A Guide to William Eppes Family Papers 1791, 1979 Eppes Family, Papers, 1791, 1979 10582-f

A Guide to William Eppes Family Papers 1791, 1979

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Accession Number 10582-f

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10582-f

Title

William Eppes Family Papers 1791, 1979

Physical Characteristics

2 items

Language

English

Abstract

This collection consists of two items, a letter and typed manuscript, 1791 and 1979, pertaining to the Eppes family of Virginia.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

William Eppes Family Papers, 1791, 1979, Accession #10582-f, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These items were made a gift to the Library by William David Eppes of New York, New York, on February 17, 1997.

Scope and Content Information

There are two items, 1791 and 1979, pertaining to the Eppes family of Virginia. There is a letter, April 5, 1791, from Francis Eppes, Eppington, Virginia, to his father-in-law, Thomas Jefferson, [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], chiefly concerning the education of his son, Jack. Eppes comments that he and his son have thought of law as the profession Jack should study but writes that if Jefferson "should find his foundations too slender to be respectable in that line I wish you to divert his studies to anything else which you think most to his advantage...". Eppes discusses study, work, financial, and lodging arrangements for Jack. He also mentions a fortunate sale and advises Jefferson not to sell until after Christmas as Col. Skipwith "intends to dispose of one hundred on the first of October." There is also a copy of a typed manuscript, 1979, entitled "A Tribute to Eva Lee Turner Clark, Francis Epes Descendant From Her Son" by Edward Hardy Clark, written at the request of William David Eppes. Family members and others mentioned in this manuscript are Eva Lee Turner ( -1947), Francis Epes Clark ( -1945), Harriet Tarleton Gill, William Gill, and Phoebe Apperson.