Papers of the Eppes family [manuscript] 1775-1928.

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Papers of the Eppes family [manuscript] 1775-1928.

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Family correspondence of the Eppes family of Chesterfield County, Va. and Tallahassee, Fla. Chief correspondents are: John Wayles Eppes and his wife Mary Eppes, their son Francis Wayles Eppes and his wife Mary Elizabeth Cleland Eppes and their son John Wayles Eppes. Other correspondents are: Ezra Bauder, John K. Campbell, and Harriet Randolph. Letter, 1775 July 4, Thomas Jefferson, Philadelphia, to Francis Eppes discusses the battle of Bunker Hill, the death of British major John Pitcairn, and the fitting of New England ships for war. One letter fragment (n.d.) in Jefferson's hand. Letter, 1821 April 5, Ellen Wayles Coolidge, Monticello, to Francis Eppes, Columbia, S. C. regarding Thomas Sully's portrait of Jefferson, a meeting of the U. Va. Board of Visitors, and a visit of an Englishman [3 p. 25 cm. holograph signed. with address]. Also, fragments of poetry and hymns [n.d.] in the hand of M.E.C.R. Eppes; obituaries from newspapers of various members of the Eppes, Bellamy and related families; and deed, 1856 Nov. 20, with plat of Rappanhannock, Va.

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Coolidge, Ellen Wayles Randolph, 1796-1876

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Granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson. From the description of Correspondence of Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge, 1810-1861. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51207509 ...

Eppes, John Wayles, 1825-1908,

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Randolph, Harriet

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Eppes, Francis, 1747-1808.

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Bauder, Ezra,

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Epps family.

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Eppes, Maria, 1778-1804

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Pitcairn, John, 1841-1916

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Epithet: merchant, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000408.0x000001 ...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

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 ...

Eppes, Mary Elizabeth Cleland Randolph, 1801-1835

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Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872

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Artist Thomas Sully was born in London, although his actor parents soon emigrated to the United States. A trip back to England to study painting expanded his horizons, and upon his return to the United States he developed a reputation as a first rate painter. He specialized in portraits, especially portraits of women, and painted full-length portraits of many public and private figures. He is perhaps most closely associated with his portrait of Queen Victoria and for his painting, Washington cro...

University of Virginia. Board of Visitors

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Raymond C. Bice, Jr. (1969-1990) held the position of Secretary to the Board of Visitors. From the description of Papers of the Secretary of the Board of Visitors [manuscript], 1960-1973. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648017769 During the time span of these papers, Alexander G. Gilliam, Jr. (1991- ) held the position of Secretary to the Board of Visitors. From the description of Papers of the Secretary of the Board of Visitors [manuscript], 1998-2...

Bellamy family.

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Campbell, John Kerr

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Eppes, John Wayles, 1773-1823

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U.S. senator and representative of Virginia. From the description of John Wayles Eppes correspondence, 1813-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009909 Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1801-1803, U.S. House of Delegates, 1803-1811, 1813-1817, and U.S. Senate, 1817-1819; nephew and son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson; from Buckingham Co., Va. From the description of Papers, 1807-1819. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19406188 ...