File 031734
Email from Robert Trivers to Jeffrey Epstein on Personal and Financial Matters (File 031734)
April 2017 email from biologist Robert Trivers to Jeffrey Epstein discussing personal challenges in Jamaica, career developments including a book deal, and financial matters ahead of his retirement.
Summary
Robert Trivers writes to Jeffrey Epstein about mixed personal circumstances: positive career developments including securing a literary agent and expanding his memoir with new chapters on his scientific work, and hopeful prospects for a senior fellowship at Cornell and a sabbatical in Aarhus, Denmark. He expresses concerns about rising crime and racial harassment in Jamaica where he has invested in property, describing a hostile encounter at an ATM. Trivers concludes with questions about Epstein's market outlook given upcoming forced retirement in July and plans for investing approximately $900,000 in retirement savings.
From: Robert TriversSent: 4/20/2017 3:54:45 PMTo: Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]Subject: good and badImportance: HighJeffreyin a mixed stateon the up side i now have an excellent agent, am adding two chapters to my expanded memoir that deal with 1.my first five famous papers and 2. my work on genetic conflict within ourselves; so there is a good chance i cansell the book by this summer to a publisher and start reaping some money off ita friend at Cornell has now contacted me regarding a special senior fellowship they have and i remain hopefulthat i will soon be relaxing with the famously beautiful women of Aarhus by late Septemberon the downside, Jamaica is increasingly dangerous, murder rate climbing once again, about 6th highest inworldand i encounter a lot of racism, especially from young thugs—not so much hostility as disrespect—they regardme as an easy target—that old white man nah know nothing, we can rob him or do as we pleaseyesterday morning at 7am very hostile encounter at an ATM machine, no overt attempt to rob me or i wouldhave shot him dead, just cursing me and my mother out because he had to wait an extra minute or two while idid my transaction—all my Jamaican male friends agree that he would not have acted that way toward a dark-skinned manmakes me reluctant so spend so much time here or to continue to invest in my propertyi hope you are fine, the Trump bump in the market seems to have stalled and i would be curious what youthought of the market over the next three years—i will be forcibly retired July 1 but as long as i have'employment' (equals fellowships at the moment) for a couple of years i need not spend my retirement moneywhich will be roughly $900,000; at most i might put 450 grand in an annuity and keep the rest investedall the bestbobHOUSE OVERSIGHT 031734