Upper Greenwich Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of the Hicksite meeting, 1822-1904, as follows: minutes of men's meeting and joint sessions, 1872-1904; financial reports from men's and women's treasurers, 1895; miscellaneous papers, 1822-1900; financial reports of school trustees, 1878-1881; First Day School reports 1896 and 1899.
Dates
- Creation: 1800-1953
Creator
- Upper Greenwich Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite) (Organization)
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 Upper Greenwich was established in 1756 by Haddonfield Monthly Meeting under the care of Woodbury Preparative Meeting. It was transferred to Woodbury Monthly Meeting in 1784. In 1772, Salem Quarterly Meeting established the meeting for worship; Upper Greenwich Preparative Meeting was established in 1773. The Orthodox preparative meeting and meeting for worship were discontinued in 1828 by Salem Quarterly Meeting. Upper Greenwich Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) of Woodbury Monthly Meeting was established as Mickleton Monthly Meeting in 1954.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
Language
English
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Title
- Upper Greenwich Preparative Meeting Records
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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