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Quaker Disciplines
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The Society of Friends or Quakers (the terms are synonymous) was founded in the middle of the seventeenth century in England by George Fox and others. American Quaker activity has been documented in Massachusetts and Virginia as early as 1656. By the time William Penn's colony, Pennsylvania (whose lower counties became Delaware) was founded in 1681, Quakerism was well established in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Long Island, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. In 1827-28, there was a major doctrinal split among Quakers over the views of Elias Hicks. Further fragmentation occurred later in the 19th century, particularly in the Midwest. Many of the branches of Quakerism have reunited.
What we today commonly refer to as a Quaker discipline has been defined as a book compiling rules of behavior for Friends bearing on all matters of church government such as qualification, description and transfer of membership; duties of ministers; methods of filing appeals; and attitudes toward marriage. From its earliest days, London Yearly Meeting issued epistles which contained advices concerning behavior of members of the Society of Friends. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting published a "Loving Exhortation to Friends," printed by William Bradford in 1689. The latter Yearly Meeting, in fact, raised the issue of the need for a more comprehensive book of discipline or rules at least as early as 1717, and produced multiple manuscript volumes for the use of quarterly and monthly meetings in 1719. This book was prefaced by an epistle, and was divided into topical sections, with the sections labeled in the margins. These books were annotated as directed by the Yearly Meeting; manuscript compilations of these extracts in Britain were called Christian and Brotherly Advices at least as early as 1756. In 1783, London Yearly Meeting was the first to publish a printed book of extracts from its minutes and epistles because the Yearly Meeting was concerned that some meetings were not keeping up-to-date with their annotations. In the United States, New England Yearly Meeting was the first to follow their lead in 1785, with Baltimore and Philadelphia issuing their own printed volumes in 1794 and 1797 respectively.
Friends Historical Library collects printed, manuscript, and other materials by and about the Society of Friends, its members, and its testimonies. This collection of disciplines has been assembled over the last 140 years through deposit and gift, and is probably the largest in the world.
The collection is organized in series, with the series arranged alphabetically by meeting.
Organization
- Alaska Yearly Meeting
- Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
- Bolivian Friends Church
- Britain Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends)
- California Yearly Meeting of Friends Church
- Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
- Central Yearly Meeting
- Congenies Two Months Meeting (Society of Friends : Congenies, France)
- Five Years Meeting (Society of Friends: U.S.)
- Freedom Friends Church (Salem, Or.)
- Friends Church Southwest Yearly Meeting
- Friends Meeting of Washington (Washington, D.C.)
- Friends General Conference (U.S.)
- Illinois Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends)
- Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1975)
- Iowa Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends
- Kansas Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends
- Nebraska Yearly Meeting of Friends
- New England Yearly Meeting of Friends
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
- New Zealand Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends
- North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends (1698- )
- North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
- Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church
- Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1975- )
- Ohio Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1813-1828)
- Ohio Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1854)
- Ohio Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative : 1854- )
- Oregon Yearly Meeting of Friends Church
- Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
- Religious Society of Friends in Ireland
- Société religieuse des Amis (Quakers)
- Society of Free Quakers
- Southeastern Yearly Meeting
- Central Yearly Meeting of Friends. Union Quarterly Meeting
- Western Yearly Meeting of Friends (1877- : Plainfield, Ind.)
- Wilmington Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
- Yearly Meeting of Congregational Friends (Waterloo, N.Y.)
- Yearly Meeting of Friends, held in Virginia
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- Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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- Finding Aid prepared by FHL Staff
- Finding Aid Date
- 2010
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Collection Inventory
Kotzebue, Alaska : Alaska Yearly Meeting of Friends Churches, [1988?]
Physical DescriptionPhotocopy
Photocopy: Baltimore : [Baltimore Yearly Meeting] Committee on Records, 1880.
Physical DescriptionPhotocopy of original ms.
Baltimore : John Hayes, [1794]. Also available in digital form from Early American Imprints.
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Baltimore : Printed by John Hewes, [1807?]
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Baltimore : T. Maund, 1821. Copy 3 belonged to John Comly.
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Baltimore : W. Woody, 1844
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Baltimore : Armstrong and Berry, 1860
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Published by Armstrong and Berry. J.W. Woods, Printer. Mss. annotations by Benjamin Hallowell for members of the Yearly Meeting Committee, Sandy Springs, Maryland. Book plate: "Mary Magruder Sandy Spring Maryland."
Physical DescriptionPrinted volume with annotations
Annotations by Benjamin Hallowell.
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Baltimore : J.W. Woods, 1881
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Baltimore, Md. : Lord Baltimore Press, 1902
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Proposal draft of Disciplines for Baltimore Yearly Meeting prepared by Alexandria Monthly Meeting in the winter and spring of 1921. Submitted to Fairfax Quarterly Meeting in the summer of 1921 and forwarded to the Yearly Meeting of that autumn. 1902 edition published by the Lord Baltimore Press.
Physical DescriptionPaste-ups and ms.
[Baltimore, Md.? : Baltimore Yearly Meeting], 1928
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[Baltimore], 1950
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Baltimore : W.K. Boyle, 1877
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Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson Printing Co., 1930
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Sandy Spring, Md. : Baltimore Yearly Meeting, 1982
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Sandy Spring, MD : Baltimore Yearly Meeting, 1988
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La Paz, Bolivia : INELA, 1997. Translated into English as: Statutes of the National Evangelical Friends Church (INELA) of Bolivia
Physical DescriptionPhotocopy
Transcribed and Examined By Benj. Bourne. Given to Swarthmore College FHL by Jeremiah Mintringham. Paper labeled "Questions" pinned to page 268.
Physical DescriptionMs.
No title page; missing pp. 4-11. NYYM copy.
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Manuscript volume
William Weston Clerk. NYYM copy.
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London : Darton and Harvey, 1834
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London : Friends' book depository, 1861
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Philadelphia : H. Longstreth, 1862
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London : Friends' book depository, 1864
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London : Headley, [pref. 1911]
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London : Friends' bookshop, 1922
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London : Friends' bookshop, [1925]
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London : Friends Book Centre, [1950]
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Bad Pyrmont : L. Friedrich, 1951. Translation by Elise Behrend of parts 1-2 of the Christian discipline of the Religious Society of Friends in Great Britain, 1945 edition
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[London : Printed by Headley Brothers Ltd., 1960]
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The new formal name "Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain," or, in short form, Britain Yearly Meeting, was approved at the 1994 London Yearly Meeting, Minute 49
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London : Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain, 2005, c1995
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Whittier, CA : Board of Publications, California Yearly Meeting of Friends Church, 1978. Part 1, Authorized declaration of faith. -- Part II, Business procedures of California Yearly Meeting of Friends Church and Friends United Meeting
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Printed by direction of California Yearly meeting. Philadelphia : The American Friends Publishing co., 1904.
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Printed by direction of California Yearly meeting .Whittier, Calif. : V. A. Kennedy, 1938
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[n.p.], 1969. 'Organization and procedure' and 'Christian faith and practice' together comprise the 'Book of Christian discipline of Canadian Yearly Meeting'"- Pref., p. i.
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[n.p.], 1981
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[n.p., 1940?]
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[n.p., n.d.] bound in pamphlet volume.
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Bad Pyrmont : L. Friedrich, Verlagsbuchhandlung, n.d
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Baltimore : Fleet, McGinley, 1901
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Tamaulipas [Mexico] : Imprenta de "El Ramo de Olivo", 1905. Adoptadas por la Junta Quinquenal en el año de 1902. Traducidas en 1905 para el uso de Las Iglesias de Los Amigos que haplan el español.
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[Richmond, Ind. : The Nicholson Press, 1920]
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Richmond, Ind. : The Friends Publication Board, [1922]. The Minute adopted by the Five Years Meeting, September 7, 1922. - Essential truths. - Extract from George Fox's letter to the Governor of Barbadoes, 1671 - Declaration of faith issued by the Richmond Conference in 1887
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Richmond, Ind. : Printed by Authority of the Executive Committee, 1924
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Printed by authority of the Executive Committee Richmond, Indiana. Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson Printing Company, 1930.
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[Ann Arbor, Mich. : Edwards Brothers, 1943]
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[Richmond, Ind.], 1944. Pt. 1. Faith and life -- Pt. 2. Organization and business procedure -- Pt. 3. General doctrinal statements
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Richmond, Ind. : Friends Book and Supply House, 1945
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Richmond, Ind. : Friends book and supply house, [1946]
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Richmond, Ind. : Friends Book and Supply House, 1948
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Richmond, Ind. : Friends Book and Supply House, [1949]
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Richmond, Ind. : Friends Book and Supply House, [1957]
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Salem, Or. : Freedom Friends Church, c2009. Also available online.
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Whittier, CA : The Meeting, 1987. Cover title: Faith and practice of Friends Church Southwest Yearly Meeting
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Washington, D.C. : The Meeting, 1942
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Material superseded by later revisions. Manuscript sent out with letter by William Biddle.
Physical DescriptionEdited typescript
Manuscript as adopted for making report to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1925.
Physical DescriptionEdited typescript
Rochester, N.Y. : Welles, printer, 1842
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Picton, Ont. : "The Gazette" Steam Printing House, 1885
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[S.l. : s.n.], 1929
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Chicago : A. J. Goff, 1878
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Chicago : La Monte, O'Donnell, 1892
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[McNabb, Ill.? : Illinois Yearly Meeting], 1927
Physical DescriptionPhotocopy
Printed by direction of the meeting, held at White-water, in the year 1834. Being a review of the discipline of Ohio Yearly meeting, printed by direction of that meeting, in the year 1819. Cincinnati : Mirror press, 1835. Errata slip tipped in on inside of front cover
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Milton, Ind. : J. Kendall, 1850
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Fort Wayne, Ind. : Gazette company, 1869. Correction slips mounted on some pages
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Richmond, Ind. : M. Cullaton, 1893
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[Pendleton, Indiana, etc.] : Indiana Yearly Meeting ; Philadelphia : [printed by] Julian B. Slevin Co., 1928. Includes bibliographical references (p. 4-5) and index
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[Indianapolis : John Woolman Press], 1963. Reissue.
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Revised by the meeting held at White Water, in the year 1838, and printed by direction of the same. Cincinnati : A. Pugh, 1839.
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Cincinnati : A. Pugh, 1854
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Richmond : E. Morgan, 1864
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Cincinnati : Miami Printing and Publishing Co., 1870
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Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson and bro., 1878
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Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson Mfg. Co., 1892
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Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson Press, 1905
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Dayton, Ohio : Otterbein Press, 1916
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Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson Print. Co., 1930. 1941 edition.
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[Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson Press?, 1950?]
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Dublin, Ind. : Prinit Press, 1976
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Muncie, Ind. : Indiana Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 2002
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Muncie, Ind. : Indiana Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 2002. "Approved for printing by Administrative Council, May, 1971."
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[Iowa?, 1914]
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[West Branch, Iowa?, 1953]
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[West Branch? Iowa], 1974
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Chicago : Pub. for the Society, 1865
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New Vienna, O. : Friends' publishing house press, [1876?]
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Oskaloosa, Ia. : Herald printing company, 1883
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[Oskaloosa, Ia.] : Oskaloosa herald, [1891]
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Oskaloosa, Ia. : Printed by Western Work Publishing Association, [1902?]
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Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson Printing Co., 1930
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Oskaloosa, Iowa : William Penn College, 1952
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Emporia, Kansas : printed by Ezra Lamborn, 1884
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Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson and Bro., 1884. Revised by the Yearly Meeting held at Lawrence, in the year 1883, and printed by direction of the same
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Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson and Bro., 1889
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Philadelphia : American Friend publishing co., 1904
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[n.p.], 1967
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Wichita, Kansas : Friends Church, Kansas Yearly Meeting, 1974
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Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson, 1930
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Providence : Printed by John Carter, 1785. Also available online in Evans.
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New-Bedford : Abraham Shearman, 1809
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Re-printed by direction of the meeting, B. Lindsey, 1826
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Re-printed by direction of the meeting, 1840
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Providence : Re-printed by direction of the Meeting, J. Knowles, printer, 1849
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New Bedford : Re-printed by ... E. Anthony, 1856
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New Bedford : E. Anthony, 1872
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New Bedford : E. Anthony and Sons, printers, 1878. Correction leaves for the edition of 1889 have been tipped in this edition in several places
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Lynn, Mass. : T.P. Nichols, 1889. Correction leaves inserted in several places
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Philadelphia : American Friend publishing co., 1901
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Philadelphia : Ferris and Leach, 1913
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Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press, 1930
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Cambridge, Mass. : New England Yearly Meeting of Friends, [1950]
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Cambridge, Mass. : New England Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1966
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Worcester, MA (901 Pleasant St., Worcester 01602) : New England Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1986
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Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press, 1930
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Pages 1-4 missing. Gift of Rebecca J. Broomell.
Physical DescriptionMs.
Later title page. NYYM copy.
Physical DescriptionMs.
As rev. and adopted, in the Sixth month, 1810. New-York : Printed by Collins and Perkins, 1810. Revisions of text pasted over p. 28-30, 37-39; other alterations written in, in various places
Physical DescriptionPrinted volume
Printed by Isaac Collins. NYYM copy.
Physical DescriptionPrinted volume with edits
Printed by Isaac Collins. NYYM copy.
Physical DescriptionPrinted volume
Has handwritten notations/additions as well as inserted pages. Corresponds to 1810 version (printed in 1826).
Physical DescriptionPrinted with edits
Printed
Printed in 1826
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From Men's Preperatory Meeting of Flushing with revision on pp. 21, 38, 41, 58, 60, 61, 81, 88
Physical DescriptionPrinted with edits
New-York : Printed by Samuel Wood and Son, 1826
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New-York : [Printed by J. F. Sibell], 1830
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New-York : Mercein and Post, 1839
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New-York : Baker and Duyckinck, 1856
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New York : Corlies, Macy, 1872
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Printed in New York by Corlies, Macy and Co. 2 (identical) copies in folder.
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New York : Caulon press, 1893
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[New York?, 1907?]. 2nd edition with amendments to 1907.
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[New York?, 1915?], 3rd edition.
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New York : Knickerbocker press, [1930]
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[New York : New York Yearly Meeting], 1950
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[New York?, 1915?], 3rd edition. NYYM copy.
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Printed
New-York : M. Day, 1836
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New York : S.S. and W. Wood, 1859
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From Henry Wood, Mt.Kisco, NY. NYYM copy.
Physical DescriptionPrinted volume with edits and tipped-in additions
Meeting for Sufferings. NYYM copy.
Physical DescriptionPrinted volume with edits
New York : S.S. and W. Wood, 1859. Note on title page: Adopted by Canada Yearly Meeting of "Conservative" or "Wilburite" Friends in force 1895. NYYM copy.
Physical DescriptionPrinted volume with text on "distilled spirituous liquors" tipped-in
New York : J.F. Trow, 1876
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New York : Trow, 1877
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New York : J.F. Trow, 1876. Note on inside front cover: Henry Wood containing proposed alterations by Representative Meeting. NYYM copy.
Physical DescriptionPrinted volume with edits
New York : Friends' book and tract committee, 1885
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New York : Friends' Book and Tract Committee, 1890
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New York : Friends' Book and Tract Committee, 1895
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New York : Friends' book and tract committee, [1901?]. Binder's title: Uniform discipline
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Printed
Printed
New York : Friends' Book and Tract Committee, [1937]. Minutes from the New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox) indicate that this discipline was published in 1937
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Wellington : 1974
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New York : New York Yearly Meeting, 1998. "1995 edition, with rewritten section, Children in our families and meetings, and further corrections."--T.p. verso
Physical DescriptionPrinted volume
This printing funded by a grant from the Thomas H. and Mary Shoemaker Fund to translate NYYM's Faith and Practice into Swahili and distribute to the Swahili-speaking members of Christ is the Answer International Fellowship, a meeting under care of Buffalo Monthly Meeting.
[New Zealand] : Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) of Aortearoa New Zealand ; Auckland [New Zealand] : Distributed by Quaker Book Sales, 2003
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Raleigh : Thomas Henderson Jun'r, 1809
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Greensborough, N.C. : printed at the Patriot office, 1839
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Greensboro', N.C. : Patriot office, 1855
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Greensboro' : Printed at the Patriot office for the Society, 1870
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Greensboro : Jos. M. Reece, 1877
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Columbus, O. : Friends' publishing house, 1880
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Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson mfg. co., 1893
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Ararat, Va. : J. M. Purdie, [1906?]
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[n.p., 1956]
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Greensboro, N.C. : J.J. Stone and co., [1923]
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Woodland, North Carolina : Yearly Meeting, 1908
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[Ahoskie, N.C. : Gatling and Pierce, printers], 1952
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Revised by direction of the Yearly Meeting held at Woodland, North Carolina, 1950. New edition.
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Bellevue, WA : North Pacific Yearly Meeting, Discipline Committee, 1982
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Newberg, Ore. : Barclay Press, [1987]
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Newberg, Or. : Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church, [2000]
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[Dayton, Ohio] : Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting, 1978
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Mount pleasant, O. : Printed by Elisha Bates, [1819]
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Mount pleasant, O. : E. Harris, 1839. Correction slips mounted on some pages
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Salem, Ohio : The Thomas J. Walton Book and Job Printing House, 1902
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Salem, Ohio : Printed by Enoch Harris, 1863
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Salem, Ohio : Printed by W. D. Henkle, 1880
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Salem, Ohio : The Thomas J. Walton Book and Job Printing House, 1902
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Barnesville, Ohio : Printed by direction of the meeting held at Stillwater, 1922
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Barnesville, O. : Ohio Yearly Meeting, 1963
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Cincinnati : A. Pugh, 1860. Correction slips mounted on some pages
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New Vienna, O. : Friends' publishing house press, [1876?]. Correction slip mounted on p. 87
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Columbus, Ohio : Press of William G. Hubbard, 1886
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Columbus, O. : W. G. Hubbard, 1892
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Damascus, Ohio : Ohio Yearly Meeting : Aden Pim and Son, Printers, 1901-1930
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Damascus, Ohio, [1955?]
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Damascus, Ohio : [Society of Friends Ohio Yearly Meeting], 1961
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Damascus, Ohio : The Yearly Meeting, 1968
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Revised and printed by direction of the Meeting, held at Mount Pleasant, Ohio, in the year 1878. Wheeling : Frew and Campbell, 1878.
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Salem, O. : Davis and Griffith, 1842
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Wheeling, [W. Va.] : Frew and Campbell, 1878
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[n.p., 1945]
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[n.p., 1958]
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[n.p., 1957]
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[n.p.] : published by Pacific Yearly Meeting, 1965
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San Francisco, Calif. : Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 1973
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[S.l.] : Pacific Yearly Meeting, 2001.
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México : Sub-Comité de Ministerio y Atención para la Ciudad de México, 2004. Spanish translation of: Faith and Practice: a guide to Quaker discipline in the experience of Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
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Printed by William Bradford
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Copy of Epistle of discipline issued by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, printed by William Bradford, Philadelphia.
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From marked "7003" at bottom right: "Transcribed and compared with two of the original copies, by G.H. Burns. Phila. 1831"
Physical DescriptionMs. and typescript
On label on front cover: "Extracts from Epistles, 1723, 1750, 1752, 1755, 1757, 1758, 1762, 1763, 1765, with Queries 1765." Handwritten note before title page: "Young Friends Association Philadelphia, Penna. 1891. Copied from manuscript disciplines in procession of the Yearly Meeting, Swarthmore College Library and private collections. Indexed by Richard H. Townsend and Anna Jenkins Ferris for the Y.F.A." Most typed, several pages handwritten.
Physical DescriptionPrinted volume with ms.
On inside front cover: "Return to Wm. J. Allinson Burlington N.J." Book plate: "W.J. Allinson"
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Note on back: "This book is the property of Chesterfield Monthly Meeting New Jersey."
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Note in the middle of the book from George Burr, Philadelphia 12th month 1837
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Front page: "Presented by Geo. L. Maris D. 1763" Page tucked into book – very brief notes [minutes?] for three sessions of the General Meeting for the Province of Maryland in 1672, one for 1673
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Ms.
On inside cover: "John Bringhurst Writt this Book in 1728"
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Note on front page: "James Jones of Blockley owns this Book of Discipline 1742" Note on grey book cover: "Purchase, Tolles, 2009 from John Waite Rare Books [Accession 2009-023]
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Gift of George Pickering, 1988 (from label) On back cover: "Epistles from Friends for [Meeting?]"
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Note on inside back cover: "Henry Reynolds his Book in the year of our lord 1761"
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Note on last page: "The aforesaid was wrote and compared by me this 5th day of the 3 mo 1767 John Ferris"
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Label on first page: "Isaac Norris Handwriting by exchange Milton Miller 570 Fifth Ave NY 1-30-1926 0.2140"
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On last page: "Copied Sam. Preston"
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On last page: "Israel Pemberton C.l.k."
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Note wedged between pg. 26 and 27: "3/87 Found at bottom of box loose _"
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On inside front cover: "Benj. Ferris son of Ziba Given him by his Sister Deborah Ferris about the year 1798." Below that: "Gift of Matilda Ferris 2-2-1926" Brief 4-page history of the Ferris family spanning several generations, dating 3mo 1812 Note on last page addressed "To my Children"
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Copy and index to copy made by John Hooton Note in index: "Given to F.H.A. by Mrs. Samuel S. Haine Moorestown N.J. ack by Lydia F. Gummere May 14 - 1935" On inside cover of index: "Book of Discipline John Hooton copied, 1761/2"
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Inside front cover: "Gift of New York Yearly Meeting 1934 Includes: 1762 - Flushing Y.M. minute of approval adoption of 1719 discipline (pg. 59) n.d. – Extracts from London Y.M. Book of Discipline relating to removals of settlements (p. 60)
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Includes 1747 summary of "rules" and 1756 Queries
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Form of a certificate of marriage, p. 58-59 Index following pg. 59 Front page: "This page belongs to Newtown Preparative Meeting" Book covered in undated newsprint On page 1: "Gift – Clarence Smith 9-24-38" Note before revisions: "This Book Borrow'd From Priscilla Thomas Newtown Township Delaware County The 10 mo 4 1819 By Rebecca Stephens Great Valley Chester County"
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Note taped to inside cover from Lucretia Smith Franklin, who deposited book in Oct. 1963 Handwritten note beside typewritten first page: "Henry K. Smith. A dispensation from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of 1719 to Friends in America. Rebound and repaired in 1899. (Repaired by Howard M. Jenkins-)" Paper wedged between pg. 14-15
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Ms.
Notes on folder: "Part of SC Roberts. Gift of Annie Roberts Lamb, 1930." Note on book cover: "Papers of Social Roberts Heirs"
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Ms.
2 carbon copies of a typescript
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NYYM copy.
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Note tipped-in: Descended in the family of Joshua Pierce. NYYM copy.
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From Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting. NYYM copy.
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NYYM copy
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NYYM copy
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Darby Monthly Meeting of Friends.
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[n.p., n.d.]
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Darby Monthly Meeting of Friends.
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NYYM copy
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NYYM copy
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NYYM copy. For David Sands, 1857, includes NYYM additions to 1777 and poem for William F. and Phebe Mott's 50th anniversary
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Kingwood Monthly Meeting of Friends
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Manuscript
Rules to be Added to the Book of Discipline, 1747 7mo; Discipline extracts copied by Ebinezer Hopkins, 1756 9mo 12; Extracts [1760?]
Kingwood Monthly Meeting of Friends
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Noted on inside front cover: Book of Advices; for the use of Concord Mo Meetin Wrote -- 1764
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Salem Quarterly Meeting. Fragile.
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For the Quarterly Meeting of Shrewsbury and Woodbridge. NYYM copy.
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Samuel Pleasants' copy Book plate on inside front cover: "Presented to the Anson Lapham Repository by Charles P. France. 4th Mo. 1873 No. 258." Note taped to front page addressed, "Dear Grandfather," signed by Samuel Willets
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Book plate on inside front cover: "No. 1796, 1-29-1893, From Abel V. Shotwell, Class F. 1762" (several other notes/pages reiterate Shotwell's contribution) Discipline prepared for Q.M. of Shrewsbury and Woodbridge
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Signature at top of title page: "Samuel R. Fishers Book"
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Note inserted between pg. 20-21: "Gift of Mrs. Wm> Dudley Foulke"
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From Alloways Creek and Greenwich Handwritten on page before title page: "Alloways Creek Friends Library No. 26" Two copies of identically note tucked in between pages 203-204 on discipline and meetings
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Pencil-written note on first page: "Camden Mon. Mtg."
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Written on insert: "Authorized Copy – "Alphabetical Collection of the Rules of Discipline and Advices" etc. – Signed at Yearly Meeting 1762 – put into effect 1763." Note inserted before title page: "This volume presented to me by Charles Major of Norristown, 1921 – accepted as a "Trust," to be placed in a suitable permanent collection when I have extracted such information as I desire. Anna J. [F?] Hallowell."
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Gift of Samuel Bunting Note inserted before title page from James Pemberton, Clerk (1762) Also on same note: "5 Mo 10. 1886. This old treasure was received from Richard M. Price Mount Palatine Putnam County Illinois." Also: "(property of S. J. Bunting Jr.)
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Property of Middletown (Bucks County) Monthly Meeting. Received from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Dept. of Records, July 1975.
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Note on last page: "This book belongs to Middletown Monthly Meeting of Friends Bucks County" Received from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Dept. of Records, July 1975.
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Title page missing
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Ms.
Signature on inside front cover: "Joseph Elkinton 6th mo. 29th 1903." Also on inside front cover: "Friends' Library…Received 4 mo., 1928 Gift of Sarah W. Elkinton"
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[Philadelphia, 1776]
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Marked: The Property of Byberry Preparative Meeting 1785
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NYYM copy.
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NYYM copy. Handwritten with updates to 1795, revised Queries in front from 1795
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Kingwood Monthly Meeting of Friends (1748-1827). Women's meeting.
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Philadelphia : Printed by Samuel Sansom, 1797
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Philadelphia : Printed by Kimber, Conrad, 1806
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Upper Dublin Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite). Women's Meeting.
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Printed volume with ms.
Byberry Preparative Meeting of Women Friends
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Byberry Preparative Meeting
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This copy is a duplicate of two copies listed in the card catalogue under the above entry. It is kept for the manuscript entries on several of the pages showing additions made after 1806.
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From title page: "Printed by direction of the meeting" by "Kimber, Conrad, and Co." Book plate on inside front cover: "George School Library. Presented by Joseph M. Truman, Jr. Class 2896. Book 063"
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Philadelphia : J. Mortimer, 1825
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From title page: "Printed by direction of the meeting" by "Kimber, Conrad, and Co."
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From title page: "Printed by direction of the meeting" by "Kimber, Conrad, and Co." Book plate: "No. 766 6-1-1885 From Rachel T. Jackson Class `1763 Book 7' Pull out page glued to page beside title page, "From Rules of Discipline…"
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On title page: "Printed by John Richards. 1831 " On front page: "The Property of Buckingham Preparative Meeting"
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On title page: "Printed by John Richards. 1831 " On front page: "Byberry Preparative Meeting of Women Friends"
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On title page: "Printed by John Richards. On front page: "Byberry Preparative Meeting of Women Friends"
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Philadelphia (HIcksite) On title page: "Printed by John Richards. Mt. Holly
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Printed by T. Ellwood Chapman On front page: "The Property of Buckingham Preparative Meeting"
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Philadelphia (Hicksite) On title page: "Printed by John Richards." On page before title page: "Women's Friends, Discipline Burlington Preparative Meeting"
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Philadelphia (Hicksite) On title page: "Printed by John Richards." Book plate: "Vincent Town Preparative Meeting of Men Friends" Handwritten note on front page: "Mount Holly Mtg. – Gift 11-1-37"
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Philadelphia : J. Mortimer, 1828
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Philadelphia : J. Richards, 1831. Correction slips mounted on some pages. Pages inserted between p. 38 and 39
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West Chester [Pa.] : Printed by Joseph Painter, 1838
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2 duplicate copies of booklet.
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Philadelphia : J. Richards, 1843
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Philadelphia : T. E. Chapman, 1856
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Philadelphia : T. Ellwood Chapman, 1856. Correction slips tipped in in various places
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Philadelphia : T. E. Chapman, 1865
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4-page concern about "Truth" written by Joseph Bancroft on 4th mo. 2d, 1866
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Philadelphia : Printed by direction of the Representative committee or Meeting for sufferings, 1868
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Philadelphia : Printed by direction of the Representative committee or Meeting for sufferings, 1869
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List of appeals (paper old and split in half horizontally)
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One-sided sheet.
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Philadelphia : printed by direction of the Representative Committee or Meeting for Sufferings, 1877
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On book cover: "This book was used by the Committee of The Yearly Meeting when Men's and Women's Meetings were placed on the same footing in the administration of the Discipline." Signature on page before title page: "John Saunders," below that, in pencil, "453 North 9th St." On title page: "Printed by direction of the Representative Committee or Meeting for Sufferings"
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Philadelphia : Printed by direction of the Representative committee or Meeting for sufferings, 1883
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"Report of the Committee appointed by the 'Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia' to consider certain proposed changes in the Discipline."
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Philadelphia : Printed by direction of the Representative committee or Meeting for sufferings, 1886
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Philadelphia : Printed by direction of the Representative committee or Meeting for sufferings, 1888
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"Propositions for change of Discipline referred by Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting to the Committee appointed Eleventh Month Sixth, 1888."
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Philadelphia : Printed by direction of the Yearly meeting, 1894. Proof copy. Printed for the use of the members of the Committee
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On cover: "Philadelphia: Printed by Direction of the Yearly Meeting."
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[Philadelphia, 1903]
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On front page: "Adopted by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1903."
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Small booklet.
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Philadelphia : Printed by direction of the Yearly meeting, 1913
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Philadelphia : Printed by direction of the Yearly meeting, 1918
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On cover: "Presented for consideration by the Revision Committee of Philadelphia Yearly meeting, appointed 1923, co-operating with the Uniform Discipline Committee, appointed 1923, by Friends' General Conference."
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Philadelphia : W. H. Jenkins, 1927
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On title page: "Christian Practice Business Procedure"
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[Philadelphia], 1942
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[Philadelphia], 1943
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[Philadelphia], 1947
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[Philadelphia], 1950
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[Philadelphia? : The Committees?, 1926]. This book is offered as the text for a Uniform Discipline for our seven Yearly Meetings
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Philadelphia : J. Rakestraw, 1834
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Philadelphia : For sale at Friends' Book Store, 1869
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Philadelphia : Friends' book store, 1873
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Philadelphia : Friends' book store, 1880
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Philadelphia : Friends' book store, 1884
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Philadelphia : Friends' book store, 1888
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Philadelphia : Friends' book store, 1890
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Philadelphia : Friends' book store, 1893
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Philadelphia : Friends' book store, 1903
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Philadelphia : Friends' book store, 1907
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Philadelphia : Friends' book store, 1910
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Philadelphia : Friends' book store, 1912
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Philadelphia : Friends' book store, 1926
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Philadelphia : Friends' book store, 1935
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Philadelphia : Friends' Book Store, 1943. Typography differs from the 1935 printing
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Philadelphia : Friends' Book Store, 1952
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scroll-length sheets Title sheet (1A): "Edition of 1954."
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Galleys
On the front page: "Section I: Faith and Thought Section III: Quaker Witness to the Faith Preliminary Publication 1954"
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Philadelphia : [Friends Central Bureau, 1955]
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Philadelphia : [Philadelphia Yearly Meeting], 1961
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Philadelphia : Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1972
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Philadelphia : Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, [1978]. "Adopted 1955; revised 1972; reprinted with limited editorial changes, 1978." As authorized by Representative Meeting Minute (10/27/77) the revisions in this edition are to remove sexist language in the Queries and Advices and to update the text on account of the merger of the former Trustees and Fiduciary Corporation
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Philadelphia : Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1997
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Philadelphia, Pa. : Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 2002
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[Philadelphia, 1954]. Call number includes multiple tentative drafts.
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Philadelphia : [Philadelphia Yearly Meeting], 1970
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[Philadelphia : Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1971]
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Dublin : Webb and Chapman, 1841
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Dublin : Webb and Chapman, [1848]. Supplement to 1841 edition, being a revision of the chapters on Appeals, Marriage and Registers, andc
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Dublin, 1881
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Dublin, 1902
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Paris : Société chrétienne des Amis (Quakers) [etc.], 1925. Abstracts from "Christian life, faith and thought ... the first part of the book of Christian discipline of the Religious Society of Friends in Great Britain" (Friends, Society of. London yearly meeting.)
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Paris : [Imprimerie Ch.-A.Bédu], 1944
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[Philadelphia : Printed by Francis Bailey, 1781]
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[n.p., 1968?]
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[Jacksonville, Florida : Southeastern Yearly Meeting], 1979
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[Jacksonville, Fla.] : Southeastern Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, [1989?]. 1987 revision. On cover: Text on white paper approved March 1989. Text on buff paper is still under revision, not yet approved.
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[n.p., 1924]
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Indianapolis : Douglass and Conner, 1866
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Columbus, O. : Friends' publishing house, 1879
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Richmond, Ind. : Nicholson, 1881
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Indianapolis : Baker-Randolph Litho. and eng. co., 1891. Cover title: Discipline of Western Yearly Meeting of Friends Church
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Plainfield, Ind. : Friends Press, [1901?]
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Richmond, Ind. : [Nicholson], 1920
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Noblesville, Ind. : [Butler], 1925
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Plainfield, Ind., 1955
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Plainfield, Ind. : [The Meeting], 1986
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Norwalk, O. : The Laning Printing Co., 1897
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Richmond, Ind. : The Nicholson Press, 1905
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Wilmington, O. : Yearly Meeting Office, [1956]
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Waterloo : Sentell and Pew, 1848. "Signed on behalf of the Conference. Thomas M'Clintock, Rhonda De Garmo, Clerks."
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Richmond, [Va.] : T. W. White, 1826
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