Stanton Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Record of the Hicksite preparative meeting include: Minutes, 1826-1891; subscription book for meeting's quota, 1820-1884; miscellaneous financial papers, 1828-1891; burial record for Charles Dickerson, 1864.
Dates
- Creation: 1820-1891.
Creator
Language of Materials
Records entirely in English
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
An indulged meeting at Christiana Bridge was established in 1772 under Wilmington Monthly Meeting. Until 1781, the meeting alternated between Christiana & Stanton. In 1781, Chester (Concord) Quarterly Meeting approved the establishment of this meeting, known as White Clay Creek Meeting. A preparative meeting was established in 1784. In 1803, the name was changed to Stanton. The Orthodox preparative meeting was discontinued in 1828 and its members transferred to Wilmington Monthly Meeting; the meeting for worship was discontinued by 1838. The Hicksite preparative meeting was discontinued in 1891. Regular meetings for worship were discontinued in 1920. Concord Quarterly Meeting discontinued the meeting in 1921
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Stanton Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1803-1827) (Organization)
- Stanton Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1891) (Organization)
- Stanton Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1803-1827) (Organization)
- Title
- Stanton Preparative Meeting Records
- Author
- Stanton Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1891).
- 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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