%eadnotat; ]> oswegpm RECORDS OF OSWEGO PREPARATIVE MEETING AND OSWEGO PREPARATIVE MEETING (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 Oswego Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1828- : Lagrangeville, N.Y.) Oswego Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) Records 1794-1911. 9 v. ; .5 linear ft. RG2/NY/O857These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Oswego Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) and its pre-Separation predecessor, Oswego Preparative Meeting. Includes: Minutes (men's & joint), 1794-1911, and women's minutes, 1834-1886. History of the Meeting

Oswego Preparative Meeting was reportedly established in 1758 by Oblong Monthly Meeting, having been a meeting for worship since ca. 1750. It was probably established by Nine Partners Monthly Meeting on its establishment in 1769 and then became part of Oswego Monthly Meeting when that meeting was established in 1799.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Oswego Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) and its pre-Separation predecessor, Oswego Preparative Meeting. Includes: Minutes (men's & joint), 1794-1911, and women's minutes, 1834-1886.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes (men's & joint): 1.1 1794-1798, 1.2 1813-1824, 1.3 1824-1838, 1.4 1838-1855, 1.5 1880-1904, 1.6 1905-1911; Women's minutes: 2.1 1834-1845, 2.2 1845-1866, 2.3 1866-1886.

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: Oswego Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1758-1828 : Lagrangeville, N.Y.). Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Dutchess County. Subjects: Oswego Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1758-1828 : Lagrangeville, N.Y.) Oswego Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1828- : Lagrangeville, 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.

Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1794-1798 1 vol. Pre RG2/NY/O857 1.1