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The book binder Thomas Brend<ref>The American Bookbinders Museum[http://directory.bookbindersmuseum.org/bbdir/bbdir/city/brend-thomas-annapolis-md/?page=]</ref> told [[George Wythe]] that [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s 8th volume will be completed in two or three weeks.  The committee appointed to collect and publish land and property laws decided to cease at the moment in the hopes that the general assembly will be willing to extend the work based on Jefferson's reasons given in his letter from [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 January 1796| January 16]].  Wythe asks Jefferson if he wants him to sent a copy of the letter sent in January to every member of the assembly.
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[[File:WytheToJeffersonJuly271796p1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|<p>"Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 27 July 1796, pg 1." Image from the [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib008694 Library of Congress,] ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers.''</p>]]
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==Letter text==
 
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[[File:WytheToJeffersonJuly271796p1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<p>"Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 27 July 1796, pg 1." Image from the [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib008694 Library of Congress,] ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers.''</p>]]
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[[George Wythe|G Wythe]] to [[Thomas Jefferson|T Jefferson]]
  
G Wythe to T Jefferson<br />
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Brend tells me he will finish the binding of your books in two or three weeks. The committee appointed to collect and publish the laws relating to lands and property, seeing your [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 January 1796|letter]], in january, to me, declined proceding in the business, for the present, in hopes the general assembly may be persuaded by the reasons which you  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brend tells me he will finish the binding of your books in two or three weeks. The committee appointed to collect and publish the laws relating to lands and property, seeing your [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 January 1796|letter]], in january, to me, declined proceding in the business, for the present, in hopes the general assembly may be persuaded by the reasons which you <br />
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[[File:WytheToJeffersonJuly271796p2.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<p>"Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 27 July 1796, pg 2." Image from the [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib008694 Library of Congress,] ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers.''</p>]]
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[[File:WytheToJeffersonJuly271796p2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<p>"Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 27 July 1796, pg 2." Image from the [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib008694 Library of Congress,] ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers.''</p>]]
 
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you suggested to extend the work. will you permit me to deliver a printed copy of the letter to every member? you say you will take the trouble of procuring a copy of the mss not sent to me. adieu affectionately <br />
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you suggested to extend the work. will you permit me to deliver a printed copy of the letter to every member? you say you will take the trouble of procuring a copy of the mss not sent to me. adieu affectionately  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;27 of july, 1796. <br />
 
  
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27 of july, 1796.
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==See also==
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*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 January 1796, 2]]
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*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 8 August, 1796]]
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==References==
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<references>
 
[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
 
[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
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[[Category:Letters and Papers]]
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[[Category:Wythe's Signature]]

Latest revision as of 17:30, 10 March 2018

The book binder Thomas Brend[1] told George Wythe that Thomas Jefferson's 8th volume will be completed in two or three weeks. The committee appointed to collect and publish land and property laws decided to cease at the moment in the hopes that the general assembly will be willing to extend the work based on Jefferson's reasons given in his letter from January 16. Wythe asks Jefferson if he wants him to sent a copy of the letter sent in January to every member of the assembly.

"Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 27 July 1796, pg 1." Image from the Library of Congress, The Thomas Jefferson Papers.

Letter text

Page 1

G Wythe to T Jefferson

Brend tells me he will finish the binding of your books in two or three weeks. The committee appointed to collect and publish the laws relating to lands and property, seeing your letter, in january, to me, declined proceding in the business, for the present, in hopes the general assembly may be persuaded by the reasons which you

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"Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 27 July 1796, pg 2." Image from the Library of Congress, The Thomas Jefferson Papers.

you suggested to extend the work. will you permit me to deliver a printed copy of the letter to every member? you say you will take the trouble of procuring a copy of the mss not sent to me. adieu affectionately

27 of july, 1796.

See also

References

<references>
  1. The American Bookbinders Museum[1]