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Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Spruce Street (1833-1903) Records

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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

The Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia held at Spruce Street was established in 1833 by Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting (Hicksite) out of the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia. This meeting was discontinued in 1903; its members were transferred to the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Hicksite).

Records of the Hicksite meeting include: vital records, 1833-1902; minutes, 1833-1903; women's minutes, 1833-1893; ministers and elders' minutes, 1834-1838 and 1845-1897; overseers' minutes, 1852-1871; account books and other financial records, 1834-1904; miscellaneous papers, 1782-1904.

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Place

Publisher
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia held at Spruce Street (Hicksite : 1833-1903).
Finding Aid Date
2011
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Collection Inventory

RG2/Ph/S7 3.1. Acknowledgments, 1834-1871 & n.d.
General

Contained in box 1 of miscellaneous papers, 1782-1904.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

36 items (in folder).

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.2. Births, 1833-1897.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph 595.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (p. A-T, 1-16) ; 33 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.3. Burial records, 1833-1891 & n.d.
Scope and Contents

Chiefly burial permits.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

92 items (in folder).

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.4. Deaths and burials, 1834-1902.
Scope and Contents

Death register, 1834-1902. Thumb-indexed.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph 595
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. ( [24] p. used) ; 42 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.5. Disownments, 1838-1864 & n.d.
General

Contained in Box 1 of Miscellaneous Papers, 1782-1904.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

15 items (in folder).

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.6-3.7. Marriage records, 1833-1887 & n.d.
Scope and Contents

Declarations of intention to marry, parental consent to marriages, certificates on account of marriage, 1833-1844 and n.d.; 1846-1887.

General

Contained in Box 1 of Miscellaneous Papers, 1782-1904.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

ca. 100 items (in 2 folders).

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.8. Marriages, 1833-1890.
Scope and Contents

Titled "Book of record for recording marriage certificates belonging to the monthly meeting of Philadelphia held at Spruce Street...." Meeting's copies of marriage certificates, 1833-1890.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph 595.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. ( 100 p.) ; 43 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.9. Membership records, 1833-1882 & n.d.
Scope and Contents

Includes list of "Members of Spruce Street Monthly Meeting, set off from Cherry Street Monthly Meeting at its opening, 8mo 29, 1833."

General

Contained in Box 1 of Miscellaneous Papers, 1782-1904.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder (ca. 40 items).

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.10. Membership, 1833-1846.
Scope and Contents

Register contains information on deaths, marriages, removals. Register is thumb-indexed. Label on volume reads: Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Spruce Street Certificates Received, 1833-c.1902.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph 595
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. ( [26] p. used) ; 44 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.11. Membership, 1833-1902.
Scope and Contents

Contains information on deaths, marriages, removals. Register is thumb-indexed.

General

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Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph 595
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (56 p.) ; 44 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.12. Names of adult female members belonging to Spruce Street Monthly Meeting, 1844.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph 595
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (31 p.) ; 16 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.13. List of members, 1850-1858.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph 595
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (110 p.) ; 21 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.14. List of members, 1852-1854.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR- Ph 595
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (83 p.) ; 20 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.15. Membership list [rough], 1867-1891.
Scope and Contents

Label on covers (crossed out in pencil) reads: Friends in Virginia.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph 595
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (18 p.) ; 16 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.16-3.24. Removals received, 1831-1872.
General

With: Traveling certificates, 1835-1872. Contained in Box 2 of Miscellaneous Papers, 1782-1904.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 box (312 items in 9 folders) ; .75 linear ft

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 3.25. Removals issued, 1834-1900.
Scope and Contents

Meeting's copies of certificates issued on behalf of members transferring to other meetings, 1834-1900. Includes index.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph 596
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (130 p.) ; 33 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 1.1-1.4. Minutes, 1833-1903.
Scope and Contents

Minute books as follows: 1833-1842, 1842-1857, 1857-1879, 1879-1903. Volume 1879-1903 includes membership list, 1903 (p.383-386).

General

Joint sessions with women began in 1893.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph 598
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

4 v. ; 27 cm. or smaller.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 2.1. Minutes [rough], 1833-1835.
Scope and Contents

Minutes from 8mo 29, 1833 to 8mo 27, 1835.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (45 p.) ; 19 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 2.2-2.5. Minutes, 1833-1893.
Scope and Contents

Minute books of the women's meeting, 1833-1840, 1841-1860, 1861-188, 1889- 1893.

General

Joint sessions with men began in 1893.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph 597
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

4 v. ; 27 cm. or smaller.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 4.1. Minutes, 1838-1844.
Scope and Contents

Minute book, 1838-1844.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. ; 13 x 21 cm. or smaller.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7. Minutes, 1834-1838.
General

Housed in: RG5 162/Ser. 1A

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 4.2-4.5. Minutes, 1845-1897.
Scope and Contents

Minute books as follows: 1845-1854, 1854-1871, 1871-1882, 1882-1897.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph 596.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

4 v. ; 13 x 21 cm. or smaller.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 4.6-4.8. Traveling certificates, 1835-1872.
General

With: Removals, 1831-1872. Contained in Box 2 of Miscellaneous Papers, 1782-1904.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 box (103 items in 3 folders) ; .75 linear feet

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 5.1. Account book, 1834-1904.
Scope and Contents

Binder's title: Spruce Street Monthly Meeting Treasurers Account.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (unpaged) ; 32 cm

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 5.2. Account book [women], 1862-1894.
Scope and Contents

Volume also contains: Account book-Wharton legacy, 1888-1901.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (unpaged) ; 20 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 5.3-5.6. Financial papers, 1833-1904.
Scope and Contents

General financial papers, 1833-1904; treasurer's reports, 1836-1902; women's meeting financial papers, 1863-1880.

General

With: Miscellaneous committee and property papers, 1782-1904. Contained in Box 4 of Miscellaneous Papers, 1782-1904.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 box (ca. 200 items in 4 folders) ; .75 linear feet

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 5.9. Miscellaneous financial records, 1861-1903.
Scope and Contents

Folder contains: Account book-Rowland Fund trustees, 1861-1866; pass-books, 1902-1903 & 1903; check books with cancelled checks, 1894-1895, 1899-1900, 1900-1902.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

6 v. (in folder).

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 5.7. Receipt book, 1834-1883.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (unpaged) ; 16 x 20 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 5.8. Receipts, 1896-1901.
Scope and Contents

Receipts in folders as follows: 1mo 9, 1896-1mo 7, 1897; 1mo 7, 1897-1mo 26, 1898; 1mo 7, 1898-1mo 25, 1899; 1mo 26, 1899-1mo 11, 1900; 1900; 1901.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 box (ca. 300 items) ; 27 x 33 x 7 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 6.1-6.5. Miscellaneous property and committee records, 1782-1904.
General

Miscellaneous property and committee papers, 1782-1904. Includes: deeds and papers relating to the meeting house lot on the northeast corner of 9th & Spruce Streets in Philadelphia, 1782-1852, reports from the Friends Central School Committee, 1847-72, other school committee papers, 1833-45, and miscellaneous committee reports, 1833-45 & 1846-1904. The property papers also include a deed (1782) and copy of the Charter and By-Laws of the Kaal Kadosh Mickve Israel of Philadelphia. Stored in box with Financial papers, 1833-1904.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

5 folders (in box).

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 7.1-7.5. Miscellaneous meeting papers, 1833-1902.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 box (223 items) ; .75 linear feet

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 7.6-7.10. Miscellaneous papers, 1865-1882.
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, reports, and other miscellaneous papers of Spruce Street Monthly Meeting: 1865-69, 1872-76, 1877, 1878-79, 1880-82.. Includes the annual reports of the Joint Committee of Friends Central School, 1865-1882.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

5 folders.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 7.11-7.12. Overseers Minutes, 1852-1871.
Scope and Contents

Minutes as follows: 1852-57 & 1857-71.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-PH 596
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

2 v. ; 22 cm. or smaller.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S7 7.13. Joint Committee to Raise Funds for the Relief of Virginia Friends who Suffered from the Devastation of the Civil War records, 1864-1865.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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