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Correspondence of Thomas Jefferson with the Eppes family

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  • "Thomas Jefferson correspondence"

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  • "Jefferson requests Maria to compare the climates of Philadelphia and Monticello by listing the appearance of animals and vegetables at each and discusses family matters."
  • "Jefferson's correspondence with Eppes discusses family matters particularly the education of his grandson Francis. He mentions his debts, his dislike of borrowing from Federalist banks, and Eppes' use of Jefferson's slaves."
  • "The collection contains letters 1790 December 7 and 1791 March 9, Jefferson to Maria Jefferson; letters 1803 February 21, 1808 June 4, 1814 September 9, 1817 June 6, and 1818 May 3, Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes; a letter 1820 June 12, Eppes to Jefferson; a letter 1864 July 20, Francis Eppes to Maria Jefferson Eppes Shine; and Eppes and Edgehill Randolph family tree, n. d.; and the name plate and title page of Maria Jefferson Eppes' book "Poems by Mr. Gray.""

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  • "History"
  • "Letters (Correspondence)"

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  • "Correspondence of Thomas Jefferson with the Eppes family"