seeking to join another (removal is an English term meaning "to relocate"). The document assured the new meeting that the newcomers' former meeting knew the family well enough to vouch for them. With this certificate, a new arrival would be welcomed to the new meeting and given any assistance needed to get settled. Certificates typically include the current and destination meetings, a date, and the name of the individual or family moving. They may also include a statement about the bearer's general financial welfare.
Source: Ancestry.com, Research Guide to Finding Your Quaker Ancestors
This collection is comprised of the single folder of handwritten certificates of removal addressed to the Stanford Monthly Meeting.
The Stanford Monthly Meeting certificates of removal were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1951 by L.A. Post.
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed March, 2016.
Organization
- Stanford Monthly Meeting
- Stanford Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1803-1828 : Stanfordville, N.Y.)
Subject
- Publisher
- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
- Finding Aid Author
- Kara Flynn
- Finding Aid Date
- March, 2016
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research use.
- Use Restrictions
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Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).