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Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1825 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Written complaint made by Abraham E. Israel, shamas (warden or sexton) of Mikveh Israel, to Zalegman Phillips, parnass (president), and against Joseph I. Andrews, dated April 13, 1825. During the last day of Pesah, Mr. Israel told Mr. Andrews' sisters, who had been sitting in the front seats of t... View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1795 Contributing Institution: Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA Description: Letter to Benjamin Nones, parnas (president) of Mikveh Israel, from Abigail De Lyon, dated October 2, 1795. This letter accompanied the gift of "a mantle, cover & pharsha for the Seapher," presented by Mr. David M Phillips. A pharsha/parsha/parashah is a division of the Torah, and the Seapher/Se... View Full Item at Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1672/1759 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Quakers married each other in the presence of witnesses. A marriage certificate was drawn up and signed by those in attendance. This document also included the names of the bride and groom, where the wedding took place, and what monthly meeting oversaw the proceedings. Some certificates list the... View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting and Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1682/1705 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: In the 17th and 18th centuries each quarterly meeting met four times a year and included representative of a nyumber of monthly meetings within a given region.It functioned as an intermediary between the local meetings and the Yearly Meeting, served as an appellate body for disciplinary matters,... View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1800 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1800 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1790 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1790 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation. This list includes the names of more Philadelphia Friends than does the other 1790 list. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1782 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1773 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Most Quaker meetings did not keep membership lists until the 19th century, but urban areas were an exception. Population movement into and out of the City necessitated more documentation. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections