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Colonial Williamsburg Rockefeller Library

• Bookplate collection. Special Collections MS 1990.1 Catalog

• A Collection of Entrees (London: In aedibus Richardi Tottel, Cum pr iuilegio, 1574). Special Collections Oversize, KD318 .R3 Catalog Microform?

• Homer Odysseia Catalog

• Papers, 1763-1824. George Wythe material in Jefferson Papers (CWF M-18). Special Collections PH 14. Catalog Photocopies.

• Papers: In the Baylor Family Papers, 1714-1950 and n.d., 34 items. Other authors include George Wythe.

• Papers: In the Public Hospital for Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds Court of Directors Minutes, 1770-1801, 1 volume. Other authors include George Wythe.

• Papers: In the Baylor Family Papers, 1714-1950 and n.d., 34 items. Other authors include George Wythe.

Includes Wythe’s bookplate

• Homer. Ομηρου Οδυσσεια. Homeri Odyssea Græca. Oxonii: 1750.

• Rastell, William. A Collection of Entries of Declarations, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Issues, Verdicts, Judgements, Executions, Proces, Continuances, Essoynes, and Divers Other Matters Newly Amended and Much Enlarged with Many Good Presidents of Later Time, Whereof Divers are upon Sundry Statutes, and Noted in the End of the Table: the New Presidents throughout the Book, and likewise their Titles in the Table, have this Mark [fingerpost] set before Them: by the Authors Epistle, and Directions Therein, .... London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins ... and are to be sold by George Sawbridge, 1670.

Inscribed by Wythe

• Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia; written in the Year 1781, somewhat corrected and enlarged in the Winter of 1782, for the use of a Foreigner of Distinction,… [Paris]: 1782 [1784-85]. 1st edition [Inscribed on the front blank leaf: The Gift of the Honbl. George Wythe To Upton Beall May 10th 1787. Virginia & Maryland. It is also inscribed on the first page: Upton Beale/ To gift the Honb. G. Wythe.

• Lucretius Carus, Titus. T. Lucretius Carus, Of the Nature of Things, in Six Books. Translated by Thomas Creech. 2nd edition. London: 1714-15. [Title page of first volume inscribed, Of Doctor James Blair's executor bought by G. Wythe.]

Inscribed to Wythe

• Adams, John. Thoughts on Government; Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies. Boston: 1776. Reprint ed. [Inscribed From John Adams to George Wythe]

Law firm of George Wythe and Robert Carter Nicholas

Harvard University

• Counterfeiting. Law on counterfeiting Bills of Credit passed, July 3, 1766, by Va. House of Burgesses. (MS Sparks 71) Mss. Va., 2-3. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1560-1843. Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University. Finding aid. Cited in Hemphill, "Colonial Briton," p. 258.

• Duane, James, 1733-1797. Transcript of L.s. (Jas. Duane [and 4 others]) to George Wythe; New York, 9 Apr 1785. [2]p. (141) John Lowell papers, 1629-1894. Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University. Finding aid.

• GEORGE WYTHE: Virginia. Treasury. Ms.: two pages from an account book of payments for salaries, etc., including a signed receipt by George Wythe. [Richmond, Va.? Oct 1789] [2]p. Included also is an entry signed: [Patrick] Henry. (40) John Hubbard collection of letters and documents of signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1750-1933. Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University. Finding aid.

• Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794. A.L.s. to Patrick Henry; Philadelphia, 17 Sep 1776. 1s.(3p.). (24) Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University. Finding aid. (Note "Wythe" says see #24.)

Haverford College Library

• Ms. of George Wythe, July 10, 1755, Roberts Autograph Collection, Haverford College Library. 'The earliest available writing from Wythe's pen now known to be extant constitutes a signed order for certain merchandize, but exactly what the articles he desired were is a matter of conjecture: "an aelolipyle a receiver and wood cup for shower of Mercury to be had of Naime and Blunt mr Shermer will be so good as [to] procure for G. Wythe."'

• George Wythe to Thomas Burke, August 9, 1775, Roberts Autograph Collection, Haverford College Library. A facsimile of this letter is in the New York Historical Society Library.

• George Wythe to John Tabb, September 22, 1782, Roberts Autograph Collection, Haverford College Library.

• Ms. copy in the handwriting of George Wythe, with his signature, of a portion of the minutes for November 29, 1753, Roberts Autograph Collection, Haverford College Library. 'Perhaps it was about this time, too, that Wythe extracted from the minutes of the House in 1753 for an unknown purpose an except recording the Burgesses' treatment of a man who had used abusive language in addressing one of their members.'

Huntington Library

• "Memoranda Concerning the Death of Chancellor Wythe—Signed in the Aut[o]g[rap]h. of T[homas] H. Wynne and rec'd by him from Dr. John Dove, Sept. 16, 1856," MS. in the Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. (May be at Library of Virginia?)

Library of Congress

Manuscript Division

Original documents of the Oaths of Allegiance to George II and George III (Miscellaneous Virginia, 1606-1772) with signatures of George Wythe. See: Leola O. Walker, "Officials in the City Government of Colonial Williamsburg," 75 The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography (Jan.1967), p.35-36, note 1-2.

Library of Virginia

• Proceedings of a meeting held at the Capitol in the city of Richmond for the purposes of forming a Republican ticket to be submitted to the freeholders of the State of Virginia at the ensuing election of electors to choose President and Vice-President, 1800 Jan. 21-27 Jan. Catalog

• William Allason. Records, 1722-1847. Accession 13, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. Finding aid

• Bolling v. Bolling. Bolling family court case, 1764 [microform]. 41008 Miscellaneous reel 5247. Original at the Huntington Library. Catalog

• "Memoirs of the Late George Wythe, Esquire," American Gleaner and Virginia Magazine, January 24, 1807, p. 1. With "correct likeness" by William Satchwell Leney. Catalog

• Proceedings of the State Conference, Virginia Daughters of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1922 (Wythe monument ceremony) Catalog

• "A Venerable Old Tree." The Times (Richmond, VA), Sunday, October 28, 1894, p. 1. Cutting in Wythe's Bible, UVA Virginia Chronicle

• "Memoranda Concerning the Death of Chancellor Wythe—Signed in the Aut[o]g[rap]h. of T[homas] H. Wynne and rec'd by him from Dr. John Dove, Sept. 16, 1856," MS. in the Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Catalog

• Order Book No. 6, 1804-1806, and Minutes No. 3, 1802-1806 [microform]. Contains witness testimony for Commonwealth v Swinney. Reproduced in Hemphill, "Examinations of George Wythe Swinney for Forgery and Murder: A Documentary Essay" (1955).

• The case of Overtons mill : prolegomena, in the Richmond common-law district court, Elizabeth Overton and Richard Overton, plaintiffs, against David Ross, defendent. [Richmond, Va.? : s.n., 1803?] ***George Wythe Decision NOT in Case Reports***

• Reel 233, Box 294, Folder 5. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/petitions/petitionsSearch.asp 1795/11/16 An Act to ameliorate the present condition of slaves, and give freedom to those born after the passing of the act.

Monticello

Book with George Wythe bookplate

Pennsylvania Historical Society

• Cooke, John Esten, "George Wythe." 9 small Ms. pp., n. d. Manuscript Biographies Collection, Pennsylvania Historical Society Library. Cited in Hemphill, "Colonial Briton."

Smith College

• Wythe's opinion about the will of William West concerns the division of West's estate to "the other children." Included in the division is the value of slaves, surplus crop and outstanding debts. At the end of the document is a concurrence by Ro. C. Nicholas, 1772 Apr. 11. Catalog record.

Swem Library

• St. George Tucker, Doctorate of Civil Law from the College of William and Mary. University Archives Diploma Collection, 1756-1984, Drawer 6: S-U, Folder 22. Temple seal.

• Petition of the President and Professors, 1787. Temple seal. Wythe signature?

• Petition, ca. 1799, of Gabriel Jones of Rockingham County, Va. Lord Fairfax's heirs. Wythe note.

• John Page to St. George Tucker, June 29, 1806. Tucker-Coleman Papers

• Marshall-Wythe Celebration, 1954. Marshall/Wythe/Blackstone busts Alvin Duke Chandler Records, 1951-1960

• Richmond Enquirer, June 13, 1806 Catalog

• Richmond Argus, June 13, 1806 Catalog

• Papers: ca. 1781-1927, 56 items. Database

The papers of George Wythe contain copies of letters, 1781-1783, from George Wythe, one to John Adams and another to Thomas Jefferson concerning the use of the College of William and Mary as a hospital. Also included is a magazine article about George Wythe, a newspaper copy of William Munford’s oration at George Wythe’s funeral, and correspondence of Robert M. Hughes from 1921 concerning a monument for George Wythe’s grave. The papers also contain several engravings of George Wythe.

• Papers: In the Patrick Henry Papers, ca. 1778-1927, 30 items. Correspondents include George Wythe. An inventory is available in the library.

• Papers: In the Francis Little Collection, 1770-1864, 6 items. Other authors include George Wythe.

See also this search result: http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/search?text=%22george+wythe%22&f1-publisher=College+of+William+and+Mary

University of South Carolina

• Weems, M.L., "The Honest Lawyer: An Anecdote," The Times (Charleston, S.C.), July 1, 1806. (In W&M Quarterly 25. Source of National Intelligencer article, July 25, 1806?) Catalog

University of Virginia

• Autographs and signed legal documents of noted Americans [manuscript] 1790-1824. Catalog record.

• Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery (1795). Jefferson's copy, but also has Appendix with Greek, like Wythe's? Catalog record.

• An exact abridgement of all the public acts of Assembly of Virginia, Catalog record.

• Jefferson's "alleged child". Catalog record.

• License, 1774 March 3, to Joseph Prentis. Webb-Prentis Papers? UVA record says: "This collection was given to the Library on 15 May 1978 by Mrs. Robert H. Webb, Charlottesville, Virginia, and Dr. Joseph Prentis Webb, Central Lake, Michigan." Rockefeller library record says: "Attached is a photo enlargement of wax seals of John Randolph and George Wythe. Facsimile. Meriden, Conn.: Meriden Gravure, Ltd., 1980. Original owned by Dr. Joseph Webb. Central Lake, Michigan."

• Microfilm: Ledger of Williamsburg, Va., merchant [manuscript] 1784-1789. Catalog record.

• Opinion on the title of Romancocke Plantation, King and Queen County, Virginia, signed by Wythe on behalf of George Washington [manuscript] 1773 Dec. 15. MSS 3615-a Autograph Folder 2 Catalog record.

• Papers: n.d. and 1775, 2 items. A letter signed by George Wythe to an unidentified correspondent [Elbridge Gerry?] on October 24, 1775. An engraving of George Wythe accompanies the letter.

• Papers: 1776, 1 item. A letter from George Wythe to John Page written on October 7, 1776. In the letter, George Wythe writes that he fears “evil consequences” will result from the unsuccessful peace conference on Staten Island between Lord Howe and Adams, Franklin and Rutledge. He reports on the course of the war in New York, confirming the defeat and retreat at Kip’s Bay, and the counter-attack at Harlem Heights in which Major Andrew Leitch was mortally wounded. George Wythe has been informed that the army is not discouraged and wishes to continue fighting. He also promises to forward a seal and notes in a postscript that General Lee has come to Philadelphia on his way to Washington’s headquarters in New York. An engraving of Wythe accompanies the letter.

• Papers: In the Papers pertaining to Thomas Jefferson or the Jefferson and Randolph family, 1747-1827, 434 items. The collection contains papers of the law firm of George Wythe and Robert Carter Nicholas, Williamsburg, Va., 1740-1769. Catalog record.

• Papers of the Lee family [manuscript] 1750-1809, George Wythe to Richard Henry Lee, February 14, 1766, Lee Papers, University of Virginia Library. George Wythe to Richard Henry Lee, March 31, 1768. Catalog record.

• Papers: Prentis Family correspondence [manuscript] 1767-1829. Catalog record.

• Plea for Injunction, Holliday v. Lauck 6 November 1801 - See more at: http://lib.law.virginia.edu/specialcollections/records/mss/78-6/digital/1852#sthash.KaPMvCj0.dpuf

• Wythe's Decisons (pamphlets). Catalog record, catalog record.

Virginia Historical Society

• Letter[s] from George Wythe. Adams Family Papers, 1672-1792. Section 6. Mss1 Ad198 a 12-167.

• Opinion, n.d., of George Wythe concerning religion. Papers, 1672-1792. Section 17. Mss1 Ad198 a 221-222.

• Bazile, Leon M. "Discourse refuting statements made that George Wythe at one time led a life of dissipation." 4pp. Mss7:1 W9974:1

Yale University

• Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776: Detail of George Wythe (after restoration). Catalog record.