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The Cope Residence, Lancaster, Pa.
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Creator
Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927
Title
The Cope Residence, Lancaster, Pa.
Date
ca. 1922
Description
Depicts a two-story brick home in Lancaster, Pa. identified as having been owned by a Quaker family during the Revolutionary War.
Notes
This typical Colonial homestead, which remained a notable local feature of Lancaster until June, 1904, was the house of Caleb Cope, a member of the Society of Friends, and prior to the Revolution a Burgess of the town. In the fall of 1775 a number of British officers who had been captured by the Americans in the Canadian operations were sent to Lancaster and placed on parole. Among them was Captain John Andre, then twenty-four years old. Having difficulty in securing lodgings, young Andre was invited by Caleb Cope to his home, despite the prejudice of the townspeople. Like a large proportion of the Quakers, the Copes were passively loyalists. Andre and another officer abode here some months, being then removed to Carlisle. Andre, talented and agreeable, gained many friends. He employed his leisure in instructing young Thomas P. Cope in drawing. Two bricks from the wall of the house have been preserved which bear the initals of Andre and his boy associate. After his exchange Andre became Adjutant General of the British force. His death, by execution as a spy, at Tappan on the Hudson, is a tragic memory. The Cope Homestead was bought in 1851 by the Hon. A. Herr Smith, and his daughter, Eliza D. Smith, resided there up to the time of its demolition.
Taylor Catalog Number: 125
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Frank H. Taylor Collection
Identifier
Taylor - Case 3-7 [2717.F]
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Frank H. Taylor Illustration Collection
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