Minutes, 1756-1775

Metadata

Title

Minutes, 1756-1775

Date

1756/1775

Digital Identifier

FHL.PYMS_Min17561775

Call Number

HC.PhY.040.01.001 (1250/B3.1)

Description

A “Meeting for Sufferings” was established by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1756. This representative body was specifically charged with acting for the Society of Friends in the region during the time when the Yearly Meeting was not in session. Duties included oversight of Quaker publications, recording annual accounts of sufferings (primarily as a result of the Peace Testimony) and assistance to any affected individuals, collecting memorials concerning deceased Friends, and correspondence with the Meeting for Sufferings in London. Includes index of names at front of volume.

Place

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland

Congregation

Meeting for Sufferings of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Holding Institution

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

Extent

1 volume

Format (Digital)

jp2

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Language

eng

Type

Text

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