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[[File:GilmorCatalogueOfACollectionOfAutographs1832P27.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Page from [https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3445395 ''Catalogue of a Collection of Autographs in the Possession of Robert Gilmor, of Baltimore''] (1832), listing an autograph document from [[George Wythe]].]]
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A memorandum dated November, 1802, from [[George Wythe|Wythe]] to Judge [[wikipedia:George Hay (Virginia)|George Hay]] (1765-1830), of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, inquiring after a report in the case of [[Walcott v. Swan|''Wolcott, et al. v. Swan, et al.'']]
  
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The document formed part of the collection of Robert Gilmor, Jr. (1774-1848), a prominent American merchant of Baltimore, Maryland, and collector of art, coins, and autographs.<ref>Wayne Homren, [http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n23a14.html "Robert Gilmor, Jr. (1774-1848),"] ''E-Sylum'' 20, no. 23 (June 4, 2017), Numismatic Bibliomania Society, accessed March 5, 2018.</ref> Gilmor made a notation on the reverse.
Memorandum from [[George Wythe|Wythe]] to Judge George Hay, in the case of Wolcott, et al. v. Swan, et al., dated November, 1802. Image from Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc., Americana.
 
 
 
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==Document Text, November 1802==
 
  
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==Letter text, November 1802==
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[[File:WytheToGeorgeHayNovember1802.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Image from Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc., Americana.]]
 
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G, Wythe to m' Hay  
 
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::::In the cause between Swan & Walcot hath another report been prepared? novembr, 1802
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In the cause between Swan & Walcot hath another report been prepared? novemb'r, 1802
 
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M' Hay
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Chancellor Wythe was one [of the] signers of the declaration [of] Independence from Virginia. [] was given to me by Professor [] of the University []esterville in 1821.
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<tt>Chancellor Wythe was one</tt><br />
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[of the] <tt>signers of the declaration</tt><br />
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[of] <tt>Independence from Virginia.</tt><br />
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[text obscured] <tt>was given to me by Professor</tt><br />
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[obscured] <tt>of the University at</tt><br />
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[obscured] <tt>lotteville</tt>[?] <tt>in 1821.</tt>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<tt>R. Gilmor</tt>
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==See also==
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*[[Wythe's Judicial Career]]
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[[Category: Letters and Papers]]

Latest revision as of 15:46, 5 March 2018

A memorandum dated November, 1802, from Wythe to Judge George Hay (1765-1830), of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, inquiring after a report in the case of Wolcott, et al. v. Swan, et al.

The document formed part of the collection of Robert Gilmor, Jr. (1774-1848), a prominent American merchant of Baltimore, Maryland, and collector of art, coins, and autographs.[1] Gilmor made a notation on the reverse.

Letter text, November 1802

Image from Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc., Americana.

Page 1

G, Wythe to m' Hay

In the cause between Swan & Walcot hath another report been prepared? novemb'r, 1802

Page 2

M' Hay

Chancellor Wythe was one
[of the] signers of the declaration
[of] Independence from Virginia.
[text obscured] was given to me by Professor
[obscured] of the University at
[obscured] lotteville[?] in 1821.                      R. Gilmor

See also

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References

  1. Wayne Homren, "Robert Gilmor, Jr. (1774-1848)," E-Sylum 20, no. 23 (June 4, 2017), Numismatic Bibliomania Society, accessed March 5, 2018.