The Female Evangelical Society of Montgomery, New York, kept annual meeting minutes in this volume (39 pp.) from 1822, the year of its establishment, to 1841. The group, whose mission was "extending the knowledge of divine truth," adopted a constitution on May 6, 1822 (pages 1-2), and kept minutes of its annual meetings, held on the first Monday in May, from 1822-1841 (pages 3-39); the minutes from 1835 and 1839 are missing. Each set of minutes has a report from the treasurer, who collected dues and other income, and the names of the society's presidents, treasurers, secretaries, and managers. Every year, the society donated money to religious groups, occasionally to purchase life memberships in various societies for the pastors of Goodwill Church. Three undated newspaper clippings with poetry composed for The Philadelphia Saturday Courier (2 items) and a list of names (1 item) are laid into the book, and the minutes are also followed by a 9-page list of the society's members to 1828.
Residents of Montgomery County, New York, formed the Female Evangelical Society of Montgomery in May 1822. The society was associated with the Goodwill Church, a Presbyterian congregation, and its first presidents included two pastors' wives: Harriet Whittlesey Condit (1794-1859), who served from 1822 to 1829, was the wife of Reverent Robert Wood (1795-1871); and Sarah M. Blain, who served from 1833 to 1841, was the wife of Reverend William Blain. Isabella Scott was the society's president from 1830-1832.
