%eadnotat; ]> greenwpm RECORDS OF GREENWICH PREPARATIVE MEETING AND GREENWICH MEETING (GREENWICH, NJ) 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 RECORDS OF GREENWICH PREPARATIVE MEETING AND GREENWICH MEETING (GREENWICH, NJ) 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 Summary Greenwich Preparative Meeting Records 1841-1953 Greenwich Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1948) and Greenwich Preparative Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1893) 1 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 Records entirely in English. SHORT HISTORY OF MEETING

A seasonal meeting for worship known as "Cohansey" was established under Salem Monthly Meeting in 1686. In 1737, the meeting was allowed on a year-round basis. A preparative meeting was established in 1760. In 1783, the meetings at Greenwich became part of Greenwich Monthly Meeting. Greenwich Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) was discontinued in 1893.The meeting for worship was transferred to Woodbury the same year; it was discontinued in 1903, re-established in 1906, and finally discontinued in 1911. In 1948, Greenwich Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was incorporated as a body of trustees for Greenwich Monthly Meeting (Hicksite).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records of Greenwich Preparative Meeting, 1817-1952, include: minutes of the Hicksite men's meeting and joint sessions, 1841-1948; minutes of the Orthodox men’s meeting, 1823-1874; women’s meeting minutes, 1807-1816; Hicksite women's meeting minutes, 1850-1890; Orthodox women’s meeting minutes, 1817-1884; and treasurer's account book, 1884-1953.

 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 Names Greenwich Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1760-1827) Subjects: Greenwich Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1948) -- Archives. Greenwich Preparative Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1893) -- Archives. Greenwich Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1760-1827) -- Archives. Society of Friends -- New Jersey -- Cumberland County. Cumberland County (N.J.) -- Genealogy. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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:

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 1823-1874 1 vol. Pre/O HV 1250/P1.19

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Minutes 1841-1948 2 v.HSW RG2/Ph/G74 1.1-1.2

Minutes of the men's meeting and joint sessions, 1841-1887 and 1887-1948. After 1928, only the following minutes were recorded: 1929 9mo30 and 1948 8mo17. Volume 1887-1948 also includes a list of members 1909 1mo1.

In 1948, Greenwich Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was incorporated as a body of trustees for Greenwich Monthly Meeting (Hicksite). Joint Sessions began on 5mo21, 1890.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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Minutes 1807-1816 2 v. Pre/O SW RG2/Ph/G75 1.1-1.2

Contains pre-Separation and Orthodox women's meeting minutes, from 1807 10mo21-1816 11mo20, and from 1817 7mo23-1828 5mo21.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Minutes 1828-1884 1 vol. O HV 1250/P1.18

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Minutes1850-1890 1 v. (ca. 100 p. used) ; 20 cm. HSW RG2/Ph/G74 2.1

Minutes from 1850 1mo23 to 1890 4mo23.

Joint sessions with men begin in 1890.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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Treasurer's book 1884-1953 1 v. (ca. 200 p. used) H SW RG2/Ph/G74 3.1

Treasurer's book of Greenwich Preparative Meeting of Friends with entries from 1884 to 1953.

In 1948, Greenwich Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was incorporated as a body of trustees for Greenwich Monthly Meeting (Hicksite).

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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