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| − | '''EXTREMELY EARLY LETTER OF WYTHE, SIGNER<br />FROM VIRGINIA''' | + | | style="vertical-align: top;" |<center>'''EXTREMELY EARLY LETTER OF WYTHE, SIGNER<br />FROM VIRGINIA'''</center> |
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| − | + | WYTHE, GEORGE. Signer from Virginia. A. L. S. To Daniel Parke Custis, New Kent. Williamsburg, April 10, 1754. 1 page, folio. With address.<div align="right">$385.00</div> | |
In a letter on legal matters to a relative of Martha Washington, Wythe, the Virginia Signer, mentions another of her family, Mr. Dandridge. | In a letter on legal matters to a relative of Martha Washington, Wythe, the Virginia Signer, mentions another of her family, Mr. Dandridge. | ||
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| + | | style="vertical-align: top;" |<center>'''VIRGINIA SIGNER ON THE SUBJECT OF A RUN-<br />AWAY SLAVE'''</center> | ||
| − | + | WYTHE, GEORGE. Signer from Virginia. A. L. S. To Robert Carter. June 11, 1771.<ref>This letter was sold at auction again, in 2007: "George Wythe Rare Autograph Letter Signed "G. Wythe," one | |
| − | + | page, Lot #30154," [http://historical.ha.com/itm/autographs/george-wythe-rare-autograph-letter-signed-g-wythe-one-page-95-x-15-williamsburg-virginia-june-11-1771-add/a/675-30154.s Heritage Auctions,] October 25, 2007.</ref> With address. 1 page, folio.<div align="right">$675.00</div> | |
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| − | page, Lot #30154," [http://historical.ha.com/itm/autographs/george-wythe-rare-autograph-letter-signed-g-wythe-one-page-95-x-15-williamsburg-virginia-june-11-1771-add/a/675-30154.s Heritage Auctions,] October 25, 2007.</ref> With address. 1 page, folio. $675.00 | ||
Refers to a run-away slave. " . . . we agreed to refer the affair of his slave, Moses Flood, to the arbitrament of Mr. Treasurer and Mr. Blair, who value the man to 100 l. . . . Perhaps you may hear of | Refers to a run-away slave. " . . . we agreed to refer the affair of his slave, Moses Flood, to the arbitrament of Mr. Treasurer and Mr. Blair, who value the man to 100 l. . . . Perhaps you may hear of | ||
the fellow in Maryland, whither, it seems, he fled, and reclaim him for the benefit of the estate. . . . " | the fellow in Maryland, whither, it seems, he fled, and reclaim him for the benefit of the estate. . . . " | ||
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Revision as of 15:58, 9 March 2016
1776 Americana: A Catalogue of Autograph Letters and Documents Relating to the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War (Philadelphia: Rosenbach Company, 1926), 95.[1]
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FROM VIRGINIA $385.00
In a letter on legal matters to a relative of Martha Washington, Wythe, the Virginia Signer, mentions another of her family, Mr. Dandridge. |
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AWAY SLAVE $675.00
Refers to a run-away slave. " . . . we agreed to refer the affair of his slave, Moses Flood, to the arbitrament of Mr. Treasurer and Mr. Blair, who value the man to 100 l. . . . Perhaps you may hear of the fellow in Maryland, whither, it seems, he fled, and reclaim him for the benefit of the estate. . . . " |
References
- ↑ Rosenbach Company, 1776 Americana: A Catalogue of Autograph Letters and Documents Relating to the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War (Philadelphia: Rosenbach Company, 1926), 95.
- ↑ This letter was sold at auction again, in 2007: "George Wythe Rare Autograph Letter Signed "G. Wythe," one page, Lot #30154," Heritage Auctions, October 25, 2007.
