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Eastland Preparative Meeting Records
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Nottingham Monthly Meeting indulged a meeting for worship at Eastland in 1796 as part of Little Britain Preparative Meeting. Eastland Meeting petitioned the Western Quarterly Meeting for its own preparative meeting in 1802, and the request was granted in 1803. In 1804, members of Eastland Preparative Meeting joined with those at Little Britain to form Little Britain Monthly Meeting. Most of the Friends at Eastland were Hicksites after 1828, but some Orthodox members from Little Britain Monthly were joined as an Orthodox preparative meeting. Today the meeting at Eastland is also known as Little Britain-Eastland.
Records of Eastland Preparative Meeting, 1796-1954. Includes men's and joint minutes 1803-1926, women's minutes 1807-1890, vital records 1803-1954, financial and property records 1885-1954, and miscellaneous 1796-1843.
Current records of Eastland Preparative Meeting (along with those of Penn Hill Preparative Meeting) are arranged and described with Little Britain Monthly Meeting, which is modeled on the traditional British system of two worshipping congregations constituting a traveling monthly meeting for business.
Divided into series: 1.Men's and Joint Minutes; 2.Women's Minutes; 3.Vital Records; 4.Financial and Property Records; 5.Miscellaneous.
Vol. 2.3 contains West Nottingham Preparative Meetings Minutes, 1761-1770. Vol. 3.1 includes membership records, marriages, and lists of officers. Vol. 4.1 includes misc. papers. Vol. 5.1 includes minutes from Nottingham Monthly Meeting concerning the creation of Eastland Preparative Meeting.
Deposit, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.
Organization
- Eastland Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Kirk Mills, Pa.)
- Eastland Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Kirk Mills, Pa.)
Subject
- Publisher
- Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
- Finding Aid Date
- 2005
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
- Use Restrictions
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Information on reproduction policies available in the Library.
Collection Inventory
Includes minutes from 1803 to 1810 and rough minutes from 10 and 12 mo 1812
Available on microfilm in the following location:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B23
- Haverford: B8B
1 folder
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Title page marked: "Eastland Preparative Meeting Book" On roll with Baltimore Monthly Meeting
Available on microfilm in the following location:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B23
- Haverford: B8B
1 vol.; 20.5 cm
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Title page marked: "Eastland Preparative Meeting 1838-1942."
Available on microfilm in the following location:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B114
1 vol.; 15.5 cm
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Hicksite
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Title page marked: "Eastland Preparative Meeting of Men Friends Commenceing 4th of 5th mo 1842."
Available on microfilm in the following location:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B114
1 vol.; 19.5 cm
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Hicksite
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Available on microfilm in the following location:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B114
1 vol.; 18.5 cm
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Hicksite
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Title page marked: "Eastland Preparative Meeting 1870 - 1886."
Available on microfilm in the following location:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B114
1 vol.; 18.5 cm
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Title page marked: "Minutes of Eastland Preparative Meeting Commencing 6 mo 13th 1886 ending 8 mo 9th 1903."
Available on microfilm in the following location:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B114
1 vol.; 18.5 cm
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Hicksite
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
1 vol.; 21 cm
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Hicksite
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Title page marked: "Minutes of the Eastland Preparative Meeting of Friends begining 2 Mo Ninth 1913."
Physical Description1 vol.; 24 cm
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Hicksite
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Affiliation: Pre-Separation
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Title page marked: "Eastland Preparative Meeting Book."
Physical Description1 vol.; 16 cm
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Hicksite
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
1 vol.; 16.5 cm
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Hicksite
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Includes membership records (1803-1950, with gaps), marriages (1805-1950), and list of officers (1803-1954)
Physical Description1 folder
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation/Hicksite
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Includes misc. papers (1914 - 1942, loose sheets)
Physical Description1 vol.; 18.5 cm
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Hicksite
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Minutes from Nottingham Monthly Meeting concerning the creation of Eastland Preparative Meeting.
Physical Description1 folder
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation/Hicksite
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College