Westport Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite) Records
1845-1850
2 vols. (0.25 linear feet)
Call no.: MS 902 W553 W4787
A product of the Wilburite separation of 1845, the Westport Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite) was short lived, gathering only until it was laid down in 1850. Members of the meeting continued for another year as a preparative meeting under the aegis of Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Wilburite).
The records of this ephemeral Wilburite monthly include complete minutes of both the men's and women's meetings.
Background on Westport Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite)
A product of the Wilburite separation of 1845, the Westport Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite) was short lived, gathering only until it was laid down in 1850. Members of the meeting continued for another year as a preparative meeting under the aegis of Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Wilburite).
Scope of collection
The records of this ephemeral Wilburite monthly include complete minutes of both the men's and women's meetings.
Inventory
Westport Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite)
1845-1850
Westport Monthly (Wilburite): Minutes (Men)
1845 July-1850 July
Bound vol.
09:E3
Westport Monthly (Wilburite): Minutes (Women)
1845 July-1850 July
Bound vol.
09:E3
Administrative information
Access
The collection is open for research.
Provenance
Gift of the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends Records, March 2016.
Cite as: Westport Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite) Records (MS 902 W553 W4787). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Search terms
Subjects
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends
Quakers--Massachusetts
Society of Friends--Massachusetts
Westport (Mass.)--Religious life and customs
Wilburites
Contributors
Westport Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite: 1845-1851) [main entry]