Known Surviving Wythe Volumes

Owned by the College of William & Mary, Earl Gregg Swem Library (on permanent loan to the Wolf Law Library)

Coke, Edward. The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, kt. In English, in Thirteen Parts Compleat; (With References to All the Ancient and Modern Books of the Law.). London: In the Savoy, Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, for R. Gosling, 1738. [Vols. VI and VII only, include Wythe bookplate]

Owned by the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg,Virginia

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]

Atkyns, John Tracy. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke: Collected and Methodized by John Tracy Atkyns ... with Notes and References, and Three Tables; One of the Several Titles with Their Divisions, Another of the Names of the cases, and a Third of the Principal Matters. London: Printed by H. Woodfall and W. Strahan, 1765. [owned by University of Virginia, contains Wythe’s bookplate]

Owned by the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Brownlow, Richard . Brownlow Latinè Redivivus: a Book of Entries: of Such Declarations, Informations, Pleas in Barr and Abatement, Replications, Rejoynders, Issues, Verdicts, Bills of Exception to Verdicts, Judgments, Demurrers, and Other Parts of Pleadings, (Now in Use) in Personal and Mixt Actions: Contained in the First and Second Parts of the Declarations and Pleadings of Richard Brownlow. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkyns ... and are to be sold by S. Heyrick ... T. and G. Sawbridge ... and M. Gillyflower, 1693. [Includes Wythe bookplate]

Brydall, John. Ars Transferendi Dominium, the Second Part. Or, A Sure Law-Guide to the Conveyancer Consisting of Many Observations and Various Questions, with Their Resolutions, Relating to Feoffments, Grants, Fines, Common Recoveries, Exchanges, Releases, Confirmations, Attornments, Surrenders, Bargains and Sales, and Devises. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns ... for Samuel Heyrick ... and Isaac Cleave, 1698. [Includes Wythe bookplate]

Brydall, John. Jvs Sigilli: or, the Law of England, touching His Majesties Four Principal Seals, viz. The Great Seale, The Privy Seale, the Exchequer Seale, and the Signet. London: 1673. [Includes manuscript notes attributed to George Wythe]

Call, Daniel. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicholson, 1801. [Includes presentation inscription from the author to George Wythe]

Croke, George, Sir. The First[-Third] Part of The Reports of Sr George Croke Kt.: Late One of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench, and Formerly One of the Justices of the Court of Common-Bench; of Such Select Cases as were Adjudged in the Said Courts. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires ; and are to be sold by H. Twyford … [et al.], 1683. [Includes Wythe bookplate]

Great Britain. Court of Chancery. Cases Argued and Decreed in the High Court of Chancery. London: Printed by C. [Shouldn’t this be “E.?] and R. Nutt and R. Gosling for J. Walthoe, 1735. [owned by the Library of Congress, includes manuscript notes believed to be by George Wythe] Grotius, Hugo. The Rights of War and Peace, in Three Vooks: Wherein are Explained, the Law of Nature and Nations, and the Principal Points Relating to Government. London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, J. and P. Knapton, D. Brown, T. Osborn, and E. Wicksteed, 1738. [a copy was listed in the Greene Catalog (1881) which included Wythe’s bookplate]

Hale, Matthew, Sir. Historia Placitorum Coronæ. The History of the Pleas of the Crown. London: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for F. Gyles … [et al.], 1736. [owned by the University of Virginia, includes Wythe bookplate] Henning, William Waller. The New Virginia Justice …. Richmond. 1795. [Subscribers: George Wythe, Richm. City.] Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1782. [Jefferson gave 10 copies to Wythe; the Rockefeller Library and the Virginia Historical Society each own copies inscribed by Wythe to others] Jones, Sir William. Les Reports de Sir William Jones, chevalier, Jades un Des Justices del' Banck le Roy, et Devant un des Justices del' Court de Common-Banck et Devant Capital Justice d'Ireland de Divers Special Cases cy Bien in le Court de Banck le Roy, come le Common-Banck in Angleterre: cy Bien en le Darreign Temps del' Reign de Roy Jaques, come en l'Anns de Roy Charles I: Queux Fueront Adjudge en les Dits Courts en le Temps en que il Fuit Judge en Ceux. London: Printed by T.R. and N.T. for Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswel, 1675. [owned by the Virginia Historical Society, includes Wythe bookplate] The Law of Actions on the Case for Torts and Wrongs: Being a Methodical Collection of All the Cases Concerning Such Actions ... to Which are Added, Several Select Precedents of Declarations and Pleas in Such Actions, and References to All that are Extant in the Books of Entries. London: Printed for Thomas Trye, 1741. [owned by the Library of Congress, includes Wythe bookplate] Levinz, Creswell, Sir. Les Reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz,: Jades un del Justices del Common Bank, en Trois Parts: Commencant en le 12 an de Roy Charles II. & fini en le 8 an de son Majesty William III. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins esq; for S. Keble ... D. Browne ... T. Benskin ... and J. Walthoe …, 1702. [owned by the Library of Congress, includes Wythe bookplate] Locke, John. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. London. 1700. 4th ed. [George Wythe’s signature on the title page of copy owned by William Reese, New Haven, CT] Mathew, Thomas. The Beginning of Progress and Conclusion of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in the Years 1675 &1676. Manuscript copy: July 13, 1705. [Jefferson sent Wythe a manuscript copy in 1804.] North Carolina. Laws, etc. Hamiltons versus Eaton: a Case Respecting British Debts, Lately Determined in the Circuit Court of the United States, for North-Carolina District, Presided by C.J. Ellsworth. Newbern: Francois-Xavier Martin, 1797. [Copy owned by the Library of Congress includes manuscript signature of George Wythe.] Pigott, Nathaniel. New Precedents in Conveyancing: Containing Great Variety of Curious Draughts, Many of Them on Special Occations, Drawn or Settled by Mr. Piggot, Northey, Webb, and Other Eminent Hands; and Now Publish'd from Original Manuscripts. London: Printed by H. Lintot for J. Worrall, 1742. [Copy owned by the Library of Congress includes George Wythe’s bookplate.] Plowden, Edmund. The commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden ... containing divers cases upon matters of law, argued and adjudged in the several reigns of King Edward VI, Queen Mary, King and Queen Philip and Mary, and Queen Elizabeth [1548-1579] Originally written in French, and now faithfully translated into English, and considerably improved by many marginal notes and references to all the books of the common law, both ancient and modern. To which are added, the quaeries of Mr. Plowden, now first rendered into English at large, with references, and many useful observations. In two parts. With two new tables, more compleat than any yet published; the one, of the names of the cases, the other of the principal matters.. London: Printed by Catharine Lintot, and Samuel Richardson, for the translator. 1761. [Copy owned by the Library of Congress includes manuscript notes by George Wythe.] Plowden, Edmund. ... Les commentaries, ou Reportes de Edmunde Plowden vn apprentice de le comen ley, di diuers cases esteants matters en ley, & de les arguments sur yceux, en les temps des raygnes le roye Edwarde le Size, le roigne Mary, le roy & roigne Phillip & Mary, & le roigne Elizabeth. [1548-1579] Ouesque vn table perfect des choses notables contenus en ycell, nouelment compose per VVilliam Fletevvoode ... & iammes cy deuaunt imprime. Ausy vous aues in cest impression plusors bone notes en le mergent per tout le lyeur, en queux les cases sont referre al Abridgement de Brooke, & les lyeurs del termes, & as auters lyeurs del comen ley, queux notes sont imprimes en vn greinder letter, q̃ les notes escries per master Plowden le reporter mesme, a le fine que chescun poet sacher, queux note le reporter ad escrye, & queux sont addes per auter de puisne temps. Londini: in ædibus Richardi Tottelli. 1578. [Copy owned by the Library of Congress includes George Wythe’s bookplate.] Pothier, Robert Joseph. A Treatise on Obligations, Considered in a Moral and Legal View. Newburn, N.C.: Martin & Ogden, 1802. [Copy owned by the Library of Congress includes manuscript notes by George Wythe.] [I’d be curious to see how W. annotated this one. The book was translated by François-Xavier Martin, who went on to become a prominent legal figure in Louisiana. I own one of these myself. Is this one two volumes bound as one or is it two separate volumes?] 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. [Copy owned by the Rockefeller Library in Colonial Williamsburg includes George Wythe’s bookplate.] Raymond, Robert. Reports of cases argued and adjudged in the courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, in the reigns of the late King William, Queen Anne, King George the First, and His Present Majesty. London: Printed by H. Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer) For the executor of F. Gyles, 1743. [Copy offered for sale in the Wynne Catalog (1875) included George Wythe’s bookplate.] Shower, Bartholomew. The Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower, knt. of Cases adjudg'd in the Court of King's Bench ... With several learned arguments. London: Printed for D. Browne, 1708. [Copy owned by the Library of Congress includes manuscript notes by George Wythe.] Siderfin, Thomas. Les Reports des Divers Special Cases Argue & Adjudge en le Court del Bank le Roy et Auxy en le Co. Ba. & l'Exchequer. London: Printed by W. Ralins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, for Samuel Keble, 1683. [Copy owned by the Library of Congress includes manuscript notes by George Wythe.] Vernon, Thomas. Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery: Published from the Manuscripts of Thomas Vernon ... by order of the High Court of Chancery. London: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for J. Tonson, 1726. [Copy owned by the Library of Congress includes George Wythe’s bookplate.] Vernon, Thomas. Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery: Published from the Manuscripts of Thomas Vernon ... by order of the High Court of Chancery. London: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for J. Tonson, 735. [Copy owned by the Library of Congress includes manuscript notes by George Wythe.] Viner, Charles. A General Abridgement of law and equity, Alphabetically Digested under Proper Titles, with Notes and References to the Whole. Aldershot: The author, 1742. [Copy owned by the Library of Congress includes George Wythe’s bookplate.] Virginia (Convention). Debates and other proceedings of the Convention of Virginia: convened at Richmond, on Monday the 2d day of June 1788, for the purpose of deliberating on the constitution recommended by the Grand Federal Convention, to which is prefixed the federal constitution. Petersburg: Printed by Hunter and Prentis, 1788-1789. [Wythe participated as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.] Virginia. Convention (1775 July 17: Richmond, Va.). The Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia, held at Richmond Town, in the County of Henrico, on Monday the 17th of July, 1775. Williamsburg. 1775. [Copy owned by the Swem Library at the College of William & Mary includes signature on title page: G. Wythe.] Virginia. Convention (1788). Journal of the Convention of Virginia: held in the city of Richmond, on the first Monday in June, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight. Richmond: Printed by Augustine Davis, 1788. [Wythe participated as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.] Virginia. General Assembly . Report of the committee of Revisors appointed by the General Assembly of Virginia in 1776. Published by order of the General Assembly & printed by Dixon & Holt, Richmond, Nov. 1784. [Wythe was a member of this Committee.] Virginia. Laws, etc. (Compiled statues: 1752). The acts of Assembly, now in force, in the colony of Virginia. Williamsburg. 1752. [Subscriber: Mr. George Wythe, Attorney, Williamsburg.] Virginia. Laws, etc. (Compiled statutes: 1783). A collection of all such public acts of the General Assembly, and Ordinances of the conventions of Virginia, passed since the year 1768, as are now in force; with a table of the principal matters. Published under inspection of the judges of the High Court of Chancery, by a resolution of General Assembly, the 16th day of June 1783. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson and William Prentis, 1785. [George Wythe was a member of the High Court of Chancery.] Virginia. Laws, etc. (Session laws: 1776 Oct.). At a General Assembly, begun and held at the capitol, in the city of Williamsburg, on Monday the seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, and in the first year of the Commonwealth. Williamsburg: Printed by Alexander Purdie, printer to the Commonwealth, 1776. [Copy owned by the Library of Virginia includes signature of George Wythe.] Virginia. Laws, etc. (Session laws: 1779 May). Acts passed at a General Assembly: Begun and held at the Capitol, in the City of Williamsburg, on Monday the third day of May, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Nine. Williamsburg: Printed by John Dixon and Thomas Nicholson, 1779. [Copy owned by the Library of Virginia includes signature of George Wythe.] Virginia. Laws, etc. (Session laws: 1780 May). Acts passed at a General Assembly: begun and held in the town of Richmond …. Richmond: Printed by John Dixon and Thomas Nicolson, 1780. [Copy owned by the Library of Virginia includes signature of George Wythe.] Virginia. Laws, etc. (Session laws: 1781 May). Acts passed at a General Assembly: begun and held in the town of Richmond, on Monday the first day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty. Richmond: Printed by John Dixon and Thomas Nicolson, 1781. [Copy owned by the Library of Virginia includes signature of George Wythe.] Wythe, George. Between, Joseph Wilkins, Administrator of his Late Defunct wife Sarah, one of the Grandaughters [sic] and Legataries of Thomas Williamson, and Widow, when She was Married Last of Hartwell Cocke, Plaintiff, and, John Taylor, and William Urquhart, Executors of the said Thomas Williamson, Defendents. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe, George. Between William Yates and Sarah his wife, plaintiffs, and Abraham Salle, Bernard Markham, Edward Moseley, Benjamin Harris, and William Wager Harris, Defendents. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe, George. Case upon the statute for distribution. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe, George. Love against Donelson and Hodgson. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe, George. A report of the case between Field and Harrison, Determined by the High Court of Chancery, in Which the Decree was Reversed by the Court of Appeals. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe, George. Between, William Fowler and Susanna his wife, plaintiffs, and, Lucy Saunders, an infant, by James A. Patterson, her guardian, defendent. Between Parke Goodall and John Clough, plaintiffs, and, John Bullock, the younger, defendent. Richmond, Va.: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1798. Wythe, George. Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery. Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1795.

Owned by the Alderman Library, University of Virginia

Gilbert, Geoffrey, Sir. Reports of Cases in Equity, Argued and Decreed in the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer, Chiefly in the Reign of King George I. By a Late Learned Judge. To Which are Added Some Select Cases in Equity, Heard and Determined in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland. London: In the Savoy, Printed by H. Lintot for D. Browne, J. Shuckburgh, 1742. 2nd ed. [Includes Wythe bookplate]