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Peru Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) Records
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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
Peru Monthly Meeting was set off from Danby Monthly Meeting by Saratoga Quarterly Meeting in 1799. In 1810 it became part of Ferrisburgh Quarterly Meeting. In 1828 it divided into Orthodox and Hicksite branches. The Orthodox branch continued until it was laid down in 1868 and the members attached to Ferrisburgh Monthly Meeting.
Records of Peru Monthly Meeting, 1766-1868. Includes men's minutes 1799-1868, women's minutes 1828-68, vital records 1766-1866, Ministers & Elders minutes 1804-68.
Divided into series: Men's minutes: 1.1 1799-1821, 1.2 1821-54, 1.3 1854-68; Women's minutes: 2.1 1828-68; Ministers'& Elders' minutes: 3.1 1804-68; Vital records: 4.1 births and deaths 1766-1847, 4.2 marriages and removals 1829-66.
Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.
Deposit, 1997.
Organization
- Peru Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1799-1828 : Peru, N.Y.)
- Peru Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1868 : Peru, N.Y.)
Subject
- 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
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Where available, access is through microfilm.
- Use Restrictions
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Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Collection Inventory
Births 1766-1847, Deaths 1801-1847. Marriage Intentions 1799-1833 compiled from Women's Minutes included.
Available on microfilm in the Library:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY 111
1 volume and 1 envelope of enclosures
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox
Available on microfilm in the Library:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY111
1 volume
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Orthodox
Available on microfilm in the Library:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY111
1 volume
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation
Available on microfilm in the Library:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY112
1 volume
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation/ Orthodox
Available on microfilm in the Library:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY 387
1 volume in box
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Orthodox
Available on microfilm in the Library:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY 113
1 volume
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Orthodox
Available on microfilm in the Library:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY 387
2 volumes in box
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox