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[[George Wythe]] asks John Norton to send him a quality telescope and a light stand for it.
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==Letter text==
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<blockquote>
 
To<br />
 
To<br />
 
Mr. John Norton<br />
 
Mr. John Norton<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Merchant in London<br />
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Merchant in London
Dear Sir, <br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I beg the favour of you to send me a telescope. For a good one I would go as far as eight or ten guineas. I would have a light stand to keep it steady upon. With the greatest respect<br />
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Dear Sir,  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your most obedient<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;G. Wythe<br />
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I beg the favour of you to send me a telescope. For a good one I would go as far as eight or ten guineas. I would have a light stand to keep it steady upon. With the greatest respect
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sept. 8th 1772<br />
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Your most obedient<br />
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[[George Wythe|G. Wythe]]<br />
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Sept. 8th 1772
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==See also==
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*[[Wythe to John Norton, 29 May 1772]]
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*[[Wythe to John Norton & Son, 12 December 1772]]
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[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
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[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Latest revision as of 15:44, 12 July 2017

George Wythe asks John Norton to send him a quality telescope and a light stand for it.

Letter text

To
Mr. John Norton
Merchant in London

Dear Sir,

I beg the favour of you to send me a telescope. For a good one I would go as far as eight or ten guineas. I would have a light stand to keep it steady upon. With the greatest respect

Your most obedient
G. Wythe
Sept. 8th 1772

See also