Rhode Island Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite) Records
1844-1875
3 vols. (0.25 linear feet)
Call no.: MS 902 W553 R463
Established within the Wilburite Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting in 1844, the Rhode Island Monthly Meeting (Wilburite) was a small product of the Separation of 1844-1945 within the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. By 1863, the men's meeting had declined to such an extent that only a single member remained, and therefore for a year, join meetings were held with the women's meeting. The meeting was laid down in April 1864, with members transferring to Providence Monthly Meeting (Wilburite), although a handful of members rejected the decision to disband and continued to meet through the end of the year.
This small collection contains a nearly comprehensive minutes for the men's and women's meetings of the Rhode Island Monthly Meeting (Wilburite), along with a volume of records of births, marriages, and deaths.
Background on Rhode Island Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite)
Abbie Loring in Cape Cod Quaker attire, ca.1930. Photo by Alton H. Blackington
Established within the Wilburite Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting in 1844, the Rhode Island Monthly Meeting (Wilburite) was a small product of the Separation of 1844-1945 within the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. By 1863, the men's meeting had declined to such an extent that only a single member remained, and therefore for a year, join meetings were held with the women's meeting. The meeting was laid down in April 1864, with members transferring to Providence Monthly Meeting (Wilburite), although a handful of members rejected the decision to disband and continued to meet through the end of the year. Rhode Island Monthly was the parent meeting for the Wilburite Newport Preparative Meeting (1844-1864).
Scope of collection
This small collection contains a nearly comprehensive minutes for the men's and women's meetings of the Rhode Island Monthly Meeting (Wilburite), along with a volume of records of births, marriages, and deaths.
Inventory
Rhode Island Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite): Minutes, Men's Meeting
1844-1863
Bound vol.
09:C1
Rhode Island Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite): Minutes, Women's Meeting
1844-1863
Bound vol.
09:C1
Rhode Island Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite): Births, deaths, and marriages
1863-1875
Bound vol.
09:C1
Administrative information
Access
The collection is open for research.
Provenance
Gift of the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends Records, March 2016.
Cite as: Rhode Island Monthly Meeting of Friends Records (Wilburite) Records (MS 902 W553 R463). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Search terms
Subjects
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends
Quakers--Rhode Island
Rhode Island--Religious life and customs
Society of Friends--Rhode Island
Wilburites
Contributors
Rhode Island Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite : 1844-1864) [main entry]
