%eadnotat; ]> camdemm RECORDS OF CAMDEN MONTHLY MEETING (CAMDEN, DE) A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Library Quaker Collection Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2003 Camden Monthly Meeting of Friends (Kent County, Del.) Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Summary Records 1686-[ongoing]. Camden Monthly Meeting of Friends (Kent County, Del.) 13 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College & Haverford College Library Quaker Collection For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu SHORT HISTORY OF MEETING

A monthly meeting at Duck Creek was established by Chester (Concord) Quarterly Meeting in 1705 out of Newark (Kennett) Monthly Meeting. Motherkiln Monthly Meeting was established in 1788 by Western Quarterly Meeting from a division of Duck Creek. Both monthly meetings became part of Southern Quarterly Meeting when it was established in 1789.

The Orthodox branch of Motherkiln was discontinued at the time of the Separation. In 1828, a new monthly meeting was established for the Orthodox members in the area of Southern Quarterly Meeting. Three years later, this new meeting was held solely at Third Haven. Orthodox members at Motherkiln were attached to Wilmington Monthly Meeting (Orthodox).

Camden Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) was formed in 1830 by the merger of Duck Creek Monthly Meeting and Motherkiln Monthly Meeting. This Hicksite monthly meeting, which reunited with Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) in 1955, was the forerunner of the current Camden Monthly Meeting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records of Camden Monthly Meeting and of its predecessors, Duck Creek and Motherkiln Monthly Meetings, 1686-2000, include: vital records, 1686-2000; pre-Separation, Hicksite and United men’s and joint session minutes, 1705-1961; women's minutes, 1711-1874; financial records, 1829-1961; miscellaneous papers, 1740-1977.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

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Collection is open for research. Access is through microfilm, if available.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in TRIPOD, the joint on-line catalog of Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings. Please note that records created before 1827, the date of a schism in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, may have been added to by either the Hicksite or Orthodox branches of this meeting, but could include information about members of the other branch before the Separation:

Earlier/Later Meeting Names Duck Creek Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) Motherkiln Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) Motherkiln Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite) Motherkiln Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox) Subjects: Camden Monthly Meeting of Friends (Kent County, Del.) -- Archives. Duck Creek Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) -- Archives. Motherkiln Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) -- Archives. Motherkiln Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite) -- Archives. Motherkiln Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox) -- Archives. Society of Friends -- Delaware -- Kent County. Kent County (Del.) -- Genealogy. 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: These records may only be consulted at either Haverford (HV) or Swarthmore (SW), and are not available through inter-Library loan. To request materials on-site, please make sure to use the correct call numbers for the Library in which you wish to use the records:

Vital Records

At the time of the Separation in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1827-28, pre-Separation vital records were generally retained by the branch with which the recorder was affiliated. Researchers are advised to consider vital records which span this period carefully: in many cases, the meeting without the original records may have reconstructed these records for its membership only, giving the impression that individuals in the other branch were never members.

 Births and deaths 1769-1883 1 v. (20 p.) ; 33 cm. Pre/H SW Box 23

Register of births and deaths of Duck Creek Monthly Meeting continued by Camden Monthly Meeting. Contains Duck Creek births and deaths, 1769-1830.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MR-Ph155 No Film Disownments 1829-1832 1 folder O HV 1250/R3.0

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No Film No Film Record of Camden Monthly Meeting for marriage certificates 1789-1954 1 v. (46, 36 p.) ; 34 cm. Pre/H SW RG2/Ph/C34

Duck Creek's book for recording marriage certificates continued by Camden Monthly Meeting. Contains Duck Creek marriage certificates, 1789-1829. Title from p. 2 of cover.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MR-Ph 80 (1789-1941) No Film Membership records ca. 1850-2000 Loose pages, bound with twine ; 1 linear ft. H/U SW RG2/Ph/C34

Membership records, ca. 1850-2000.

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No Film No Film Motherkiln and Camden Monthly Meeting record of births & burials 1742-1928 1 v. (ca. 170 p. in various pagings) ; 25 x 40 cm. Pre/H SW RG2/Ph/C34

Motherkiln Monthly Meeting's book for recording births and deaths continued by Camden Monthly Meeting. Contains the following: Motherkiln Monthly Meeting's births (1742-1834) and deaths (1742-1830); Camden Monthly Meeting's births (1806-1913), deaths (1826-1928), membership (1864-1915). Title from cover. Includes indexes.

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MR-Ph 80 No Film Murtherkill and Camden Meetings certificates of removal and marriages 1789-1832 1 v. (ca. 140 p. in various pagings) ; 34 cm. Pre/H SW Box 23

Motherkiln Monthly Meeting's book for recording marriages and removals continued by Camden Monthly Meeting. Contains the following: Removals issued, 1789-1832; marriage certificates, 1789-1829. Spine title. Includes indexes.

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No Film No Film [Register] 1686-1846 1 v. (ca. 500 p. in various pagings) ; 48 cm. Pre/H SW Box 23

Original register of Duck Street Monthly Meeting with births and deaths after 1830 continued by Camden Monthly Meeting. Contains the following: Men's meeting minutes, 1705-1740; births and deaths, 1686-1846; marriage certificates, 1711-1788; removals received, 1707-1739.

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MR-Ph155 No Film Removals issued 1773-1893 1 v. (ca. 230 p. in various pagings) ; 34 cm. Pre/H SW Box 23

Duck Creek's record of certificates of removal issued, continued by Camden Monthly Meeting. Contains Duck Creek removals, 1773-1830. Includes index.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MR- Ph 80 (1836-93) MR-Ph 156 (1832-36) No Film Removals Issued and Received 1829-1831 1 vol. O

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No Film No Film Removals Issued 1829-1831 O HV 1250/R3.0 Removals Received 1829-1830 O HV 1250/R3.0 Men's Meeting and Joint

Official records of proceedings kept for all Quaker business meetings. Only Quakers could participate. It has responsibility for care of members, authorizes removals and marriages, maintains discipline, considers the queries, manages meeting property, fosters social concerns, and reports regularly to the quarterly meeting. Beginning at the end of the 19th century, men and women ceased to hold separate business meetings, meeting instead in joint session.

 Minutes 1705-1830 3 v. ; 48 cm. or smaller Pre/H SW RG2/Ph/C34

Minutes of the men's meeting as follows: 1705 10mo 19-1800 2mo 8; 1800 3mo 8-1830 9mo 11. Also includes index to minutes, 1705-1800. Includes index to minutes, 1705-1800.

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MR-Ph155 No Film Minutes 1788-1830 1 v. (523 p.) ; 34 cm. Pre/H SW Box 18

Minute book of the men's meeting, 1788 10mo 29-1830 9mo 13.

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No Film No Film Minutes 1830-1961 5 v. (3 linear ft.) H/U SW RG2/Ph/C34

Minute books of Camden Monthly Meeting as follows: 1830-1894; 1894-1937; 1937-1961. Accompanied by: Index, 1830-1894, and draft, 1926-ca.1952 (gaps). The latter also includes a guestbook, 1951-52, accounts, and lists of representatives

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No Film No Film Minutes 1828-1831 1 vol. (97 p.) O HV 1250/R3.5

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No Film Film 58 Minutes-Abstract 1828-1831 1 vol. (25 p.) O HV 1250/R3.1

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No Film Film 58 Women's Meeting Minutes 1711-1830 1 v. (669 p.) ; 35 cm. Pre/H SW Box 18

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MR-Ph156 No Film Minutes 1788-1874 2 v. ; 36 cm. or smaller. Pre/H SW Vol. 1, Box 18; Vol. 2, RG2/Ph/C34

Women's minute books as follows: 1831-1845, 1845-1874. Volume (1831-1845) also contains: Motherkiln Monthly Meeting women's minutes, 1788-1830.

Joint sessions with men begin in 1874

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MR-Ph335 (1788-1845) No Film Minutes 1828-1830 1 vol. (48 p.) O HV 1250/R3.4

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No Film Film 58 Minutes 1830-1831 1 vol. (37 p.) O HV 1250/R3.3

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No Film Film 58 Financial Records Account book 1829-1894 1 v. (ca. 120 p. in various pagings) ; 32 cm. H SW RG2/Ph/C34

Includes the following: Poor Friends account, 1829-1832; accounts, 1877- 1894; Little Creek school fund account, 1882-1894; Camden school fund account, 1882-1894.

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No Film No Film Financial records 1957-1961 212 items (in 4 folders). U SW RG2/Ph/C34

Miscellaneous financial papers, 1957-1961, relating to building an Annex in 1959.

Stored in box with miscellaneous papers.

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No Film No Film Miscellaneous Miscellaneous fragments 1740-ca. 1785 1 folder Pre SW RG2/Ph/C34

Miscellaneous meeting records, 1740-1946. Includes a manumission, ca. 1785, a copy of a letter by Nate Folwell's ancestor, 1862, and letters to the Clerk from Greece, Holland, and Australia concerning relief efforts after WWII.

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No Film No Film Miscellaneous papers 1977 & n.d. 1 folder U SW RG2/Ph/C34

Miscellaneous papers of Camden Monthly Meeting. Includes memorials and obituary of George M. Butler, 1977.

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No Film No Film Manumissions 1774-1792 1 v. (46, 70 p.) ; 39 cm. Pre SW Box 18

Binder's title.

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No Film No Film News from Camden Friends Meeting. 1952-1985, 1995 28 cm. H/U SW RG2/Ph/C34

Description based on: January, 1952; title from caption.

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No Film No Film