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2020-2029
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
2024 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Meeting reports
2024 Spring East Bay Business Meeting Minutes Meeting reports, donation to war victims in Palestine/Israel UIUC
2023 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Meeting reports, disaster relief UIUC
2023 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes New agreement to archive records with University of Illinois Library; nominations; State of Society Reports UIUC
2022 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes New agreement to archive records with University of Illinois Library; donations to FCNL and AFSC. UIUC
2022 Spring Teleconference Business Meeting Minutes Meeting reports UIUC
2021 Fall Teleconference Business Meeting Minutes Meeting reports UIUC
2021 Spring Teleconference Business Meeting Minutes Nominations; donations to Project Lakota Ville and to organizations in UC Meeting fundraiser. UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 9/2020–4/2021 UIUC
State of Society Reports Reports from Bloomington-Normal, Burlington, Clear Creek, St. Louis, and Urbana-Champaign Meetings. UIUC
2020 Fall Teleconference Business Meeting Minutes Nominating Committee; archives; new planning process. UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 4/2020–9/2020. UIUC
Spring Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 9/2019–4/2020. UIUC
2020 Spring Canceled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
2019 Fall Blue River Business Meeting Minutes 200th anniversary session in the Old Blue River Meetinghouse. FCNL; Meeting reports; donation to Blue River MM. UIUC
2019 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Discussion of State of Society reports; change to BRQ planning system. UIUC
State of Society Reports Reports from Bloomington-Normal, Clear Creek, Springfield, and Urbana-Champaign Meetings. UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 9/2018–4/2019 UIUC
2018 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Donation toward speaking fee; planning for 200th anniversary session; possible revision of BRQ planning system. UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 4/2018–9/2018 UIUC
2018 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Planning for 200th anniversary session; minute on solar energy for ILYM campus; committee appointed to assist Small Southern Meetings in planning Fall 2018 sessions; State of Society Reports. UIUC
2017 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Death of Dawn Rubbert; decision to hold 200th anniversary sessions in Salem; committee appointed to consider alternative systems for planning BRQ gatherings. UIUC
2017 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Nominations; website update; 200th anniversary planning UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 9/2014-4/2015 UIUC
State of Society Reports Reports from Clear Creek and Urbana-Champaign MMs. UIUC
2016 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Website manager responsibilities; small meeting retreat; support for Justimore Musombi UIUC
2016 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Job descriptions of BRQ officers; retreat and intervisitation; support for a Friend to continue at Earlham School of Religion after losing a scholarship from his home meeting for coming out as gay UIUC
2015 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Gender acceptance; Ugandan Safe Transport Fund; Friends Peace Teams UIUC
2015 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Encouraging new leadership, New Underground Railroad UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 9/2014-4/2015 UIUC
2014 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes New Underground Railroad UIUC
2014 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Persecution of Gay people in Uganda, hired coordinators for children’s program UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 9/2013-4/2014 UIUC
ILYM Planning FUN planning for ILYM 2014 UIUC
2013 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Minutes of welcome to LBGTQI Friends, support for same-sex marriage, acknowledgment of hurt caused by bias and bigotry among Friends, and commitment to effect change and healing on a personal and corporate level; survey regarding planning and format of QM sessions UIUC
2013 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Prison reform minute on BRQ website; Macomb WG under the care of Clear Creek MM UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 9/2012-4/2013 UIUC
2012 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Support for resolution asking Earlham College to divest from companies which profit from Israeli occupation of Palestinian land UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 5/2012-9/2012 UIUC
2012 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Increase in suggested donation for MMs; support for volunteer work by J. Leverett; Tamms closure UIUC
ILYM Planning Site planning for ILYM 2012 UIUC
2011 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes ILYM Planning; Youth Program; Big Muddy WG UIUC
2011 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes ILYM Planning; TIAA-Cref divestment; WCC Ecumenical Call to a Just Peace UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 9/2010-4/2011 UIUC
2010 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Proposal to revise planning for BRQ children’s program UIUC
2010 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes ILYM Planning; donation to Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty; support for ministry by Maurine Pyle UIUC

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2000-2009
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
2009 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Ad hoc committee on nurturing the quarterly; name change of Southern Illinois Meeting; ILYM planning; meeting reports UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 4/2009-9/2009 UIUC
2009 Spring Menno Haven Business Meeting Minutes Petition on Tamms “supermax” prison; Springfield WG moved to Urbana-Champaign planning group UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 10/2008-3/2009 UIUC
2008 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Site planning for ILYM 2009; website approved, website committee laid down, position of webservant set up UIUC
2008 Spring Menno Haven Business Meeting Minutes Green burial committee laid down; communication encouraged between BRQ planners and local First Day School committees UIUC
2007 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Report on BRQ planning; website committee established UIUC
Treasurers Report Income and expenses, 4-8/2007 UIUC
2007 Spring Menno Haven Business Meeting Minutes Support for Amos family work in Kenya; green burial committee continued UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 9/2006-3/2007 UIUC
2006 Fall Brim Shire Business Meeting Minutes Proposal for worship and ministry committee set aside; system for BRQ planning to be studied; affiliation of Southern Illinois Meeting with the Illinois Coalition for Peace and Justice UIUC
ILYM Planning Food and program planning for ILYM 2007 UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 4-9/2006 UIUC
2006 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Green burial committee established; support for Right Sharing of World Resources; proposal for worship and ministry committee UIUC
ILYM planning Site planning for ILYM 2006 UIUC
2005 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Letter of concern to Bloomington-Normal and Peoria-Galesburg Meetings; appointment cycle; anti-nuclear minute; support for Religious Freedom Tax Fund Bill; possibility of revising ILYM planning process UIUC
ILYM Planning Site planning for ILYM 2006 UIUC
2005 Spring Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Support for Department of Peace proposal, Project Lakota, travel to World Gathering of Young Friends UIUC
ILYM Planning F.U.N. planning for ILYM 2005 UIUC
2004 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Decatur MM reported laid down; recommendation that ILYM partner with Lugari YM; Nominating Committee released from responsibility to inform nominees of BRQ participation in the Campaign of Conscience for the Iraqi People; support for Friends Peace Teams/African Great Lakes Initiative UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 4-9/2004 UIUC
ILYM Planning F.U.N. planning for ILYM 2005 UIUC
2004 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Heartland WG reported laid down; support for Project Lakota UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 9/2003-4/2004 UIUC
2003 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Float trip; Project Lakota UIUC
ILYM Planning Program planning for ILYM 2004 UIUC
2003 Spring Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Peace minute; promoting BRQ UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 9/2002-4/2003 UIUC
2002 Fall DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Proposal to make float trip an official BRQ event; role and function of the quarterly meeting; support for AFSC and FCNL UIUC
2002 Spring CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Schedule and location of BRQ; support for the Campaign of Conscience for the Iraqi People, Project Lakota; F.U.N. planning for ILYM 2002; proposal to make the float trip an official BRQ event; recommendation that ILYM establish a Peace and Conscientious Objection Committee UIUC
2001 Fall CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Archival of records; scheduling of BRQ; development of materials to aid in planning BRQ UIUC
Treasurers Report Income and expenses, 4-9/2001 UIUC
2001 Spring DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Support for Project Lakota; BRQ planning; Planning Support Group established UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 9/2000-4/2001 UIUC
2000 Fall CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Stimulating interest in BRQ; retention of 2-year terms for clerk, recording clerk & treasurer; nominating procedures document; scheduling to avoid Missouri Valley Conference UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 4-9/2000 UIUC
2000 Spring DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Proposal of 3-year staggered terms for clerk, recording clerk & treasurer; communication among meetings on peace and social concerns; support for AFSC Campaign of Conscience for the Iraqi People UIUC

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1990-1999
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1999 Fall Riverview Business Meeting Minutes Support for FCNL UIUC
Treasurer’s report Income & expenses, April-Sept. 1999 UIUC
1999 Spring DuBois Business Meeting Minutes F.U.N. planning for ILYM 1999; minute of affirmation and welcome adopted UIUC
1998 Fall CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Contact among Friends; F.U.N. planning for ILYM 1999; role of QM in preparing business for YM; minute of affirmation and welcome proposed UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 3-9/1998 UIUC
1998 Spring DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Minuting in the face of the meeting; Food and program planning for ILYM 1998; letter to unrepresented meetings UIUC
1997 Fall CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Request for donations from monthly meetings; records of Friends Hill MM; support for Friends Peace Teams; Decatur temporarily grouped with Urbana-Champaign for BRQ planning UIUC
1997 Spring DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Possibility of a BRQ Peace and Social Justice Committee; cost of meeting at DuBois; Friends Hill MM laid down, oversight committee appointed to handle details; donation to ILYM Field Secretary Fund UIUC
1996 Fall CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Thanks to Clear Creek MM for improvements to meetinghouse; contribution to ILYM Field Secretary Fund; cost of meeting at DuBois, committee appointed to investigate alternatives; ILYM Listening Project; site planning for ILYM 1997; minute on world hunger UIUC
1996 Spring DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Costs and attendance; support for RSWR; discussion of same-sex marriage; scheduling UIUC
1995 Fall CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1995 Spring DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1994 Fall CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Delivery of medical supplies to orphans in Romania; food/program planning for ILYM 1995; written State of Society Reports UIUC
1994 Spring DuBois Business Meeting Minutes States of society; planning for Fall quarterly; Friends Insurance Group UIUC
1993 Fall CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Scheduling; separation of Heartland WG from Bloomington-Normal MM; draft proposal on recognition of worship groups to be sent to ILYM Faith and Practice Committee UIUC
1993 Summer Treasurers Report This report, covering the period from the establishment of the meeting account at Farmers State Bank to 7/15/1993, appears to have been sent to monthly meetings between sessions of BRQ UIUC
1993 Spring DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Separation of Heartland WG from Bloomington-Normal MM; draft procedure for recognition of worship groups; requested contributions from MMs of $5/adult resident member UIUC
1992 Fall CILCA Business Meeting Minutes Separation of Heartland WG from Bloomington-Normal MM, letter to both groups; authorization to sign checks on new bank account UIUC
1992 Spring DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Establishment of the position of treasurer, and of BRQ bank account UIUC
1991 Fall CILCA Business Meeting Minutes State of Society Reports; purchase of Columbia Meetinghouse UIUC
1991 Spring DuBois Business Meeting Minutes Success of retreat format for meetings; program planning for ILYM 1991; report on AFSC refusal to verify employee citizenship; report on issues facing ILYM UIUC
1990 Fall East Bay Business Meeting Minutes State of Society Reports; program planning for ILYM 1991 UIUC
1990 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Method for nominating Clerk of ILYM; support for march on Washington in support of children in need; F.U.N. planning for ILYM 1990; decision not to pursue dividing BRQ into two quarterly meetings UIUC
State of Society Reports

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1980-1989
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1989 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Letter to Southern Illinois Meeting, proposals to divide, lay down, or reorganize BRQ UIUC
ILYM planning F.U.N. planning for ILYM 1990 UIUC
1989 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Proposal to divide BRQ into two quarterly meetings UIUC
State of Society Reports UIUC
Division Proposal Materials Statements from Monthly Meetings and related materials pertaining to a proposal to divide BRQ UIUC
1988 Fall Riverview Business Meeting Minutes Archiving of minutes, States of Society UIUC
1988 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Role of Continuing Committee; Plumbottom WG reported discontinued; ILYM and BRQ planning UIUC
State of Society Reports UIUC
1987 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Archiving of minutes; ministry and caring; role of Continuing Committee UIUC
1987 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Adoption of retreat format; ministry and caring; MacIntyre project in Nicaragua; role of Continuing Committee UIUC
1986 Fall Riverview Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1986 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Concern for meetings not represented UIUC
1985 Fall Riverview Business Meeting Minutes Concern for indicted Sanctuary workers; religious education; possibility of Youth Coordinator position UIUC
1985 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Possibility of dividing BRQ; ILYM planning not to be part of BRQ; focus and content of BRQ gatherings UIUC
1984 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Format and content of BRQ: possibility of division, retreat format, role of ILYM planning UIUC
1984 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes FCNL; ILYM planning UIUC
1983 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes ILYM planning, Young Friends UIUC
1983 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1982 Fall Decatur Business Meeting Minutes Small-group discussion on war tax resistence, ILYM handbook and Faith and Practice, Young Friends, Peace Caravan, journalizing UIUC
1982 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Bloomington-Normal MM established; war tax resistance UIUC
1981 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Frequency of State of Society Reports; location and format of meetings; request from Bloomington-Normal PM for a monthly meeting; site planning for ILYM 1982 UIUC
1981 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1980 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1980 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net

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1970-1979
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1979 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Notes Handwritten notes taken from this meeting, dealing primarily with State of Society reports UIUC
1979 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1978 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1978 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1977 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1977 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1976 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1976 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1975 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1975 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1974 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1974 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1973 Fall Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1973 Spring Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1972 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1972 Spring Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1971 Fall Little Grassy Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1971 Spring Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1970 Fall Little Grassy Business Meeting Minutes State of Society reports; Springfield PM reported established; civil rights struggle in Cairo, Illinois UIUC
1970 Spring Urbana Business Meeting Minutes State of Society reports; approaches to business meeting and decision-making UIUC

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1960-1969
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1969 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Peoria Meeting reported inactive, Peoria Friends attending Galesburg WG; new WG in Bloomington UIUC
1969 Spring Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Discontinuation of BRQ treasury and office of treasurer; need for quarterly meeting UIUC
1968 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes State of Society reports; continuation of treasury; no name change to “Half-Yearly Meeting” UIUC
1968 Spring Urbana Business Meeting Minutes State of Society reports; draft counseling; continuation treasury UIUC
1967 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Carbondale PM reported established; proposal to change name to Blue River Half-Yearly Meeting rejected; office of treasurer retained, $100 limit on treasury, with surplus to be transferred to ILYM UIUC
1967 Summer Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Summer session discontinued; proposal to change name to Blue River Half-Yearly Meeting UIUC
1967 Spring Urbana Business Meeting Minutes State of Society reports UIUC
1966 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Relief for Viet Nam UIUC
1966 Summer Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Letter This undated letter from Helen Jean Nelson to BRQ, recommending establishment of Decatur and Columbia MMs, is believed to date from Summer 1966 UIUC
1966 Spring Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Possibility of reviving Benjaminville Meeting; conflict in Peoria Meeting; BRQ clerkship to rotate among MM clerks UIUC
1965 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Excess funds turned over to ILYM; continuation of office of treasurer; State of Society reports UIUC
1965 Summer Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Proposal to eliminate office of treasurer; selection of representatives to ILYM, nominee to ILYM Exercises Committee UIUC
1965 Spring Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Letter to Pres. Johnson supporting negotiations and economic development in Vietnam; possibility of eliminating office of treasurer UIUC
1964 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Possibility of eliminating office of treasurer; State of Society reports UIUC
1964 Summer Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Appointment of representatives, members of Exercises and Epistle Committees; proposal for yearly meeting handbook UIUC
1964 Spring Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Revision of queries; outreach UIUC
1963 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Support for small meetings UIUC
1963 Summer Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Proposal to hold Urbana-Champaign sessions at Camp Howard; appointment of representatives to ILYM and members of Exercises and Epistles Committees UIUC
1963 Spring Urbana Business Meeting Minutes ILYM meetinghouse renovations; proposal for ILYM program for University of Illinois students UIUC
1962 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Difficulties Friends face in addressing competing claims on attention and money; building up the coherence and vitality of quarterly meeting UIUC
1962 Summer Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1962 Spring Peoria Business Meeting Minutes Decision to meet three times per year; recommendations of changes in ILYM structure UIUC
1962 Winter Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Concern for Normal-Bloomington PM; proposal that BRQ meet three times per year UIUC
1961 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Report on Friends National Conference on World Affairs; police interrogation of Margaret Fowler; concern for Normal-Bloomington Meeting; low attendance at BRQ UIUC
1961 Summer Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Appointments of representatives to ILYM, members of ILYM Exercises and Epistle Committees UIUC
1961 Spring Peoria Business Meeting Minutes Dual membership; Pacific YM proposal regarding income tax; eventual withdrawal of US from United Nations; Cuban situation UIUC
1961 Winter Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Continuation of four-times-per-year schedule, desirability of reducing time spent on business and emphasizing fellowship; University of Illinois ROTC program UIUC
1960 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Proposals to meet twice per year, eliminate ILYM business UIUC
1960 Summer Wakanda Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1960 Spring Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Proposals to meet twice per year, eliminate ILYM business; kitchen renovations of ILYM meetinghouse; BRQ assessment of monthly meetings retained as 5% of ILYM assessment UIUC
1960 Winter Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Minuting to be done in the face of the meeting; construction of dormitory at ILYM meetinghouse; anti-semitism UIUC

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1950-1959
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1959 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Queries to monthly meetings regarding spiritual unity in ILYM UIUC
1959 Summer Wakanda Business Meeting Minutes Appointment of representatives to ILYM, members of ILYM Exercises and Epistles Committees; location of yearly meeting UIUC
1959 Spring Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Contributions to ILYM; Ministry & Counsel reports to ILYM; housing at ILYM meetinghouse; location for ILYM sessions UIUC
1959 Winter Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Funding for Friends activities among Native Americans; committee reports for ILYM to be presented at spring BRQ; letter to senators regarding selective service; housing at ILYM UIUC
1958 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes Ohio Valley Conference held at Highland Creek; FCNL activities UIUC
1958 Summer Wakanda Business Meeting Minutes Continued publication of Among Friends; appointments of representatives to ILYM UIUC
1958 Spring Peoria Business Meeting Minutes BRQ responsibility to host meetings; proposal to divide ILYM UIUC
1958 Winter Urbana Business Meeting Minutes Curtailment or discontinuation of Among Friends; supoprt for foreign service; FWCC meeting in Germany; opposition to nuclear testing UIUC
1957 Fall Rock Hill Business Meeting Minutes WGs reported organized in Carbondale, Charleston; increase in suggested MM donations to ILYM UIUC
1957 Summer Clear Creek Report to ILYM BRQ representatives to ILYM; recommendation to establish Normal-Bloomington PM as a monthly meeting; acquisition of Urbana-Champaign meetinghouse UIUC
1957 Spring Peoria Business Meeting Minutes Conveners of BRQ to be responsible for sending notice of meetings to Friends Journal; insurance pledges for Koinonia Community; proposed flyleaf on ILYM discipline UIUC
1957 Winter Bloomington Business Meeting Minutes Announcements and reports of BRQ to be sent to Friends Journal; possibile ILYM adoption of Philadelphia YM Faith and Practice; possible establishment of Friends Committee on Legislation for Illinois and Wisconsin; peace testimony; outreach UIUC
1956 Fall St. Louis Business Meeting Minutes 5% of donations by monthly meeting to be retained for BRQ; establishment of Normal-Bloomington PM UIUC
1956 Summer Clear Creek Report to ILYM Request from Normal-Bloomington Friends for preparative meeting under the care of Urbana-Champaign MM; possibility of new ILYM discipline; appointment of representatives to ILYM, members of ILYM Exercises and Epistle Committees. Note: Includes an erroneous typed report, with a separate page of hand-written corrections UIUC
1956 Spring Peoria Business Meeting Minutes Support for refugees; possibility of ILYM adoption of Philadelphia YM Faith and Practice; request for affiliation from Bloomington WG UIUC
1956 Winter Champaign Business Meeting Minutes Bloomington WG reported organized; need for new ILYM Discipline; no quota or assessment for monthly meeting contributions; cooperation with Illinois Church Council UIUC
1955 Fall St. Louis Business Meeting Minutes Disproportionate financial burden on Clear Creek Meeting; renovations to Junior Yearly Meetinghouse; reports on Friends organizations UIUC
1955 Summer Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Appointment of BRQ representatives to ILYM, members of ILYM Exercises and Epistle Committees; report to ILYM UIUC
Report to ILYM Representatives; forums; decision not to attempt to revive Highland Creek Meeting UIUC
1955 Spring Peoria Business Meeting Minutes State of Society reports; opposition to legislation mandating Universal Military Training; visitation to Conscientious Objectors in prison UIUC
1955 Winter Champaign Business Meeting Minutes Support for FCNL efforts to oppose draft legislation; decision not to attempt to revive Highland Creek Meeting UIUC
1954 Fall St. Louis Business Meeting Minutes ILYM and BRQ budgets, expected monthly meeting contributions to ILYM and BRQ; organizational structure and work of FGC UIUC
1954 Summer Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Appointment of representatives to ILYM, and of replacement clerk UIUC
1954 Spring Peoria Business Meeting Minutes State of Society reports; summer meetings to be held immediately prior to ILYM, with no State of Society reports expected UIUC
1954 Winter Champaign Business Meeting Minutes Use of maps in First Day schools; possibility of establishing a Friends school; possible family retreat UIUC
1953 Fall St. Louis Business Meeting Minutes Scheduling of appointments to BRQ offices, and of annual treasurer’s report; scheduling of BRQ sessions UIUC
Summary Descriptive summary of business and other activities at 1953 Fall session UIUC
1953 Spring Peoria Business Meeting Minutes Scheduling of BRQ sessions — no summer session for 1953; appointment of representatives to ILYM; budget; report on visit to Highland Creek UIUC
1953 Winter Champaign Business Meeting Minutes State of Society reports may be written or oral; hosting European Young Friends in US for conference UIUC
1952 Fall St. Louis Business Meeting Minutes Organizational meeting for “new” quarterly meeting consisting of the southern portion of old BRQ; retention of the name “Blue River Quarterly Meeting”; program beyond business meeting to be responsibility of host meeting; offices to include clerk, assistant clerk and treasurer, host meeting to provide recording clerk; old BRQ treasury to be divided between new QMs; 5% of amount contributed to ILYM to be retained for BRQ; report on condition of Highland Creek Meeting UIUC
1952 Summer Peoria Business Meeting Minutes Division of BRQ into two quarterly meetings; Hoopeston and Fawcett funds to be transferred to ILYM UIUC
1952 Spring Evanston Business Meeting Minutes Affiliation with Urbana-Champaign Friends Meeting approved; delay in deciding on division into two QMs to allow Urbana-Champaign MM to consider the issue UIUC
Letter Request from Urbana-Champaign Friends Meeting to affiliate with BRQ UIUC
1952 Winter Chicago Business Meeting Minutes Coordination and coopertation with Chicago QM; opposition to US appointment of ambassador to Vatican; opposition to films preparing high school students for military service; opposition to McCarran Subversive Activities Control Act; possible affiliation with Urbana-Champaign Friends Meeting UIUC
1951 Fall St. Louis Business Meeting Minutes Financial support for representatives to World Conference of Friends, Scattergood School, AFSC UIUC
1951 Summer Madison Business Meeting Minutes Financial support for representatives to World Conference of Friends; AFSC work on race relations in Chicago UIUC
1951 Spring Milwaukee Business Meeting Minutes Nominees to World Conference of Friends; 10th Month Conference; visit to Washington & Springfield by Wilma Lux; AFSC Chicago UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 1-5/1951 UIUC
1951 Winter Chicago Business Meeting Minutes Wyck Group, AFSC UIUC
1950 Fall St. Louis Business Meeting Minutes Report on labors with Sen. Paul Douglas over his position on military defense and nuclear weapons; support for AFSC, Displaced Persons; possibility of another General Meeting UIUC
General Meeting Planning Committee These minutes, of the Planning Committee for a general meeting of all branches of Friends in Illinois, were entered into the minute book of Blue River Quarterly Meeting UIUC
1950 Summer Madison Business Meeting Minutes ILYM treasurer to serve as BRQ treasurer UIUC
Forum Panel discussion on Korea UIUC
1950 Spring Oak Park Business Meeting Minutes Position of Sen. Paul Douglas on peace and armament; Milwaukee MM affiliation with BRQ approved; memorial of Jeannette Stetson UIUC
Treasurer’s Report Income and expenses, 5/1949-5/1950 UIUC
Affiliation request Letter from Milwaukee MM requesting affiliation with BRQ UIUC
1950 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes AFSC activities; memorial of Clement Flitcraft; planning for General Meeting; support for peace legislation UIUC
Report on the 2nd General Meeting of Friends in and adjacent to Illinois Report on the 2nd General Meeting of Friends in and adjacent to Illinois UIUC

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1940-1949
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1949 Fall St. Louis Business Meeting Minutes Penn Valley MM reported no longer affiliated with BRQ; AFSC activities; support for continuing General Meeting;report on visit to Pres. Truman regarding conscientious objectors UIUC
1949 Summer Madison Business Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1949 Spring Oak Park Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Retention of Field Secretary; AFSC activities;General Meeting of Friends in Illinois UIUC
1949 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes Retrospective by Albert Mills on 15 years as clerk; memorial of Sylvester Jones. UIUC
1948 Fall St. Louis Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum General Meeting in Evanston; Universal Military Training; letters to children UIUC
1948 Summer Madison Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Relief work in Europe, conscientious objection UIUC
1948 Spring Oak Park Business Meeting Minutes Last-minute change in location as Highland Creek declines to host; return to a 4-times-a-year schedule; amnesty for CO’s; plans for General Meeting UIUC
1948 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes Proposal for a General Meeting of Friends in Illinois; AFSC relief work, location of YM UIUC
1947 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Relief work; Nobel Prize; unity among Friends UIUC
Clerk’s memorandum Talk by John Kinneman; news of Friends UIUC
1947 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Queries on the state of Quakerism in Illinois; C. Flitcraft resigns as treasurer UIUC
1947 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Financial quotas; letters in support of C.O. lawyer and in opposition to universal military training. UIUC
1946 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum State of Society reports to go to YM through QM; financial quotas. UIUC
1946 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Visit to St. Louis; clothing drive; congressional reorganization. UIUC
1946 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum St. Louis MM joins BRQ and ILYM; reimbursement for displaced Japanese-Americans; civilian control of atomic energy. UIUC
1945 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum AFSC relief work; assistance to CPS men; letters regarding compensation for interned Japanese-Americans, hunger relief, and conscription. UIUC
1945 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum End of rotating assistant clerkship, MM clerks to serve as corresponding clerks of QM; Benjaminville desire to host QM; possible visit of Highland Creek Friends to Five Years Meeting. UIUC
1945 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes Relief efforts; possible ILYM affiliation with Five Years Meeting; Jamaicans segregated in Chicago. UIUC
1944 Fall Peoria Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Meeting reports; support for sewing groups; encouragement for Madison Meeting. UIUC
1944 Summer Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Scheduling of BRQ sessions; possibility of laying down of Benjaminville MM. UIUC
1944 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes Madison MM joins BRQ; possible affiliation of ILYM with Five Years Meeting. UIUC
1944 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes AFSC clothing project; proposal by 57th Street to affiliate ILYM with Five Years Meeting; discontinuation of QM sessions at Benjaminville. UIUC
1943 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Penn Valley PM reported established; interest on funds to go to sewing for relief efforts; support for Friends Intelligencer; publication of Quaker Torch Bearers. UIUC
1943 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes New names indicate a time of transition; possibility of reviving Benjaminville, reaffiliating Blue River MM. UIUC
1943 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Visit by Kenneth and Elise Boulding; vandalism to doors of a Peoria C.O.; financial quotas. UIUC
1943 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Openings of Oak Park and Peoria MMs reported; meeting activities. UIUC
1942 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Peoria and Oak Park MMs established; new committee on financial quotas; decision not to acquire lost Benjaminville minute book. UIUC
1942 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Report on YM; committee authorized to procure lost minutes. UIUC
1942 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum WGs at Oak Park and Peoria; recommendation to hire Wm. Mackensen as Field Secretary; recommendation that ILYM support USO and CPS; opportunity to buy lost Benjaminville minute book. UIUC
1942 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum WG started in Peoria; CO funds available; informal discussion of hiring Wm. Mackensen as field secretary. UIUC
1941 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Committee on financial reapportionment; WG started at Oak Park and new unaffiliated meeting at St. Louis; possible use of funds for C.O. Camps. UIUC
1941 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Concern for books at Benjaminville; possibility raised of reapportioning financial quotas. UIUC
1941 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum MMs should plan for CO support; WG in St. Louis. UIUC
1941 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Discussion of duty in case of war. UIUC
1940 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Report of BRQ in 1869; activities of Midwest Office of AFSC; letters to ill Friends. UIUC
1940 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes Report on YM re: conscription, work camps, refugees. UIUC
1940 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Memorial to Robert Balderson; Camp Ill-Ind-O; AFSC activities. UIUC
1940 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Recommendations from FGC on promoting peace; discussion groups. UIUC

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1930-1939
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1939 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Memorial of Foster Heacock; satisfaction with joint meetings with Chicago QM; reports on conditions in Spain and India. UIUC
1939 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Summer camp; appreciation for Cemetery Association upkeep of Bentown Meetinghouse. UIUC
1939 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Funds still unavailable; summer camp; memorial to be written of Foster Heacock. UIUC
1939 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Visit by Bliss Forbush; mission by Badersons for Jewish relief in Germany; contribution to restoration of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio meetinghouse. UIUC
1938 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Memorial of Clarence Mills; history of the Fawcett and Hoopeston Funds; support for Albert and Anne Martin in spreading the Quaker message. UIUC
1938 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Baptist use of Benjaminville Meetinghouse; Grace Benjamin appointed to records committee. UIUC
1938 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum State of society; clerks reappointed; treasurer’s report; representatives to YM. UIUC
1938 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum First joint meeting with Chicago QM; letter to the President on increased armaments. UIUC
1937 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Support for Chicago office of AFSC; World Conference; relief work with Spanish children. UIUC
1937 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Benjaminville minute book and meetinghouse; work camp service with Seneca Indians; World Conference. UIUC
1937 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Recommendation to ILYM to deposit records with University of Illinois Library; lost Benjaminville record book; resisting alcohol and tobacco propaganda. UIUC
1937 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Minute books of Benjaminville PM reported sold to University of Illinois Library; freedom of speech on radio broadcasts. UIUC
1936 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Funds report; AFSC meeting in Richmond. UIUC
1936 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Voting; cooperatives. UIUC
1936 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Gravel drive for Benjaminville; discussion on peace. UIUC
1936 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Neutrality legislation; freedom of speech. UIUC
1935 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Winter meeting scheduled to coincide with talk on cooperatives by Toyohika Kagawa; report on liberal church conference in Newton, Kansas. UIUC
1935 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Report on ILYM sessions; Benjaminville Meeting House painted. UIUC
1935 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Discussion on “Youth in a World of Delusion.” UIUC
1935 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Possibility of opening and AFSC branch in Chicago; World Court; anti-lynching law; cooperation with Chicago QM of Western YM. UIUC
1934 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Recovery of Benjaminville MM records; coordination of meeting times with Chicago QM of Western YM. UIUC
1934 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes and clerk’s memorandum Concern for records; address on “The Church of Tomorrow and What Friends Have to Offer.” UIUC
1934 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes Treasurer’s report; nominating report; representatives to ILYM. UIUC
1934 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes Letters protesting naval expenditures and in support of COs; possibility of coordinating schedule with Chicago QM of Western YM. UIUC
1933 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Donation to AFSC; report on FGC Central Committee. UIUC
1933 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes Reports on ILYM, Young Friends Conference, upkeep of Benjaminville Meeting House by Cemetery Association; discussion on “Education for Leisure.” UIUC
1933 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes Reports on meetings, AFSC; nominations for clerk and treasurer; representatives to ILYM; addresses by John Haramy. UIUC
1933 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes History of the Fawcett and Hoopeston Funds; meeting reports. UIUC
1932 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to investigate history of Fawcett and Hoopeston Funds UIUC
1932 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes ILYM assessment to FGC reported reduced. UIUC
1932 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes Nominations for new clerks and treasurer; request from Clear Creek MM for a reduction in YM budget and FGC assessment. UIUC
1932 Winter 57th Street Business Meeting Minutes Chicago MM changes its name to 57th Street MM; community Sunday school reported held at Benjaminville; queries on “the Negro question.” UIUC
1931 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Report of study groups organized at Highland Creek by Foster Heacock; relief for West Virginia coal miners. UIUC
1931 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes Discussion of query; work suggestions for Foster and Margaretta Heacock. UIUC
1931 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes Continued discussion of merging ILYM with another meeting; nominating reports; query on education. UIUC
1931 Winter Hull House Business Meeting Minutes Reapportionment of financial assessments among MMs; general financial difficulties; possibility of combining IYLM with some other organization raised; reports on 57th Street Meeting. UIUC
1930 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to reapportion financial assessments; interest from Hoopeston Fund recommended to go to Blue River MM. UIUC
1930 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes Benjaminville Meetinghouse placed in the care of Benjaminville Cemetery Association UIUC
1930 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes Nominating reports; appointment of representatives; discussions on what age children should attend meeting, and on the practicality of programmed meetings. UIUC
1930 Winter Hull House Business Meeting Minutes Visit by Murray Kenworthy; Quaker student group reported at UIUC. UIUC

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1920-1929
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1929 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Support for Margaret Webb in citizenship case; support for possible midwestern conference organized by AFSC; letter to President Hoover commending his stand on peace and disarmament. UIUC
1929 Summer Benjaminville Cancellation Note Note included in the minute book indicating that no meeting was held. UIUC
1929 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes Visit by O. Edward Janney & Mary Sullivan; nominating report; clerks’ travel expenses to be paid by meeting; recommendation to refill the position of Field Secretary; All Friends Conference. UIUC
1929 Winter Hull House Business Meeting Minutes Highland Creek reported not holding meeting for worship; opposition to cruiser appropriations bill. UIUC
1928 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Support for multilateral treaty renouncing the use of war. UIUC
1928 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes New discipline available; importance of writing newspaper articles; report of Advancement Committee; clerk requests release. UIUC
1928 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes Visit by Isabel Stabler; nominating report; Field Secretary position. UIUC
1928 Winter Hull House Business Meeting Minutes Report of Peace Conference in Richmond, Indiana; letter to be sent to Chicago QM of Western YM indicating openness to cooperation in “Christian work.” UIUC
1927 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Change in schedule; representative to Peace Conference in Richmond, Indiana. UIUC
1927 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes Change in schedule to accommodate Benjaminville Friends; query responses. UIUC
1927 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes Nominating report; talk by J. Russell Hayes. UIUC
1927 Winter Hull House Business Meeting Minutes Young Friends Associations; recommendation to ILYM on distributing Quaker and anti-war literature. UIUC
1926 Fall Clear Creek Business Meeting Minutes Financial reports; American Legion; U.S.-Canada relations UIUC
1926 Summer Benjaminville Business Meeting Minutes Nominating report; query responses; appointment of representatives; deaths of several Benjaminville Friends. UIUC
1926 Spring Highland Creek Business Meeting Minutes Visit by Bernard Walton; appointment of delegates to FGC; scheduling of spring sessions. UIUC

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1910-1919
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1918 Summer Benjaminville News Report Report of BRQ session in Friends Intelligencer vol. LXXV no. 34
1917 Fall Clear Creek News Report Report of BRQ session in Friends Intelligencer vol. LXXIV no. 47
1917 Summer Benjaminville News Report Report of BRQ session in Friends Intelligencer vol. LXXIV no. 35
1917 Winter Chicago News Report Report of BRQ session in Friends Intelligencer vol. LXXIV no. 9

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1900–1909
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1890–1899
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1880–1889
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1885 Spring Highland Creek Report from PM for M&E of Central EM Query responses IU
Report from Blue River PM for M&E Query responses, representatives, explanation for previous absence of a representative IU
Report from Benjaminville PM for M&E Query responses IU
Letter from Edwin John Representative to QM for M&E unable to attend due to illness in the family. IU
Letter from Benjamin Bedell Representative to QM for M&E unable to attend due to illness. IU
Letter from Phebe Flowers Representative to QM for M&E unable to attend. IU
Letter from Henry Atherton Unable to attend QM for M&E for business/financial reasons. IU
Letter from Edward Speakman Unable to attend QM for M&E for family reasons. IU
Letter from Elizabeth Mills Representative to QM for M&E unable to attend. IU
1885 Winter Benjaminville Ministers and Elders Minutes Query responses; new clerk and assistant IU
1882 Summer Benjaminville Report from Blue River PM for M&E Query responses IU

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1870–1879
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1871 Winter Benjaminville Men’s Meeting Minutes UIUC
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses; visit from James Haines. UIUC
1870 Fall Clear Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes UIUC
Women’s Meeting Minutes Visits from Ezekiel Roberts, Thomas Tomlinson. UIUC
1870 Summer Highland Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes UIUC
Women’s Meeting Minutes Benjaminville sessions to be held in Second Month; ministerial visit by James Haynes. UIUC
1870 Spring Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes UIUC
Women’s Meeting Minutes Decision deferred on which session to hold at Benjaminville. UIUC
1870 Winter Highland Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Proposal to hold one session per year at Benjaminville. UIUC

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1860–1869
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1869 Fall Clear Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Ministerial visit from Iowa Friends UIUC
1869 Summer Highland Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Committee recommends against establishing a new quarterly meeting consisting of Clear Creek and Benjaminville; no action taken. UIUC
1869 Spring Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes New clerks; Whiteside Co. IM kept up. UIUC
1869 Winter Highland Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Clear Creek and Benjaminville request establishment of a new quarterly meeting; fundraising for YM. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Clear Creek and Benjaminville request establishment of a new quarterly meeting. UIUC
1868 Fall Clear Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1868 Summer Highland Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Womens’ Meeting Minutes Whiteside Co. IM kept up; representatives; queries. UIUC
1868 Spring Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Whiteside Co. IM kept up; schedule changes at Benjaminville. UIUC
1868 Winter Highland Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Whiteside Co. IM kept up. UIUC
1867 Fall Clear Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Ministerial visit by Joseph Dugdale; opening of Benjaminville MM; Whiteside Co. IM kept up; YM minutes and epistles. UIUC
News Report Report of BRQ session in Friends Intelligencer vol. XXIV, no. 45.
1867 Summer Highland Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Query responses; Blue River MfW laid down; Benjaminville MM established; time & location changes for Whiteside Co. IM; funds raised for Samuel Price; funds raised for YM; ministerial visit by Ann Packer. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Ministerial visit by Ann Packer; query responses; Blue River MfW laid down; Benjaminville MM established; time & location changes for Whiteside Co. IM; funds raised for YM; proposal for change in Discipline regarding marriage rejected. UIUC
1867 Spring Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses; Whiteside Co. IM kept up. UIUC
1867 Winter Highland Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries, distribution of YM reports. UIUC
1866 Fall Clear Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Whiteside Co. IM reported held to satisfaction. UIUC
1866 Summer Highland Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Heading for this entry transcribed from minutebook; no record of actual minutes. UIUC
1866 Spring Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses; summer 1866 session to be held at Highland Creek instead of Blue River. UIUC
1866 Winter Highland Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Clerk and assistant reappointed; query responses show some neglect in attendance of midweek meetings; epistles. UIUC
1865 Fall Clear Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Clerk and assistant reappointed, but appointment is delayed in their absence; winter 1866 session to be held at Highland Creek instead of Blue River. UIUC
1865 Summer Highland Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Representatives to YM; nominating committee appointed. UIUC
1865 Spring Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Receipt Receipt for funds raised for the support of Samuel Price IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; summer 1865 session to be held at Highland Creek instead of Blue River. UIUC
1865 Winter Highland Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles; query responses indicate deficiencies in attendance. UIUC
1864 Fall Clear Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Winter 1865 session to be held at Highland Creek instead of Blue River UIUC
1864 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Death of Lydia Wierman; change in schedule for Clear Creek Meeting. UIUC
1864 Spring Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Ministerial voyage by Elizabeth Brooks. UIUC
1864 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Proposal to change to a half-year’s meeting is dismissed. UIUC
1863 Fall Clear Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles; Plainfield PM laid down. UIUC
1863 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; YM representatives; ministerial visit by Benjamin Hollowell. UIUC
1863 Spring Honey Creek(?) Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; one meetinghouse reported destroyed. UIUC
1863 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Deficiencies reported in keeping up all meetings; committee appointed to revise and correct the minutes. UIUC
1862 Fall Clear Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes New clerk and assistant; epistles. UIUC
1862 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Nominating committee; no action on establishment of schools. UIUC
1862 Spring Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Memorial for Priscilla Cadwallader approved for forwarding to Meeting for Sufferings. UIUC
1862 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Benjaminville PM reported established; address from YM. UIUC
1861 Fall Clear Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Establishment of Benjaminville PM approved; epistles. UIUC
1861 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Request from Benjaminville for a PM. UIUC
1861 Spring Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Report from Blue River MM Representatives named; query responses; money raised for Samuel Price and for People of Color. IU
Report from Clear Creek MM Query responses; no report from Plainfield; Benjaminville IM kept up; representatives named; money raised for Samuel Price and for People of Color. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; clerk and assistant reappointed. UIUC
1861 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Report from Clear Creek MM Representatives named; query responses; Benjaminville IM reported well attended and orderly conducted. IU
Report from Honey Creek MM Representatives named; query responses; reason why report was not sent to preceding meeting. IU
Report from Blue River MM Representatives named; query responses — some meetings not held, love not sufficiently maintained. IU
Education Committee Report Committee has recommended the subject to the MMs. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Nominating committee; new members added to education committee. UIUC
1860 Fall Clear Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Report from Clear Creek MM Benjaminville IM reported regularly attended and well conducted; support for Samuel Price; representatives named. IU
Report from Blue River MM Representatives named; support for Samuel Price. IU
Report from Indiana YM Meeting for Sufferings Memorial for Priscilla Cadwallader is returned. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Education committee appointed UIUC
1860 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Report from Clear Creek MM Some Friends of Plainfield reported as desiring to re-establish a PM; when records were examined, it became clear that Plainfield PM had not been officially laid down with Plainfield MM; Plainfield PM is therefore resumed. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Ministerial voyage by Lydia Wierman; Benjaminville IM reported established; Plainfield PM reported resumed; death of Priscilla Cadwallader. UIUC
1860 Spring Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1860 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC

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1850–1859
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1859 Fall Clear Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles; schedule change reported approved by YM. UIUC
1859 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; new assistant clerk; schedule change: meetings to be held 11th month at Clear Creek, 5th month at Honey Creek, 2nd and 9th months at Blue River. UIUC
1859 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; new clerk appointed. UIUC
1859 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; nominating committee; proposal to change the QM schedule, or change to a half-year’s meeting. UIUC
1858 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles UIUC
1858 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes (extract) Fundraising to support Samuel Price. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries, representatives. UIUC
1858 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; epistle reported distributed. UIUC
Report from Clear Creek PM for M&E Query responses; representatives named but will not attend. IU
1858 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes  Queries; no report whether epistles were properly distributed. UIUC
1857 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Nominations; epistles; committee appointed to attend Clear Creek reports visit accomplished. UIUC
1857 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to visit Clear Creek is extended; nominating committee appointed. UIUC
1857 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to visit Clear Creek; new treasurer UIUC
1857 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses. UIUC
1856 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles; Union IM reported laid down. UIUC
1856 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; representatives to YM appointed. UIUC
1856 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; Priscilla Cadwallader’s travel certificate is extended. UIUC
1856 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1855 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles UIUC
1855 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses; representatives to YM appointed. UIUC
1855 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses. UIUC
1855 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; epistles; ministerial voyage by Elizabeth Brooks approved. UIUC
1854 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes YM expects reason for QM representative’s absence; Union Meeting still kept up. UIUC
1854 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s  Meeting Minutes Representatives to YM; Union IM reported visited. UIUC
1854 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses; new recorder appointed. UIUC
1854 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses UIUC
1853 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Report from Clear Creek MM Representatives named but will not attend. IU
Report from Blue River MM Representatives named; support for Samuel Price. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Plainfield MM laid down. UIUC
1853 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Report from Clear Creek MM Representatives named; query responses. IU
Report from Honey Creek MM Representatives named; query responses; support for Samuel Price. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Committee reports having visited Plainfield; Plainfield MM is continued for three more months; Priscilla Cadwallader granted certificate for ministerial voyage. UIUC
1853 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Report from Blue River MM Query responses; representatives named; support for Samuel Price; reason for previous absence. IU
Committee Report Committee appointed to consider whether to grant Plainfield MM’s request to have their MM laid down reports they sent a letter encouraging continuation, but that Plainfield decided to drop their MM anyway. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to visit Plainfield reports they have not done so, and that Plainfield Friends have discontinued their MM. New committee appointed to visit Plainfield, authorized to lay down the MM if deemed proper. UIUC
1853 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to visit Plainfield reports not having done so, but having sent a letter encouraging them to keep up their meetings. UIUC
1852 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Report from Clear Creek MM Representatives unable to attend. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to visit Plainfield Meeting. (Clear from later minutes that this is in response to a request from Plainfield to lay down their MM.) UIUC
1852 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes New clerk & assistant; new minute book to be purchased; change in schedule for Highland Creek Mtg.; Union IM and Tazewell Co. IM reported active. UIUC
1852 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Nominating committee appointed. UIUC
1852 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1851 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles UIUC
1851 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; representatives to YM; memorial for Mary Trueblood. UIUC
1851 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1851 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1850 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles UIUC
1850 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Ministerial voyage by Priscilla Cadwallader approved; Clear Creek and Plainfield MMs renew proposal for a new QM. UIUC
1850 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to visit all the meetings in BRQ. UIUC
1850 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC

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1840–1849
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1849 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes YM reported to have denied the request for a new QM including Clear Creek and Plainfield MMs, on the grounds that the establishment of Plainfield MM had not been properly reported. UIUC
1849 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; proposal for new QM approved to be forwarded to YM. UIUC
1849 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; Clear Creek and Plainfield MMs request establishment of a new QM. UIUC
1849 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1848 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles UIUC
1848 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; Fulton Co. Friends reject establishment of a MfW and PM without a MM, so Plainfield MM is established; proposal to change BRQM meeting schedule and locations is not approved. UIUC
1848 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; proposal to meet one time per year at Clear Creek. UIUC
1848 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Request for MM in Fulton Co. is denied; Fulton Co. Friends are encouraged to request a MfW and PM from Clear Creek MM. Proposal to change to a half-year’s meeting is also denied. UIUC
1847 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Visit from YM committee; epistles; proposal to change to a half-year’s meeting. UIUC
1847 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Death of Rebecca Fell; request from Fulton Co. Friends for establishment of a monthly meeting. UIUC
1847 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1847 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; Whiteside County IM reported established. UIUC
1846 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Visit by YM committee; epistles; letter of advice from YM. UIUC
1846 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Union IM is laid down. UIUC
1846 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1846 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; Tazewell County IM reported established; Union IM reported in weak condition. UIUC
1845 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles UIUC
1845 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; representatives to YM. UIUC
1845 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1845 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1844 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles UIUC
1844 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes New clerk; queries; representatives to YM; visit from YM committees. UIUC
1844 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; nominating committee. UIUC
1844 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles UIUC
1843 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Report of YM is postponed. UIUC
1843 Summer Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; representatives to YM. UIUC
1843 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1843 Winter Honey Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Visit from YM committee; queries. UIUC
1842 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles UIUC
1842 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Decision to alternate location of QM sessions between Blue River and Honey Creek. UIUC
1842 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1842 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1841 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles; Clear Creek MM reported opened. UIUC
1841 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Clear Creek MM established. UIUC
1841 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Highland Creek IM established. UIUC
1841 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Request for establishment from Friends of Putnam Co., Illinois. UIUC
1840 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles UIUC
1840 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Disownment appeal from Jane Janney. UIUC
1840 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1840 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC

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1830–1839
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1839 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles. UIUC
1839 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; representatives to YM; visit from YM committee. UIUC
1839 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries. UIUC
1839 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; epistles. UIUC
1838 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes No business. UIUC
1838 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; representatives to YM. UIUC
1838 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; new clerk. UIUC
1838 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries. UIUC
1837 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Nominating committee; epistles. UIUC
1837 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; representative to YM UIUC
1837 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Minutes Queries; epistles. UIUC
1837 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries. UIUC
1836 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Representatives to YM reported not to have attended. UIUC
1836 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; representatives to YM appointed. UIUC
1836 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries. UIUC
1836 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1835 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles received. UIUC
1835 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; representatives from YM; visit from YM committee. UIUC
1835 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1835 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes (partial) Surviving portion of the minutes of this session.

Materials received from YM.

 IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; epistles reported copied. UIUC
1834 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Visit by committee from YM. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes New clerk; epistles. UIUC
1834 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Sufferings report by Blue River MM; new clerk. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; representatives to YM; nominating committee UIUC
1834 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Fundraising; nominating committee. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1834 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutesversion 1version 2 Two separate copies of this session’s minutes have survived, and differ somewhat in content. Version 1 is bound with other minutes of the same period. Version 2 is loose, but more detailed.

Fundraising for YM; appointment of representatives to Meeting for Sufferings carried over; queries.

 IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; epistles reported delivered. UIUC
1833 Fall Blue River Men’s Minutes Fundraising for new yearly meeting house; additions to YM Representative Committee. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles; visitor from YM. UIUC
1833 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Schedule change for Union Meeting; materials received from YM; schedule for Honey Creek to be altered to accommodate visiting committee from YM. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; epistles; visiting committee from YM. UIUC
1833 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes New clerk; new appointments to YM Representative Committee. IU
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1833 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1832 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Representatives to YM did not attend; epistle from Baltimore YM. UIUC
1832 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; representatives to YM. UIUC
1832 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; new treasurer UIUC
1832 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries UIUC
1831 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes New clerk; epistles from other YMs. UIUC
1831 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; Friend appointed to contact Honey Creek about absences; representatives appointed to YM; nominating committee appointed. UIUC
1831 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses. No report from Honey Creek MM. UIUC
1831 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses. No report from Honey Creek MM. UIUC
1830 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles received from other YMs. UIUC
1830 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; new clerk and assistant; representatives to YM. UIUC
1830 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Nominating committee continued; treasurer appointed. UIUC
1830 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Mount Pleasant Meeting reported inactive; nominating committee is continued. UIUC

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1820–1829
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1829 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
1829 Fall Womens Minutes Epistles from YMs; appointments to YM visiting committee. UIUC
1829 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Representatives to YM appointed; nominating committee appointed. UIUC
1829 Spring Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses UIUC
1829 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Meeting Minutes Clerk appointment; query responses; scheduling. UIUC
1828 Fall Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Minutes from this session have not been located. If you have a copy or know where one is, please contact Peter Lasersohn, lasersohn@sbcglobal.net
Women’s Minutes Opening session of the Hicksite Meeting. Appointments to nominating committee, visiting committee of YM. UIUC
1828 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Query responses; books & papers received from Blue River MM; committee for the removal of deficiencies recommends further care to Honey Creek MM, committee is appointed for this purpose; sufferings reports from Vermilion and Bloomfield MMs; new treasurer; ministerial visit by Jesse Arnett; MMs directed to appoint committees to examine certificates of visiting ministers and transferring members. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Books & papers received from Blue River MM; committee appointed to visit Honey Creek MM; new treasurer; ministerial visit by Jesse Arnett. Earlham
1828 Spring Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Elwood Meeting established; Blue River MM laid down as “not capable of transacting the business of a monthly meeting to the honor of truth”; ministerial visit by Jeremiah Hubbard; instructions from Indiana YM Meeting for Sufferings not to accept communications from Baltimore YM or meetings belonging to it. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Elwood Meeting established; Blue River MM laid down due to “the disposition of insubordination in many of its members”; nominating committee appointed. Earlham
1828 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting MInutes MMs directed to work against alcohol; fundraising for YM committee on people of color, and to aid North Carolina Friends in moving people of color to free states; committee appointed to visit MMs and heads of families to work toward the removal of deficiencies; lengthy anti-Hicksite “Testimony and Epistle of Advice” received from Indiana YM. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to visit MMs on account of plainness and other deficiencies. Earlham
1827 Fall Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Bloomfield MM established as a continuation of Elevalus Meeting; new clerk appointed; ministerial visit by Amos Kimberly; epistle from Meeting for Sufferings urging faithful observance of Friends testimony against the spirit of war. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Bloomfield MM established as a continuation of Elevalus Meeting. Earlham
1827 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Query responses; proposal to establish White Lick QM forwarded to YM; ministerial voyage by Benjamin Puckett; ministerial visit by Catharine Coffin; request from Elevalus PM for a MM; Easton PM established; report of sufferings from White Lick MM. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Ministerial visit by Catharine Coffin; request from Elevalus PM for a MM. Earlham
1827 Spring Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Proposal to establish a White Lick QM. Earlham
1827 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes New appointments to YM African Committee Earlham
1826 Fall Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Vermilion & Fairfield MMs reported opened; ministerial visits from Joseph Cadwallader & Daniel Puckett. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles Earlham
1826 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Vermilion & Fairfield MMs established; Elevalus & Sugar Grove PMs established; new clerk; death of Levi Munden; sufferings report from Blue River MM. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Vermilion & Fairfield MMs established; Elevalus & Sugar Grove PMs established. Earlham
1826 Spring Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Robert Hallowday’s appeal is denied; requests to establish MMs at Vermilion and Fairfield; nominating committee. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Requests to establish MMs at Vermilion and Fairfield. Earlham
1826 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Disownment appeal from Robert Hallowday; ministerial visit by Charles Osborn; Newberry Meeting established. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Distribution of epistles; Newberry Meeting established. Earlham
1825 Fall Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes White River PM laid down; request to establish Newberry Meeting; fundraising for yearly meeting house. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Request to establish Newberry Meeting; new assistant clerk. Earlham
1825 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Request to establish Eno Meeting is denied; Driftwood MM to alternate locations between Driftwood and Sand Creek; ministerial voyage by James White; ministerial visit by Elizabeth Robson; ministerial visit by Peter Dix. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes New clerk; request to establish Eno Meeting is denied; representatives to YM. Earlham
1825 Spring Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Financial report — money due to treasurer; committee appointed to visit Friends of Eno, who request establishment of a meeting; ministerial voyage by Sarah White. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Nominating committee; committee appointed to visit Friends of Eno, who request establishment of a meeting. Earlham
1825 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes New YM policy placing a time limit on disownment appeals; Fairfield PM established; Poplar Grove Meeting established; nominating committee. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses Earlham
1824 Fall Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Ministerial visit by Stephen Grellet; reports from YM. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles Earlham
1824 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Attendance at entertainments connected with weddings held contrary to discipline is disallowed even if solemnization is skipped; committee appointed to visit White Lick Meeting; Beech Grove Meeting established; new appointments to YM committee on people of color; Sand Creek PM established. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes New appointments to YM committee on people of color; new assistant clerk. Earlham
1824 Spring Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Issue whether it is allowable for Friends to attend entertainments connected with weddings held contrary to discipline, if solemnization is not attended. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Issue whether it is allowable for Friends to attend entertainments connected with weddings held contrary to discipline, if solemnization is not attended. Earlham
1824 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Concern over spiritous liquors referred to MMs; MMs directed to raise funds to pay off a QM debt. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; distribution of epistles. Earlham
1823 Fall Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Schedule change reported approved by YM; money owed to YM; minute received from Bucks QM certifying visit from Priscilla Hunt. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Reports from YM & from opening session of White Lick MM. Earlham
1823 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Query responses; White Lick MM established; new clerk & assistant; proposal to change meeting schedule; committee appointed to visit Honey Creek; report of sufferings by Driftwood. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes White Lick MM established; committee appointed to visit Honey Creek; new treasurer. Earlham
1823 Spring Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Additional Friends added to committee on White Lick’s request for a MM; nominating committee appointed. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses; additional Friends added to committee on White Lick’s request for a MM. Earlham
1823 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Robert Holliday’s disownment overturned on appeal; fundraising for YM Committee on People of Color; committee appointed to visit MMs & labor for removal of deficiencies as outlined in YM epistle, esp. marriage out of order; request to establish MM at White Lick. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to visit MMs & labor for removal of deficiencies; request to establish MM at White Lick. Earlham
1822 Fall Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Disownment appeal from Robert Holliday; fundraising for Yearly Meeting House; ministerial visit from Dougan Clark; approval of ministerial voyage by James White. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes YM request to raise relief funds for Black people. Earlham
1822 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Fundraising for Yearly Meeting House; proposal to change disownment procedures; death of Thomas Draper. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Appointment of new clerk & representatives to YM. Earlham
1822 Spring Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Catharine Hadley’s disownment overturned on appeal; ministerial visit by Hugh Judge; more appointments to YM Committee on People of Color. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Katharine Hadley’s disownment overturned on appeal; new assistant clerk; nominating committee for new clerk. Earlham
1822 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Jane Hadley’s disownment appeal denied; committee appointed to hear a disownment appeal from Catharine Hadley; new appointments to Meeting for Sufferings & to YM Committee on People of Color; fundraising for new Yearly Meeting House; approval of ministerial voyage by Priscilla Hunt. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Jane Hadley’s disownment appeal denied; committee appointed to hear a disownment appeal from Katharine Hadley; appointments to YM Committee on the African Descendants; nominating committee for new assistant clerk. Earlham
1821 Fall Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to hear disownment appeal from Jane Hadley; London epistle. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to hear disownment appeal from Jane Hadley; Ohio epistle. Earlham
1821 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes New clerk & treasurer. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; appointment of representatives to YM. Earlham
1821 Spring Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to labor for the removal of deficiencies among members; Mt. Pleasant PM established; committee to assist Honey Creek MM with a difficult case. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes New clerk; committee appointed to join men Friends in visiting MMs. Earlham
1821 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Fundraising for a temporary meetinghouse for Indiana YM. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Queries; reports from committees that attended openings of White River and Union PMs; nominating committee appointed. Earlham
1820 Fall Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Report that Ohio YM approved the establishment of Indiana YM; Friends appointed to participate in planning for new Yearly Meeting House; White River and Union PMs established; committee appointed to transcribe the minutes of the women’s meeting. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Epistles; establishment of White River and Union PMs. Earlham
1820 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Establishment of Honey Creek and Driftwood MMs; Friends appointed to make occasional visits to White River and Indian Creek; report of sufferings by Lick Creek. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Friends appointed to attend openings of Honey Creek, Driftwood MMs; Friends appointed to make visits to White River. Earlham
1820 Spring Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Requests to establish MMs at Honey Creek, Driftwood; sufferings reports must be signed by MM clerks before presentation at quarterly. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Requests to establish MMs at Honey Creek, Driftwood. Earlham
1820 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Committee appointed to visit Friends on the White River, on the Wabash River, and in Illinois; approval of ministerial voyage by Priscilla Hunt. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Query responses Earlham

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1819
Session Location Documents Notes/Summary of Major Business Originals archived at:
1819 Fall Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Report from Ohio YM — new discipline adopted; request from Friends on the Wabash to establish a new MM is not approved; Mt. Pleasant meeting for worship is approved; possibility of dividing Ohio YM into two YMs; ministerial visits from William Williams, Elizabeth Bond, and Hannah Thomson. Earlham
Women’s Meeting Minutes Visits from Hannah Thomson, Elizabeth Bond, et al.; epistles received. Earlham
1819 Summer Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Query responses, appointment of representatives to YM; financial procedures adopted, committee established to decide on financial assistance to traveling Friends. Earlham
1819 Spring Lick Creek Men’s Meeting Minutes Appointment of clerk, treasurer, representatives to Meeting for Sufferings; support for ministerial travel by Sarah White. Earlham
1819 Winter Blue River Men’s Meeting Minutes Committees appointed to nominate clerk, treasurer, representatives to Meeting for Sufferings; establishment of a treasury; fundraising for Indian concerns; committee appointed to visit families and labor for the removal of deficiencies. Earlham

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Items marked as archived at

  • UIUC: Courtesy of Illinois History and Lincoln Collections, University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • IU: Courtesy of Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
  • Earlham: Courtesy of Friends Collection and College Archives, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana