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− | Mentioned by George Wythe in a [[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, | + | Mentioned by George Wythe in a [[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 7 April 1775|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…''<ref>Thomas Jefferson, ''Papers'', ed. Julian P. Boyd (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950), 164.</ref> Both [[Dean Bibliography|Dean's Memo]]<ref>[[Dean Bibliography|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).</ref> and the [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file.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.</ref> 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== | ==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== |
Revision as of 10:01, 26 March 2016
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.) |
Location | Shelf C-2 |
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 the William Reese Company.
Images of the library's copy of this book are available on Flickr. View the record for this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
See also
References
- ↑ Susan Berg, "Life, Liberty, and No Pistole," Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Journal (Summer 2013), accessed October 1, 2013.
- ↑ Thad W. Tate, "Stith, William (1707-1755)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed October 1, 2013.
- ↑ 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.
External Links
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