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Creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Date: 1801/1806 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1801-1806. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Date: 1807/1820 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1807-1820. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Date: 1821/1828 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: Miscellaneous papers might include reports, financial documents, epistles, and other items which were usually only briefly referenced in the minutes of the business meeting. Includes typed index of contents at beginning dated 1821-1828. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District Date: 1772/1784 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 for the Southern District Date: 1785 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: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting Date: 1772/1790 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: A manumission was the legal document wherein an owner freed an enslaved person. As Quakers became convinced that the institution of slavery was contrary to their religious beliefs, they began to free their slaves. In 1773, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting made owning enslaved people a disownable offense. View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1759/1814 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: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Northern District Date: 1772/1836 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: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District Date: 1773/1846 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: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia Date: 1759/1762 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