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James Dinsmore (c.1771 &ndash; 1830) was an Irish joiner who worked at Monticello from 1798 to 1809.<ref>''Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia'',s.v. "James Dinsmore," accessed July 3, 2013, http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/James_Dinsmore.</ref> When Thomas Jefferson divided Wythe's library, Dinsmore received seven titles.
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James Dinsmore (c.1771 &ndash; 1830) was an Irish joiner who worked at Monticello from 1798 to 1809.<ref>''Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia'', s.v. "[http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/James_Dinsmore James Dinsmore]," accessed July 3, 2013.</ref> When Thomas Jefferson divided Wythe's library, Dinsmore received seven titles.
 
==Wythe Books Given to Dinsmore by Thomas Jefferson==
 
==Wythe Books Given to Dinsmore 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> The titles in blue link to copies in the Wolf Law Library's [[George Wythe Collection]].
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The list below was adapted from the [http://tjlibraries.monticello.org/transcripts/wythelibrary/2.html "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> The linked titles in blue are copies in the Wolf Law Library's [[George Wythe Collection]].
  
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[[File:JeffersonInventoryDinsmore1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Detail from page one of [[Jefferson Inventory|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 James Dinsmore. Courtesy of the [http://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=1768 Massachusetts Historical Society].]]
|Stewart & Revett’s Antiquities of Athens.<br />  
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[[File:JeffersonInventoryDinsmore2.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Detail from page two of Jefferson's inventory. Courtesy of the [http://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=1768 Massachusetts Historical Society].]]
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|To James Dinsmore.
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|[[Antiquities of Athens|Stewart & Revett’s Antiquities of Athens]].
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[ed. some loss] [[Corpus Juris Civilis|juris civilis]]. fol.<br />
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|[[Corpus Juris Civilis|juris civilis]]. fol.
 
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|[[D. Justiniani Institutionum Libri Quator|[H]arris’s Justinian]]. 4<sup>to</sup>.<br />
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|[[D. Justiniani Institutionum Libri Quator|[H]arris’s Justinian]]. 4<sup>to</sup>.
 
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|[Vi?]nnii institutiones. 4<sup>to</sup>.<br />
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|[[Arnoldi Vinnii JC. in Quatuor Libros Institutionum Imperialium|[Vi?]nnii institutiones]]. 4<sup>to</sup>.
 
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|[[Elements of Civil Law|Taylor’s civil law]]. 4<sup>to</sup>.<br />
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|[[Elements of the Civil Law|Taylor’s civil law]]. 4<sup>to</sup>.
 
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|[[The Rights Of War And Peace|Grotius]]<br />
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|[[Rights of War and Peace|Grotius]]
 
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|[[Of the Law of Nature And Nations|Puffendorf]].<br />
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|[[Of the Law of Nature and Nations|Puffendorf]].
 
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==See also==
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*[[Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead]]
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*[[Dabney Carr]]
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*[[Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge]]
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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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==References==
 
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[[Category:Recipients of Wythe's Books]]
 
[[Category:Recipients of Wythe's Books]]

Latest revision as of 18:00, 4 September 2015

James Dinsmore (c.1771 – 1830) was an Irish joiner who worked at Monticello from 1798 to 1809.[1] When Thomas Jefferson divided Wythe's library, Dinsmore received seven titles.

Wythe Books Given to Dinsmore 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] The linked titles in blue are copies in the Wolf Law Library's George Wythe Collection.

Detail from 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 James Dinsmore. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Detail from page two of Jefferson's inventory. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
To James Dinsmore.
Stewart & Revett’s Antiquities of Athens.
[ed. some loss]
juris civilis. fol.
[H]arris’s Justinian. 4to.
[Vi?]nnii institutiones. 4to.
Taylor’s civil law. 4to.
Grotius
Puffendorf.

See also

References

  1. Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia, s.v. "James Dinsmore," accessed July 3, 2013.
  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, .