%eadnotat; ]> lauremm RECORDS OF LAURENS AND BUTTERNUTS MONTHLY MEETINGS (HICKSITE) 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 Laurens Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Laurens, N.Y.) Laurens Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) Records 1828-1855. 1 v. ; .08 linear ft. RG2/NY/L373These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Includes minutes of the men's meeting for business, 1828-1855. History of the Meeting

Butternuts Monthly Meeting was established in 1810, 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 Preparatives. Butternuts retained the preparative meetings of Laurens, Butternuts and Burlington. Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) changed its name to Laurens Monthly Meeting and was reportedly laid down in 1857, its members attached to Duanesburg Monthly Meeting (Hicksite). Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) changed its name to Morris Monthly Meeting in 1881, and then to West Laurens Monthly Meeting in 1889.

 Scope and Content of the Records

Includes minutes of the men's meeting for business, 1828-1855.

 Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes (men's & joint), 1.1 1828-1855, 1.2 Extracts 1845-60; Vital Records: 2.1 Notes of removal 1849-51.

 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:

Also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only.

 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: Butternuts Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1839 : Laurens, N.Y.). Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Otsego County. Subjects: Butternuts Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1839 : Laurens, N.Y.) Laurens Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Laurens, 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 Notes of removal 1849-1851 1 fol. Hicksite RG2/NY/L373 2.1 No film. Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1828-1855 1 vol. Hicksite RG2/NY/L373 1.1 No film. Minutes 1845-60 1 fol. Hicksite RG2/NY/L373 1.2

Extracts

 No film.