Cope family papers, 1795-1891.

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Cope family papers, 1795-1891.

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Letters, legal, business and financial papers, accounts, minutes, diary, portraits and other papers chiefly related to the Cope family of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Papers of Thomas Pym Cope (1768-1854) relate to business and civic interests in Philadelphia (Poor laws, public schools, public water, first bridge over the Schuylkill, etc.); papers (1816-1823) related to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting committee aiding German Separatists led by Joseph M. Bimeler (Bäumler); letters and documents related to legal aspects of the Separation of 1827-1828 within Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. Letters (1799-1847) to Cope from Friends and others discuss slavery and immigration of free blacks to Haiti, the War of 1812, business conditions, etc. Papers of Alfred Cope (1806-1875) include minutes and accounts related to disbursement of money to Menominee Indians (1849); papers of Philip C. Garrett (1834-1905) discuss formation of Haverford College Alumni Association (1857), also his diary while at Haverford (1851); letters (1854-1857) of Thomas Garrett (1789-1871) discuss his work assisting fleeing slaves. Letters to Thomas Pim Cope while he was in Europe (1858) related to ship "Tuscarora," also letters from family and friends while he was on a religious journey in Great Britain and France with Samuel Morris in 1890; seven letters (1890-1891) of Alban Cope while a patient at New York State Lunatic Asylum (Utica) and Hartford Retreat; letters (1890) of Elizabeth W. Cope to her husband Thomas Pim Cope discuss family matters, including son Alban; letter (1864) of J.M. M'Kim discusses freedmen; letters of William Drinker Cope discuss land and business matters; other correspondents in collection include Abigail Barker, Moses Brown, Francis R. Cope, Henry Cope, John S. Cope, Margaret Cope, Walter Cope, Thomas Eddy, James Milnor, Inazō Nitobe and others.

ca. 1, 036 items (6 boxes)

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Cope, Francis Reeve, 1821-

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Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim), 1768-1854

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Founder of packet ship line in 1821 that sailed from Philadelphia to Liverpool; Cope travelled from Philadelphia to Niagara Falls, Montreal, and Quebec with his son Alfred on July 12, 1820, visiting Nantucket from Sept. 9-15, 1820. From the description of Thomas Pym Cope diary/J. Morris Evans collection, 1820 Sept. 9-15. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 70953345 William Carvill was Haverford College's first landscape architect. Jonathan Richards was principa...

Brown, Moses, 1793-1879

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Moses Brown (1793-1879) m. Mary Wistar (1807-1842). Mary was the sister of Dr. Caspar Wistar (1801-1867) and the daughter of Thomas Wistar (1764-1851) and Mary Waln Wistar (1765-1844). Moses and Mary's children were Thomas Wistar Brown (1826-1916), Moses Brown (1829-1883) and Mary W. Brown (1831-1839). Moses Brown (1829-1883) m. Mary Waln Wistar (b. 1829), the daughter of Dr. Caspar Wistar. From the description of Papers, 1815-1911. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 28...

Cope, Henry, 1793-1865

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Garrett, Philip C. (Philip Cresson), 1834-1905

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Garrett, Thomas, 1789-1871

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Abolitionist; joined Pennsylvania Abolition Society in 1818; his home in Wilmington, Del. was a refuge for slaves and an Underground Railroad station which caused Md. to offer a reward of $10,000 for his arrest. Arrested in 1848, convicted, fined. Helped about 2,000 salves to escape. From the description of Deed of sale, 1832 March 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122582919 Quaker abolitionist. From the description of Address to the colourd people of St. Helena...

Cope, Alban.

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Milnor, James, 1773-1845

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Milnor was a Representative to Congress from Pennsylvania; he had been a student at the University of Pennsylvania. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1812. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 190872851 U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, lawyer, and later, an Episcopal clergyman in Philadelphia, Pa., and New York, N.Y. Variant spelling James Milner. From the description of James Milnor papers, 1811. (Unknown). WorldCat re...

Cope, Margaret Cooper

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Cope, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Waln)

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Cope family.

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Haverford college

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Haverford College was founded in 1833 as a Quaker school for boys. Today it is a coeducational, non-sectarian college applying the Quaker values of consensus and honor code. From the description of Archival records, 1831-[ongoing]. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 60246925 ...

M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874

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Cope, Thomas Pim, 1823-1900

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Thomas P. Cope traveled to Norway in June of 1889. From the description of Extracts from the letters of Thomas P. Cope, 1889. circa 1900-1923. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 310102173 ...

Barker, Abigail.

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Cope, Alfred, 1806-1875

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Cope, Walter

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Epithet: Master of the Court of Wards British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x00030e Epithet: Kt., Chamberlain of the Exchequer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x00030d Epithet: of Add MS 40629 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x000310 ...

Nitobé, Inazo, 1862-1933

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Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933) was a Japanese Quaker diplomat, agriculturist, and educator who sought to act as an emissary of understanding between Japan and Western nations. He was born in Morioka, Japan, in the waning days of feudal Japan and became a Christian during his studies in Sapporo. He was further educated at Tokyo University and in 1884 became one of the first Japanese students to study in the United States. He joined the Society of Friends in 1886, and in 1891, he married Mary Patterson ...

Bimeler, Joseph Michael, -1853

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Bimeler Society also known as German Separatists or Zoarites was given aid by the Society of Friends, including Thomas P. Cope, who served on a committee to assist German Separatists. From the description of ALS, 1844 February 13 : Zoar, Ohio to Christopher McAlpin, Canada / J.M. Bimeler. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 52788872 ...

Eddy, Thomas, 1758-1827

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Reformer, assisted in drafting legislation for N.Y. State penitentiary system; assisted N.Y. State Governor DeWitt Clinton in developing the Erie Canal; a founder of the Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane; and the New York House of Refuge. From the description of Letter, 1803 April 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122364402 Reformer. From the description of Thomas Eddy letter, 1810. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009888 ...

Cope, John S.

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Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

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Morris, Samuel, 1827-1905

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Cope, William D. (William Drinker), 1798-1873

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