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Boston Preparative Meeting Records

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Call Number:
NY.B615
Repository:
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
0.3 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Date:
1813-1887 (inclusive)
Creator:
Boston Preparative Meeting of Friends (Boston, N.Y.)
Abstract:
Includes: Men's minutes, 1813-1850 and 1850-1876; women's minutes, 1843-1867 and 1867-1887 (includes joint minutes)

Eden Preparative Meeting (later known as Boston) was established 11mo 1813 under Farmington Monthly Meeting. It became part of Eden Monthly Meeting (later called Hamburg) on its establishment in 1814. The name of this meeting was changed to Boston Preparative Meeting in 1821. Boston Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was laid down in 1887; members were attached to East Hamburg Preparative Meeting.

Includes: Men's minutes, 1813-1850 and 1850-1876; women's minutes, 1843-1867 and 1867-1887 (includes joint minutes)

Divided into series: Minutes (men's): 1.1. 1813-1850, 1.2. 1850-1876; Women's minutes (& joint): 2.1. 1843-1867, 2.2. 1867-1887.

Joint sessions adopted in 1876.

Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.

Deposit, 1997.

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Publisher
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
Finding Aid Date
2007
Access Restrictions

Where available, access is through microfilm.

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Collection Inventory

RG2/NY/B615 1.1. Minutes, 1813-1850.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY180
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre/Hicksite

RG2/NY/B615 1.2. Minutes, 1850-1876.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY180
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

RG2/NY/B615 2.1. Women's Minutes, 1843-1867.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY180
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

RG2/NY/B615 2.2. Women's Minutes, 1867-1887.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY181
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

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