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Rahway Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) 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]
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Rahway Preparative Meeting was allowed as a meeting for worship in 1742 and became a preparative meeting at some time soon after. In 1827 it divided into Hicksite and Orthodox branches. In 1833 the Hicksite branch was transferred from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting to New York Yearly Meeting, where it continued until it was laid down in 1888.
Records of Rahway Preparative Meeting (Hicksite), 1808-88. Includes men's and women's minutes 1838-88, and vital records 1808-9.
Divided into series: Men's Minutes: 1.1 1845-88; Women's Minutes: 2.1 1838-66; Vital Records: 3.1 Membership 1808-09.
Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.
Deposit, 1997.
Organization
- Rahway Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : approximately 1742-1827 : Rahway, N.J.)
- Rahway Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1888 : Rahway, N.J.)
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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
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Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
- Use Restrictions
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Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Collection Inventory
Available on microfilm in the Library:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY293
1 volume
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation
Available on microfilm in the Library:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY293
1 volume
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Hicksite
Available on microfilm in the Library:
- Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-NY293
1 volume
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Hicksite