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Finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2007 Finding aid written in English Summary Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1881 : Morris, N.Y.) Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) Records 1810-1881. 11 v. ; .83 linear ft. RG2/NY/B875These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) and its pre-Separation predecessor, 1810-1881. Includes: Minutes, Mens 1810-1881; Minutes, Womens 1810-1819; Births and Deaths 1788-1899/1809-1869; and Ministers and Elders minutes 1838-1875. History of the Meeting

Butternuts Monthly Meeting was established in 1810, being set off from Duanesburg Monthly Meeting. At first it comprised the Preparative Meetings of Butternuts, Madison, Burlington and Otego. In 1817 Bridgewater Monthly Meeting was set off, taking Brookfield, Madison, Bridgewater and New Hartford Monthly Meetings and Butternuts retaining the Preparative Meetings of Lauren, Butternuts and Burlington. Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) reportedly changed its name to Morris Monthly Meeting in 1881, and then to West Laurens Monthly Meeting in 1889. Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) changed its name to Laurens Monthly Meeting and was reportedly laid down in 1857, members attached to Duanesburg Monthly Meeting.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) and its pre-Separation predecessor, 1810-1881. Includes: Minutes, Mens 1810-1881; Minutes, Womens 1810-1819; Births and Deaths 1788-1899/1809-1869; and Ministers and Elders minutes 1838-1875.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes (men's & joint): 1.1 1810-1817, 1.2 1818-1824, 1.3 1850-1865 (2), 1.4 1865-1881; Women's minutes: 2.1 1810-1819, 2.2 1819-1828, 2.3 1828-1830, 2.4 1830-1857; Vital records: 3.1 Births and Deaths 1788-1861/1809-1869; Ministers and Elders: 4.1 1838-1875; Misc.: 5.1 1841-1916.

Access Restrictions:

Where available, access is through microfilm.

Use Restrictions:

Information on reproduction policies available in the library.

Custodial History:

Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.

Other Formats:

Men's minutes to 1855, women's minutes & vital records also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY9-10.

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.

Earlier Meeting Names Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1810-1828 : Butternuts, N.Y.). Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Otsego County. Subjects: Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1810-1828 : Butternuts, N.Y.) Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1810-1828 : Butternuts, N.Y.). Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1881 : Morris, N.Y.) Places: Otsego County (N.Y.) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Monthly meeting records normally include minutes of men’s and women’s meetings for business and registers of births, deaths, marriages, removals (transfers), and disownments. In general, non-members are not mentioned in the minutes, even when they attended meeting for worship on a regular basis.

Note to Researchers: To request materials on-site, please make sure to use the correct call numbers; patrons must use microfilm if it is available.

Vital Records Births and Deaths 1788-1869 1 vol. Pre/Orthodox RG2/NY/B875 3.1

Births, 1788-1861, and Deaths, 1809-1869.