%eadnotat; ]> horshpm RECORDS OF HORSHAM PREPARATIVE MEETING AND HORSHAM MEETING (HORSHAM, PA) A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Quaker Collection Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2003 RECORDS OF HORSHAM PREPARATIVE MEETING AND HORSHAM MEETING (HORSHAM, PA)A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Quaker CollectionRecords Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Summary Horsham Preparative Meeting Records 1758-1959 Horsham Monthly Meeting of Friends. Annual Horsham Preparative Meeting of Friends. 3 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

In 1716, a meeting for worship was established at Horsham by Abington Monthly Meeting. Horsham Preparative Meeting was established in 1717 and transferred to Horsham Monthly Meeting in 1782. The Orthodox preparative meeting was transferred to Abington Monthly Meeting in 1827. It was laid down in 1907; Horsham meeting was discontinued in 1920 and its members attached to Abington Meeting (Orthodox). Horsham Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) began to meet on an annual basis in 1938, and was discontinued ca. 1959.

 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records of the Horsham Preparative Meeting, 1758-1959, include: Hicksite men's meeting and joint session minutes, 1758-1959; Orthodox men’s meeting minutes, 1828-1907; Hicksite women's meeting minutes, 1785-1893; Orthodox women’s meeting minutes, 1879-1886; account books and other financial records, 1811-1938; and property records, 1760-1938.

 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 Horsham Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite 1827-1955). Annual Horsham Preparative Meeting of Friends. Horsham Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite 1827-1938). Horsham Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends 1717-1827). Subjects Horsham Monthly Meeting of Friends. Annual Horsham Preparative Meeting of Friends -- Archives. Horsham Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite 1827-1955). Annual Horsham Preparative Meeting of Friends -- Archives. Horsham Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite 1827-1938) -- Archives. Horsham Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends 1717-1827) -- Archives. Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County. 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.

 Minutes1758-1795 2 v. PreSW Box 68 1.1-1.2

Minutes of the pre-Separation men's meeting, 1758 4mo21-1769 1mo27 and 1769 3mo27-1795 9mo18.

Volume 1758-1769 imperfect: some pages worn.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MR-Ph262 No Film Minutes1795-1908 3 v. PreSW Box 68 1.3-1.5

Minute books of the Hicksite meeting, 1795-1828, 1828-1881, 1881-1908. Included are: minutes of the pre-Separation men's meeting, 1795-1827; minutes of the Hicksite men's meeting, 1827-1893; minutes of the Hicksite joint sessions of men and women, 1893-1908.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MR-Ph263 No Film Minutes1909-1959 1 v. H/USW RG2/Ph/H67 1.6

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Minutes 1828-1868 1 vol. O HV 1250/Q2.2

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Minutes 1869-1907 1 vol. O HV 1250/Q2.3

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No Film No Film Women's Meeting Minutes 1779-1785 1 vol. + 1 folder Pre SW RG2/Ph/H67 2.1

Women's minutes, 1779-1785. Includes transcripts and accounts, 1724-1784.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

No Film No Film Minutes 1785-1824 2 v. Pre SW Box 67 2.2-2.3

Minutes of the pre-Separation women's meeting, 1785 10mo28-1796 5mo27 and 1796 6mo24-1824 1mo22.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

MR-Ph263 No Film Minutes 1824-1893 3 v. Pre/H SW Box 68 2.4-2.6

Minute books of the Hicksite women's meeting, 1824-1849, 1849-1892, 1892- 1893. Volume for 1824-1849 includes minutes of the pre-Separation women's meeting, 1824-1827.

Joint sessions in which men and women met together for business began in 12mo1893.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

MR-Ph264 No Film Minutes 1879-1886 1 vol. O HV 1250/Q2.4

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Financial Records Miscellaneous financial papers 1835-1845 & n.d. 10 items (in folder) H SW Box 67 3.1

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

MR-Ph264 No Film Subscription Book 1811-1851 1 v. Pre/H SW Box 67 3.2

List book of Horsham Preparative Meeting, containing subscriptions for the use of the poor and for the meeting's use, 1811-1851. Includes pre- Separation subscription records, 1811-1823 and Hicksite meeting subscription records, 1829-1851. Membership list, 1852, laid in back of volume.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

MR-Ph264 No Film Trustees Account book 1833-1938 1 v. Box 67 3.3

Account book of the Trustees of Horsham Preparative Meeting, 1833-1938.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MR-Ph261 No Film Property Records Graveyard account book 1903-1937 1 v. H SW Box 67 3.4

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

MR-Ph261 No Film