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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G Wythe to mr Randolph. <br />
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G Wythe to mr Randolph. <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mrs. W’s state of health is so low, and she is so emaciated, that my apprehensions are not a little afflicting, and, if the worst should not befall, she must linger, i fear, a long time.  in no other circumstances would i draw withdraw from employment, to which i had the honour to be appointed.  but, as probably i shall not return to Philadelphia, if, sir, to appoint one in my room be judged adviseable, i hereby authorize you to consider this letter as a resignation, no less valid than a solemn act for that express purpose.  my best wishes attend you and the other most respectable personages with whom I was thought worthy to be associated.  <br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mrs W’s state of health is so low, and she is so emaciated, that my apprehensions are not a little afflicting, and, if the worst should not befall, she must linger, i fear, a long time.  in no other circumstances would i draw withdraw from the employment, to which i had the honour to be appointed.  but, as probably i shall not return to Philadelphia, if, sir, to appoint one in my room be judged adviseable, i hereby authorize you to consider this letter as a resignation, no less valid than a solemn act for that express purpose.  my best wishes attend you and the other most respectable personages with whom I was thought worthy to be associated.  <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Williamsburgh, 16 of june, 1787. <br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Williamsburgh, 16 of june, 1787  <br />
  
 
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[[File:WythetoRandolphjune161787p2.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<p>"Wythe To Edmund Randolph, 16 June 1787." Image from the [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-ccfa-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6#/?uuid=bcf4e50c-ccfb-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6 New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts,] ''The Federal Convention.''</p>]]
 
Hon. Edmund Randolph, <br />
 
Hon. Edmund Randolph, <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A deputy from Virginia to the convention, <br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a deputy from Virginia to the convention, <br />
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Philadelphia <br />
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Philadelphia <br />
  
 
[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
 
[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
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"Wythe To Edmund Randolph, 16 June 1787." Image from the New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts, The Federal Convention.

     G Wythe to mr Randolph.
     Mrs W’s state of health is so low, and she is so emaciated, that my apprehensions are not a little afflicting, and, if the worst should not befall, she must linger, i fear, a long time. in no other circumstances would i draw withdraw from the employment, to which i had the honour to be appointed. but, as probably i shall not return to Philadelphia, if, sir, to appoint one in my room be judged adviseable, i hereby authorize you to consider this letter as a resignation, no less valid than a solemn act for that express purpose. my best wishes attend you and the other most respectable personages with whom I was thought worthy to be associated.
     Williamsburgh, 16 of june, 1787

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"Wythe To Edmund Randolph, 16 June 1787." Image from the New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts, The Federal Convention.

Hon. Edmund Randolph,
     a deputy from Virginia to the convention,
          Philadelphia