Records, 1803-1962.

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Records, 1803-1962.

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The collection contains bound volume and microfilm records of various meetings of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in Indiana and other states (1803-1862). The material includes minutes, birth, death, and marriage records, and an index to Quaker Monthly Meetings in Indiana and other states.

160 bound volumes, 172 reels of microfilm.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7612076

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Society of Friends United States.

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Society of Friends

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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...