Contents


Descriptive Summary

BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Ser. 1 Minutes, 1831-1837

Ser. 2 Corresponding Committee

Ser. 3 Reports

Ser. 4 Correspondence

Ser. 5 Financial Records

An Inventory of the Bucks Auxiliary Bible Association of Friends (Bucks County, Pa.) Records, 1830-1845

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before 1967

Descriptive Summary

Creator Bucks Auxiliary Bible Association of Friends (Bucks County, Pa.)
Title Records,
Dates: 1830-1845
Abstract: The Bucks Auxiliary Bible Association of Friends, a Quaker Bible distribution society, located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was established in 2nd month, 1830, under the Bible Association of Friends in America. Its purpose was to supply “Friends and others with the Holy Scripture, “to encourage “the frequent and serious perusal of them”, and to promote “a more accurate knowledge of their invaluable contents”. All subscriptions collected by the Auxiliary were turned over to the parent body, which in turn provided the Auxiliary with Bibles or testaments to sell or to distribute in their vicinity. According to the Annual Reports of the Bible Association of Friends in America, the Bucks Auxiliary ceased to operate in 1857. This collection contains the minutes, correspondence, reports and financial records of the Bucks Auxiliary Bible Association of Friends, together with a manuscript genealogy of the Moon family, compiled by the donor.
Extent: 1 box; 0.25 linear feet
Identification: RG 4/011
Location: For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

The Bucks Auxiliary Bible Association of Friends, a Quaker Bible distribution society, located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was established in 2nd month, 1830, under the Bible Association of Friends in America. Its purpose was to supply “Friends and others with the Holy Scripture, “to encourage” the frequent and serious perusal of them,” and to promote “a more accurate knowledge of their invaluable contents.”

All subscriptions collected by the Auxiliary were turned over to the parent body, which in turn provided the Auxiliary with Bibles or testaments to sell or to distribute in their vicinity. According to the Annual Reports of the Bible Association of Friends in America, the Bucks Auxiliary ceased to operate in 1857.

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SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

This collection contains the minutes, correspondence, reports and financial records of the Bucks Auxiliary Bible Association of Friends, a Quaker Bible distribution society, together with ms. genealogy of the Moon family.

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SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

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The collection is organized into five series. The series are:

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Ser. 1 Minutes, 1831-1837

Ser. 2 Corresponding Committee


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Minutes, includes manuscript genealogy of the Moon family. 1830-1840

Ser. 3 Reports


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Reports by individual members and by committees on the number of Bibles distributed. Arranged chronologically. 1834-1836, n.d.

Ser. 4 Correspondence


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Correspondence, includes two letters from the Bible Association of Friends in America, with which the Bucks Auxiliary Bible Association was affiliated. 1830-1839

Ser. 5 Financial Records


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Financial Records, includes Treasurer's book with list of contributions. Also loose papers: receipts, expenditures, lists of Bibles sold and in stock. 1830-1845, n.d.