Manuscripts
Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, letter to John Wayles Eppes
- Description
Polygraph copy; endorsed by Jefferson. Includes contract by Jefferson to send enslaved persons worth $4000 to Eppes. (2 pages)
- Date
- 1820 October 13
- Call number
- HM 5902
- Provenance
- Purchased from American Art Association, 1920, 1921.
- Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 1915-1920.
- Purchased from Maggs Bros. 1916, 1918.
- Purchased from George D. Smith,
- Restrictions
- RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
- Rights
- The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
