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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 200 items) |
Abstract | Members of the Copp family resided in Savannah, Ga. The collection includes correspondence and other papers, chiefly 1820-1850, of members of the Copp family. Correspondence, 1820-1850, consists primarily of letters to D. D. Copp (died 1856?) of Savannah from his brothers Joseph A. Copp and William J. Copp, and his friend, A. H. (Alexander Hamilton) Avery, as well as one letter each from his brothers, Belton A. Copp of Groton, Conn., and George Copp of Plymouth, Lowndes County, Miss., and a few other letters. Joseph A. Copp, apparently a minister, wrote from Sag Harbour, Long Island, N.Y., primarily about religious matters. William J. Copp wrote first from Winchester, Tenn., about his decision to study and practice law, and about economic problems, the currency issue, and presidential politics in Tennessee; later from Aberdeen, Miss., primarily about family matters; and still later from Prescott, Wisc., again about family matters. Alexander Hamilton Avery wrote from Springfield [Mass.?], about his business there and comparing life there to life in Savannah. Other papers include a letter, 21 August 1861, from Charles Copp at Camp Mercer, Tybee Island, Ga., about camp life; papers of Mary Copp Wilbur, 1866-1900, about her family, local charities, and Presbyterian Sunday School matters; and manuscript poems and fiction by Fedora Isabel Copp Wilbur concerning Civil War and Reconstruction issues and other matters. |
Creator | Copp (Family : Savannah, Ga.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Members of the Copp family of Savannah, Ga., included D. D. Copp (died 1856?); his brothers, Joseph Addison Copp, apparently a minister, and William J. Copp, a lawyer; Belton A. Copp of Groton, Conn.; George Copp of Plymouth, Miss.; Charles Copp, a Confederate soldier; Mary E. Copp Wilbur; and Fedora Isabel Copp Wilbur.
Back to TopThe collection includes correspondence and other papers, chiefly 1820-1850, of members of the Copp family of Savannah, Ga. Correspondence, 1820-1850, consists primarily of letters to D. D. Copp (d. 1856?) of Savannah from his brothers Joseph A. Copp and William J. Copp, and his friend, A. H. (Alexander Hamilton) Avery, as well as one letter each from his brothers, Belton A. Copp of Groton, Conn., and George Copp of Plymouth, Lowndes County, Miss., and a few other letters. Joseph A. Copp, apparently a minister, wrote from Sag Harbour, Long Island, N.Y., primarily about religious matters. William J. Copp wrote first from Winchester, Tenn., about his decision to study and practice law, and about economic problems, the currency issue, and presidential politics in Tennessee; later from Aberdeen, Miss., primarily about family matters; and still later from Prescott, Wisc., again about family matters. Alexander Hamilton Avery wrote from Springfield [Mass.?], about his business there and comparing life there to life in Savannah. Other papers include a letter, 21 August 1861, from Charles Copp at Camp Mercer, Tybee Island, Ga., about camp life; papers of Mary Copp Wilbur, 1866-1900, about her family, local charities, and Presbyterian Sunday School matters; and manuscript poems and fiction by Fedora Isabel Copp Wilbur concerning Civil War and Reconstruction issues and other matters.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1820-1850 |
Folder 2 |
1860-1870 |
Folder 3 |
1882-1917 |
Folder 4 |
Undated |
Folder 5 |
Undated |
Folder 6 |
Undated |
Image Folder PF-778/1 |
11 stereographs |