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Friends Historical Library collection of disownments

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the 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:
MSS.055
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
.1 linear ft.
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item here], MSS/055, Disownments Collection, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
1770-1890 (inclusive)
Abstract:
A disownment is the involuntary termination of membership in a meeting, when a member of a meeting acts contrary to established discipline. Reasons for disownment have changed over time, often reflecting contemporary societal mores. Today, very few people are disowned. This collection consists of miscellaneous minutes of disownment, from various meetings and regarding various Friends, collected by the Friends Historical Library over time. It contains a mix of original documents and copies.

The collection is arranged in in chronological order.

Originally a series in MSS 055 Miscellaneous Meeting Papers, the certificates of removal were removed into their own collection when Miscellaneous Meeting Papers was reprocessed in 2018.

Subject

Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Date
2018
Access Restrictions

This collection is available for research use.

Use Restrictions

Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.

Collection Inventory

Archival Resource Key. Harmer, John from Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting, 1717/18 12mo 3.
Archival Resource Key. Bartram, John from Darby Monthly Meeting, 1758 2mo 1.
Scope and Contents

photostat-positive; blueprint; facsimile.

Archival Resource Key. Irvine, Aesah from Monthly Meeting at Kingwood, 1782 1mo 11.
Scope and Contents

true copy

Archival Resource Key. Richardson, William from Indian Spring Monthly Meeting, 1795 3mo 20.
Archival Resource Key. Rice, George, from Baltimore Monthly Meeting, 1795 5mo 14.
Archival Resource Key. Roberts, Richard & Margaret from Indian Spring Monthly Meeting (also report on their case, 2mo 18 1796.), 1797 3mo 17.
Archival Resource Key. Plumber, Jerome & Elizabeth from Indian Spring Monthly Meeting, 1797 3mo 17.
Archival Resource Key. Plummer, Johanna from Indian Spring Monthly Meeting (also reports on her case and her acknowledgements.), 1797 12mo 15.
Archival Resource Key. Scott, Ann from Indian Spring Monthly Meeting, 1797 12mo 15.
Archival Resource Key. Barnard, Hannah from Hudson Monthly Meeting, 1802 6mo 22.
Scope and Contents

2 copies; 1 sent to Devonshire Monthly Meeting 2/8/1803.

Archival Resource Key. Roberts, Edward from Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, 1805 9mo 24.
Archival Resource Key. Green, Robert, Jr. by Chester Monthly Meeting, Chester County, Pa., 1820 4mo 24.
Scope and Contents

xerox

Archival Resource Key. McVaugh, Mary from Radnor Monthly Meeting, 1827 12mo 13.
Archival Resource Key. Stephens, Stephen from Radnor Monthly Meeting, 1827 12mo 13.
Archival Resource Key. Shinn, Rebecca from Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (?), 1828 1mo 30.
Archival Resource Key. Painter, Enos by Chester Monthly Meeting, Chester County, Pa., 1828 4mo 7.
Scope and Contents

xerox

Archival Resource Key. Painter, Minsall by Chester Monthly Meeting, Chester County, Pa., 1828 4mo 7.
Scope and Contents

xerox

Archival Resource Key. Painter, Hannah, by Chester Monthly Meeting, Chester County, Pa., 1828 5mo 5.
Scope and Contents

xerox

Archival Resource Key. Comly, John from Frankford Monthly Meeting, 1828 5mo 27.
Scope and Contents

2 copies

Archival Resource Key. Whitelock, Elizabeth from Frankford Monthly Meeting, 1828 5mo 27.
Archival Resource Key. Thompson, Elizabeth Powell, from Greenwich Monthly Meeting, NJ, 1828 7mo 3.
Archival Resource Key. Rulon, Moses, from Woodbury Monthly Meeting, 1828 7mo 28.
Scope and Contents

2 copies including Photostat copy, negative

Archival Resource Key. Smedley, Isaac from Uwchlan Monthly Meeting, 1828 10mo 9.
Archival Resource Key. Smedley, Mary from Uwchlan Monthly Meeting, 1828 11mo 6.
Archival Resource Key. Painter, Sidney, by Chester Monthly Meeting, Chester County, Pa., 1828 11mo 28.
Scope and Contents

xerox

Archival Resource Key. re Gregg, Samuel, et al, To Owl Creek Preparative Meeting, [1829].
Archival Resource Key. Lockwood, John from Oswego Monthly Meeting, 1829 3mo 18.
Archival Resource Key. Borton, Levi from Chester Monthly Meeting, 1829 4mo 14.
Archival Resource Key. Hicks, Elias from Westbury & Jericho Monthly Meeting, 1829 4mo 29.
Archival Resource Key. Laing, David from Rahway & Plainfield Monthly Meeting, 1829 5mo 20.
Archival Resource Key. Wollaston, Samuel from Wilmington Monthly Meeting, 1829 5mo 25.
Archival Resource Key. Borton, Sarah from Chester Monthly Meeting, 1829 6mo 9.
Archival Resource Key. Disciplinary appeals, 1833, 1847, 1850.
Archival Resource Key. Laing, Alpheus & Mary from Rahway & Plainfield Monthly Meeting, 1835 4mo 15.
Archival Resource Key. Walker, Susanna from Hopewell Monthly Meeting, 1839 2mo 6.
Archival Resource Key. Lippincott, Elizabeth from Chester Monthly Meeting, 1845 12mo 9.
Archival Resource Key. Marot, Charles Henry from Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Northern District), 1846 7mo 28.
Archival Resource Key. Allen, Edmund H. from Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, 1846 10mo 29.
Archival Resource Key. Pennock, P., 1850 (?).
Scope and Contents

manuscript draft

Archival Resource Key. Abstracts - disownments for Military Service, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1860-1869.
Archival Resource Key. Seal, William T. from New Garden Monthly Meeting, 1864 7mo 6.
Scope and Contents

manuscript copy

Archival Resource Key. Price, William L. from Arch St. Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, 1890 2mo 27.
Archival Resource Key. [Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Orthodox?] Form for Minute of Disownment., Undated.

Print, Suggest