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2005

Finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2005 Finding aid written in English. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College RG2/B/L581 Little Britain Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) Records, 1775-1970 3 linear ft. Records in English Short History of the Meeting

With the consent of Concord Quarterly Meeting, Eastland and Little Britain Preparative Meetings joined together to form Little Britain Monthly Meeting in 1804. The first meeting was held in 10mo 1804. Little Britain came under Baltimore Yearly Meeting in 1819 upon the creation of Nottingham Quarterly Meeting. During the Separation of 1828, the meeting affiliated with the Hicksite branch of Friends, as a majority of members identified themselves as Hicksite. Those with Orthodox sympathies withdrew from the meeting and joined with Orthodox Friends from Eastland Preparative Meeting. As of 1970, Little Britain Monthly Meeting alternated among the Penn Hill, Drumore, and Eastland meeting houses.

Description of the Records

Records of Little Britain Monthly Meeting, 1775-1970. Includes men's and joint minutes 1804-1970, women's minutes 1804-1874, vital records 1775-1940, Ministers and Elders minutes 1853-1950, and miscellaneous 1803-73.

Notes to Researchers

Vol. 1.5 includes list of trustees, list of overseers appointed, and census reports. Vol. 1.7 includes lists of committee members. Vol. 2.1 includes certificate of removal of Thomas B. Brown. Vol. 2.2 was damaged by is fragile and illegible in parts; for reading, see Women's minutes 1804 - 1857. Vol. 5.1 includes constitution & by-laws, roll of members, and minutes. For burials, see card catalogue: graveyard records for Ballance, PA.

Arrangement of the Records

Divided into series: 1.Men's and Joint Minutes; 2.Women's Minutes; 3.Vital Records; 4.Ministers & Elders; 5.Miscellaneous.

Microfilm

Also available in microfilm, for use in the Library only: MR-B, 159-164.

Restrictions on Access

Where available, access is through microfilm.

Restrictions on Use

Information on reproduction policies available in the Library.

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Little Britain Monthly Meeting Records, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Acquisition

Deposit, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.

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Little Britain Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Lancaster County, Pa.) -- Archives. Little Britain Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) -- Archives. Lancaster County (Pa.) -- Genealogy. Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: These records may only be consulted at Friends Historical Library; they are not available for interlibrary loan. Where available, access is through microfilm. To request materials, please make sure to use the correct call numbers:

1. Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1804-1838 1 vol.; 32 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/L581 1.1

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B161 Minutes 1811-1812; 1826-1827; 1828-1829 1 vol.; 21 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/L581 1.2

Rough minutes (copied in Minutes, 1804 - 1838)

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B163 Minutes 1838-1864 1 vol.; 32 cm H SW RG2/B/L581 1.3

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B161 Minutes 1864-1901 1 vol.; 36 cm H SW RG2/B/L581 1.4

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B160/162 Minutes 1902-1923 1 vol.; 36 cm H SW RG2/B/L581 1.5

Includes list of trustees (1894-1906), list of overseers appointed (1903), and census report (1990) (loose sheets).

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B162 Minutes 1923-1952 1 vol.; 36 cm H SW RG2/B/L581 1.6

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B163 Minutes 1952-70 1 vol.; 36 cm H/U SW RG2/B/L581 1.7

Includes lists of committee members (back of volume)

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B159 2. Women's Meeting Minutes 1804-1857 1 vol.; 32.5 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/L581 2.1

Title page marked: "Little Britain M.M. 1804 - 1857 Women's Branch" Includes certificate of removal of Thomas B. Brown (1875, loose sheet) Film contains minutes from 1808 and 1841 -1857.

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B161 Minutes (rough) 1852-53 1 folder H/U SW RG2/B/L581 2.2

Rough minutes (copied in Women's Minutes, 1804-1857). Note: These minutes were damaged by silverfish and are fragile and illegible in parts. For reading, see Women's minutes 1804 - 1857.

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B161 Minutes 1857-1893 1 vol.; 34 cm H SW RG2/B/L581 2.3

Title page marked: "A Book of Records of he Minutes of Little Britain Monthly Meeting of Women Friends 1857 - 1893"

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B164 Minutes (rough) 1873-1874 1 vol.; 17 cm H SW RG2/B/L581 2.4

Title page marked: "Little Britain Monthly Meeting Women Friends 1873-1874." Rough minutes (copied in Women's Minutes, 1857-1893)

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B163 3. Vital Records Births and Deaths 1775-1881 1 vol.; 32.5 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/L581 3.1

Title page marked: "Births & Burials Little Britain Mo. M. 1775 - 1881." Indexed.

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B163 Marriage (abstracts) 1804-1878 1 folder Pre/H SW RG2/B/L581 3.2

Abstracts. Includes marriage consent for Alfred Wood and Elmira King (1877).

 Marriages (abstracts) 1878-1940 1 folder H SW RG2/B/L581 3.3

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B160 4. Worship & Ministry and its predecessors Minutes 1853-1889 1 vol.; 19.5 cm H SW RG2/B/L581 4.1

Title page marked: "Preparative Meeting Ministers and Elders Little Britain 1853-1889."

 Minutes 1889-1907 1 vol.; 20 cm H SW RG2/B/L581 4.2 Minutes 1908-1950 1 vol.; 21.5 cm H SW RG2/B/L581 4.3

Note: Title changed from Ministers and Elders to Ministry and Counsel in 1913.

 5. Miscellaneous Association of Friends for Mutual Improvement Records 1803-73 Pre/H SW RG2/B/L581 5.1

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B Certificate of Clearness for Marriage Thomas Miller 1811 1 folder Pre SW RG2/B/L581 5.2