Box 2

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(3 items) 3 letters, New York, 1823-1824, to Thomas P. Cope (re immigration of free Black people to Haiti and N.Y. Yearly Meeting)

Scope and Contents (23 items: letters, AD, diary) includes:Garrett. Philip C., AD, "Address delivered before the Haverford Euethean Association by Philip C. Garrett. 12 mo. 1857"Wistar, Thomas, 3 letters, Haverford College, 1857, to PCG (re Euethean Association)The following items found clipped together:[ ], O.O., [Brig. Genl. USA]. letter, Nov. 11, 1871Bines, Samuel M., Letter, Phila. 11 mo. 10, 1855 (re election to "The Apprentice's Library Co.")...

Scope and Contents (32 items: letters) letters are from:Brown, G.A., [per Brown Shipley Co.]. Letter, Liverpool, July 17, 1858Brown Shipley Co., 5 letters, Liverpool, April 6 - July 22, 1858 (re business)Cope, Alfred, 2 letters, England, June 15 and July 19, 1858Cope, Elizabeth Waln 8 letters, Phila. and Awbury, 3 mo. 7 - 6 mo. 27, 1858, to her husband Thomas Pim Cope while he was in Europe [4 mo. 30 letter encloses notes from sister Elly and cousin Clemmy] [also...

Scope and Contents Cope, Alban, 7 letters, Utica (1890) and Hartford (1891) to his mother and father [note: Alban apparently was a patient at the New York State Lunatic Asylum (now the Utica Psychiatric Hospital) and was later at Hartford [Retreat?]]Cope, E.S., Letter, Woodbourne, July 23, 1890 to "uncle" Thomas Cope from "niece"Cope, F.R. [Francis Reeve], Letter, Phila., 3 mo. 28, 1890 to his "brother," Thomas Pim Cope (Additional Francis R. Cope papers in Box E, folder 5)...

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37 letters, Awbury (and other locations), 3 mo. 28 - 8 mo. 27, 1890, to her husband, Thomas Pim Cope [while he was in Great Britain on a religious journey] [note: letters tell of family and friends, including Alban's situation, treatment and visits to his family]

Scope and Contents Letters date chiefly from his travel with Samuel Morris in Great Britain and France on a religious journey in 1890, most are thank you letters for Quaker books that he had sent from America to various persons and express friendship to Cope and Morris on their travels. (ca. 47 items: letters) letters are from:Adair, WilliamAlexander, JanieAtwood, Charles E. [Dr.]. letter, Utica, Aug. 27, 1891 (re Alban Cope's removal to [Hartford] "Retreat")...

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"Alfred Cope. Accounts of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting for the years 1846-50" [series of handwritten notebooks sewn together]

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(2 items):

"Apportionment of $40,000 among the mixed Menominee, 1849," 6 mo. 20. - 7 mo. 10, 1849. [manuscript, 37 pp.]

"Minutes of the Menominee Council 1849 - Thos. Wistar Jr. Commissioner" [notebook, in hand of Alfred Cope]

Scope and Contents (ca. 34 items) letters are from:Bassett, E.D., 2 letters, Phila. 6 mo. 30 and 7 mo. 2, 1863 (re request for money for Black refugees)Bates, Fleming, Letter, Hanover County [Va.], 4 mo. 9, 1836 (re business)Biddle, William, Letter, [Mine?] Hill Office, 4 mo. 18, 1863 (re "Colored Institute")Braithwaite, Anna, Letter, Kendal, 3 mo. 7, 1836 (re news of family and Friends, religious thoughts)Braithwaite, Isaac, Letter, Kendal, 4 mo. 6,...

Scope and Contents (18 items: letters, accounts, memorandum) includes:7 accounts, (AC in account with Cope Brothers, 1855-1864)10 letters of AC, 1836-18406 letters, Phila. [and while traveling] to "father" Thomas P. Cope (re travel, news of family and Friends) Letter, Providence, 6 mo. 14, 1839 to "brother" Henry Cope (re travel, news of Friends)3 letters, Phila., 1836-1838, to "cousin" Abigail Barker (re news of family and Friends)...