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New York Monthly Meeting (Pre-Separation) Records (including Flushing Monthly Meeting)

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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

Call Number:
NY.N452
Repository:
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
12 linear ft. (42 volumes and 1 folder)
Language:
English
Date:
1640-1828 (inclusive)
Creator:
Monthly Meeting of New York (Society of Friends : approximately 1671-1828 : New York, N.Y.)
Abstract:
Records of the pre-Separation New York Monthly Meeting, also called Flushing Monthly Meeting, 1640-1828. Includes men's & women's minutes, vital Records and records of Building Committees for Queen Street, 1774-76, and Rose Street, 1823-24. Earliest volume of minutes, 1671-1703, also contains minutes of New York Yearly Meeting and Westbury Quarterly Meeting.

While the Monthly Meeting of New York, also known as Flushing until 1795, was well established by 1682, the date of its first organization is unknown.

After 1828, at the time of the Hicksite Separation, there were two New York Monthly Meetings; the Orthodox met at Rutgers Medical College and later on Henry Street, and the Hicksites retained the Rose Street and Hester Street Meeting houses. The 15th Street (Hicksite) and 20th Street (Orthodox) New York Monthly Meetings were reunited in 1958. In 1975, New York Monthly Meeting was reestablished as New York Quarterly Meeting, and New York Preparative Meeting (15th Street) was renamed 15th Street Monthly Meeting. This meeting is currently active.

Records of the pre-Separation New York Monthly Meeting, also called Flushing Monthly Meeting, 1640-1828. Includes men's & women's minutes, vital Records and records of Building Committees for Queen Street, 1774-76, and Rose Street, 1823-24. Earliest volume of minutes, 1671-1703, also contains minutes of New York Yearly Meeting and Westbury Quarterly Meeting.

Divided into series: Minutes; Women's Minutes; Vital Records; Building Committee; Miscellaneous; Financial Records.

The records of New York Monthly Meeting and its Orthodox, Hicksite, and pre-Separation predecessors ave each been described in separate finding aids, for ease of discovery.

Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.

Also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY 47-52, 76-77, 81, 84, 160.

Deposit, 1997.

Organization
Subject
Place

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

Information on reproduction policies available in the library.

Collection Inventory

RG2/NY/N452 3.1. Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1640-1796.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY47
Physical Description

1 box

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.2. Register, 1658-1718.
Scope and Contents

Copy

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY46
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.3. Marriages, 1764-1821.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY47
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.4. Removals, 1778-1798.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY47
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.5. Removals, 1814-1826.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY81
Physical Description

1 volume and 1 envelope of enclosures

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.6. Register, 1804-1809.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.7. Register, 1743-1823.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.8. Certificates, Epistles, Acknowledgements, etc., 1670-1760.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY47
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.9. Removals, 1798-1814.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY81
Physical Description

1 volume and 1 envelope of enclosures

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.11. Removals, 1671-1778.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Abstract, made by John Cox Jr., 1914.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-
Physical Description

1 volume in box

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.12. Register, 1804-1809.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Photocopy

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.13. Certifications and Disownments, 1812-1823.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Abstract made by John Cox Jr.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY315
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.14. Removals, 1777-1787.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Loose

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY315
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.15. Marriage intentions, 1676-1800.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Abstract

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY315
Physical Description

1 volume in box

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.17. Certificates of clearness, 1780-1803.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Loose

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY316
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.18. Acknowledgements, 1781-1793.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Loose

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY316
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.19-3.20. Marriage certificates, etc., ca.1694-ca.1784.
Box 3
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY316
Physical Description

2 volumes in box

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.21. Removals, 1782-1787.
Box 1
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 3.22. Misc. vital records, 1705/1787/1804.
Box 1
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.1. Minutes, 1671-1703.
Scope and Contents

This is the original volume which has been rebound; many pages are too light to read. Also contains minutes of New York Yearly Meeting and Westbury Quarterly Meeting.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY48
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.2. Minutes, 1671-1703.
Scope and Contents

Transcribed copy.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.3. Minutes, 1703-1742.
Scope and Contents

Rebound

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY49
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.4. Minutes, 1742-1769.
Scope and Contents

Rebound

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY49
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.5. Minutes, 1771-1781.
Scope and Contents

Rebound

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY49
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.6. Minutes, 1781-1784.
Scope and Contents

Rebound

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY49
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.7. Minutes, 1784-1786.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY49
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.8. Minutes, 1787-1789.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY49
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.9. Minutes, 1790-1794.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY49
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.10. Minutes, 1794-1804.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY49
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.11. Minutes, 1804-1813.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY76
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.12. Minutes, 1813-1817.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY76
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.13. Minutes, 1817-1821.
Box 2
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY77
Physical Description

1 volume in box

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.14. Minutes, 1821-1827.
Box 2
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY77
Physical Description

1 volume in box

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 1.15. Minutes, 1769-1771.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Rough

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 2.1. Women's Minutes, 1771-1780.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY51
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 2.2. Women's Minutes, 1780-1786.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY51
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 2.3. Women's Minutes, 1786-1806.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY51
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 2.4. Women's Minutes, 1806-1816.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY84
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 2.5. Women's Minutes, 1816-1824.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY84
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 6.1. Financial Records, 1785-1786.
Box 1
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 4.1. Queen Street Records, 1774-1776.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Includes account book. Opposite reverse side of account book used as copy book of letters for Hull &Lawrence, pharmaceutical importers.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY316
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 4.2. Rose Street Records, 1823-1824.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY316
Physical Description

1 vol

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 4.3. Hester Street Records, 1819-1820.
Box 4
Physical Description

4 folders

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 4.6. Miscellaneous property records, 1704-1828.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Includes maps of Hester Street, Liberty Street properties

Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

RG2/NY/N452 4.5. Miscellaneous Rose Street Meeting House records, 1820-1824.
Box 4
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre

RG2/NY/N452 4.4. Copy of deed, 1704.
Box 4 Folder RG2/NY/N452 4.4++
Physical Description

1 folder and 1 oversize folder

RG2/NY/N452 4.7. Petition to allow meeting house in New York (original and copies), 1704.
Box 4
Physical Description

1 folder

RG2/NY/N452 4.8. Property Memo, 1805.
Box 4
Physical Description

1 folder

RG2/NY/N452 4.9. Report on Pearl Street property, 1820.
Box 4
Physical Description

1 folder

RG2/NY/N452 4.10. List of trustees, n.d.
Box 4
Physical Description

1 folder

RG2/NY/N452 4.11. Blueprint of Friends' parcel, n.d.
Box 4
Physical Description

1 folder

RG2/NY/N452 4.12. Tracing of a blueprint, n.d.
Box 4
Physical Description

1 folder

RG2/NY/N452 4.13. Walter Franklin Will, 1828.
Box 4
Physical Description

1 folder

RG2/NY/N452 4.14. Herkimer Street miscellaneous papers.
Box 4
Physical Description

1 folder

RG2/NY/N452 4.15. Record of moving Friends' remains to vault, 1826.
Box 4
Physical Description

1 folder

RG2/NY/N452 4.16. Liberty Street (once "Crown"), 1748-1824.
Box 4
Physical Description

1 folder

RG2/NY/N452 5.1. Papers, 1775-1808.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Folder 1: Certificates of removal, disownments and disciplinary papers, etc. Folder 2: Committee reports, financial records, etc.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY316
Physical Description

3 folders

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

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