%eadnotat; ]> eahampm RECORDS OF EAST HAMBURG PREPARATIVE MEETING (HICKSITE) AND HAMBURG PREPARATIVE MEETING 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 East Hamburg Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-ca. 1906 : East Hamburg, N.Y.) East Hamburg Preparative Meeting Records 1817-1906 7 v. ; .33 linear ft. RG2/NY/E327These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of East Hamburg Preparative Meeting and of its predecessor, Hamburg Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) and Hamburg Preparative Meeting (pre-Separation), 1817-1906. Includes: Men's, women's, and joint minutes, 1817-1906, and a treasurer's book, 1896-1905. History of the Meeting

Hamburg Preparative Meeting was reportedly established in 1811, as a part of Pelham Monthly Meeting, and set off to Farmington in 1813. It was set off again to Eden on its establishment in 1814. In 1852 Hamburg Preparative Meeting changed its name to East Hamburg Preparative Meeting. The last record of this meeting is from 1906.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of East Hamburg Preparative Meeting and of its predecessor, Hamburg Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) and Hamburg Preparative Meeting (pre-Separation), 1817-1906. Includes: Men's, women's, and joint minutes, 1817-1906, and a treasurer's book, 1896-1905.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes (men's & joint): 1.1 1817-1821, 1.2 1822-1835, 1.3 1835-1851, 1.4 1872-1903, 1.5 1904-1906; Women's minutes: 2.1 1840-1871; Financial records: 3.1 Treasurer's book 1896-1905.

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.

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: Hamburg Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1811-1828 : East Hamburg, N.Y.). Hamburg Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1852 : East Hamburg, N.Y.). Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Erie County. Subjects: East Hamburg Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1852-ca. 1906 : East Hamburg, N.Y.) Hamburg Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1811-1828 : East Hamburg, N.Y.). Hamburg Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1852 : East Hamburg, N.Y.) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1817-1821 1 vol. Pre RG2/NY/E327 1.1