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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Letter from Annette Cope, Baveno, Italy, to Lilly, 1878 June 30
Title:
Letter from Annette Cope, 1878 June 30
Date:
1878-06-30
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Financial record of Thomas P. Cope, 1837 February 14
Title:
Financial record of Thomas P. Cope, 1837 February 14
Date:
1837-02-14
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1850 October 3, Woodbourne, to Dear Brother, Philadelphia
Title:
1850 October 3, Philadelphia
Date:
1850-10-03
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from the Charles Warner Company to Thomas P. Cope Jr., 1903 August 21
Title:
Letter from the Charles Warner Company to Thomas P. Cope Jr., 1903 August 21
Date:
1903-08-21
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1906 September 9, Jamestown, R.I., to Dear mother
Title:
1906 September 9, to Dear mother
Date:
1906-09-09
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Rachel Cope Evans to her sister, presumably Elizabeth Stewardson Cope, 1936 July 27
Title:
Letter from Rachel Cope Evans to her sister, 1936 July 27
Date:
1936-07-27
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1904 September 1, North East Harbor, to Dear Rachel
Title:
1904 September 1, to Dear Rachel
Date:
1904-09-01
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1834 February 28, Philadelphia, to Alfred Cope
Title:
1834 February 28, to Alfred Cope
Description:
Thomas P. Cope expresses his expectation of the defunding of the Second Bank of the United States to son Alfred Cope. He is critical of President Jackson and Pennsylvania Governor George Wolf regarding their responsibility with money. Jackson named Wolf the First Comptroller of the Treasury in 1836.
Date:
1834-02-28
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1860 December 1, A., to Chellie
Title:
1860 December 1, to Chellie
Date:
1860-12-01
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1843 August 17, Philadelphia, to Dear Mother
Title:
1843 August 17, to Dear Mother
Date:
1843-08-17
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1896 September 16, Lake Placid, to My very dear Mother
Title:
1896 September 16, to My very dear Mother
Description:
Watermark includes an illustration of an anchor with superimposed text that reads, Oceanic Mail Wm. H. Ward & Co London.
Date:
1896-09-16
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1891 June 22, Woodbourne, to My Dear Wife
Title:
1891 June 22, to My Dear Wife
Date:
1891-06-22
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1906 February 14, Hotel Suisse, Via Veneto, Rome, to Dear Cousin Anna
Title:
1906 February 14, to Dear Cousin Anna
Date:
1906-02-14
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1893 October 28, Woodbourne, to My Dear Wife
Title:
1893 October 28, to My Dear Wife
Date:
1893-10-28
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Financial record of Thomas P. Cope, 1835 July 11
Title:
Financial record of Thomas P. Cope, 1835 July 11
Date:
1835-07-11
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1841 April 30, Woodbourne, to my dear Brother, [Philadelphia]
Title:
1841 April 30, [Philadelphia]
Date:
1841-04-30
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1836 October 20, Hav. College, to Mother, Philadelphia
Title:
1836 October 20, Philadelphia
Date:
1836-10-20
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1893 October 29, Woodbourne, to dear Carrie
Title:
1893 October 29, to dear Carrie
Date:
1893-10-29
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Joseph Morris Evans and Anne Tall Evans to Anna Rhoads Evans c/o Anna Cope Evans, 1954 July 13
Title:
Letter from Joseph Morris Evans and Anne Tall Evans to Anna Rhoads Evans c/o Anna Cope Evans, 1954 July 13
Date:
1954-07-13
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1889 March 4, Asheville, to Grandpa & Grandma
Title:
1889 March 4, to Grandpa & Grandma
Date:
1889-03-04
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers

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