Francis Eppes Letter, 1838.

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Francis Eppes Letter, 1838.

Letter was written by Francis Eppes to Rev. John Woart of Swedesboro, N.J., dated July 25, 1838, and is an invitation to take charge of St. Johns Church in Tallahassee, FL.

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Florida State University

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Florida State College

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In 1851, the Florida State Legislature authorized the all-male Seminary West of the Suwannee on the property of the Florida Institute in Tallahassee. The first classes were held in 1857 and in 1858 females were admitted in a seperate department called the Female Institute which operated until 1882 when the Seminary became coeducational. During the Civil War, in 1863, the institution's name was changed to the Florida Military and Collegiate Institute. Cadets from this ins...

St. John's Episcopal Church (Tallahassee, Fla.)

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Woart, John, 1810-1893

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Soldier stationed at Fort Abercrombie, N.D. From the description of Letters, 1870-1871. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 32551479 ...

Eppes, Francis

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Francis Eppes was the grandson of Thomas Jefferson and a long-time resident of Tallahassee, FL; he came to Florida in the 1820's and served as mayor of the city and head of the Seminary West of the Suwannee, which eventually became Florida State College for Women and later Florida State University. From the description of Francis Eppes Letter, 1838. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 40098509 ...