Cope Evans Family Papers

Haverford

The Cope Evans Family Papers contain the letters of the closely related Quaker families of Cope and Evans who lived in Germantown, Pennsylvania.  The materials  in the collection were created between 1730-2009. Letters  discuss family, friends and home life, and reflect the social environment of these Quaker families.  Other topics to be found within the letters include Philadelphia history, Haverford history, travels in Europe, education, illness and death, and discussions of national events such as the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the assassinations of Presidents Lincoln and McKinley.  They are a rich source of information on a large number of topics.

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1863 March 9, Linden St, to Anna S. Cope my dear Friend
Title:
1863 March 9, to Anna S. Cope my dear Friend
Date:
1863-03-09
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Taxes of Thomas P. Cope Jr., 1901 July 15
Title:
Taxes of Thomas P. Cope Jr., 1901 July 15
Date:
1901-07-15
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Joseph M. Evans to Anna R. Evans, 1968 May 13
Title:
Letter from Joseph M. Evans to Anna R. Evans, 1968 May 13
Date:
1968-05-13
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Caroline Elizabeth Cope to "Lillie", 1877 August 19
Title:
Letter from Caroline Elizabeth Cope to "Lillie", 1877 August 19
Description:
Addressed to "Lillie, probably Elizabeth Stewardson Cope
Date:
1877-08-19
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1883 July 11, Meadow Farm, to sister
Title:
1883 July 11, to sister
Date:
1883-07-11
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1869 October 21, to My Dear Niece
Title:
1869 October 21, to My Dear Niece
Description:
letter is actually to a sister of Francis R Cope
Date:
1869-09-21
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1841 August 2, Philada, to Father, West Chester, Pa.
Title:
1841 August 2, Pa.
Date:
1841-08-02
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1828 May 3, List of clothes, books & other articles packed in two leather trunks &c, for Montrose, 5 Mo. 3. 1828
Title:
1828 May 3, books & other articles packed in two leather trunks &c, 5 Mo. 3. 1828
Description:
List of clothes taken with me from Philada. to Woodbourne--- 5 Mo. --1828. Also, list of bedding & furniture in dwelling at Woodbourne.

William Drinker Cope moved to Susquehanna County, Pa. (Montrose, later at Woodbourne) where he established a farm in order to look after his father's land interests.
Date:
1828-05-03
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1893 August 18, Woodbourne, to my dear Caroline & Annete
Title:
1893 August 18, to my dear Caroline & Annete
Date:
1893-08-18
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1903 July 4, Franconia, to My dearest sister
Title:
1903 July 4, to My dearest sister
Date:
1903-07-04
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1866 October 6(?), Awbury, to Mother & sister, Newport
Title:
1866 October 6(?), to Mother & sister, Newport
Description:
First page of letter is written by Rachel Cope Evans in the voice of her younger sister Caroline Mary Cope Lewis, then less than a year old.
Date:
1866-10-06
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1885 August 26, Philadelphia, to My darling wife
Title:
1885 August 26, to My darling wife
Date:
1885-08-26
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1844 September 8, to Thomas P. Cope Esquire
Title:
1844 September 8, to Thomas P. Cope Esquire
Date:
1844-09-08
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1886 July 24, Philadelphia, to My dear wife
Title:
1886 July 24, to My dear wife
Date:
1886-07-24
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1836 February 7, Haverford, to Dear Mother, Philadelphia
Title:
1836 February 7, Philadelphia
Date:
1836-02-07
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Joseph Morris Evans and Anne Tall Evans to Anna Rhoads Evans c/o Anna Cope Evans, 1949 September 6
Title:
Letter from Joseph Morris Evans and Anne Tall Evans to Anna Rhoads Evans c/o Anna Cope Evans, 1949 September 6
Date:
1949-09-06
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Alfred Cope to Henry Cope, 1836 June 14
Title:
Letter from Alfred Cope to Henry Cope, 1836 June 14
Date:
1836-06-14
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1871 March 7, Philadelphia, Taxes for 1871 on 11th St. House, Receipt
Title:
1871 March 7, Receipt
Description:
Receipt from Thomas Evans Estate.
Date:
1871-03-07
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Edward Waln to Job Roberts Tyson, 1846 January 26
Title:
Letter from Edward Waln to Job Roberts Tyson, 1846 January 26
Date:
1846-01-26
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1852 October 11, Woodbourne, to Dear Brother, Philadelphia
Title:
1852 October 11, Philadelphia
Date:
1852-10-11
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers

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