Westport Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite) Records

1845-1850
2 vols. (0.25 linear feet)
Call no.: MS 902 W553 W4787
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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.

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Background on Westport Monthly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite)


An image of: Abbie Loring in Cape Cod Quaker attire, ca.1930.Photo by Alton H. Blackington

Abbie Loring in Cape Cod Quaker attire, ca.1930.

Photo by Alton H. Blackington

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.

Related Material

This collection is part of the New England Yearly Meeting Records.

Processing Information

Processed by Nora D. Charles, Feb. 2020.

Language:

English

Copyright and Use (More information )

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]

Genres and formats

  • Minutes (Administrative records)

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