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Anne (January 23, 1791 &ndash; February 11, 1826)<ref>See the page for [http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Ann_Cary_Randolph_Bankhead Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead] in the [http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Thomas_Jefferson_Encyclopedia Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia] for more information about Anne Randolph.</ref> and Ellen (October 13, 1796 &ndash; April 30, 1876)<ref>See the page for [http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Ellen_Wayles_Randolph_Coolidge Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge] in the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia for more information about Ellen Randolph.</ref> were grand-daughters of Thomas Jefferson, children of [[Thomas Mann Randolph]] and Jefferson's oldest daughter, [[Martha Jefferson|Martha]]. Jefferson gave eight titles from Wythe's library to his grandaughters.
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Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge (October 13, 1796 &ndash; April 30, 1876)<ref>See the page for [http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Ellen_Wayles_Randolph_Coolidge Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge] in the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia for more information about Ellen Randolph.</ref> was the granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson, daughter of [[Thomas Mann Randolph]] and Jefferson's oldest daughter, [[Martha Jefferson Randolph|Martha]]. Jefferson gave eight titles from Wythe's library jointly to his grandaughters, Ann and Ellen.
  
==Wythe Books Given to Anne and Ellen Randolph by Thomas Jefferson==
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==Wythe Books Given to Ann and Ellen Randolph 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.<ref>"Library of George Wythe", Thomas Jefferson Libraries, Monticello, accessed July 2, 2013, http://tjlibraries.monticello.org/transcripts/wythelibrary/2.html. 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, http://www.masshist.org/database/doc-viewer.php?item_id=1768.</ref>
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The list below was adapted from the "Library of George Wythe" in the Thomas Jefferson Libraries project on the website for Monticello.<ref>"[http://tjlibraries.monticello.org/transcripts/wythelibrary/2.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>  
  
<blockquote>Plutarch’s lives 1st. to the 6th. vol. 8vo.<br />   
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[[File:JeffersonInventoryAnneAndEllen.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Detail of page two from 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 [[Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead|Ann]] and Ellen Randolph. Courtesy of the [http://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=1768 Massachusetts Historical Society].]]
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Morals 4.v. 8vo.<br />  
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Pope’s Odyssey. 5.v. 12mo.<br />  
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{| style="width: 50%; margin: 20px 0 0 20px; background-color: #f9f7e0; border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 20px 50px;"
Shakespear. 3. odd vols. p.f. .<br />
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Pope’s Homer’s Iliad. 1st. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6th. vols 12mo<br />   
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|<center>Ann Randolph. & Ellen</center>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Odyssey. 5.v. 12mo.<br />  
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Dryden’s works. 6.v. 12mo.<br />  
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|[[Plutarch's Lives|Plutarch’s lives]] 1<sup>st</sup>. to the 6<sup>th</sup>. vol. 8<sup>vo</sup>.  
Shakespeare by Theobald. the first 6.v. 12mo. </blockquote>
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Plutarch's Morals|Morals]] 4.v. 8<sup>vo</sup>.
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|[[Odyssey of Homer|Pope’s Odyssey]]. 5.v. 12<sup>mo.</sup>  
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|[[Shakespeare's Works|Shakespear]]. 3. odd vols. p.f. .  
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|[[Iliad of Homer|Pope’s Homer’s Iliad]]. 1<sup>st</sup>. 3<sup>d</sup>. 4<sup>th</sup>. 5<sup>th</sup>. 6<sup>th</sup> vols 12<sup>mo</sup>   
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Odyssey of Homer|Odyssey]]. 5.v. 12<sup>mo.</sup>  
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|[[Dramatick Works of John Dryden|Dryden’s works]]. 6.v. 12<sup>mo.</sup>  
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|[[Works of Shakespeare|Shakespeare by Theobald]]. the first 6.v. 12<sup>mo</sup>.
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==See also==
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*[[Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead]]
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*[[Dabney Carr]]
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*[[James Dinsmore]]
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*[[James Ogilvie]]
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*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
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*[[John Wayles Eppes]]
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*[[Last Will and Testament]]
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*[[Martha Jefferson Randolph]]
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*[[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]
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*[[Thomas Mann Randolph]]
  
 
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[[Category:Recipients of Wythe's Books]]

Latest revision as of 17:27, 29 January 2015

Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge (October 13, 1796 – April 30, 1876)[1] was the granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson, daughter of Thomas Mann Randolph and Jefferson's oldest daughter, Martha. Jefferson gave eight titles from Wythe's library jointly to his grandaughters, Ann and Ellen.

Wythe Books Given to Ann and Ellen Randolph 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.[2]

Detail of page two from Jefferson's inventory of books received from George Wythe's estate, September, 1806. This list indicates which volumes Jefferson intended to give to Ann and Ellen Randolph. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Ann Randolph. & Ellen
Plutarch’s lives 1st. to the 6th. vol. 8vo.
     Morals 4.v. 8vo.
Pope’s Odyssey. 5.v. 12mo.
Shakespear. 3. odd vols. p.f. .
Pope’s Homer’s Iliad. 1st. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6th vols 12mo
     Odyssey. 5.v. 12mo.
Dryden’s works. 6.v. 12mo.
Shakespeare by Theobald. the first 6.v. 12mo.

See also

References

  1. See the page for Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge in the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia for more information about Ellen Randolph.
  2. "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.