The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia
The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia: Being an Essay Towards a General History of This Colony
by William Stith
The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia | |
Title page from The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
Author | William Stith |
Published | Williamsburg: Printed by William Parks |
Date | 1747 |
Edition | First edition |
Language | English |
Pages | viii, 331 [ie. 341], v, 34 |
Desc. | 8vo (21 cm.) |
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Mentioned by George Wythe in a letter to Thomas Jefferson, April 6, 1775 - …the matters you are considering are the same that are in the appendix to Mr. Stith’s History…[4] Both Dean's Memo[5] and the Brown Bibliography[6] suggest Wythe owned the first edition of this title based on his letter. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the first edition.
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Bound in antique paneled calf with spine gilt and gilt morocco label. Purchased from William Reese Company.
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References
- ↑ Susan Berg, “Life, Liberty, and No Pistole”, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Journal (Summer 2013), accessed Oct. 1, 2013.
- ↑ Thad W. Tate, “Stith, William (1707-1755)” in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004-), accessed Oct. 1, 2013. (Subscription required for access.)
- ↑ Berg, “Life, Liberty, and No Pistole."
- ↑ Thomas Jefferson, Papers, ed. Julian P. Boyd (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950), 164.
- ↑ Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean, Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 16 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
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