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Richmond Monthly Meeting Records (including Cedar Creek)

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Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

In 1735, Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting was established from Henrico-Curles Monthly Meeting. The Cedar Creek Particular Meeting in Hanover County and the Particular Meeting in Caroline County were united to form Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting. This Monthly Meeting would later include meetings in Albemarle, Amelia, Bedford, Campbell, Caroline, Charles City, Goochland, Genito, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa, New Kent, and Orange counties. Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting introduced the first minute, in May 1767, leading to the abolition of slavery in the Virginia Meetings.

An indulged meeting for worship was held for Friends in Richmond as early as 1795 under the care of White Oak Swamp. By 1815 it was granted the status of a Preparative Meeting.

Friends in Richmond joined to Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting in 1841 when White Oak Swamp Meeting, at this time called Wayne Oak, was laid down. Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting began meeting in Richmond in 1854, Friends officially changed the name to Richmond Monthly Meeting in 1875.

Records of Cedar Creek and Richmond Monthly Meetings and their predecessors, 1729-1999. Includes Men's and Joint minutes 1739-1974, Women's minutes 1754-1890, vital records, 1729-1916, Worship and Ministry and its predecessors 1791-1949, and financial records 1875-1917. Also includes Richmond Preparative Meeting Minutes, 1815-1818, Camp Creek Monthly Meeting records, 1747-1753, and Cedar Creek Preparative Meeting Minutes 1790-1792.

Divided into series: 1.Vital Records; 2.Men's Minutes; 3.Women's Minutes; 4.Worship and Ministry and its Predecessors; 5.Financial Records; 6.Miscellaneous.

Deposit, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.

As of 2003, Richmond Monthly Meeting has decided to place its records at the Virginia State Library.

Organization
Subject
Place

Publisher
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Date
2022
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.

Use Restrictions

Information on reproduction policies available in the Library.

Collection Inventory

HC.BM.R534.01.001 (1116/219). Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1729-1755.
Scope and Contents

Volume includes Camp Creek Monthly Meeting Minutes 1747-1753, and Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting Minutes 1739-1773.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.01.002 (1116/223). Register and Membership Lists, 1732-1916.
Box 52
General

Items laid in.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B200 (1732-1902)
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.01.003 (1116/234). Births and Deaths, 1740-1824.
Box 52
General

Photostat copies.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.01.004 (1116/Box 6). Admissions of Misconduct, 1791-1901.
Box 53
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.01.005 (1116/235). Certificates, 1799-1901.
Scope and Contents

Marriages 1791-1894, removals 1788-1857, disownments 1786-1891, membership records for Richmond Monthly Meeting 1898-1901.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.001 (1116/222). Minutes, 1775-1789.
Scope and Contents

Cedar Creek included, Caroline, Genito, and Amelia County Meetings.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B200
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.002 (1116/223). Minutes, 1789-1798.
Box 53
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B200
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.003 (1116/221). Cedar Creek Preparative Meeting Minutes, 1790-1792.
Box 53
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B201
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.004 (1116/225). Minutes, 1810-1833.
Box 53
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B200
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.005 (1116/244). Richmond Preparative Meeting Minutes, 1815-1818.
Box 53
General

Items laid in.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B202
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.006 (1116/226). Minutes (rough), 1831-1833.
Box 53
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B201
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.007 (1116/227). Minutes, 1834-1848; 1854-1868.
Box 53
General

Items laid in.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-200 (1834-44)
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.008 (1116/228). Minutes, 1844-1853; 1858.
Box 53
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B201
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.009 (1116/229). Minutes, 1868-1893.
Scope and Contents

Includes newspaper clippings of Cedar Creek Church which burned in 1904.

Name changes to Richmond Monthly Meeting in 1875.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B201
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.010 (1116/241). Minutes (rough), 1891-1900.
Box 54
General

Items laid in.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B202
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.011 (1116/240). Minutes, 1893-1935.
General

Items laid in.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B202
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.012 (1116/240.1). Minutes, 1935-1949.
Scope and Contents

Items laid in including a typed memorial to Dr. Matthew F. Woodard.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B198
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.013 (1116/240.2). Minutes, 1949-1962.
Box 54
Scope and Contents

Items laid in including a newspaper clipping about Friend and Juvenile Court Judge James Hoge Ricks.

General

Minutes are typed.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B198
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.02.014 (1116/240.4). Minutes, 1970-1974.
Box 54
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence.

General

Minutes are typed.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B198
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.03.001 (1116/230). Minutes, 1754-1816.
Scope and Contents

Minutes lost from 1764-1787.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B201
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.03.002 (1116/231). Minutes (rough), 1835-1837; 1873-1880.
Box 54
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B201
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.03.003 (1116/242). Minutes, 1881-1890.
Box 54
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.04.001 (1116/232). Meeting of Ministers and Elders, 1791-1828; 1833-1837.
Box 54
Scope and Contents

Monthly Meeting of Ministers and Elders.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B201
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/ Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.04.002 (1116/243). Meeting of Ministry and Oversight Minutes, 1891-1922.
Box 54
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.04.003 (1116/243.1). Meeting of Ministry and Oversight Minutes, 1929-1949.
Box 55
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B198
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.05.001 (1116/238.1). Treasurer's Book, 1875-1917.
Scope and Contents

Items laid in, including a photograph of James Whitlock.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B198
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.06.001 (1116/Box 6). Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans, 1871-1940.
Box 55
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, a bill, and by-laws.

Stored in a folder with other items.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.06.002 (1116/244.1). Elizabeth Fry Society, 1928-1941.
Box 55
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B198
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.06.003 (1116/244.2). Elizabeth Fry Society, 1948-1954.
Box 55
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B198
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.R534.06.004 (1116/Box 6). History of Richmond Monthly Meeting, 1939, undated.
Box 55
Scope and Contents

Also includes hisories of Cedar Creek and Blackwater Monthly Meetings.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Haverford: No Film
  2. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

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