A Guide to the Papers of the Jefferson, Randolph, Nicholas, and Kean Families 1785-1865 Jefferson, Randolph, Nicholas, and Kean Families, Papers 2143

A Guide to the Papers of the Jefferson, Randolph, Nicholas, and Kean Families 1785-1865

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Accession Number 2143

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

2143

Title

Papers of the Jefferson, Randolph, Nicholas, and Kean Families 1785-1865

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of ca. 20 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of the Jefferson, Randolph, Nicholas, and Kean Families, Accession #2143, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to the Library by Randolph Kean of Springfield, Virginia, on August 17, 1984.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of ca. twenty items, 1785-1865, chiefly correspondence of the Jefferson, Randolph, Nicholas and Kean families. Of special interest are three letters by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826): November 13, 1791, to Martha Jefferson Randolph (1772-1836) while in Philadelphia, where he mentions the affairs of the French West Indies and Philip Freneau's newspaper; December 7, 1808, to Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792-1875), in which he asks Randolph to pay a couple of debts for him, informs him that he is sending a polygraph to [Rubens?] Peale, and recommends the study of Sallust and Tacitus; and January 24, 1817, to John Wayles Eppes (1773-1823), in which he informs Eppes that his son, Francis Eppes (1801-1881), is learning Spanish and congratulates him on his return to public office. Ten letters were written to Thomas Jefferson and are endorsed by him; they include: a letter from his daughter, Maria Jefferson (1778-1804), concerning her study of Don Quixote , Spanish and English grammar, and other subjects; a letter from Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr. (1768-1828), March 12, 1798, concerning financial matters and a visit by Hore Browse Trist; one from Wilson Cary Nicholas (1761-1820), May 2, 1804, concerning his appointment to the post of collector at Norfolk and mentioning Maria's death; another from Martha Jefferson Randolph, May 31, 1804, expressing concern over her father's health; and a letter from John Wayles Eppes, August 19, 1820, concerning a loan for four thousand dollars and his hopes of sending Francis Eppes to Columbia College.

Other correspondents includes: Charles L. Bankhead (1788-1833), Elizabeth Eppes, R.G.H. Kean (1828-1898), Joseph Higbee, George W. Randolph (1818-1867), Col. T.J. Randolph, Thomas Mann Randolph, Sr. (1741- 1793), and Thomas Ritchie (1778-1854).

Other items of interest include: an itemized medical bill, February 28-November 6, 1824, from Dr. Andrew Kean to Thomas J. Randolph, and a receipt, June 7, 1865, to Mr. R.G.H. Kean, former Confederate chief of the Bureau of War, for a package of military documents, reports, and correspondence of General Robert E. Lee, delivered to Franklin A. Stratton.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.