Papers, 1822-1851.

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Papers, 1822-1851.

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Contains transcriptions of John Mott's letters to family and friends and journals, probably compiled to circulate in manuscript form. Also some original letters from John Mott to his family. Mott wrote extensively on his religious views, particularly on Quaker testimony and the issues of the Hicksite separation, as well as the conflicts within Genesee Yearly Meeting which led to the separation of Congregational (Progressive) Friends. Of special interest is a draft of responses to queries dated 1851 which refers to a discipline recently adopted by Friends.

7 folders.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Mott, John, 1783-1848

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John Mott was a Hicksite Quaker minister from Rensselaerville, N.Y. He spoke and wrote extensively on issues relating to Orthodox-Hicksite Separation of 1827-28. In 1837, John Mott and his wife, Hannah, along with their twelve children were granted a certificate to transfer to Plymouth (later, Battle Creek) Monthly Meeting in Michigan. Mott was active in the controversies that led to the 1848 separation in Genesee Yearly Meeting. From the description of Papers, 1822-1851. (Swarthmore...

Yearly Meeting of Congregational Friends (Waterloo, N.Y.)

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Genesee Yearly Meeting of Friends

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In 1834, New York Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) set off Genesee Yearly Meeting. The new yearly meeting included Farmington and Scipio Quarterly Meetings in New York State as well as Upper Canada and Michigan. At the beginning, yearly meeting sessions were held in Farmington, New York; after 1860, these sessions were held alternately at Farmington and in Ontario. In 1928, Genesee began to meet in joint session with Canada Yearly Meeting. Genesee Yearly Meeting continued as a transnational body until ...