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[[wikipedia:Charles Evans (librarian)|Charles Evans]] (1850 &ndash; 1935) was an American librarian and bibliographer. His ''magnum opus,'' the 14-volume ''A Chronological Dictionary of All Books, Pamphlets, and Periodical Publications Printed in the United States of America,'' includes entries for ten items published by, or for, [[George Wythe]], including seven cases reported in six supplemental pamphlets, printed separately after an edition of [[Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery|Wythe's decisions]] were published in 1795.<ref>Charles Evans, ''[[Media:EvansAmericanBibliography.pdf|American Bibliography: A Chronological Dictionary of All Books, Pamphlets, and Periodical Publications Printed in the United States of America from the Genesis of Printing in 1639 Down to and Including the Year 1830, with Bibliographical and Biographical Notes]]'' (New York: Peter Smith, 1941-1959), 5:92, 216; 6:336; 10:259, 367; 11:122.</ref> Some of the dates of publication for the pamphlets are inaccurate.<ref>Evans either did not have access to the pamphlets himself, or the copies consulted did not have title pages extant. See ''[[Fowler v. Saunders]]'' and ''[[Goodall v. Bullock]]'' (1798, together in the same pamphlet); ''[[Love v. Donelson]]'' (1801); and ''[[Wilkins v. Taylor]]'' (1799).</ref>
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[[wikipedia:Charles Evans (librarian)|Charles Evans]] (1850 &ndash; 1935) was an American librarian and bibliographer. His ''magnum opus,'' the 14-volume ''A Chronological Dictionary of All Books, Pamphlets, and Periodical Publications Printed in the United States of America,'' includes entries for ten items published by, or for, [[George Wythe]], including seven cases reported in six supplemental pamphlets, printed separately after an edition of [[Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery|Wythe's decisions]] were published in 1795.<ref>Charles Evans, ''[[Media:EvansAmericanBibliography.pdf|American Bibliography: A Chronological Dictionary of All Books, Pamphlets, and Periodical Publications Printed in the United States of America from the Genesis of Printing in 1639 Down to and Including the Year 1830, with Bibliographical and Biographical Notes]]'' (New York: Peter Smith, 1941-1959), 5:92, 216; 6:336; 10:259, 367; 11:122.</ref> Some of the dates of publication for the pamphlets are inaccurate.<ref>Evans presumes all six pamphlets were printed in 1796. He either did not have access to the pamphlets himself, or the copies consulted did not have title pages extant. See ''[[Fowler v. Saunders]]'' and ''[[Goodall v. Bullock]]'' (1798, together in the same pamphlet); ''[[Love v. Donelson]]'' (1801); and ''[[Wilkins v. Taylor]]'' (1799).</ref>
  
 
==Volume 5, 1941==
 
==Volume 5, 1941==

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Charles Evans (1850 – 1935) was an American librarian and bibliographer. His magnum opus, the 14-volume A Chronological Dictionary of All Books, Pamphlets, and Periodical Publications Printed in the United States of America, includes entries for ten items published by, or for, George Wythe, including seven cases reported in six supplemental pamphlets, printed separately after an edition of Wythe's decisions were published in 1795.[1] Some of the dates of publication for the pamphlets are inaccurate.[2]

Volume 5, 1941

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AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY

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VIRGINIA. COLONY.

TUESDAY, THE 24TH MAY, 14 GEO. III. 1774. THIS HOUSE BEING DEEPLY IMPRESSED WITH APPREHENSION OF THE GREAT DANGERS TO BE DERIVED TO BRITISH AMERICA, FROM THE HOSTILE INVASION OF THE CITY OF BOSTON, IN OUR SISTER COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY, WHOSE COMMERCE AND HARBOUR ARE ON THE 1ST DAY OF JUNE NEXT TO BE STOPPED BY AN ARMED FORCE, DEEM IT HIGHLY NECESSARY THAT THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE BE SET APART BY THE MEMBERS OF THIS HOUSE AS A DAY OF FASTING, HUMILIATION, AND PRAYER, DEVOUTLY TO IMPLORE THE DIVINE INTERPOSITION, FOR AVERTING THE HEAVY CALAMITY WHICH THREATENS DESTRUCTION TO OUR CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THE EVILS OF CIVIL WAR; . . . BY THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES. GEORGE WYTHE, C. H. B.
[Williamsburg: Printed by Clementina Rind, 1774.] Broadside. 4to.

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AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY

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14640

1776


ADAMS, JOHN

THOUGHTS ON GOVERNMENT: APPLICABLE TO THE PRESENT STATE OF THE AMERICAN COLONIES. IN A LETTER FROM A GENTLEMAN TO HIS FRIEND. [George Wythe of Virginia.]
Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap. M,DCC,LXXVI. pp.[28.]
LCP. LOC. NYPL.

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Volume 6, 1941

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VIRGINIA, continued.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF REVISORS APPOINTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA IN MDCCLXXVI.
Published by order of the General Assembly, and Printed by Dixon & Hall, in the city of Richmond, November, MDCCLXXXIV. pp. [6], [90.] fol. JCB.
The Committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, George Wythe, and Edmund Pendleton.

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Volume 10, 1942

Page 259

259

AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY

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WYTHE, GEORGE

DECISIONS OF CASES IN VIRGINIA, BY THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY, WITH REMARKS UPON DECISIONS BY THE COURT OF APPEALS, REVERSING SOME OF THOSE DECISIONS. [1790-1795.]
Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson. M,DCC,XCV. pp. 165, (1), (22). fol. BPL. JCB. LOC. NYPL. VSL.
6th Virginia District Copyright, issued to George Wythe, as Author, 6 January, 1795. Reprinted in Richmond, in 1852.

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AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY

1796
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30637

JEFFERSON, THOMAS

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON TO GEORGE WYTHE. MONTICELLO, JANUARY 16, 1796. IN MY LETTER WHICH ACCOMPANIED THE BOX CONTAINING MY COLLECTION OF PRINTED LAWS, I PROMISED TO SEND YOU BY POST A STATEMENT OF THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX. ON TAKING UP THE SUBJECT I FOUND IT BETTER TO TAKE A MORE GENERAL VIEW OF THE WHOLE OF THE LAWS I POSSESS, AS WELL MANUSCRIPT AS PRINTED, AS ALSO OF THOSE WHICH I DO NOT POSSESS, AND SUPPOSE TO BE NO LONGER EXTANT. ... [Followed by a communication to the General Assembly. Signed by G. Wythe, and four others.] RICHMOND, NOVEMBER, 1796.
[Richmond: 1796.] pp. (4). fol. LOC.
This carefully prepared bibliographical statement of early Virginia Laws gives a new light to the varied accomplishments of its distinguished Author, and is an indispensible guide to the students and collector in its field of research.

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Volume 11, 1942

Page 122

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31667

WYTHE, GEORGE

Caption-title: 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 and sold by Thomas Nicholson. M,DCC,XCVI. pp. [32.] 8vo. BA. VSL.

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31668

____    Caption-title: [REPORT OF THE CASE] BETWEEN WILLIAM FOWLER AND SUSANNA HIS WIFE, PLAINTIFFS, AND TRACY SAUNDERS, AN INFANT, BY JAMES PATTERSON, HIS GUARDIAN, DEFENDANT. [Also, THE CASE OF GOODALL AND CLOUGH, vs. JOHN BULLOCK.]
[Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicholson. 1796.] pp. [28.] 8vo. LOC.

31669

____    Caption-title: [REPORT OF THE CASE OF] LOVE AGAINST DONELSON AND HODGSON.
[Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicholson. 1796.] pp. [30],(1). 8vo. LOC.

31670

____    Caption-title: [REPORT OF THE CASE] BETWEEN JOSEPH WILKINS AND TAYLOR.
[Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicholson, 1796.] pp. [30.],(1). 8vo. LOC.

31671

____    Caption-title: [REPORT OF THE CASE] BETWEEN WILLIAM YATES AND SARAH HIS WIFE . . . AND ABRAHAM SALLE, BERNARD MARKHAM, EDWARD MOSELEY, BENJAMIN HARRIS AND WILLIAM WAGER HARRIS . . .
[Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicholson. 1796.] pp. [30](1). 8vo. LOC.

31672

____    Caption-title: [REPORT OF THE] CASE UPON THE STATUTE FOR DISTRIBUTION [OF THE GOODS OF AN INTESTATE. SIGNED, THE EDITOR.]
Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicholson, 1796. pp. [38.]8vo. AAS. LOC. VSL.


References

  1. ↑ Charles Evans, American Bibliography: A Chronological Dictionary of All Books, Pamphlets, and Periodical Publications Printed in the United States of America from the Genesis of Printing in 1639 Down to and Including the Year 1830, with Bibliographical and Biographical Notes (New York: Peter Smith, 1941-1959), 5:92, 216; 6:336; 10:259, 367; 11:122.
  2. ↑ Evans presumes all six pamphlets were printed in 1796. He either did not have access to the pamphlets himself, or the copies consulted did not have title pages extant. See Fowler v. Saunders and Goodall v. Bullock (1798, together in the same pamphlet); Love v. Donelson (1801); and Wilkins v. Taylor (1799).

See also

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