%eadnotat; ]> chichpm RECORDS OF CHICHESTER PREPARATIVE MEETING AND CHICHESTER MEETING A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2003 RECORDS OF CHICHESTER PREPARATIVE MEETING AND CHICHESTER MEETINGA Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Summary Records 1765-1899. Chichester Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-1914). 1 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu SHORT HISTORY OF MEETING

A meeting for worship at Chichester was established in 1682 by Chester Monthly Meeting. In 1684 it became part of Concord Monthly Meeting. Chichester Preparative Meeting was established in 1700. At the time of the Separation, two Chichester Preparative Meetings were established. The Orthodox branch of the preparative meeting was discontinued in 1880; its members were transferred to Concord Preparative Meeting. The meeting for worship was discontinued in 1883. Chichester Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was discontinued in 1914; its members were transferred to Concord Monthly Meeting. The meeting for worship is currently active on an occasional basis.

 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records include: pre-Separation men's meeting minutes, 1804-1813; Hicksite women's minutes, 1843-1899; a pre-Separation account book, 1781-1875; pre-Separation trustees' minutes, 1802-1823.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

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 Access

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 Meeting Name Chichester Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1700-1827). Records, 1765-1827. Subjects: Chichester Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-1914)Chichester Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1700-1827)Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County.Delaware County (Pa.) -- 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 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:

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.

 Minutes1804-1813 1 v.PreSW RG2/Ph/C49

Minutes of the men's meeting, 1804 5mo3-1813 11mo25. Also included are queries.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Women's Meeting Minutes 1843-1899 3 v. (in folder)HSW RG2/Ph/C49

Minutes of the Hicksite women's meeting, 1843-1852, 1852-1858, 1873-1899.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MR-Ph121 No Film Financial Records Account book1781-1875 1 v. + 17 items.Pre/HSW RG2/Ph/C49

Account book of Chichester Preparative Meeting, 1781-1875. Also included are: Draft of document relating to trusteeship of John Talbot's legacy, ca. 1829; Draft of agreement for the sale of timber by Meeting's trustees to Jonathan Larkin, 1834; Survey of plots of land, n.d.; copy of subscription to raise funds for building a wall on the roadside of graveyard, 1849; miscellaneous receipts, 1839-1873.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film TrusteesMinutes 1802-1823 1 v.PreSW RG2/Ph/C49

Trustees' minutes, 1802-1823.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film