Thomas Pim Cope diaries
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-013
Scope and Content note
This collection is composed of eleven volumes of the handwritten journals of Thomas Pym Cope, as well as ten typed transcriptions of all but the first diary. Entries cover a variety of topics including weather, religious and personal reflection, business interests, family news, discussions of international politics.
Dates
- 1800-1851
Creator
- Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim) (Person)
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical note
Thomas Pim Cope (1768 1854) was born on August 26, 1768, in Lancaster County Pa, the son of Caleb and Mary (Mendenhall) Cope. He married Mary Drinker (1766 1825) in 1792., and the couple had at least four children, two sons and two daughters.
Cope was a Quaker merchant, founder of Cope family shipping business, member of Philadelphia City Council and Pennsylvania legislature. In 1821, Cope established his first packet line to Liverpool, England. Cope was very involved in local politics; in 1837 he was a member of Convention to amend the Constitution of Pennsylvania, he was the President of the Board of Trade and of the Mercantile Library, as well as a member of the first board of Haverford College. Cope also helped create Fairmount Park by securing Lemon Hill.
Thomas Pim Cope died November 22, 1854, at the age of 86.
Cope was a Quaker merchant, founder of Cope family shipping business, member of Philadelphia City Council and Pennsylvania legislature. In 1821, Cope established his first packet line to Liverpool, England. Cope was very involved in local politics; in 1837 he was a member of Convention to amend the Constitution of Pennsylvania, he was the President of the Board of Trade and of the Mercantile Library, as well as a member of the first board of Haverford College. Cope also helped create Fairmount Park by securing Lemon Hill.
Thomas Pim Cope died November 22, 1854, at the age of 86.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (11 volumes)
Language
English
Custodial History note
The contents of the Related Correspondence folder came from J. Morris Evans in 1999.
Acquisition
The Thomas Pim Cope diaries were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College, in 1945 by Edward W. Evans.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed July 2015.
Creator
- Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim) (Person)
- Title
- Thomas Pim Cope diaries, 1800-1851
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- August 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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