Middlebrook Council No. 61 Friends of Temperance meeting minutes, 1848-1878 (majority within 1869-1871)

Summary

Creator:

Friends of Temperance (Middlebrook, Va.)

Abstract:

This volume contains the meeting minutes for the Middlebrook Council No. 61 Friends of Temperance in Middlebrook, Virginia. The records cover its founding in 1869 with their constitution and minutes through 1871 (largely consisting of the names of members who attended the meetings). At one meeting, a member was punished for drinking cider on New Years' Day. The remainder of the volume contains scribbles, penmanship practice, maths problems, and additional content.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Bossio, September 2022

Background

Scope and Content:

This volume contains the meeting minutes for the Middlebrook Council No. 61 Friends of Temperance in Middlebrook, Virginia. The records cover its founding in 1869 with their constitution and minutes through 1871 (largely consisting of the names of members who attended the meetings). The remainder of the volume contains scribbles, penmanship practice, maths problems, and additional content.

Additional content includes:

• A partial dictionary
• A partial account book
• Several letter copies or fragments
• Math problems (fractions, word problems)
• Geography notes
• Dimensions for a blind bridle

Biographical / Historical:

Temperance movements in the United States encouraged the limitation or outright ban of the consumption of alcohol to remedy personal and social ills, and to ensure the continued progress of the nation.

Acquisition Information:

2022. M-7407.1 .

Arrangement:

This collection is a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Drinking of alcoholic beverages.
Education--United States--19th century.
Geography--study and teaching.
Mathematics--Equations.
Temperance--Virginia--Societies, etc.
Temperance--United States--History--19th century.

Formats:

Account books.
Dictionaries.
Dimensions description.
Drawings (visual works)
Letters (correspondence)
Minutes.
Notes.
Penmanship.

Places:

Virginia--Commerce.