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Pikeland Preparative Meeting Records

 Collection — othertype: SW/Ph/P500
Identifier: QM-Ph-P500

Scope and Contents

Includes: minutes of the men's meeting, 1838-1854; deed, 1834.

Dates

  • Creation: 1834-1854

Creator

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

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

Copyright and Rights Information

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.

Biographical / Historical

A meeting for worship at Pikeland was established in 1758 by Chester [Concord] Quarterly Meeting under Uwchlan Preparative Meeting and Goshen Monthly Meeting. The meeting was transferred to Uwchlan Monthly Meeting in 1763. A preparative meeting was established by Caln Quarterly Meeting in 1802. The Orthodox preparative meeting was discontinued in 1828,and its members were transferred to Uwchlan Preparative Meeting (Orthodox).The Hicksite preparative meeting was discontinued in 1856, and its members were transferred to Uwchlan Preparative Meeting (Hicksite). This meeting was often unofficially known as "Kimberton".

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language

English

Physical Location

This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit

Title
Pikeland Preparative Meeting Records
Date
2003
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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