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"John Comly and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1827-1828"
This collection is comprised of the single typed volume entitled
"John Comly and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1827-1828." The manuscript was copied from the original by one of Comly's grandsons. The original manuscript was written for "Rupp's History of the Religious Denominations of the United States" in Byberry Friends' Library.
John Comly papers
This collection includes printed and manuscript materials concerning the publication and sale of Comly's books, his probate records, and other papers relating to John Comly and his family. Also includes records of the Byberry & Andalusia (Turnpike) Road Company.
Comly-White Family Papers
Committee on Peace and Service of the Bucks Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Collected Records
Includes minutes of meetings, correspondence, statements and reports, press releases, and news clippings. Correspondents include Conveners Mary Bye and Edward G. Ramberg, a noted physicist.
Lydia Cooke diaries
Lydia Barton Cooke was a Philadelphia Quaker who joined the Hicksites in 1828. Diary entries include prayers, poems, descriptions of domestic duties, social calls from family and friends, Quaker meetings, and discussions of the health of her husband and children. Cooke's diaries also feature religious reflections, potentially concerning the separation between Orthodox and Hicksite.
Cooper-Richardson Family Papers
The Cooper-Richardson collection contains correspondence and family memorabilia from the Cooper family (William Evans and Sarah Matlack Roberts Cooper). The Cooper family were Quakers of New Jersey, attending meetings in the Woodbury and Byberry areas. The collection includes correspondence and family memorabilia. Of particular interest is the journal of their granddaughter, Anna C. Richardson, written on her trip to California in 1904, and the writings of Sarah Cooper.
Sarah Ann Cooper family papers
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of the Cooper family of Lancaster Co., Pa. Of particular interest are letters received from Aschel W. Cooper from New Orleans (1831-39, 1856, 1872, 1880) telling of his life in that city, Sarah Cooper's letter from Haiti (1855) describing her visit, and a letter from Hiriam T. to his sister (1847) regarding placement of her children. Also includes an advertisement of the Friend's Shaul Department of Cooper and Conard in Philadelphia (1884).
Townsend Cooper family papers
Includes Townsend Cooper's receipt book, 1870-74, and miscellaneous receipts, the disownments of Elizabeth and Mary Cooper, a printed invitation to a quilting party, 1831, and other miscellaneous materials. Also includes genealogical notes on the Cooper and Hibberd families.
Cope-Evans Family papers
Letters (with accompanying poetry, acrostics, drawings, clippings, etc.), marriage certificates, photographs, friendship book, estate related papers, account books, and computer disks. Primarily letters of the closely related Quaker families of Cope and Evans of Germantown (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); other families include Brown, Drinker, and Haines.
Cope-Evans Family papers
The Cope-Evans papers cover the years 1683 to 2012, and detail the history of the inter-related Cope and Evans families, important Philadelphia-area Quakers. The papers are divided into four series: Personal and Family papers, Business papers, J. Morris Evans papers, and Miscellaneous.
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- Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 8
- Penn, William, 1644-1718 8
- Lloyd family 7
- Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 7
- Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809 6
- Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 6
- Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 6
- Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 6
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 6
- Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 5
- Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 5
- Comly, John, 1773-1850 5
- Cope family 5
- Elkinton family 5
- Evans family 5
- Foulke family 5
- George School (Bucks County, Pa.) 5
- Hunn family 5
- Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 5
- Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 5
- Smedley family 5
- Smith family 5
- Evans, Edward W. (Edward Wyatt), 1882-1976 4
- Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures 4
- Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 4
- Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 4
- Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1872-1958 4
- Jackson, John, 1809-1855 4
- Jenkins family (Jenkins, Jabez, 1792-1858) 4
- Palmer family 4
- Parrish, John, 1729-1807 4
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 4
- Price family 4
- Scattergood, Joseph 4
- Sharpless family 4
- Taylor family 4
- Truman, George 4
- Walton family 4
- Wharton, Joseph, 1826-1909 4
- Williams family 4
- Allen family 3
- Allinson, Brent D. (Brent Dow) 3
- Brown family 3
- Brown, Moses, 1793-1879 3
- Bunting family 3
- Cooper family 3
- Darlington family 3
- Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820 3
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 3
- Fisher family 3
- Fisher, Thomas, 1741-1810 3
- Five Years Meeting (Society of Friends: U.S.) 3
- Gwynedd Boarding School (Gwynedd, Pa.) 3
- Haines family 3
- Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877 3
- Hamm, Thomas D. 3
- Hayes, John Russell, 1866-1945 3
- Hull, William I. (William Isaac), 1868-1939 3
- Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835 3
- Jones, Rebecca, 1739-1817 3
- Kite, Mary, 1793?-1861 3
- Lewis, Graceanna, 1821-1912 3
- Mather family 3
- Miller family 3
- Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Hicksite) 3
- Ogden family 3
- Ohio Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative : 1854- ) 3
- Parrish family 3
- Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886 3
- Parrish, Edward, 1822-1872 3
- Paschall family 3
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) 3
- Preston, Ann, 1813-1872 3
- Reynolds, Earle L. 3
- Richardson family 3
- Savery, William, 1750-1804 3
- Schofield, Martha 3
- Scott, Job, 1751-1793 3
- Sellers family 3
- Sharples, Edith, 1743-1787 3
- Sharples, Joshua, 1747-1826 3
- Swarthmore Chautauqua Association 3
- Thomas family 3
- Walker family 3
- Warner family 3
- Wharton family 3
- Whitson, Benjamin F., 1867-1957 3
- William Penn Charter School 3
- Willoughby, George, pacifist 3
- Wilson family 3
- Wistar, Margaret, 1728?-1793 3
- A Quaker Action Group 2
- Abington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 2
- Abington Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2 + ∧ less
