Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 1st month 21st 1865.

A certificate was received, read, and accepted for Sarah K. Grant from Bloomfield Monthly Meeting, Indiana, dated 12th month 14th 1864.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 2nd month 18th 1865.

Lucinda Barnard and Lovisa Gause are appointed to write to Kansas Monthly Meeting requesting Friends of that meeting to treat with Phebe Morrison for accomplishing her marriage contrary to disciple and to report to next meeting.

The 1st, 2nd, and 8th queries were read in this meeting with written answers thereto and directed to be forwarded to our quarterly meeting by Amanda Henley, Milicent Jones and Sarah Ann Mendenhall whom we appoint our representatives and to report to next meeting what may be given them in charge.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 3rd month 18th 1865.

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting report that none of them attended.

The Friends appointed to write to Kansas Monthly Meeting concerning Phebe Morrison report attended to.

This meeting concludes.

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(P 43) Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 4th month 15th 1865.

Lucinda Barnard, Lovisa W. Gause and Mary Wasson are appointed to unite with the Quarterly Meeting's committee in proposing names of suitable Friends to serve this Meeting in the station of Elders.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 5th month 20th 1865.

The 1st, 2nd, and 8th queries were read in this meeting with written answers thereto which are directed to be forwarded to the Quarterly Meeting by Milicent Jones, Mary Wasson and Jane Durham whom we appoint as our representatives and they are directed to report to next meeting what may be given them in charge.

Adam and Roberta Ann Bishop request to become members of this Meeting. Milicent Jones, Elizabeth Holaday and Lucinda Barnard are appointed in conjunction with Men Friends to visit them on the occasion and report to next meeting.

Cynthia Holaday, Phebe Jones, Sarah Ann Mendenhall and Lucinda Barnard and appointed to assist in opening and superintending a first day school and report to this meeting 7th month next.

The Quarterly Meeting's committee and this Meeting's committee jointly propose to this Meeting the names of Simon Jones, T. C. Dunbar, Milicent Jones, Elizabeth Holaday and Mary Wasson to fill the station as elders with which this Meeting unites.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 6th month 17th 1865.

The representatives report they all attended. Nothing was given them in charge.

The Friends appointed at last meeting to visit Adam Bishop and wife report not complied with and they are continued to report at next meeting.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 7th month 15th 1865.

The clerk not being present Jane Durham was appointed clerk for the day.

(P 44) The Friends appointed 6th month to visit Adam Bishop and wife report not complied with and they are continued to report when complied with.

The Friends appointed in Phebe Morris's case are continued to report when complied with.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 8th month 19th 1865.

The queries were read in this meeting with written answers thereto which were approved and directed to be forwarded to the Quarterly Meeting by Amanda Henley, Sarah K. Grant and Lovisa W. Gause whom we appoint our representatives and they are to report to next meeting what may be given them in charge.

A certificate was received, read and accepted from Lynn Grove Monthly Meeting, Iowa, conveying the rights of membership of Oliver Butler and Rebecca his wife with their minor child Elmer, bearing date 7th month 8th 1865.

The Friends appointed to visit Adam Bishop and wife report they find nothing to hinder their becoming members of our society and they are received accordingly. Jane Durham and Mary Wasson are appointed inform Roberta Ann Bishop of the Meeting's decision and report to next meeting.

Sarah Ann Mendenhall and Mary Dunbar are appointed to forward the name of a suitable Friend to serve this Meeting as clerk and one as an assistant the ensuing year and report to next meeting.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 9th month 16th 1865.

This meeting concluded.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 10th month 21st 1865.

The Friends appointed to forward names for clerk and assistant report not complied with and they are continued to report to next meeting.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 11th month 18th 1865.

The Clerk not being present, Phebe Jones is appointed clerk for the day.

(P 45) Our beloved Friend Alice Hawley attended this meeting and produced a minute of unity and concurrence from Springdale Monthly Meeting of Friends, Iowa, dated 10th month 4th 1865, whose gospel labors amongst us was satisfactory. Our beloved Friend Mary Ann Tatum, in company with Alice Hawley, produced a minute of unity and concurrence from a committee appointed by Springdale Monthly Meeting. Our beloved Friend Joseph Hawley, in company with his wife Alice Hawley, attended this Meeting with a minute of unity by a committee appointed by Springdale Monthly Meeting.

Our beloved Friends Wm. and Penelope Gardner attended this Meeting and produced minutes of unity and concurrence from Springfield Monthly Meeting of Friends, Kansas, dated 10th month 19th 1865, whose company has been satisfactory.

The Friends appointed to produce named of Friends to serve this Meeting as clerk and assistant propose the name of Phebe Jones as clerk and Jane Durham assistant with whom this Meeting unites and they are appointed accordingly.

Mary Wasson, Lucinda Barnard and Louisa Dunbar are appointed to attend our next Quarterly Meeting and report to next meeting what may be given them in charge.

Sarah Ann Mendenhall and Jane Durham are appointed to attend the ensuing Quarterly Meeting as caretakers.

Sarah Ann Mendenhall and Millicent Jones are appointed to treat with Amanda Davis on account of her deviation and report to next meeting.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 12th month 16th 1865.

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting report they all attended. There was nothing given them in charge.

The committee appointed to treat with Amanda Davis on account of her deviation report they visited her, had an opportunity which was satisfactory and this Meeting is united in continuing her a member. Mary Dunbar is appointed to inform her of the judgment of this Meeting and report when complied with.

A certificate was received and read for Azel Rush and Adah his wife with their minor daughter Anna from Birch Lake Monthly Meeting of Friends dated 11th month 4th 1865.

This meeting concludes.

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