%eadnotat; ]> blogrpm2 RECORDS OF BLOOMING GROVE PREPARATIVE MEETING (ORTHODOX) An Inventory of Its Records at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff 2007 Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2007 Finding aid written in English Summary Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Blooming Grove Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-ca. 1872 : Blooming Grove, N.Y.) Blooming Grove Preparative Meeting Records 1812-1872. 4 v. ; .25 linear ft. RG2/NY/B515These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Blooming Grove Preparative Meeting (Orthodox), 1812-1872. Includes men's minutes, 1828-36 and 1851-72, and women's minutes, 1845-1862. Records also include the minutes of the pre-Separation men's meeting, 1812-1828. History of the Meeting

Blooming Grove, known as Upper Clove until 1815, was probably formed as a meeting for worship in 1804. Blooming Grove Preparative Meeting was established in 1812 under Cornwall Monthly Meeting. Blooming Grove Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was discontinued in 1871 due to decreased membership; members were attached to Cornwall and Smith Clove Preparative Meetings (Hicksite). Blooming Grove Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) was laid down sometime after 1872.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Blooming Grove Preparative Meeting (Orthodox), 1812-1872. Includes men's minutes, 1828-36 and 1851-72, and women's minutes, 1845-1862. Records also include the minutes of the pre-Separation men's meeting, 1812-1828.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1812-1822, 1.2 1823-36, 1.3 1851-72; Women's minutes: 2.1 1845-1862; Miscellaneous: 3.1 Meeting Deed and History 1811

Access Restrictions:

Where available, access is through microfilm.

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Custodial History:

Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.

Acquisition Information:

Deposit, 1997.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Early Meeting Names: Blooming Grove Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1815-1828 : Blooming Grove, N.Y.). Upper Clove Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1804-1815 : Blooming Grove, N.Y.). Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Orange County. Subjects: Blooming Grove Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1815-1828 : Blooming Grove, N.Y.) Blooming Grove Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-ca. 1872 : Blooming Grove, N.Y.) Upper Clove Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1804-1815 : Blooming Grove, N.Y.) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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Men's Meeting and Joint

Minutes 1812-1822 1 fol. Pre RG2/NY/B515 1.1