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Chatham Preparative Meeting Records

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Chatham Preparative Meeting was reportedly established as New Britain Preparative Meeting under Hudson Monthly Meeting. It became part of Chatham Monthly Meeting on its establishment in 1819. It was laid down for the first time in 1880. In 1889, Chatham Preparative Meeting was re-established in joint session (meeting quarterly) and then laid down a second and final time after 1889.

Includes: Minutes of the men's meeting for business, 1819-1849, and women's minutes, 1826-1880.

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1. 1819-1849; Women's minutes: 2.1. 1826-1880.

Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.

Deposit, 1997.

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.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

RG2/NY/C445 1.1. Minutes, 1819-1849.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY14
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre/Hicksite

RG2/NY/C445 2.1. Minutes, 1826-1880.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY14
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre/Hicksite

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