Name/Title
The Minutes of Dartmouth, Massachusetts Monthly Meeting of Friends 1699-1785, Vols. 1Entry/Object ID
2023.021.001Description
The south coast of Massachusetts, adjoining the Rhode Island border, was throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries a safe haven for those seeking to avoid too close scrutiny by either provincial authorities or the Congregational establishment in Boston. Thus, this borderland provided a refuge for Native Americans, freed Blacks, and religious dissidents, especially Quakers who faced severe penalties in the Bay Colony. The Dartmouth Monthly Meeting was the first group of Friends to gather for organized worship in the region. Since their founding in 1699, they have collected and preserved their records well into the twentieth century. Recognizing that a continuous set of records over such a long span of time was indeed a remarkable survival, the Dartmouth Historical and Arts Society set about digitizing and transcribing these manuscripts, and the Colonial Society of Massachusetts has joined in the effort by publishing the eighteenth-century minutes of both the Men's and Women's Monthly Meetings.Collection
Library: Reference (REF)Acquisition
Accession
2023.021Acquisition Method
GiftCreated By
director@mattapoisettmuseum.orgCreate Date
December 19, 2023Updated By
director@mattapoisettmuseum.orgUpdate Date
December 19, 2023