THOMAS JEFFERSON, Monticello, to JOHN WAYLES EPPES, Mill Brook., 1820

Scope and content:

Thomas Cooper's information regarding expenses, curriculum, and staff at South Carolina College. Stephen Elliot a leading botanist and Nulty second to Nathaniel Bowditch in mathematics. Recommends Francis Eppes go there when Stack's school closes. Recommends John Hartwell Cocke's Bremo Seminary for the younger children. Accepts proposal of loan to be repaid in slaves in two years, men, women, and children. Proposed visit to Mill Brook. Francis Eppes' health. Mentions Correa da Serra, and Mr. Richardson of the Bremo Seminary. [1800]

Physical description:
ALS. 3 pp. Another copy: AL. 2 pp. File draft.

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