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Albans MM minutes. Fo. vol., parchment bound, 176 pp., good condition.

1806-1813

From: 1806 To: 1813

Routine business: largely as before - routine answers to queries, appointment of representatives, removal, marriage financial contributions (including Ackworth); less about books. Organisational matters: YM latterly good reports; p.140 each MM should have alphabetical list of members 1812 p.141 Friends should not have guns or joins associations to protect property - confidence in divine prot. 1812 QM p.66 minute on 4th query (visitation) considered; the meeting "feeling its own weakness" asks for help 1808 69 Friends (2 m., 2 w.) appointed to help - Dan. Brown & Jn. Foster 72 QM Friends joined, above in visiting families agreable to YM direction 1808 88 QMs have been asked by Meeting for Sufferings to send details from all meetings of imprisonment for militia cases: MMs to go into the matter. 1809 123 QM joining with London & Middx. QM in subscribing for "the school in Islington Rd." 1811 126-7 alteration in day of meeting 1811 164 state of QMs to be investigated by YM direction 1813 MM meetings: p.14 Chorleywood PM to be moved to Albans, to be held at end of weekday meeting for worship Fourth Day before MM 1806 p.75 Berkhamsted: minute reported of Upperside MM: Albans MM undertain whether Berkhamsted within its limits, but Friends resident there consider themselves Upperside and attend Tring PM; so Upperside informs Albans that it considers Berkhamsted within its compass. 1809 membership: p.2, 10 adm. of Jn. Forster (has attended some years) 1806 outreach: p.13, 15, 18 - £15.10.0 collected for civilising Indian natives in N. America (5 Friends were appointed at QM request) 1806 organisation: 31: overseers: solid consideration - time not suitable 1807 34 cttee. appointed 35 four names: Jos. Brown, Dan. Brown jr., but 36 E. Skidmore & R. Squire not easy to have theirs 36 women: Mary Brown continues; add Abigail Squire, & Eliz. Smith. 58 said to be still only one (man) overseer 113 Tho. Belch, Jn. Foster, Eliz. Belch, Eliz. Brown 1810 Boundaries, discussions on, pp.51, 53, 55, 60, 75 (reasoned objections); see also above under Berkhamsted; 1808 p. 76 between Herts. & Middx. county boundary; beginning at Lt. Heath turnpike on gt. road from London, N. along said rd. to R. Lea at Lemsford mills, taking in Hatfield; follows Lea to Water End; then (as regards Hitchin MM) places to be Hitchin or Albans according to which nearer; 1809 State of meeting: p.98 "low state of things amongst us", esp. women; 104 QM asked to appt. stdg. cttee to visit 1810 Arrangements: p. 96 Albans PM weekday mtg. to be 11 a.m. instead of 10 1810 99 Albans PM no PM held because of small number & indisposition of some 1810 123 procedure as to certs. for travelling Friends 1811 147 members' list to be prepared according to YM dir. 1812 149 Luton PM: aft. mtg. not to be 3 p.m. March-Oct; otherwise 2 p.m. 1812 York Retreat: p.147-9 Mary Kendall's case; cannot continue 8s. week; is MM privileged mtg. entitled to reduced charge of 4s.? write to Wm. Tuke 1812 Discipline: Ann Freeth reproved; much distress & tears; (p.19-23) Nich. Adams the cause of her trouble; disowned (both) 1806 Wm. Brown visited - excess in drinking; engaged to housekeeper (non-Friend) 1807 Hannah Brown not to be disuaded from marrying out - a person of the name of Sells; disowned (p.51-2) 1808 Wm. Hawson insolvent & disowned (p.95, 103, 106) 1809 Mary Stamper pays eccles. demands (= church rate) without scruple of conscience, but as she is so much out of the way & deprived of advantages of Friends near, inclined to recommend to friendly regard (p.159, 167) 1813 Poor: p.27 increasing illness of Sar. Simcock; 6s. week 1806 53 Jos. Simcock & bro. will be responsible (also she has just had legacy of £384) 1808 161, 166, 167-8 in trouble again 1813 p. 65 The Humphrey family's rent to be paid 1808 66 Wid. Hill's 2s. week increased to 8s. 1808 81 -. Pryor bankrupt leaving dau. Mary Hawson with no property 1809 Apprenticeship: notice of vacancies or requirements should be given before QM 19 Tho. Squire needs apprenticing to miller or mealman 1806

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Brown, Dan,
Foster, John,
Forster, John,
Brown, Jos.,
Skidmore, Emmot,
Squire, R.,
Brown, Mary,
Squire, Abigail,
Squire, Thomas,
Smith, Elizabeth,
Belch, Thomas,
Belch, Elizabeth,
Brown, Elizabeth,
Kendall, Mary,
Tuke, William,
Freeth, Ann,
Adams, Nicholas,
Brown, William,
Brown, Hannah,
Sells,
Hawson, William,
Stamper, Mary,
Simcock, S.,
Simcock, Joseph,
Humphrey,
Hill,
Pryor,
Hawson, Mary

Society of Friends buildings, Society of Friends individuals, Society of Friends meetings, Quakers, , , general marriage, guns, militia, turnpikes, River Lea, travel, housekeeper, drinking, BANKRUPTCY, apprenticeship, miller, mealman, Ackworth, London, Middlesex, Islington, Chorleywood, St.Albans, Berkhamsted, Tring, India, North America, Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hitchin, LUTON