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Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Northern District Date: 1772/1778 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: The monthly business meeting is the basic unit of Quaker organization. In the 17th and 18th centuries, only members in good standing could participate. Men and women met separately to conduct business but worshipped together. The business meeting usually included Friends who might worship in seve... View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Northern District Date: 1795/1804 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: The monthly business meeting is the basic unit of Quaker organization. In the 17th and 18th centuries, only members in good standing could participate. Men and women met separately to conduct business but worshipped together. The business meeting usually included Friends who might worship in seve... View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Northern District Date: 1789/1795 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: The monthly business meeting is the basic unit of Quaker organization. In the 17th and 18th centuries, only members in good standing could participate. Men and women met separately to conduct business but worshipped together. G38 Friends who might worship in several different meeting houses in a ... View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Northern District Date: 1782/1789 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: The monthly business meeting is the basic unit of Quaker organization. In the 17th and 18th centuries, only members in good standing could participate. Men and women met separately to conduct business but worshipped together. The business meeting usually included Friends who might worship in seve... 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 Northern District Date: 1772/1806 Contributing Institution: Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections Description: In the 17th and 18th centuries, Friends kept records of the births and deaths of members only. If a child was born to two Quakers in good standing at the time of the birth they were considered "birthright." View Full Item at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1849/1853 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Titled in English on front cover, "Church Book." Members are listed in groups, with communicants listed first, followed by society members, and both groups further subdivided by sex and marital status. Next children are listed, also divided by sex. Entries include individual's names and dates of ... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1836/1839 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Titled on the front-inside cover, "Names & Residence of the Congregation of the United Brethrens Church in Philadelphia, Dec. 14, '36." Names are not listed in alphabetical order, but appear to be listed in geographical groupings. Persons living outside the city are listed on page 11. Known desce... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1836/1843 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Titled in English, "Catalogue of Members belonging to the Congregation in Philadelphia : Nov. 13, 1836." Members are listed in groups, with communicants listed first, followed by society members, and both groups further subdivided by sex and marital status. Next children are listed, also divided ... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1766 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Titled in German, "Verzeichniß derer zum Brüder-Gemeinlein in Philadelphia Befindenden, bey Bruder David Nitschmanns Visitation vom 24 30. Januar. 1766," which translates to "List of those in the Brethren congregation in Philadelphia, at Brother David Nitschmann's visitation from January 24-30, 1... View Full Item at Moravian Archives