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Finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2007 Finding aid written in English Summary Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Oblong Monthly Meeting (Society Of Friends : Orthodox : Pawling, N.Y.) Oblong Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) Records 1783-1921. 8 v. RG2/NY/O375These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Oblong Monthly Meeting (Orthodox), 1783-1921. Includes men's and joint minutes 1828-1921, women's minutes 1849-1886, vital records 1828-1911, and Ministers and Elders' minutes, 1783-1903. History of the Meeting

Oblong Monthly Meeting was set off from Purchase Monthly Meeting in 1744. It became a part of Purchase Quarterly Meeting on its establishment in 1745 and became part of Nine Partners Quarterly Meeting in 1783. In 1828 the meeting split into Orthodox and Hicksite branches, and the Orthodox branch was laid down in 1921.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Oblong Monthly Meeting (Orthodox), 1783-1921. Includes men's and joint minutes 1828-1921, women's minutes 1849-1886, vital records 1828-1911, and Ministers and Elders' minutes, 1783-1903.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes, men's and joint: 1.1 1828-1846, 1.2 1846-1896, 1.3 1896-1921 (stored in volume with women's preparative minutes 1883-1886); Women's minutes: 2.1 1849-1886; Vital records: 3.1 1830-74, 3.2 1829-1911; Ministers and Elders: 4.1 1783-1878, 4.2 1879-1903.

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.

Early Meeting Names: Oblong Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1744-1828 : Pawling, N.Y.) Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Dutchess County. Subjects: Oblong Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1744-1828 : Pawling, N.Y.) Oblong Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : Pawling, 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 Marriages 1830-1874 1 vol. Orthodox RG2/NY/O375 3.1