Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1727.

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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1727.

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Letter from the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting to the West Chester, N.Y. Monthly Meeting serving as a certificate and recommendation of Evan Jones' character prior to his marriage. Jones had been a member of the Philadelphia Meeting and was planning to marry someone within the jurisdiction (or virge) of the West Chester Meeting.

1 item (1 leaf).

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Jones, Evan John

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West Chester Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : West Chester, N.Y.)

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Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia

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A monthly meeting at Philadelphia was established along with Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting in 11 mo. 1682/3. In 1772, this meeting was divided, creating Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Northern District and Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District. In 1814, a further division created Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District. At the time of the Hicksite Separation of 1827, the Orthodox Friends retained the meeting at 4th a...