Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Classis of Long Island minute book
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This minute book contains an extract of minutes of a meeting of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Classis of Long Island that took place in December 1821 in the town of Jamaica, Queens County.
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The Classis of Long Island of the Protestant Dutch Reformed Church (later the Reformed Church in America) was established in 1813. It was disbanded in 1843 and reorganized to form the separate Classes of North and South Long Island.
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This minute book contains an extract of minutes of a meeting of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Classis of Long Island. The meeting convened in the town of Jamaica in Queens County, N.Y. in December 1821, and was called to investigate and try the charges of "want of veracity and honesty" brought against the Reverend Zachariah H. Kuypers by Daniel Hoogland, Commissioner of the New Church of North Hempstead, Long Island. The minute book also includes a statement regarding the trial by the Elders of the New Church of North Hempstead, dating from January 1822, and newspaper clippings, attached separately, relating to medicinal treatments for various diseases.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
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Identification of item, date (if known); Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Classis of Long Island minute book, 1973.142, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The source and date of acquisition for this collection are unknown. The collection was formally accessioned in 1973.
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