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| − | Dabney Carr (April 27, 1773 – January 8, 1837), the son of Dabney Carr and Thomas Jefferson's younger sister, | + | Dabney Carr (April 27, 1773 – January 8, 1837), was the son of [[wikipedia:Dabney Carr (Virginia assemblyman)|Dabney Carr, Sr.]] (1743 – 1773) and [https://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/martha-jefferson-carr Martha Jefferson Carr,] [[Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson's]] younger sister. He was the younger brother of [[Peter Carr]], one of [[Wythe the Teacher|Wythe's students]]. Dabney Carr received forty-five of [[George Wythe|George Wythe's]] titles when Jefferson dispersed the collection after Wythe's death. |
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| + | Carr served as commonwealth's attorney for Albemarle County from 1801 to 1811, and chancellor of Winchester and Clarksburg from 1812 to 1824.<ref>W. Hamilton Bryson, "[http://www.anb.org/articles/11/11-00141.html Carr, Dabney]," in ''American National Biography Online,'' 1999-. Article published February, 2000. See also [http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Dabney_Carr_(1773-1837) Dabney Carr] in the [http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Thomas_Jefferson_Encyclopedia Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia].</ref> He was elected to the court of appeals — Virginia's highest court — in 1824, and held this position until his death in 1837.<ref>Bryson.</ref> | ||
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==Wythe Books Given to Carr by Thomas Jefferson== | ==Wythe Books Given to Carr by Thomas Jefferson== | ||
| − | The list below was adapted from the | + | |
| + | The list below was adapted from the [http://tjlibraries.monticello.org/transcripts/wythelibrary/1.html "Library of George Wythe"] in the Thomas Jefferson Libraries project on the website for Monticello.<ref>"[http://tjlibraries.monticello.org/transcripts/wythelibrary/1.html Library of George Wythe]," Thomas Jefferson Libraries, Monticello, accessed July 2, 2013. For the manuscript version, see "[http://www.masshist.org/database/doc-viewer.php?item_id=1768 Inventory of the Books Received by Thomas Jefferson from the Estate of George Wythe, Circa September, 1806]," Massachusetts Historical Society, accessed July 2, 2013.</ref> | ||
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| − | <p style="font-size: 85%;">Page one of Jefferson's inventory of books received from [[George Wythe|George Wythe's]] estate, September, | + | <p style="font-size: 85%;">Page one of Jefferson's inventory of books received from [[George Wythe|George Wythe's]] estate, September, 1806. This list indicates which volumes Jefferson intended to give to his nephew, Dabney Carr. Courtesy of the [http://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=1768 Massachusetts Historical Society].</p> |
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| − | |Jacob’s introdn to the Common, civil & canon laws. 8<sup>vo</sup>. | + | |[[Treatise of Laws|Jacob’s introdn to the Common, civil & canon laws]]. 8<sup>vo</sup>. |
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| − | |[[Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last | + | |[[Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last Wills|Law of Devises]] 8<sup>vo</sup> |
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| [[Law of Uses and Trusts|Uses & trusts]] 8<sup>vo</sup> | | [[Law of Uses and Trusts|Uses & trusts]] 8<sup>vo</sup> | ||
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| − | | | + | | [[Compleat Arbitrator|Awards]] 8<sup>vo</sup> |
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| − | | | + | | [[Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-Notes, and Insurances|Bills]] 8<sup>vo</sup> |
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| [[Law of Covenants|Covenants]] 8<sup>vo</sup> | | [[Law of Covenants|Covenants]] 8<sup>vo</sup> | ||
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| − | | | + | | [[Law of Obligations and Conditions|Obligations]] 8<sup>vo</sup> |
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|[[Laws of the United States of America|Laws of US]]. 1<sup>st</sup>. 2<sup>d</sup>. 3<sup>d</sup>. vols 8<sup>vo</sup>. | |[[Laws of the United States of America|Laws of US]]. 1<sup>st</sup>. 2<sup>d</sup>. 3<sup>d</sup>. vols 8<sup>vo</sup>. | ||
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| − | |Brown’s Entering clerk’s Vade mecum 8<sup>vo</sup>. | + | |[[Entring Clerk's Vade Mecum|Brown’s Entering clerk’s Vade mecum]] 8<sup>vo</sup>. |
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| − | |Danvers’ abr. 2<sup>d</sup>. & 3<sup>d</sup> v. fol. | + | |[[General Abridgment of the Common Law|Danvers’ abr]]. 2<sup>d</sup>. & 3<sup>d</sup> v. fol. |
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|[[New Abridgment of the Law|Bacon’s abr’]] 4. v. in 7. vol. fol. | |[[New Abridgment of the Law|Bacon’s abr’]] 4. v. in 7. vol. fol. | ||
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| − | |[[Registrum Brevium | + | |[[Registrum Brevium|Registrum brevium]] fol. |
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|[[Modern Entries|Modern entries]] 2<sup>d</sup>. v. | |[[Modern Entries|Modern entries]] 2<sup>d</sup>. v. | ||
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| − | |Rastell’s entr. fol. | + | |[[Collection of Entries|Rastell’s entr]]. fol. |
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| − | |Robinson’s entr. fol. | + | |[[Book of Special Entries|Robinson’s entr]]. fol. |
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|[[Cases Collect & Report per Sir Fra. Moore, Chivalier|Moore’s rep]]. fol. | |[[Cases Collect & Report per Sir Fra. Moore, Chivalier|Moore’s rep]]. fol. | ||
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| − | |[[Reports of that Late and Learned Judge, Thomas Owen|Owen’s]] | + | |[[Reports of that Late Reverend and Learned Judge, Thomas Owen|Owen’s]] |
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| − | |T. Raymond’s | + | |[[Reports of Divers Special Cases|T. Raymond’s]] |
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|[[Cases in Parliament Resolved and Adjudged|Shower’s ca. in parl]]. | |[[Cases in Parliament Resolved and Adjudged|Shower’s ca. in parl]]. | ||
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| − | |L<sup>d</sup>. Raymond’s 2.v. fol. | + | |[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas|L<sup>d</sup>. Raymond’s]] 2.v. fol. |
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|[[Reports of Select Cases in All the Courts of Westminster-Hall|Fortescue’s rep]]. | |[[Reports of Select Cases in All the Courts of Westminster-Hall|Fortescue’s rep]]. | ||
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*[[Jefferson Inventory]] | *[[Jefferson Inventory]] | ||
*[[John Wayles Eppes]] | *[[John Wayles Eppes]] | ||
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*[[Martha Jefferson Randolph]] | *[[Martha Jefferson Randolph]] | ||
*[[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]] | *[[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:20, 28 March 2016
Dabney Carr (April 27, 1773 – January 8, 1837), was the son of Dabney Carr, Sr. (1743 – 1773) and Martha Jefferson Carr, Thomas Jefferson's younger sister. He was the younger brother of Peter Carr, one of Wythe's students. Dabney Carr received forty-five of George Wythe's titles when Jefferson dispersed the collection after Wythe's death.
Carr served as commonwealth's attorney for Albemarle County from 1801 to 1811, and chancellor of Winchester and Clarksburg from 1812 to 1824.[1] He was elected to the court of appeals — Virginia's highest court — in 1824, and held this position until his death in 1837.[2]
Wythe Books Given to Carr by Thomas Jefferson
The list below was adapted from the "Library of George Wythe" in the Thomas Jefferson Libraries project on the website for Monticello.[3]
Page one of Jefferson's inventory of books received from George Wythe's estate, September, 1806. This list indicates which volumes Jefferson intended to give to his nephew, Dabney Carr. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
See also
- Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead
- Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge
- James Dinsmore
- James Ogilvie
- Jefferson Inventory
- John Wayles Eppes
- Last Will and Testament
- Martha Jefferson Randolph
- Thomas Jefferson Randolph
- Thomas Mann Randolph
References
- ↑ W. Hamilton Bryson, "Carr, Dabney," in American National Biography Online, 1999-. Article published February, 2000. See also Dabney Carr in the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia.
- ↑ Bryson.
- ↑ "Library of George Wythe," Thomas Jefferson Libraries, Monticello, accessed July 2, 2013. For the manuscript version, see "Inventory of the Books Received by Thomas Jefferson from the Estate of George Wythe, Circa September, 1806," Massachusetts Historical Society, accessed July 2, 2013.
