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These appointed in The eleventh month last to open five subscriptions in the Preparative, in order to raise money to aid the committee on The concerns of The People of Color produced The sum of $11.175 Jolin Knight was appointed to receive said money and place it in the hands of Levi Coffin treasures of said committee und report to next Meeting
The Meeting concludes
Joven Monthly Meeting of friends The Ist of 3nd m. 1811 The representatives to the late Quarterly
Heating retient the all attended
3.24-41 Henry Hawkins and David A Hamis are appointed to ascertain whether Each family belonging to This Mest. ing is furnished with a book of discipline and report in fifth month next.
The friend appointed to receive and forward This Meetings proportion of money for Indian concerns and. yearly Meeting stock to the Quarterly Meeting report it hasbeen attended To
The friends appointed to receive The money raised by The Preparative Meetings for the use of The committee on The concerns of the people of color and place it in the hands of Levi Coffin Treasurer of said committee reports it is complied with
I certificate was received for Simon Band a minor. from Sparrow Break Monthly Meeting dated The 15 of The 3 ino Zachariah Shugart and Susannah his wife requests a certificate for Themselves and children Missisinawa Monthly Meeting Josiah Hailey and Asasu Jessop are appointed to Join a like committee of the wamums Meeting in making the needful enquiry if no obstruction appears prepare and produce one for Them To next Muting
Imas Band and Lucy his wife requests a certificate for Themselves and child to Yourgarden Monthly Meeting Millis Harris and Halter Ralands are appointed in conjunction with women friends to make The needfeel enquiry if no abstract ion appears prepare and produce one for Them to next Meeting Fixar Band and Lydia his wife requests a certificate for Themisbuy and children To Hestgrove Monthly Meeting Samuel Cooks and Edward Tageshall are appointed to join a like committee of the women's Meeting in making the needfeel enquiry if no obstruction appears prepare and products one for them to next Meeting
The subject relative to the lots of land belonging. to this Meeting for meeting and school purposes claiming the attention of this Meeting resulted in the appointment of the following named friends to take the whole
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subject into consideration and report their sense of the situation Thereof to next meeting and if way apens prope one the names of suitable Friends for trustees to succede Those appointed by Teegarden Monthly Meting before This Meeting was setup on established te with Exchiel Paisley John Knight Abraham Moore and Edward Loggeshall
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The episte from the fleeting for sufferings issued in the E me last on the subject of Having was produced. and read in This Meeting and directed to the attention of The Preparative Meetings The clock was directed to furnish each preparative with a copy
Then the Meeting concluded
Dover Monthly Meeting of friends Ther? of The Lime 18H1
The friends appointed at last Meeting to prepare a certificate for Bacharial Shugart and family pro duced one which was approved and signed. The friends appointed to prepare and produce a certificate for Amos Band and family produced one which was approved und signed.
The friends appointed at last Meeting prepared and produced a certificate for Haram Bond and family which was approved and signed
The committee appointed on The subject relative to the lots of ground belonging to This Muting IC report some attention, but not being ready to make a full report une continued to the series and to report to next Meeting Steunt? Eschich Faisby John Knight Aberaham More and Edward Goggeshall The committee on education proposes to this Meeting The propriety of establishing a school for scriptural instruction on first day at Lover and one at Concord whi oh claiming The attention of this Meeting was united with and Jesse Band Benjamin, Hannold Edward Loggeshall Live Band John Knight John Naisley and Abraham Moore were appointed to have the case of sid school
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1380 This Meting being united in purchasing tur copies of the volume of the friends library in order to be placed in this Meetings library The Preparative: Meetings are directed to raise their respective apportionment of six dollary for that purpose and produce it to next Meeting Edward Boggeshall and John Finight were appointed to procure said copies and report when complied with Our estemed friend Obadiah Harris a Minister in The course of a religious visit in These parts attended This Meeting and produced a copy of mit nute from Cherry-grove Monthly Acting dated: 14, of 16 month 1840 whose company and Gospel labour's among us has been acceptable and satisfactory.
Then the Meeting concluded.
I Fover Monthly Making of friends The 19 of ismo, 1841 3,- I and , Queries were read in This Meet- ing and writer answers therete from the Preparativos from which in summary answer were agreed on to be forwarded to The ensuing Quarterly Meeting by Charles Johnson Henry Hacking John Knight and John Haisley who are appointed our representatives to attend the service thered and return what may be given the in change to next Meeting with an account of Their attend avec
The committee continued at last Meeting in the subject relative to the lots of land belonging to this Meeting TO report some further attention thereto but. not being ready To make a full report are continued to service and to report to next Meeting Lo witz toschiel Hailey John Knight Abraham Morre and Edward Gogyeshall.
Jamen Meeting inform this That They have come a judgement to disown Btoyann Martial: formerly Johnson for accomplishing her marriage contra my to own discipline? in which judgement This Meeting unitis and appoints Hilles Paris and
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Jesse Band to prepare a testimany of disacomment against. her and produce it to next Meeting
Edward Loggeshall requests To be released from the appointment of recording certificates of removeal & cobengamin Harrold Guard Loggeshall und Thomas Band are afspain ted to propose The name of a suitable friend for that service to next Meeting
The Preparative Meeting inform the money direct ed by last meeting to be raised to porchase two coppies of the Five of the friends literary is in readiness it is directed into the hands of John Tinight and Edward loggeshall who stands apointed to procure said books The committee appointed in the on my last to visit the Preparative Meetings for their help and encouragement report the have attended to the appointment to pretty good satisfaction which is satisfactory to the meeting
The friends pointed in the 3, mg last to ascertain whether each family belonging to This Meeting is furnis hed with a book of discipline report a deficiency of two copies The clerks is directed to forward said deficiency to the ensuing Quarterly Meeting
Received information from Thegarden Quarterly Meeting of Ministers and Elders through The medium of Frugarden Preparative Meeting of Ministers and Elders proposeing that Abraham Moore be appointed to the station of ane Elder which was united with by this Meet ing and women's and he appointed To that station. accordingly The assistant link is directed to finish that Meeting with a copy of this minute Then the Meeting concluded Dover Monthly Meeting of friends the 23 of 6, my 1941 The representatives to the tale Quarterly Meeting report the all attended. The committee continued at last Meeting on The subject relative to the lot of land &c belonging to This Meeting sport some further
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attention but not being ready yet to make a fult report are continued to service and to report in The 1month next Elewith Ezekiel Harley John Finight Edward Logg shall and Abraham Moore
The friends appointed to propose the name of a friend for recorder of certificates of removeal f.C. propose the name of Charles Johnson who being united with was appointed to that service Concord Preparative Heating complains of Isa Fenye for saying if he was a slave he would kill his master and he produced one activacaledgement to this illecting condemning his transgression which was accepted and Eschiel Paisley and Fleury Hawking were painted to inform him Thereal and report to next Meeting
The friends appointed at last Meeting to 1 prepare a testimony of discocomment against Betsyann Martal produced the following Betoyann Martial who has had a right of membership in the society of friends has accomplished her marriage contrary to our discipline for which she has been treated with without the desired effect we Therefore disown her from being a member with us - which was approved and signed and sent to the women's thating for Their further care
Then The Meeting concluded
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Dover Monthly Meeting of friends The 2147m. The Friends appointed at last Meeting to inforin Asa Jessop The judgement of this Meeting in his case report . it has been attended to Concord. Imparative Meeting inforens that' Samuel Pitts for requests to be joined in membership with friends Edward Loggeshall Samuel look and Binjamin Harrold were appointed to attend to The case agrorally to discipline and report their sonse --
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there to meet Mating By a copy of a minute from The Quarterly Meets ing we are directed to forward to The number of insane members within our limits Live Band and John Hailey were appointed To make the needfull inquiry and support to next lliting the number The friends appointed in the s mo last year. to purchase and process . Two copies of the intends library in order to be placed in this Meetings Wray report it has been attended To the have procured the copper taking it from the commencement up to The Hvaturne inclusive which report was satisfaity To the Meeting and the books directed into This Mating library accordingly
Then the Meeting concluded Fover Monthly Meeting of friends The 25 of 8 m; 6 Stychen Tooth and Mahala Arnett inform, This Meeting They intend mariage with each other Join- Knight and Josiah Maisley are afprinted To enquire into the young many elearned from The like Engage. ments with others and report to next fleeting parents concent being equand
The queries were all read in This Meeting and. answers from The Preparativos from which summary answers were agreed upon to be forwarded to The swing hantenby Meeting by Abraham Moore Grave Jeop James Bond and Samuel took who are appointed our representatives to atand the service. thereef and return to next Meeting what may be. given them in change with an account of their attendance I
The committe appointed it last Meeting in Samuel Sitte case report two of Their nuber had an apporter nity with him To midling good satisfaction it afquared to be the mind of The Meeting to pyren another committee whereupon the following named
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friends were appointed to have the care of the case and report to next Meeting There were therean & Fruit, Benjamin, Herold Charles Johnson and Hory Hurting Women friends inform That John Haiskey and Amox' his wife request that Fane Hannnon a minin under There care be joined in membership with friendly and that Their Meeting was free to receive her lut This Meeting not being fully united There with approing, Thomas Band Edward Loggeshall and Less Fandt to join a like committee of the women friends in making Them a visit on The occasion and report their sense Theron To next Meeting
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Halter robards as guardiare applied for litients, to sue at law a member of our society as There was appearance of bankruptcy bescheid Paisley Abraham More John Knight Thomas Band your Lovi Bond Edward Goggishall and David 12. Harris were appointed To take the subject under consideration give such advice as they may be enabled and report to next Meeting Dover Preparative fleeting proposes Henry Hawkins for overseer in The room of Hill's Hari's who requests to be released which was united with by The Meeting and he appointed to that service aword ingly
The friends appointed to escontain the number of insane members within our limity report The member of Two which is directed to the Quarterly Meeting
To cases of suffering in The maintainance of any of our christian testimonies have occurred since last year By The reports from The Preparative Meetings
it appears That sulisexyations have been opened Therein for the purpose of raising money for the boarding school concern but none raised
The committee appointed in the 12 month last on The subject of education and schools produced The following report which was satisfactory and directed to The heartenty Meeting the some friends were continued to The subject and to report in. the 12 month next to wit? Charles Johnson Halten Sohard, Isso' Band Thomas Band you John Knight Aberaham Moore David It Harris and Thomas Jessye.
Te. The committee appointed in the 12 month last on The subject of education report That we have attended therate and we believe This important subject has advanced but little the past year and. That more of an increase of concern on that sedye would be profitables and the state of education and Schools is as follows
first the number of Children of suitable age to be sent to School is 145
I the number of children now being educated inclusively in Ho Meetings Schools is 110
. 3 the number of Children instructed in Schools not instituted by the Monthly Mating but taught by friends is sions.
in the number of Children instructed in Schools not established by the Monthly Meting mon taught by friends is 18
I the number of Children of suitable age to be sent To school who are growing up without instruction is none
6 the number Schools instituted maintained and introbed by the Monthly Meeting and what portion of each year is two me for 8 months and. one for six months
by the number of flestings of friends which have no Monthly Meting Scholl within Their limits is none
Then The Mating Concluded
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136 Tover Monthly Meeting of friends The 12 f 9m; 1241 The friends appointed to inquire into Stycken Scatto cleanness relative to marriage engagements report they four nothing to hinder his procedeing in. marriage with Mahala Arnett they appeared and. declared they continued Their intentions of marriage with eachother they are thereare let it liberty to accomplish The same agreedlily to our mely George Harris and Josiah Hailey were appointed to attend The marriage Je that good order is observed place the mars age certificate in the hands of The recorder and report to next Meeting
The representatives to cate Quarterly Meeting report they all atterred and produced two copies of our discipiti me to supply the deficiency in This Meeting They are" directed into the hands of Henry Hawkins for distribution who is to report To next Meeting
The committee appointed in Samuel Pitts case report they have attended thereto to good satisfaction. which was satisfactory to the Meeting and re is therevore received into memberships with friends and Levi Sand and backie Haisby are appointed to inform him Thereal and to report to next Meeting. The committee appointed to visit Jane Hammon. togather with ichore Haisleys family an account of her request report they have attended thereto to good satisfaction and were free the be admited into memberships with friends with which this testing unites and and mits her accordingly The committe aprinted on the request made by Helter Robards report they have attended the net and after examining the circumstances relative Hunet. were united in opinion that friends would hold him excused in proceeding at law in which yudge mont this Meeting concies
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The following named friends were apointed to join a like committee of women friends to visit the aged and infirm also the windows and fatherless among us as way may your for Their help and encouragement also to pay. attention to those who are negligent in the attendance of our religious Meetings and report in The 11 month next dewit} Aberaham Meine Edward Loggeshall Je Annette George Harris and Jesse Band
Request being made for a meeting to be appointed for the salesmanisation of The marriage of Hyphen Scott and Mahala Annett this Meeting after a time of delibeen ation Theonion united in appointing a Meeting at lances to morrow at 11 aclock for that purposes.
Samuel book and John Knight were apoints to assist the claples in revising and recording this Meetings minutes and to report in The 11 month next
Then the Keting concluded
Dover monthly meeting of friends the 20 th of 10 the mo. 9841
Cyrus Heislay and Hannal Flowters informed this meeting that they intend marriage with each other having parents consent John Death and Wittis Harris were appointed to enquire into the young many learnep of the like engagements with others and report to next meeting
David Roberts and Thebe hiswife requests" their and child, rights of membership transferred to Salem monthly meeting Henry County goway territory Matter Thornburgh and Michael Harvey were appointed to make the needful inquiry and of nothing appears to bender prepare a certificate for them and produce it to next meeting
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135 Alnar Jones and Elvira hiswife requests Their, and familico rights of membership moved to nest field monthly meeting Indiana Jefre Bonds and Charles Johnson were of paint to prepare and produce to next meeting a certificate for them if an enquiry nothing no obstruction appears
Lehr Jepop requests a Certificate to Whitewater monthly meeting in order to accomplish his marriage with Mary Ann Whitaker a member there of Benjamin Harrold and Henry Hawhen we're appointed to make the needful enquery if no obstruction offers prepare and produce one for him to next meeting
The friends appointed to attend the marriage of Stephen Scott and Mahala itnett report it was orderly accomplished and the marriage Certificate placed in the hands of the recorder
The friend appointed to distribute the books of. Discipline report it has been attended to
The friends appointed to inform Samuel Pitts of his reception into mentin - ship with friends report it is attended to
The following certificates were spree red ( to wit) one for Hon Hailey and children namely Lane, Emily, and Elmina the later deceased after the igung of the certificate from Back
monthly meeting of friends dated the 16th of last me
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and one for Rhoda Baldwin from Pena Garden me meeting dated the 18th of attme 1841 Charles Johnson and Levi Bond were appointed to afist women friends in caresting and transcribing the minutes of their meeting. and report in the 12th my next Then the meeting Concluded
Dover monthly meeting of friends the 24 th of 11th me 1841
The friends ofprinted to enquire into Tyres Hai ley's engagements relativete marriage engagements repart they find nothing to hunder his franceding in marriage with Hannah Dlawhens, the affected and declared They continued their intention of marriage with each other they are therefore left at liberty to accomplish the same according to our rules Benjamin Harold and Facch Davis were affected to attend the marriage see that good order be altered place the marriage Certificate in the hands of the recorder and repart to next meeting
Dover preparative meeting informs that Thomas A. Davis requests to be again menutedinto the Society of Friends he being formerly a member and disowned by Cabrsound monthly "meeting worth Carolina Abraham Moore John Knight and Coward longgeohall were appointed to visit him on the occasion and report their Sense and judgement therean to next meeting
Samuel Thought requests his right
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11.24 of membership transferred to Mifrsoinaway monthly meeting Ezekiel Hailey and David M. Harris were appointed to make the needful enquiry and if nothing appears to hinder prepare and produce a certificate for him to next meeting
. Edward Loggeshall Jahn Hailey Charles Johnson In Isaac Lepor were appointed to examine the records of births in deaths Extend Such case therein as may appear necessary and report to next meeting
The Committee appointed in the Brd me last on the Subject relative to the lots of land. belonging to this meeting the Report they have haid attention to this object of their appointment and an Examination find the Dead made and executed to friends of Dover meeting is not quite in the form recommended by the meeting for Suffering in such cases, But noway appears to open for any alteration,, The are therefore united in proposing the following named Friends to be appointed as trustees ( to succeed thou appointed My Newgarden monthly meeting previous to this meeting being Established) to hold in trust the Deeds thelonging to this
monthly meeting ( to wit). Edward Congeshall Tepe Bond John Hought on Abraham Moore, which report was satisfactory to the meeting and the appointment of trustes deferred until next meeting Walter Roherds Yoush Hailey
Henry Hawkers and John Knight were affronted our representatives to attend the ensuing Quarterly
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meeting to return what may be given them in short? with an account of their attendance-
The friends appointed to prepare a certificate for David Roberts produced and which and family approved and signed
The friends appointed to prepare a certificate for themer Jones & family produced. one which was approved and signed The friends appointed to prepare
a certificate for Jahre Jeprop produced are for him which approved and signed
The Committee appointed in the 9th last to jest the blerts in revising and recording this meetings minutes report they have attended thereto and they are recorded up to the themoth inclusive
The Commitee appointed in the 9th month last to visit the aged and inform amanget uo also the windows and fatherles for their helf and encouragement 4to pay attention to those who are negligent in the attendance of our religious meetings, Report, they have attended there to as far as way opened to pretty good satisfaction which was Satisfactory to the meeting
The Committee appointed in the 4th no last and Charged with the case of the firstday Gripture School produced a report which was Satisfactory to the meeting, the Commiter released the School discontinued Then the meeting Concluded Dover monthly meeting of friends The 22 nd of 12th mo 1841
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74ºC0 Grehiel Housley & Ruth Deagle informed this meeting in writing that they intend marriage with each other consent of the only Surviving Parent being had, John Ofnight of George Harris were appointed to enquire into the man friend's clearnep ofrelative to the lake engagements with others a report to next meeting
Abraham Moore & Edward Gorgeshall were appointed to see that the rights of of Frith Teasley Children are legally decured a report to next meeting
The committee appointed in Thomas M. Davises case report they have attended thereto th are limited in opinion that it right to receive him into membership with friends with which this meeting unitis, And a communication was received from Goaround Monthly meeting North Caro -. lina expresiones of their approbation, he is ·therefore received's into membership with friends Charles Johnson & Ezekiel Paisley were appointed to inform Them thereaf threport to next meeting
Dover preparative meeting informe that Robert Lancaster requests that himself and two minar Sons Albert & Elwood he joined in membership with friends, Thomas Bond Lepe Arnett of Abraham Moore were offer rented to visit him on the occasion and report their sense and judgement theron 1 to next meeting
The friends appointed to prepare a ber - tificate far Samuel Henight report some
objections Tychiel Paisley is released at his request) David M. Harris is continued of Life Bond Hatter Roberts on Edward Boggeshall added who are to endeavour to have the objections removed & report to next meeting
Homen friends inform that they have come to a judgement to Receive Martha Lanca ster into membership with friends /The being formerly a member & disowned by Jouer monthly meeting North Carolina, in which judgement this meeting unites Da far as to appoint Levi Band in John Hnight to join a like committee of women friends in writing, to Dover monthly meeting pe for their approbation in Receiving her who are to report to next meeting,
The friends appointed to examine the recordo of birth deaths the are united in reporting that they are kept in pretty good order,
The friends appointed to attend the marriage of Cyrus Hailey and Hannah Howhans report it was orderly accomplished of the Certifi - cate placed in the hands of the recorder The friends proposed at last
meeting for trustees and deferred countit this are now appointed (to wit) Edward Loggeshall gebe Bond John Hnight and Abraham Moore,
The friends appointed in the loth month last to afist women friends in revising and recording their meetings minutes report it has been attended to
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144 The Committee appointed in the 12 th mo last year i continued in the 8th me last on the Subject of Education produced the following Report which was united with by the meeting( to wit) The the Committee appointed and continued in the 8th my last on the subject of Education & Schools report that we have attended to the object of our appointment is heretofore and we believe" that there is a necepity for more of an increase of concern amongst friends, individually in regard to giving their children a guarded religious as well as a literary Education Signed on behalf of the Cammitten Charles Johnson Martha Huisley
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