Metadata
Title
A Record of Friends Certificates of Marriage belonging to the Monthly Meeting of Philadelphia, 1672-1759
Alternative Title
Marriage Certificates
Date
1672/1759
Digital Identifier
FHL.PMM_Mar16721759
Call Number
HC.PhM.P455.01c.001 (1250/JA2.1)
Description
Quakers married each other in the presence of witnesses. A marriage certificate was drawn up and signed by those in attendance. This document also included the names of the bride and groom, where the wedding took place, and what monthly meeting oversaw the proceedings. Some certificates list the parents as well. This, the meeting's record of the event, was a copy of the original which was retained by the couple after being recorded.
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
Holding Institution
Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections
Extent
1 volume
Format (Digital)
jp2
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
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IIIF Manifest
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