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[[File:WythetoPendletonnov181776p1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|<p>"Wythe To Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776." Image from the [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee54-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts,] ''The Declaration of Independence.''</p>]]
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==Letter text==
 
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[[File:WythetoPendletonnov181776p1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<p>"Wythe To Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776." Image from the [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee54-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts,] ''The Declaration of Independence.''</p>]]
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Philadelphia 18 Nov 1776  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Philadelphia 18 Nov 1776 <br />
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Sir, <br />
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Sir,  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am in receipt of your letter of the 22 [?].  It is the part of my countrymen to say when I shall return to assist in revising the laws; it is mine to obey. With most profound respect, I am, <br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sir <br />
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I am in receipt of your letter of the 22 [?].  It is the part of my countrymen to say when I shall return to assist in revising the laws; it is mine to obey. With most profound respect, I am,  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Your humble Serv. <br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G. Wythe. <br />
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Sir  
The Honble. Edmund Pendleton  <br />
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Your humble Serv. <br />
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[[George Wythe|G. Wythe]]. <br />
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[[Edmund Pendleton|The Honble. Edmund Pendleton]]  
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</blockquote>
  
 
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[[File:WythetoPendletonnov181776p2.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<p>"Wythe To Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776." Image from the [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee54-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc#/?uuid=ba0a2b02-ee55-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts,] ''The Declaration of Independence.''</p>]]
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[[File:WythetoPendletonnov181776p2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<p>"Wythe To Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776." Image from the [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee54-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc#/?uuid=ba0a2b02-ee55-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts,] ''The Declaration of Independence.''</p>]]
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<blockquote>
 
The Honorable <br />
 
The Honorable <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Edmund Pendleton, esq. <br />
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Edmund Pendleton, esq. <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Speaker of the house of delegates <br />
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Speaker of the house of delegates <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Virginia <br />
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Virginia  
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</blockquote>
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==See also==
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*[[Wythe & Virginia Delegates at Congress to Edmund Pendleton & Virginia Convention, 18 May 1776]]
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*[[Pendleton to Wythe, memorandum, 3 March 1789]]
  
 
[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
 
[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
 
[[Category:PROOFED]]
 
[[Category:PROOFED]]

Revision as of 12:42, 4 July 2015

"Wythe To Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776." Image from the New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts, The Declaration of Independence.

Letter text

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Philadelphia 18 Nov 1776

Sir,

I am in receipt of your letter of the 22 [?]. It is the part of my countrymen to say when I shall return to assist in revising the laws; it is mine to obey. With most profound respect, I am,

Sir

Your humble Serv.
G. Wythe.

The Honble. Edmund Pendleton </blockquote>

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"Wythe To Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776." Image from the New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts, The Declaration of Independence.

The Honorable
Edmund Pendleton, esq.
Speaker of the house of delegates
Virginia

See also