%eadnotat; ]> pittspm RECORDS OF PITTSTOWN PREPARATIVE MEETING AND PITTSTOWN 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 Pittstown Preparative Meeting ( Pittstown Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Pittstown, N.Y.) Pittstown Preparative Meeting Records 1796-1880. 4 v. ; 1 linear foot. RG2/NY/P517These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Pittstown Preparative Meeting, 1796-1880. Includes men's minutes 1796-1880, and women's minutes 1796-1875. History of the Meeting

Pittstown Preparative Meeting was established under Easton Monthly Meeting in 1796. It was set off to Troy Monthly Meeting in 1813. After the 1828 Separation Pittstown Preparative was affiliated with the Hicksite branch. It was laid down sometime after 1880; 1881 or 1882 seems most likely.

 Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Pittstown Preparative Meeting, 1796-1880. Includes men's minutes 1796-1880, and women's minutes 1796-1875.

 Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1796-1824, 1.2 1824-80; Women's minutes: 2.1 1796-1817, 2.2 1817-75.

 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.

Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Rensselaer County. Subjects: Pittstown Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Pittstown, N.Y.) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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 1796-1824 1 vol. Pre RG2/NY/P517 1.1

Available on microfilm in the Library:

Film MR-NY388 Minutes 1824-80 1 vol. Pre/Hicksite RG2/NY/P517 1.2

Available on microfilm in the Library:

Film MR-NY389 Women's Meeting Minutes 1796-1817 1 vol. Pre RG2/NY/P517 2.1

Available on microfilm in the Library:

Film MR-NY389 Minutes 1817-75 1 vol. Pre/Hicksite RG2/NY/P517 2.2

Available on microfilm in the Library:

Film MR-NY389