Cope Family Papers, 1792-1877.

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Cope Family Papers, 1792-1877.

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The Cope family descended from Oliver Cope who settled in northern Delaware in the late 1680s. His son, John Cope, joined the Society of Friends, and his and succeeding generations were active in Quaker affairs. Their son, Jasper Cope (1775-1856), a Baltimore dry goods merchant, was married in 1800 under Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Northern District, to Rebecca Shoemaker (1781-1856). Rebecca's sister, Ann (1772-1837), married John Janney (1765-1823) of Alexandria Monthly Meeting, Va. He died in 1823 while on a sea voyage, a trip recorded in a journal kept by his wife. Rebecca and Jasper Cope had seven children, including Emma (b. 1808) who married Charles Yarnell, son of Ellis and Mary Horner Yarnell, in 1834.

2 boxes ; l linear ft.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Janney, Ann, d. 1837.

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Gurney, Joseph-John, 1788-1847

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Quaker philanthropist, writer, and minister. From the description of Letter : Charleston, to Samuel Bettle, 1840 May 3. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28886177 An English Quaker reformer and writer, Gurney traveled widely in the U.S., Canada and West Indies. From the description of ALS, 1841 February 1 : Earlham, [Eng.] to Cecilia Baring / J.J. Gurney. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 44996509 ...

Cope family.

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Cope, Rebecca, 1781-1856.

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Day, Mahlon, 1790-1854

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Quaker, publisher of children's books, printer, and bookseller of New York City. From the description of Journal of a voyage among the West India Islands, 1839 Nov. 11-1840 Apr. 20. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663089 Mahlon Day was an Orthodox Quaker printer and bookseller of New York City. He and his wife, Mary, joined the Society of Friends in 1820, and Mahlon Day travelled in the ministry with Joseph John Gurney. His press produced many t...

Yarnell, Emma Cope, b. 1808.

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Cope, Jasper, 1775-1856

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Janney, John, 1765-1823.

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