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Wythe the Teacher

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::::[[Rawleigh Colston]] 
::::[[James Innes]] (?) 
::::[[Thomas Jefferson]] 
::::[[James Madison, Bishop]] 
::::[[Andrew Moore]] 
::::[[George Nicholas]] (?) 
::::[[Edmund Randolph]] (?) 
::::[[St. George Tucker]]
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::::[[James Breckinridge]] 
::::[[John Breckinridge]] 
::::[[John Brown]] 
::::[[William Cabell, Jr.]] (?) 
::::[[Daniel Call]] 
::::[[Peter Carr]] 
::::[[Joseph Clay, Jr.]] 
::::[[John Coalter]] 
::::[[William DuVal]] 
::::[[William Branch Giles]] 
::::[[Samuel Hardy]] 
::::[[Henry Izard]] 
::::[[Ludwell Lee]] 
::::[[Richard Bland Lee]] (?) 
::::[[John Marshall]] 
::::[[John Minor|John Minor III]] 
::::[[James Monroe]] (?) 
::::[[Hugh Nelson]] (?) 
::::[[Thomas Newton]] (?) 
::::[[Wilson Cary Nicholas]] (?) 
::::[[Elisha Parmele]] (?) 
::::[[Kemp Plummer]] 
::::[[Francis Preston]] 
::::[[Richard Randolph]] 
::::[[John Stark Ravenscroft]] 
::::[[Spencer Roane]] 
::::[[Thomas Lee Shippen]] 
::::[[Peyton Short]] (?) 
::::[[William Short]] 
::::[[Archibald Stuart]] (?) 
::::[[John Louis Taylor]] (?) 
::::[[Buckner Thruston]] 
::::[[Jacob Walker]] (?) 
::::[[Bushrod Washington]] 
::::[[John Wickham]]
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::::[[Henry Clay]] 
::::[[John Wayles Eppes]] 
::::[[Benjamin Watkins Leigh]] (?) 
::::[[William Munford]] 
::::[[Littleton Waller Tazewell]]
|}For nearly a century after its inception in 1693, the study of law in Virginia remained within the parameters of England's legal education system. Lawyers-to-be were educated either through apprenticeships with practicing lawyers or through England's Inns of Court. British legal education changed in 1758 when Sir William Blackstone was elected to the Vinerian Chair of English Law at Oxford University, the first law professorship in the English-speaking world. American legal education would change not long thereafter.

The American Revolution severed most ties with England and created a dearth of available legal training for would-be lawyers. [[Thomas Jefferson]], then governor of Virginia, saw the need for legal reorganization in the colonies (and soon to be new nation) and chose to enact his reforms at his alma mater, the College of William & Mary.<ref>"Jefferson had attempted to make these changes by an act of Assembly, but the dissenters from the Church of England killed the bill because they did not want William and Mary, which was then an Episcopal college, to be strengthened in any way. Therefore, Jefferson had to make his reforms by acting through the college's board of visitors. In 1779 Jefferson and Madison called their former law teacher, Chancellor Wythe, to the new professorship of law. It is difficult to conceive that anyone more acceptable, more appropriate, more competent, or more scholarly could be found; no one else was considered." W. Hamilton Bryson, ''Legal Education in Virginia, 1779-1979: A Biographical Approach'' (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1979), 22.</ref> At Jefferson's urging, the College's Board of Visitors (of which he was a member) created a [[Professor of Law and Police|professorship of Law and Police]] in 1779 and named [[George Wythe]], Jefferson's mentor, to that position.

Jefferson knew Wythe well, and had served as Wythe's his legal apprentice from 1762-1765.<ref>"Mr. Wythe continued to be my faithful and beloved Mentor in youth, and my most affectionate friend through life." [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]], ed., ''Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, from The Papers of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed.(Boston: Gray and Bowen, 1830), 1:2. See also Thomas Hunter, "[[Teaching of George Wythe|The Teaching of George Wythe]]," in ''The History of Legal Education in the United States: Commentaries and Primary Sources'', ed. Lee Sheppard (Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 2007), 142.</ref> Other notable apprentices of Wythe prior to his appointment as a law professor were the Reverend [[James Madison, Bishop|James Madison]] (who later became President of the College as well as the first Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia) and [[St. George Tucker]] (who succeeded Wythe as the second Professor of Law and Police at William & Mary, and is best known as the author of the first American edition of [[Commentaries on the Laws of England|Blackstone's Commentaries]], commonly known as [[Blackstone's Commentaries|Tucker's Blackstone]]).

During its first full year of operation in 1780, at least eight students were associated with the law curriculum at the College, one of whom was [[John Marshall]], who would later serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.<ref>There were at least eight students "since there were enough to form two moot court teams of four each. One of them was [[John Marshall]], who remained only a few months. In a [[Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 26 July 1780|letter to James Madison]], Jefferson praised the beginning that Wythe had made, remarking: 'Our new institution at the college has had a success which has gained it universal applause...'" Susan H. Godson et. al., ''The College of William and Mary: A History'' (Williamsburg, Va.: King and Queen Press, 1993), 136.</ref> Because there was no cohesive legal collection in the College's library at that time, Wythe used his personal collection, relying heavily on Matthew Bacon's [[New Abridgment of the Law]]<ref>R. Kent Newmyer, ''John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court'' (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001), 78. See also William F. Swindler, "John Marshall's Preparation for the Bar–Some Observations on His Law Notes," ''American Journal of Legal History'' 11 (1967), 207.</ref> and Sir William Blackstone's [[Commentaries on the Laws of England]].<ref>Paul D. Carrington, "The Revolutionary Idea of University Legal Education," ''William and Mary Law Review'' 31 (1990), 535.</ref> But a young man who studied with George Wythe would learn much more.

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Although as a professor at William and Mary Wythe emphasized the study of political economy and public law, his students received a formal grounding in the English common law, with Blackstone's ''Commentaries on the Laws of England'' being the basic text for his lectures. Students also were encouraged to read much more, to attend other lectures at the college, and to observe proceedings at the capital. Those able to do so received tutorial instruction from Wythe that extended from the classics to contemporary economics and politics; but to study with Wythe in this way, one needed to be a competent reader of Greek, Latin and French.<ref>Carrington, "The Revolutionary Idea of University Legal Education," 535.</ref>
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Wythe can be credited for introducing a moot legislature and moot court to American law students, the latter of which has remained a staple of legal education for more than two centuries:

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In addition to the lectures and readings, for his students Wythe designed two institutions which were new to North America. The first was a moot court, the concept for which likely came from the London Inns of Court, which, a couple of centuries previous, had held "'mootings." These earlier exercises had seen the member-barristers deliver arguments on both sides of set cases [footnote omitted]; however, Wythe reversed the process by having the students themselves do the arguing.

Wythe's second institutional innovation was the moot legislature. This too was held in the old Capitol, in the legislative chamber last used by the General Assembly on Christmas Eve 1779 [after which the capitol was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond], and Wythe served as Speaker while his students debated the merits of proposed legislation.

Wythe designed his moot legislature to prepare his students for the leading roles that he anticipated them soon taking in the state and national legislatures, and his ultimate goal was to create a class of ardent, well-prepared republicans.<ref>Hunter, "The Teaching of George Wythe," 145-146.</ref>
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There would be many 'ardent, well-prepared republicans'. All told, Wythe taught law to perhaps 200 men, including delegates to the Continental Congress ([[John Brown]]); one or two Presidents (Jefferson and [[James Monroe]])<ref>Historians disagree as to whether James Monroe studied law under Wythe.</ref> and a Vice President of the United States (Jefferson); one or two Secretaries of State ([[Henry Clay]] and [[Edmund Randolph]]);<ref>As with James Monroe, it is possible, but not certain, that Edmund Randolph studied under Wythe.</ref> two Attorneys General of the United States (Randolph was the first Attorney General of the U.S., and Breckenridge served as Attorney General under Jefferson); U.S. Senators (Breckenridge; John Brown, and [[Littleton Waller Tazewell]]), a Speaker of the House of Representatives (Clay), two U.S. Supreme Court Justices (Marshall and [[Bushrod Washington]]); state supreme court ([[Spencer Roane]] in Virginia) and federal district court judges; a foreign minister (Jefferson); governors (Jefferson, Tazewell and [[William Branch Giles]]; members of several state legislatures (Kentucky, North Carolina and Virginia); and a president of William & Mary (The Rev. James Madison).<ref>Imogene E. Brown, ''American Aristides: A Biography of George Wythe'' (Rutherford: Fairleigh Dickenson University Press, 1981), 213-214. See also Hunter, "The Teaching of George Wythe," 153-154.</ref>

[[File:WytheHouseBrochureP2P3.jpg|thumb|left|500px|Colonial Williamsburg brochure for the George Wythe House, indicating the first floor room on the northwest (upper right) corner may have been used for boarding or teaching students.]]
Jefferson remained Wythe's strongest supporter throughout his mentor's tenure at the College. On July 17, 1788, then serving as Minister to France, Jefferson wrote this letter to Ralph Izard (a member of the Continental Congress and United States Senator) about William & Mary's law program:

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I cannot but approve your idea of sending your eldest son, destined for the Law, to Williamsburg. . . . The pride of the institution is Mr. Wythe, one of the Chancellors of the State, and Professor of Law in the College. He is one of the greatest men of the age, having held without competition the first place at the Bar of our General Court for 25 years, and always distinguished by the most spotless virtue. He gives lectures regularly, and holds Moot Courts and Parliaments, wherein he presides, and the young men debate regularly in Law and Legislation, learn the rules of Parliamentary Proceeding and acquire the habit of public speaking. Williamsburg is a remarkably healthy situation, reasonably cheap, and affords very genteel society.<ref>Robert M. Hughes, "[[William and Mary, the First American Law School]]," ''William and Mary Quarterly'', 2nd Ser., 2 (January, 1922), 42.</ref>
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Wythe tutored younger students even while teaching law at the College. Already in his 60's and nearing the end of his tenure at William & Mary, Wythe taught 13-year old [[William Munford]] (a future member of both the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate, and Law Reporter for the decisions of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals) and Littleton Waller Tazewell (who would later serve in the United States House and Senate, and as governor of Virginia). The excerpt below describes a typical day of 12-year old Tazewell's studies with Wythe:

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As soon as young Tazewell arrived for his lesson, Wythe immediately selected a Greek book from his superb library, opened it at random, and told the boy to translate a given passage. This exercise lasted until breakfast was served, at which time the lad returned home, for Wythe had morning lectures to give at the college. Around noon, the boy returned, and as before, Wythe was always waiting for him in the study. In the afternoon the lessons took the same form as the morning session, except that the subject was Latin. From two until four o'clock in the afternoon the child had a respite from his labors, and when they met again at four o'clock, the work usually involved the solution of mathematical problems and algebraic equations. The textbooks for this subject were in French, so the pupil was forced to perfect this language, as well. In the evening they read the best English authors or sometimes periodical publications of the day.<ref>Brown, ''American Aristides'', 220-221 (citing Littleton Walter Tazewell, "[[Account and History of the Tazewell Family|An Account and History of the Tazewell Family]]," Virginia State Library Manuscripts Collection). See also W. Hamilton Bryson, "The History of Legal Education in Virginia," ''University of Richmond Law Review'' 14 (1979-80), 171-172.</ref>
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In 1789 Wythe resigned his position at William & Mary and moved to Richmond because of his duties as Chancellor of the High Court. He didn't stop teaching, however. One of his 'pupils', a young Henry Clay, served as Wythe's secretary and amanuensis at the court. Clay later served as Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives, United States Senator, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Secretary of State.

So highly regarded was Wythe at William & Mary that Jefferson remarked upon his resignation that "it is all over with the College."<ref>"In 1788 the courts of Virginia were reorganized, and Chancellor Wythe was required to move his residence to Richmond. This forced his resignation in 1789 of the professorship in Williamsburg after a decade of lecturing." Bryson, ''Legal Education in Virginia'', 24. Another account has Wythe resigning "in anger at the college." Carrington, 537.</ref> But the school found a worthy replacement in St. George Tucker, who began teaching in September 1790.<ref>Tucker was the college rector at the time he succeeded Wythe. "Tucker, learned in the law and closely associated with the college, was the logical choice to replace Wythe. His recognition as a legal scholar was widespread and his connection with the college strong." Charles T. Cullen, ''St. George Tucker and Law in Virginia, 1772-1804'' (Garland, 1987), 118. "Tucker was arguably the most important American legal scholar of the first half of the nineteenth century." Carrington, "The Revolutionary Idea of University Legal Education," 540.</ref> As deserving as this appointment was, it is no surprise that the modest Tucker asked that others not compare him to his predecessor.<ref>Cullen, ''St. George Tucker and Law in Virginia'', 119.</ref> No one would wish to be compared with Chancellor Wythe, whose "teaching career may be assessed . . . as consequential beyond comparison to that of any successor in American university law teaching."<ref>Carrington, "The Revolutionary Idea of University Legal Education," 538.</ref>

==See also==
*[[George Wythe, America's First Law Professor|George Wythe, America's First Law Professor and the Teacher of Jefferson, Marshall, and Clay]]
*[[Teaching of George Wythe|The Teaching of George Wythe]]
*[[Virginia Gazette, 2 August 1787]]

==References==
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==External links==
*Jack Lynch, [http://history.org/Foundation/journal/Spring10/educ.cfm "'His Integrity Inflexible, and His Justice Exact',"] ''Colonial Williamsburg Journal'' (Spring 2010).

[[Category:Aspects of Wythe's Life]]

Wythe the Lawyer

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[[File:SilvetteWythe1979.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Portrait by David Silvette (1979), [https://law.wm.edu/ College of William & Mary Law School.]]]
George Wythe may be best known as a signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]], a [[Wythe's Judicial Career|judge on the High Court of Chancery]], and for training some of the most influential legal minds of the 18th century at William & Mary, but before doing any of those things, Wythe had spent decades as a successful lawyer. Like most of what we know about Wythe's life, what we know about his legal career does not come from Wythe himself. Instead, we must rely on contemporaneous letters and newspapers as well as what cases we can find in county court records and Thomas Jefferson's case notes.<ref>Source material on George Wythe's early career is scant, at best. See Kirtland, ''George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge'' (New York: Garland, 1986).</ref> From these sources, however, we can sketch the contours of a successful legal career that extended over 30 years.

At the time Wythe entered the profession, legal training varied and was not as regimented as it is today. Often men who wanted to become lawyers apprenticed with a practicing attorney.<ref>Frank L. Dewey, ''Thomas Jefferson Lawyer'' (Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1987), 3.</ref> George Wythe's education was typical of the times. His first teacher was likely his mother, who taught him reading, writing, and arithmetic. There is conjecture that he attended William & Mary for some formal education between 1730 and 1735,<ref>William Edwin Hemphill, "[[George Wythe the Colonial Briton|George Wythe the Colonial Briton: A Biographical Study of Pre-Revolutionary Era in Virginia]]," 34 (citing the ''History of the College of William and Mary from its Foundation, 1660 to 1874,'' 84).</ref> but he would not have studied law there..<ref>Kirtland, 36-37.</ref> He began his formal training by apprenticinging under his uncle, Stephen Dewey — the husband of his mother's sister — in Prince George County.<ref>Kirtland, 40; see also Dewey, 3.</ref> Dewey was a justice of the peace and served as member of the House of Burgesses.<ref>See Hemphill, 36. Both positions Wythe would later also hold.</ref>

When reflecting on this experience later in life, Wythe suggested that this apprenticeship was more about clerk work and printing duties than it was about actually learning the practice of law.<ref>Hemphill, 37; Kirtland, 40-41.</ref> This leads some scholars to suggest that the experience informed Wythe's commitment to training prospective attorneys differently later in his life, both when he had apprentices and when he became the nation's first law professor.<ref>Hemphill, 38.</ref> Although we do not know details of Wythe's day to day routine while apprenticing under his uncle, we can assume that he would have had access to his uncle's legal library.<ref>Hemphill, 38.</ref><ref>Kirtland, 40-41.</ref>

==Early legal career (1746 – 1754)==

It is not until 1745 that a law appears in colonial Virginia regarding requirements for admission to the legal bar.<ref>Hemphill, 41 (citing Henning ''Statutes'').</ref> Wythe became licensed under these requirements and admitted to the bar in 1746. A copy of Wythe's law license exists in the order books of Augusta County records and his license was signed by Peyton Randolph, St. Lawrence Burford, Stephen Dewey, and William Nimmo.<ref>Hemphill, 42 (citing entry of May 21, 1747, Order Book No. 1, 196, Augusta County Records.</ref> Once licensed, attorneys could practice in county courts but had to be admitted to each court they wished to practice in. Several county courts admitted Wythe in 1746 and 1747, including Elizabeth City and Spotsylvania.<ref>Hemphill, 42. For record of Elizabeth County admission see June 18, 1746, minutes in Order Book, 1731-1747, 489, Elizabeth County Records. For Spotsylvania County admission, see November 4, 1746, Orders, 1738-1749, 395, Spotsylvania County Records; see also Kirtland, 42.</ref>

[[File:Complaint5Nov1746RussellVDowde.jpg|right|thumb|500px|<center>Complaint, November 5, 1746, of William Russell against Thomas Dowde, in Orange County, Virginia Court. Special Collections, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.</center>]]
A new member of the bar and in his early 20s, Wythe moved to western Virginia, specifically to Spotsylvania County. Very quickly, Caroline, Orange, and Augusta counties admitted him to practice.<ref>Hemphill, 43-46 (qualified in Carolina County in February of 1747 and Augusta/Staunton in May of 1747); see also Kirtland, 42.</ref> Most county court attorneys "rode the circuits" in various counties so it is likely that Wythe qualified in other counties in the area as well, such as Albemarle and Louisa, but there are no official records documenting his work in these or other counties.<ref>Hemphill, 45.</ref> During his years as an attorney in western Virginia, Wythe befriended and worked alongside Zachary Lewis of Spotsylvania, which aided his success as a young lawyer.<ref>Zachary Lewis also becomes Wythe's father-in-law. Horace Edwin Hayden, ''[[Virginia Genealogies]]'' (Wilkes-Barre, PA: E.B. Yordy, 1891), 381-382.</ref> Wythe's case load would have covered a wide range of issues, including criminal, civil, and chancery cases, and work on the western circuits would have encompassed the vast territory that was western Virginia at the time (including what is today West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin).<ref>Hemphill, 48-49.</ref>

Wythe remained a county court attorney in western Virginia until 1748 when he moved back to Williamsburg or the Elizabeth County area.<ref>There is some speculation that Wythe moves back home because of the death of his first wife, Ann Lewis. Hemphill, 52.</ref> Upon returning to the capital area, Wythe began his [[Wythe the Politician|parallel career as a politician]] when the House of Burgesses selected him to serve as clerk to two standing committees.<ref>Hemphill, 55.</ref> He stayed in this role until the governor, in January 1754, appointed him interim Attorney General for Virginia while the current Attorney General, Peyton Randolph, was in England advocating for the Colony to the Crown. Wythe served as Attorney General through December 1754.<ref>Hemphill, 66-71.</ref>

It is assumed that Wythe continued to ride the circuits of nearby counties such as James City, York, New Kent, and Charles City during this time, though we cannot be sure because court records for these counties have been lost.<ref>Hemphill, 55.</ref> There is evidence, however, of Wythe arguing at least three cases in Warwick County in 1749, so we know he was still practicing as a county court attorney in this period.<ref>Hemphill, 55 (citing entries of April 6, 1749, Minutes, 1748-1762, 29-31, Warwick County Records).</ref> There are also records showing he had clients including John Blair in 1751 and the Custis family in 1754.<ref>Hemphill, 56-57. For John Blair see entries of March 20, 22, October 2, November 7, 1751, ''William and Mary College Quarterly'' 1st Series, VII, 137, VIII, 5, VII, 146, 148; for Custis family see [[1776 Americana|letter from Wythe to Daniel Parke Custis]], April 10, 1754).</ref> Wythe was appointed to the Williamsburg seat in the House of Burgesses in 1754 and provided counsel for candidates in the House of Burgesses that had legal issues within the House.<ref>Hemphill, 57.</ref>

For the rest of his legal career, Wythe would balance the practice of law with his service in the colonial government.

==Pre-Revolutionary attorney (1754 – 1778)==

Sometime between 1754 and 1755, the General Court admitted George Wythe to practice, ending his service on the county court circuit.<ref> The exact date of his appointment is unclear, but Hemphill argues that it was likely sometime before May 1755 because there is a license signed by Wythe for Paul Carrington in 1755, which would have required that Wythe have a license in the General Court. See Hemphill, 77 (citing 1755 license for Paul Carrington).</ref> Between 1755 and 1761, a lawyer could not practice in both county courts and the General Court unless he was a barrister (a person qualified to practice in an English Court). George Wythe chose to practice in the General Court.<ref>Kirtland, 45; Dewey, 2,4.</ref>

[[File:VirginiaCounties1761-1770.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Map of Virginia counties for 1761 – 1770, from Michael F. Doran's ''Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Virginia, 1634-1895'' (Athens, GA: Iberian Pub. Co., 1987). Wythe was admitted as an attorney in County Court in Augusta, Caroline, Elizabeth City, Orange, Spotsylvania, and Warwick Counties, and possibly also in Albemarle, Charles City, James City, Louisa, New Kent, and York Counties.]]
Unlike the county courts, the General Court was a superior court located exclusively in Williamsburg.<ref>Dewey, 3.</ref> The General Court handled appellate cases that rose out of county court decisions as well as original cases.<ref>Kirtland, 45.</ref> Very few attorneys served on this court and Wythe practiced alongside some of the top attorneys in Virginia including Peyton Randolph, Robert Carter Nicholas, and Edmund Pendleton.<ref>Hemphill, 84.</ref> One reason scholars have considered General Court attorneys the best of the best is because three attorneys from the court — Wythe, Pendleton, and Nicholas — were immediately elected to high judgeships after the Revolution.<ref>Dewey, 7.</ref> Wythe served on the General Court until start of the Revolution.<ref>Kirtland, 45.</ref>

As he did through most of his life, Wythe kept additional responsibilities while simultaneously licensed in the General Court. He served as the Elizabeth City County Justice of the Peace in Chesterfield from 1755 until sometime in the 1760s.<ref>Hemphill, 75 (citing Order Book, 1775—1776, Elizabeth City County Records).</ref> Likewise, beginning in 1758, Wythe served on the examination board for the General Court and signed licenses for practitioners such as Patrick Henry.<ref>Hemphill, 106 (citing Tyler's Quarterly Magazine, IX, 97). Also signed the licenses of Peter Hog. Hemphill, 106 (citing Brock, ed., Records of Dinwiddie, I, 470, n.); Dewey, 118.</ref> Wythe continued serving on this examination board until 1772.<ref>Hemphill, 105; Dewey, 118.</ref> Wythe's political career also accelerated during this period as he served as Interim Attorney General (January 1754—December 1754),<ref>Kirtland, 46. </ref> William & Mary appointed Burgess (1758—1761),<ref>Hemphill, 166-167.</ref> Elizabeth County Burgess Representative (1761—1767),<ref>Hemphill, 170.</ref> appointed Clerk of the House (1768—1774), Mayor of Williamsburg (1770—1771),<ref>Hemphill, 258 (citing Virginia Gazette, pub. By Purdie and Dixon, December 3, 1772); Kirtland, 49.</ref> and Williamsburg Alderman (? —1772).<ref>Hemphill, 258.</ref>

Although Wythe was never only practicing law, the legal practice he shared with Robert Carter Nicholas flourished in the 1750s and 1760s.<ref>Hemphill, 258.</ref> Business records from Elizabeth County suggest that he was financially successful because he could afford to expand his property ownership.<ref>Hemphill, 104.</ref> He served as attorney for George Washington twice during this period and again much later in 1773.<ref>Hemphill, 102 (citing Robert Carter Nicholas to George Washington, January 5, 1758, Stanislaus Murray Hamilton, ed., Letters to Washington and Accompanying Papers, II, 256; Entries of April 1 and May 21, 1760, John C. Fitzpatrick ed., The Diaries of George Washington, 1748-1799, I, 147, 163). For later representation see Hemphill, 137 (citing George Wythe to George Washington, December 15, 1773, Hamilton, ed., Letters to Washington, IV, 282-284; George Washington to George Wythe, January 17, 1774, Fitzpatrick, ed., Writings of Washington, III, 174-176; George Washington to John Parke Custis, May 26, 1778, Fitzpatrick, ed., Writings of Washington, XI, 456)</ref> Even when he was appointed the Clerk of the House in 1768, a time-consuming job, Wythe continued to keep up his practice before the General Court.<ref>Kirtland, 96 (stating that Wythe's duties as clerk "were not so arduous as to preclude Wythe's practice before the General Court").</ref> It was also in the 1760s that Wythe apprenticed his most famous future lawyer, Thomas Jefferson,<ref>Hemphill, 114. Jefferson was not the only legal student apprenticed by Wythe at this time. There were others including St. George Tucker. See Hemphill, 146; Kirtland, 97.</ref> who studied under Wythe from 1762 to 1767.<ref>Hemphill, 124.</ref>

Once the General Court licensed Jefferson, he joined Wythe in legal practice, and they worked together until the outbreak of the Revolution in 1775.<ref>Hemphill, 124 (citing "Autobiography," Berg. ed., Writings of Jefferson, I, 4). For General court closing see Hemphill, 149.</ref> Unfortunately, the General Court records have disappeared, but Jefferson was a meticulous note taker, unlike his mentor, and thus, most of the records we have on the cases Wythe executed come from Jefferson's reports during their practice together (1768—1775).<ref>See Thomas Jefferson, Reports of Cases Determined in the General Court of Virginia from 1730 to 1740 and from 1768 to 1772 (Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 1981); see also Hemphill, 130-132; Kirtland, 96.</ref> Even though we know Wythe was on the court from 1755 to 1765, there is very little record of what cases he was a part of during this early period<ref>Hemphill, 10</ref> except some petitions in General Court bearing Wythe's signature or including him as the attorney of record.<ref>See Hemphill, 144 (citing Petition of Achilles Foster, undated, Autograph Collection of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery; Petition of Solomon Redmon, undated [ca.1772], in the possession of Thomas F. Hadigan Co., New York, December 1936; Petition of John Randolph, February 12, 1773, Gratz Collection, Pennsylvania Historical Society Library).</ref>

Overall, Wythe's pre-revolutionary career was successful, and he managed to balance both the law and politics until 1775, when all normal legal and political activity ceased due to the Revolution.<ref>Kirtland, 97-98.</ref> The General Court had its last session in 1775.<ref>Hemphill, 149.</ref> Wythe did not know it then, but this would mark the end of his legal career as a practitioner. He would return to court as one of the first to be appointed to a high judgeship in 1778.<ref>Kirtland, 119.</ref>

==Wythe's Legal Reputation==
Outside of the specifics of his practice, what do we know about Wythe's reputation as a lawyer? While most of the evidence is either anecdotal from those who were close to him like Jefferson, or written after his death, it seems that overall Wythe was known and respected as a lawyer of skill and integrity.

Wythe's presence on the General Court sets him apart as one of the most capable attorneys of the period.<ref>Dewey, 7; Kirtland, 49.</ref> It was often said that Wythe had few equals in the courtroom, outside of Edmund Pendleton whom he repeatedly faced in court and who managed to defeat Wythe often.<ref>Kirtland, 49-51, 59; see also Hemphill, 98.</ref> Both lawyers were well respected and continued to compete for over two decades in the General Court.<ref>Hemphill, 159.</ref> While Wythe was thought to be smarter, Pendleton had a stronger ability to bring forth clever arguments quickly.<ref>Hemphill, 159-161.</ref> But this does not mean that Wythe was less skilled than Pendleton. His knowledge of the law was unmatched — "profound" — as noted in an anonymous letter to a local newspaper after his death.<ref>Hemphill, 150 (citing Anonymous "Communication," ''The Enquirer'', June 10, 1806).</ref>

Upon his death, many of his contemporaries cited Wythe's integrity as the key to his legal practice. One contemporary, Reverend Lee Hassey, stated that Wythe "was the only honest lawyer he ever knew."<ref>Hemphill, 153 (citing J.T. Stoddert, letter to Bishop Heade, reprinted in Heade, op. cit., II, 238).</ref> Jefferson declared that Wythe was "as distinguished by correctness and purity of conduct in his profession, as he was by his industry & fidelity to those who employed him."<ref>Hemphill, 154 (citing Jefferson, "Notes for the Biography of George Wythe," Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress).</ref> It was also said that the temptations of law never succeeded to corrupt Wythe's purity.<ref>Hemphill (citing Randolph, Manuscript History of Virginia, Virginia Historical Magazine, XLIII, 131).</ref>

For example, when accepting cases, Wythe was very intentional about who he would and would not represent, never accepting a case simply for financial or reputational gains.<ref>Hemphill, 154.</ref> As an intake procedure, Wythe required all of his clients to sign affidavits of truth of their testimony and if he later found out they had lied, he would return any money paid and refer them to another attorney.<ref>Hemphill, 154-155 (citing "Memoirs of the Late George Wythe, Esquire," The American Gleaner and Virginia Gazette, I, 2-3); see also Kirtland, 58.</ref>

In a printed eulogy upon Wythe's death, Mason L. Weems told the story of Wythe withdrawing from a client who he believed to be in the wrong and returning his money because Wythe in good conscience could not go on with the suit. The story alleges that Wythe still maintained lawyer-client confidentiality by telling the client "that as conscience will not allow me to say anything for you, honor forbids that I should say anything against you."<ref>Hemphill, 155-156 (citing a reprint from The Charleston, S.C., Times, July 1, 1806, in ''William and Mary College Quarterly'', 1st Series, XXV, 18-19.</ref> Meaning that while Wythe could not move forward in the case and advised the client not to either, he would not stand in the way of the client finding another attorney. There is no written evidence for this exchange, but as an anecdotal story, it seems to comply with other observations of Wythe's career from his contemporaries.<ref>Hemphill, 157.</ref>

Along with his conscientious selection of cases, contemporaries also remembered Wythe to be less concerned about financial success than other attorneys of his day.<ref>Hemphill, 157.</ref> After his death, public reflections about him as a lawyer stated that he would always take the lowest possible fee, and that no persuasion or subterfuge "could induce him to accept a fee beyond the lowest possible value of his labour."<ref>Hemphill, 157, (citing "Communication" signed "A.B." Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser, June 18, 1806).</ref>

Admittedly, these assessments of character come after Wythe's death and thus, could be tainted by the desire to remember Wythe in the best light. The consistency of the comments, however, suggest some truth and at the very least Wythe was considered by those who knew him well to be a knowledgeable and skillful lawyer unmatched in his legal integrity.

==County Court cases==
Most attorneys in colonial Virginia practiced in several county courts, commonly referred to as "riding the circuit."<ref>Dewey, 1.</ref> Qualifications for practicing were set by statute. General Court lawyers examined incoming practitioners and certified their good character for each specific county court in which they wanted to practice. Applicants also had to pay a 20-shilling fee.<ref>Dewey, 4.</ref> While Wythe qualified and practiced in several county courts, the records available for those cases are sparse. The cases listed below rely primarily on the information printed in Orange County's order books,<ref>Order Book No. 5, 1747-1754, Orange County Records. Reprinted in ''[[Media:OrangeCountyOrderBook1747-1748.pdf|Virginia County Court Records Order Book, Orange County, Virginia, 1747-1748]]'' and ''[[Media:OrangeCountyOrderBook1748-1749.pdf|Virginia County Court Records Order Book, Orange County, Virginia, 1748-1749]],'' edited by Sam and Ruth Sparacio (McLean, VA: Antient Press, 1997).</ref> Orange County being one of the few locales that identify attorneys in its reports.<ref>Hemphill, 46-47. There is also evidence that indicates Wythe pleaded more cases in Orange County than any other advocate except Zachary Lewis. Hemphill, 48.</ref> Cases in the list that come from a source other than Orange County are marked with a +.

The Wythepedia articles on the county cases briefly summarize each case and reproduce the filed complaint when available.

<div style="column-count:5;-moz-column-count:5;-webkit-column-count:5">
*''[[Barclay v. Choice]]''
*''[[Beazley v. Bramham]]''
*''[[Bell v. Jackson]]''
*''[[Bell v. Winslow]]''
*''[[Character and Service of George Wythe#Page 326|Bousch v. Wallace]]'' +
*''[[Character and Service of George Wythe#Page 326|Brown v. Edwards]]'' +
*''[[Brown v. Spencer]]''
*''[[Coburn v. Long]]''
*''[[Character and Service of George Wythe#Page 326|Evans v. Wills, Administratrix of Emanuel Wills, deceased]]'' +
*''[[Field v. Russell]]''
*''[[Fugitt v. Bramham]]''
*''[[Gordon v. Kavanaugh]]''
*''[[Hardin v. Whatley]]''
*''[[Harrison v. Jones]]''
*''[[Hart v. Zimmerman and Newport]]''
*''[[Complaint, 12 May 1747, of Hart v. Zimmerman|Hart v. Zimmerman]]'' +
*''[[Hensley v. Philips]]''
*''[[Hughes v. Sanders]]''
*''[[Hunter v. Cook]]''
*''[[Jackson v. Pickett]]''
*''[[Kelly v. Eastham]]''
*''[[The King v. Fox]]''
*''[[The King v. Ingram]]''
*''[[Complaint, Lewis v. Chew, February 1748|Lewis v. Chew]]'' +
*''[[Lewis, Whiting, and Washington v. Freeman]]''
*''[[Madison v. Phillips]]''
*''[[Moor, Aylett, and Power v. Downs]]''
*''[[Complaint, Moore v. Downs, March 1748|Moore v. Downs]]'' +
*''[[Morgan v. Lightfoot]]''
*''[[Moyer v. Hansbarger]]''
*''[[Mullins v. Pendleton]]'' +
*''[[Picket v. Ware]]''
*''[[Pickett v. Coleman]]''
*''[[Price v. Leonard]]''
*''[[Complaint, 5 November 1746, of William Russell v. Thomas Dowde|Russell v. Dowde]]''
*''[[Russell v. Wharton]]''
*''[[Russell v. Zimmerman]]''
*''[[Scott v. Mauldin and Rucker]]''
*''[[Shedden v. Morgan]]''
*''[[Spencer v. Chew]]''
*''[[Spencer v. Cook]]''
*''[[Spencer v. Griffin]]''
*''[[Spencer v. Jones]]''
*''[[Spencer v. Willis]]''
*''[[Spotswood v. Christopher]]''
*''[[Strother v. Whatley]]''
*''[[Complaint, 30 March 1747, of Strother v. Zimmerman|Strother v. Zimmerman]]'' +
*''[[White v. Stubblefield]]''
*''[[Williams v. Smith]]''
*''[[Winslow v. Chew]]''
</div>

==General Court cases==
Unlike the county courts, the General Court was in one location—Williamsburg. The General Court sessions lasted for four weeks and included original cases as well as appellate cases from county courts. Admission to this court was not set by statute, but existing members had to license future members.<ref>Dewey, 2-4.</ref> Official reports of General Court cases disappeared, but we do have records from notes taken by lawyers who practiced before the court.<ref>Kirtland, 96; Hemphill, 130.</ref> For information on cases argued by George Wythe, we are in great debt to the writings of Thomas Jefferson.

Most notably, in 1829 Jefferson published ''Report of Cases Determined in the General Court of Virginia: From 1730, to 1740; and From 1768, to 1772'' which contained 42 cases decided in the General Court.<ref>Thomas Jefferson, ''Report of Cases Determined in the General Court of Virginia: From 1730, to 1740; and From 1768, to 1772'' (Charlottesville: F. Carr, and Co., 1829), (Buffalo, New York: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 1981 ed.).</ref> For the early years, Jefferson compiled the manuscript notes written by Sir John Randolph, Edward Barradall, and William Hopkins, and for the later years, Jefferson reported on cases himself.<ref>''Jefferson Reports'', Introduction to the 1981 edition.</ref> Eight of the cases listed below come from those reports.<ref>The cases reported by Jefferson are: ''Blackwell v. Wilkinson, Bolling v. Bolling, Bradford v. Bradford, Brent v. Porter, Carter v. Webb, Godwin v. Lunan, Herndon v. Carr,'' and ''Howell v Netherland.'' Jefferson, ''Report of Cases Determined in the General Court of Virginia.''</ref> Additionally, Jefferson kept a written record of both these cases and one additional Wythe case in his ''Household Accounts and Notes of Virginia Court Legal Cases''.<ref>''Household Accounts and Notes of Virginia Court Legal Cases''. Thomas Jefferson Papers, 1606 to 1827, Series 7: Miscellaneous Bound Volumes, Library of Congress.</ref> The Wythepedia articles on these cases include an introduction and summary of the case as well as any known additional information about case arguments and outcomes.

Most of the rest of the cases listed below come from another Jefferson source, ''Jefferson's Memorandum Books: Accounts, with Legal Records and Miscellany, 1767—1826''. Jefferson was a meticulous note taker and kept notes on cases that he worked with Wythe,<ref>''Thomas Jefferson's Memorandum Books, Volumes I-II: Accounts, with Legal Records and Miscellany, 1767—1826''. The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, 2nd Series, James A. Bear, Jr. and Lucia C. Stanton, eds. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997).</ref> however, the Wythepedia articles on the cases gleaned from the ''Memorandum Books'' include little information. Jefferson used his memorandum books as working to-do lists, and while they give case names, attorneys, and sometimes details, the books do not provide any information on the outcome or strategy of the cases.

Lastly, there are some records that survive from Wythe's law firm with Robert Carter Nicholas.<ref>Thomas Jefferson and Jefferson-Randolph Family Papers, 1747-1827, in the Tracy W. McGregor Library, Accession #564, 6746, Albert H. and Shirley Small Special Collections Library (Charlottesville, Va: University of Virginia).</ref> We rely on these records for two cases, ''[[Carrol v. Clifton]]'' and ''[[Clifton v. Digges]]''.

<div style="column-count:5;-moz-column-count:5;-webkit-column-count:5">
*''[[Allen v. Allen]]''
*''[[Anderson v. Anderson (1769)|Anderson v. Anderson]]''
*''[[Archer v. Crawford]]''
*''[[Bland v. Rose]]''
*''[[Beckham v. Philips]]''
*''[[Blackwell v. Wilkinson]]''
*''[[Bolling v. Bolling]]''
*''[[Bradford v. Bradford]]''
*''[[Brent v. Porter]]''
*''[[Brown v. Maupin]]''
*''[[Carrol v. Clifton]]''
*''[[Carter v. Webb]]''
*''[[Cary v. The King]]''
*''[[Clifton v. Diggs]]''*
*''[[Cloyd v. Cloyd]]''
*''[[Cole v. Leigh]]''
*''[[Cole v. Robertson]]''*
*''[[Custis v. West]]''
*''[[Dalton v. Lyons]]''
*''[[Godwin v. Lunan]]''
*''[[Hardaway v. Bland]]''
*''[[Harris v. Jefferson]]''
*''[[Herndon v. Carr]]''
*''[[Hite v. Fairfax]]''
*''[[Hooker v. Burwell]]''
*''[[Howell v. Netherland]]''
*''[[Hudson v. Hudson]]''
*''[[Adam Hunter v. Glassell]]''
*''[[James Hunter v. Glassell]]
*''[[Jefferson v. Stith]]''
*''[[Jefferson v. Fleming's exrs.]]''
*''[[Jefferson v. Skipwith]]''
*''[[Jennings v. Black]]''
*''[[Mercer v. Wayles's exrs.]]''
*''[[Mills v. Hayes]]''
*''[[Philips v. Hubbard]]''
*''[[Quarles v. Gregory]]''
*''[[Speirs v. Thomas]]''
*''[[Stephens v. Cabage]]''
*''[[Thornton v. Hunter]]''
*''[[Turnstall v. Hunt]]''
*''[[Turpin v. Goode]]''
</div>

==See also==
*[[Wythe's Judicial Career]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [https://encyclopediavirginia.org/5740hpr-9cf8558ea44dc95/ "County Formation during the Colonial Period,"] Encyclopedia Virginia.

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[[Category: Cases]]

Wythe the Politician

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[[File:BenbridgeWythe.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Miniature of George Wythe, attributed to Henry Benbridge, c. 1770. Watercolor on ivory. Original at the [http://www.rwnaf.org/collections/item?id=1617 R. W. Norton Art Gallery,] Shreveport, Louisiana.]]
The capstone of George Wythe's legacy in American history and law is his lengthy political career spanning all three branches of government and local, state, and national political bodies. His service began well before the American Revolution, continued during the conflict, and continued within the new United States up until his twilight years<ref>Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. (1907). "George Wythe" in ''Great American Lawyers,'' vol. 1. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 66.</ref>. Wythe's lengthy service in the judicial branch deserves [[Wythe's Judicial Career|an entry of its own]], so this article focuses on his legislative and executive roles. Wythe began his political career within the colonial House of Burgesses, the oldest democratically elected body in British North America<ref>Gottlieb, Matthew S. (2024, Aug.) "House of Burgesses." Encyclopedia Virginia. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/house-of-burgesses/.</ref>. He initially served as a clerk<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 53.</ref>, but eventually Wythe served as a representative in his own right, filling three distinct seats over the span of twelve years<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia.</ref>. Besides serving as a burgess, Wythe filled pivotal roles in the state government, such as the Attorney General in 1754 and Clerk of the House from 1768 and 1775<ref>Kirtland, Robert B. (1986). ''[[George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge]].'' New York: Garland Publishing.</ref>.

After the dissolution of the House of Burgesses and the onset of the American Revolution, George Wythe's career pivoted to the national stage with his election to the Continental Congress in 1775<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 274.</ref>. Wythe participated in debates and influenced notable thinkers such as John Adams, and his service in the Continental Congress culminated in his signing of the [[Declaration of Independence]]<ref>Montross, Lynn. (1970). ''The Reluctant Rebels: The Story of the Continental Congress 1774-1789.'' New York: Barnes & Noble, 149.</ref>. Wythe left the Continental Congress to return to Virginia state government, where he represented Williamsburg in the newly constituted House of Delegates<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 29-30.</ref>. Wythe was elevated to the position of Speaker of the House in 1777, becoming the second individual to hold the post and presiding over the legislative body during wartime<ref>''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1777-1780'', vol. 1. (1827). Richmond, VA: Thomas W. White, 3-40.</ref>. After the war, Wythe served as a delegate to both the Constitutional Convention<ref>Munson, Suzanne Harman. (2021, May 25). "George Wythe of Virginia: Continental Congress Delegate, Judge, Professor of Law, and Declaration of Independence Signer." Constituting America. https://constitutingamerica.org/90day-dcin-george-wythe-of-virginia-continental-congress-delegate-judge-professor-of-law-declaration-of-independence-signer-guest-essayist-suzanne-harman-munson/.</ref> and the Ratifying Convention in Virginia<ref>''Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia.'' (1805). Richmond, VA: Enquirer-Press, 17.</ref>.

Wythe also served on a local level as mayor and alderman in the city of Williamsburg<ref>Walker, Leola O. (1967, Jan.). "Officials in the City Government of Colonial Williamsburg." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 75, No. 1, 38-48.</ref>. Additionally, he chaired the Electoral College of Virginia twice later in his life<ref>Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. (1907). "George Wythe" in ''Great American Lawyers,'' vol. 1. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 66.</ref>. Throughout his career in public service, Wythe was known for his measured, steady approach to governance. At the same time, however, he was not afraid to challenge precedent when he felt a conviction to do so. He was an early opponent of the Stamp Act in the House of Burgesses and among the first to call for independence in the Continental Congress. Throughout his political career, Wythe possessed his characteristic humility and his deep understanding and appreciation for the art of civic life.

===House of Burgesses Committees Clerk (1748)===

Beginning in 1699, Williamsburg became the capital of colonial Virginia<ref>Gruber, C. K. E. (2021, Feb. 17). "Williamsburg during the Colonial Period." Encyclopedia Virginia. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/williamsburg-during-the-colonial-period/.</ref>. Located in Williamsburg, the House of Burgesses met irregularly and sought to imitate the British provincial system and royal hierarchy. George Wythe was appointed October 28, 1748 to clerk to the "largest and most important standing committees"<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 53.</ref>. He served on "Privileges and Elections" and "Propositions and Grievances"<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 54.</ref>. Serving as a representative of one’s county in the House of Burgesses was "ambition’s chief point of vantage"<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 53.</ref>. During this time, Wythe’s job included keeping the minutes of the proceedings of these committees. At the young age of twenty-two, his time in the House of Burgesses served as an educational endeavor for Wythe in colonial legislation. It also provided Wythe the opportunity to "rub shoulders" with some of the most influential men in the colonies at that time<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 54.</ref>. In 1752, Wythe was reappointed clerk for the "Privileges and Elections" and "Propositions and Grievances" committees<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 57.</ref>.

===Interim Attorney General (1754)===

The position of Attorney General was considered more prestigious than his seat in the House of Burgesses. Wythe was first appointed Acting, or Interim, Attorney General, by Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie in January of 1754, and served for about one year<ref>"George Wythe." Virginia House of Delegates Clerks Office: House History. https://history.house.virginia.gov/members/2394.</ref>. During his time as interim Attorney General, Wythe was involved in many conflicts between the House of Burgesses and the Royal Government. The first dispute Wythe became wrapped up in was the Pistol Fee Crisis of 1753-1754<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 62.</ref>. The Pistole Fee Crisis was a dispute between the House of Burgesses and Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie. Dinwiddie wanted to charge individuals a pistole for land patents that had previously been unenforced in Virginia<ref>Olson, C. A. G. (2020, Dec. 7). "The Pistole Fee Dispute." Encyclopedia Virginia. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/pistole-fee-dispute-the/.</ref>. A pistole was worth about 18 shillings at the time, which was about 6 days' wages for a skilled tradesman<ref>"Currency Converter: 1270–2017". (2024, Feb. 13). The National Archives. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency-converter/.</ref>. The controversy was so contentious that Dinwiddie and the House of Burgesses had to go before the Privy Council in London to argue their sides. The Privy Council, unsurprisingly, sided with Dinwiddie’s pistole fee. This crisis foreshadows future tax conflicts between the colonies and the Royal Government which would of course surface almost a decade later in 1765 with the Stamp Act<ref>Olson, C. A. G. (2020, Dec. 7). "The Pistole Fee Dispute." Encyclopedia Virginia. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/pistole-fee-dispute-the/.</ref>.

Wythe only served as Attorney General for a year before he was forced to vacate the position in favor of reinstating Randolph who had believed when he left the position to go to London, it would only be temporary and his job would be waiting for him upon his return<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 71.</ref>. Wythe would take on the role of Acting Attorney General once more, for about six months between November of 1766 and June of 1767, appointed by Lieutenant Governor Francis Fauquier<ref>"George Wythe." Virginia House of Delegates Clerks Office: House History. https://history.house.virginia.gov/members/2394.</ref>.

===Williamsburg Seat, House of Burgesses (1754-1756)===

At the age of 28, Wythe was lifted up from his position of clerk to serve in the Williamsburg Seat of the House of Burgess<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 59.</ref>. The French & Indian War began in May of 1754, so Wythe was immediately thrust into a wartime government.<ref>"French & Indian War Timeline: Lake George NY History." (2020, Mar. 3). The French & Indian War Society. https://www.frenchandindianwarsociety.org/timeline/.</ref> Wythe entered the Fourth Session of the House of Burgess (1752-1755)<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 60.</ref>. During his time on the Burgess, Wythe worked on an appropriation to aid war efforts in the West. Wythe worked on a committee specially assigned to ensure the funds the House of Burgess given for the war effort was not exclusively for English use in the West, but that the allocated funds were helping serve the colonies' interests<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 61.</ref>. Wythe was also appointed to serve on the "Privileges and Elections" subdivision, and the "Propositions and Grievances" subdivision during his time in the Williamsburg Seat. While these two subdivisions were familiar to him, Wythe was also appointed to serve on the "Courts of Justice," which was a new challenge<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 62.</ref>.

===William & Mary Representative Seat, House of Burgesses (1758-1761)===

In 1756, George Wythe ran for the House of Burgesses seat in Elizabeth City County, where he was a notable landholder<ref>Kirtland, Robert B. (1986). ''[[George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge]].'' New York: Garland Publishing, 76.</ref>, but he placed fourth, beaten by residents who held more political appeal than external landholders<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 79.</ref>. After the election, allegations of non-resident voting<ref>Miller, Elmer I. (1907). "The Legislature of the Province of Virginia: Its Internal Development." New York: The Columbia University Press, 75.</ref> and the use of alcohol in campaigning led to an inquiry into the election, chaired by none other than George Wythe himself<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 79-81.</ref>. Two years later, in 1758, Wythe only received a single vote for Elizabeth City County’s seat<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 16.</ref>, but he returned to the House of Burgesses through another avenue. Since its founding in 1693, William and Mary’s faculty had been granted the right to send a representative to the House of Burgesses<ref>King William III and Queen Mary II. (1693). "Royal Charter of William and Mary." Swem Library. https://guides.libraries.wm.edu/wm/charter.</ref>, and they historically chose prominent lawyers for the role<ref>Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. (1907). "George Wythe" in ''Great American Lawyers,'' vol. 1. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 57.</ref>. In 1758, after the resignation of Peyton Randolph to take the Williamsburg Seat, the faculty chose George Wythe as their new representative<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 16.</ref>.

Upon returning to the House, he swiftly regained his positions on the Committees of Privileges and Elections, Propositions and Grievances, and Courts of Justice, becoming the only legislator to serve on three standing committees<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 166-167.</ref>. Wythe returned to a government still in the midst of the French and Indian War, which imparted a significant workload upon the house. During the war effort, Wythe was directly involved in handling compensation requests by Virginians for their personal losses from the conflict<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 167-168.</ref>. In 1759, Wythe also joined the Committee of Correspondence, directing the activities of the colony’s representative in England, Edward Montague<ref>Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. (1907). "George Wythe" in ''Great American Lawyers,'' vol. 1. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 57-58.</ref>. He was also appointed to committees managing currency issued during the French and Indian War and regulating the silk industry in Virginia<ref>Shewmake, Oscar L. (1921). "The Honorable George Wythe: Teacher, Lawyer, Jurist, Statesman." William & Mary Faculty Publications, No. 1374, 27.</ref>. During this term, Wythe also contributed to the writing of four acts, including two on slavery, one on municipal boundaries, and one to promote inland navigation<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 168-169.</ref>.

===Elizabeth City County Seat, House of Burgesses (1761-1768)===

In 1761, Wythe stepped down from the William & Mary House seat and attempted another run for the Elizabeth City County seat<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 22.</ref>. This time, Wythe was successful, placing first overall<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 170.</ref> and becoming one of Elizabeth City County’s two delegates, alongside William Wager<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 22.</ref>. During the 1761 session, Wythe was appointed to a fourth standing committee: that of trade. After 1764, he was the only member of the House of Burgesses to serve on four of the five committees <ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 171.</ref>. Following a 1763 act delisting colonial paper money as legal tender, Wythe participated in the drafting of a response to Governor Francis Fauquier, who asked why Virginia was not favoring creditors who used British sterling<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 22.</ref>.

Later in 1764, when the British Parliament made preparations to impose a Stamp Act on the colonies, Wythe was one of the first Burgesses to openly oppose the new British policy. Wythe argued that the political connection between Virginia and Britain ran through the king and not parliament, implying equal constituent sovereignty to other dominions of the crown such as the British mainland itself<ref>Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. (1907). "George Wythe" in ''Great American Lawyers,'' vol. 1. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 58-59.</ref>. However, Wythe did not support the resolutions of newer delegate Patrick Henry<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 24.</ref>, who argued that only Virginia had the right to tax Virginians and angrily labeled his opponents “enemies of the colony” on the House floor<ref>Henry, Patrick. (1765). "Patrick Henry's Resolves Against the Stamp Act." Patrick Henry National Memorial. https://www.redhill.org/speeches-writings/patrick-henrys-resolutions-against-the-stamp-act/?srsltid=AfmBOopLg-gBqcK8wOMMSoMqean8OKf6z6LQj0twyX2HBXALuDp-vWXl.</ref>. Wythe’s opposition likely stemmed from their extreme presentation as much as disagreement on policy, and he continued to oppose the acts until Britain repealed them<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 191-215.</ref>. During the later years of his tenure in the House of Burgesses Wythe focused on drafting legislation related to land ownership<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 224-226.</ref>.

===Alderman (1768?-1772)===
The City of Williamsburg had a government consisting of a mayor, a recorder, an upper chamber of six aldermen, and a lower chamber of twelve common councilors<ref>"Williamsburg-The Old Colonial Capital." (1907, July). The William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 1, 16.</ref>. For an undetermined amount of time, George Wythe served as one of six aldermen for the City of Williamsburg, having been selected by the extant city government to fill a vacancy. He possibly served since as early as 1750, when he signed on record the oath of allegiance to the City, something required of sitting aldermen<ref>Walker, Leola O. (1967, Jan.). "Officials in the City Government of Colonial Williamsburg." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 75, No. 1, 38-48.</ref>. He must have been an alderman by 1768, as this would have been required for his subsequent appointment to mayor in the same year<ref>Walker, Leola O. (1967, Jan.). "Officials in the City Government of Colonial Williamsburg." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 75, No. 1, 36.</ref><ref>"Past Mayors & Governors." City of Williamsburg. https://www.williamsburgva.gov/573/Past-Mayors-Governors.</ref>. Although his specific activities as Alderman are unknown, he would have been responsible for the creation of city ordinances, the selection of new city government members in the event of a vacancy, and the organization of local fairs and markets<ref>"Williamsburg-The Old Colonial Capital." (1907, July). The William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 1, 16.</ref>. George Wythe served until 1772, when he resigned for unknown reasons<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 258.</ref> and was replaced by Dr. James Blair<ref>Goodwin, W.A.R. (1938). "George Wythe House." Department of Research and Record: Colonial Williamsburg, 11.</ref>.

===Mayor of Williamsburg (1768-1769)===

From his position as alderman, George Wythe was elected mayor by the other members of the city government<ref>Walker, Leola O. (1967, Jan.). "Officials in the City Government of Colonial Williamsburg." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 75, No. 1, 36.</ref>, taking office on November 30th, 1768<ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 250.</ref>. Wythe served a single term as mayor, until November of 1769<ref>"Past Mayors & Governors." City of Williamsburg. https://www.williamsburgva.gov/573/Past-Mayors-Governors.</ref>. As mayor, Wythe would have overseen major endeavors of the city in collaboration with the rest of the city government, including repair of streets, organization of events, and the creation of ordinances<ref>"Williamsburg-The Old Colonial Capital." (1907, July). The William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 1, 16.</ref>.

===Clerk of the House (1768-1775)===

After an unsuccessful bid to replace Peyton Randolph as Attorney General of Virginia<ref>Wythe, George. (1766, June 23). "George Wythe to Benjamin Franklin, 23 June 1766." National Archives. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-13-02-0112.</ref>, George Wythe was elected to be Clerk of the House in March of 1768, filling the vacancy left by the new Attorney General John Randolph<ref>Kukla, Jon. (1981). ''Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1643-1776.'' Richmond, VA: Virginia State Library, 153. </ref>. Next to the Speaker, the Clerk of the House of Burgesses was the most significant office in the legislative body<ref>Sydnor, Charles S. (1952). ''Gentlemen Freeholders: Political Practices in Washington's Virginia.'' Williamsburg, VA: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, 96. </ref>. Alongside the standard roles of recording and maintaining records, the Clerk of the House of Burgesses presided over the election of the Speaker and could inform the Governor directly of proceedings within the House<ref>Pargellis, S. M. (1927, Apr.). "The Procedure of the Virginia House of Burgesses." The William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 2, 76-81.</ref>. Wythe notably focused on elevating the standard of the office, ordering materials for the creation of bookplates<ref>Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. (1919). ''Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine.'' Richmond, VA: Richmond Press, 290.</ref> and a robe in the style of the British House of Commons<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 26.</ref>. He also used the privileges of his office to peruse records from prior clerks, building a familiarity that he would draw on during his post-revolutionary career<ref>Kirtland, Robert B. (1986). ''[[George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge]].'' New York: Garland Publishing, 78.</ref>.

Despite the fact that he could not be a sitting member of the House during his clerkship, Wythe continued to influence proceedings as an advisor to political leaders and novices in the legislature, especially as trans-Atlantic tensions rose<ref>Kirtland, Robert B. (1986). ''[[George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge]].'' New York: Garland Publishing, 78.</ref><ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 26.</ref>. According to one apocryphal account<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 26-27.</ref>, Wythe used his position as Clerk to intentionally delay the delivery of the House’s minutes to Governor Botetourt in May of 1769, preventing the governor from dissolving the legislature while they were drafting appeals of protest for King George III<ref>Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. (1907). "George Wythe" in ''Great American Lawyers,'' vol. 1. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 60.</ref>. Although Wythe’s direct participation in legislating was limited during this time, his name nevertheless appears as Clerk on several significant documents produced by the House of Burgesses during the leadup to the Revolution. For example, the Resolution Designating a Day of Fasting and Prayer, issued in May of 1774 to show solidarity with occupied Boston, was issued by Wythe<ref>"Resolution of the House of Burgesses Designating a Day of Fasting and Prayer." (1774, May 24). National Archives https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-01-02-0082.</ref>. He served as Clerk until June 1775, when Virginia’s colonial legislature dissolved for a final time, making Wythe the final Clerk of the House of Burgesses<ref>Kirtland, Robert B. (1986). ''[[George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge]].'' New York: Garland Publishing, 78-79.</ref>.

===Delegate to the Second Continental Congress (1775-1776)===

In 1775, the year after the cessation of his clerkship and following the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, Wythe was among seven delegates elected to represent Virginia in the Continental Congress for the upcoming year. He earned the fifth most votes from the former Burgesses of any candidate, and ascended to the Continental Congress as a junior member <ref>Hemphill, W. E. (1937). ''George Wythe the Colonial Briton''. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia, 274.</ref>. Wythe traveled to Philadelphia with Peyton Randolph, Thomas Nelson, and their wives, arriving in early September of that year<ref>Kirtland, Robert B. (1986). ''[[George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge]].'' New York: Garland Publishing, 92.</ref>. Although he did not speak often in Congress, he was an early advocate of independence<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 30.</ref>. In one 1776 debate, Wythe questioned why the delegates were concerned about appearing as “dutiful subjects” and not simply “rebels,” and emphasized the need for free trade independent of Great Britain, a position eventually adopted by the Congress that April<ref>Montross, Lynn. (1970). ''The Reluctant Rebels: The Story of the Continental Congress 1774-1789.'' New York: Barnes & Noble, 119.</ref>. Wythe served on many committees in the Continental Congress, including one to increase gunpowder production and one which drafted a resolution encouraging the outfitting of privateers<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 33.</ref>.

While in Philadelphia, Wythe had the opportunity to befriend notable Massachusetts delegate John Adams. Wythe helped explain to Adams confusing internal disputes within the Virginia delegation<ref>Adams, John. (1851). ''The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States,'' vol. 3. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 23-24.</ref> and generally provided intellectual and legislative support to Adams when it came to independence. In fact, Adams credited a conversation he had with George Wythe for inspiring his 1776 essay “Thoughts on Government”<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 34.</ref>, an early foray into the design of the new American government, which featured structural features such as a two-chambered legislative branch including a lower representative house<ref>Adams, John. (1776, Apr.). "Thoughts on Government." National Archives. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-04-02-0026-0004.</ref>.
As 1776 stretched on, Wythe hardened his stance on the colonies’ political future, advocating alongside John Adams and Henry Lee that a firm declaration of independence from the British Empire was imminently needed<ref>Montross, Lynn. (1970). ''The Reluctant Rebels: The Story of the Continental Congress 1774-1789.'' New York: Barnes & Noble, 149.</ref>. Although Wythe was an ardent supporter of independence, he missed the pivotal vote for independence while traveling to Virginia to participate in the formal creation of a new state government<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 36.</ref>. He returned to Philadelphia in time to sign the Declaration of Independence<ref>Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. (1907). "George Wythe" in ''Great American Lawyers,'' vol. 1. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 62.</ref>, but soon afterwards returned permanently to Virginia to pursue matters of state government, despite having been elected to another term by Virginia’s legislators<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 37.</ref>.

===Williamsburg Seat, House of Delegates (1776-1778)===

While George Wythe was serving in the Continental Congress, Edmund Pendleton “saved” Wythe the Williamsburg seat<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 29-30.</ref> in the series of conventions in Virginia that would become the formal House of Delegates in October<ref>''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1777-1780'', vol. 1. (1827). Richmond, VA: Thomas W. White, 1-3.</ref>. He quickly became involved in an early attempt at revision of Virginia’s colonial law code, which the House of Delegates initiated in October. Wythe only arrived back from Philadelphia in January of 1777 and took a more moderate position on the revision process, hoping to preserve pivotal British statutes and expand upon them when needed<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 38.</ref>.

After the end of his term as Speaker of the House in 1778, Wythe did not return to the House of Delegates, instead taking a prestigious judicial position in the High Court of Chancery in 1779<ref>Kirtland, Robert B. (1986). ''[[George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge]].'' New York: Garland Publishing, 111.</ref>.

===Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (1777-1778)===

In 1777, Edmund Pendleton, the first Speaker of the House of Delegates, was injured after falling from a horse, necessitating the election of a new speaker<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 38.</ref>. Thomas Jefferson nominated George Wythe, who won election against Robert Carter Nicholas and Benjamin Harrison after two rounds on May 8th<ref>''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1777-1780'', vol. 1. (1827). Richmond, VA: Thomas W. White, 3-4.</ref>. Wythe stated that he was serving merely in the stead of Pendleton, but continued to hold the office after Pendleton’s recovery and return<ref>Kirtland, Robert B. (1986). ''[[George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge]].'' New York: Garland Publishing, 103-104.</ref>. Wythe’s tenure as Speaker saw him oversee proceedings regarding the appointment of delegates to the Continental Congress<ref>''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1777-1780'', vol. 1. (1827). Richmond, VA: Thomas W. White, 22.</ref>, the passage of legislation penalizing army deserters<ref>''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1777-1780.'' (1827). Richmond, VA: Thomas W. White, 109.</ref>, and the funding of clothing for the state’s soldiers<ref>''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1777-1780.'' (1827). Richmond, VA: Thomas W. White, 52.</ref>. Among the last bills passed during Wythe’s tenure as Speaker was a bill to create the High Court of Chancery<ref>''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1777-1780'', vol. 1. (1827). Richmond, VA: Thomas W. White, 109.</ref>, which he would serve on soon thereafter. Wythe’s tenure as Speaker ended when the House of Delegates adjourned on January 24th, 1778<ref>''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1777-1780'', vol. 1. (1827). Richmond, VA: Thomas W. White, 134-137.</ref>, and he was replaced in May by Benjamin Harrison<ref>''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1777-1780'', vol. 2. (1827). Richmond, VA: Thomas W. White, 4.</ref>.

===Delegate to the Constitutional Convention (1787)===

After a series of negotiations in 1786 established a May 1787 convention, the Virginia General Assembly chose seven delegates to attend, including George Wythe. Despite concerns over the health of his wife Anne, Wythe travelled up the Chesapeake by ship and arrived in Philadelphia by mid-May<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 64.</ref>. After the convention began in late May, Virginia’s delegation, Wythe included, was among the first of the states to push for a total rehaul of the Federal system, not merely a revision. During these early stages, Wythe wrote to Jefferson during the conference asking for his thoughts on potential changes to the national government, but Jefferson was unable to respond in time while abroad<ref>Kirtland, Robert B. (1986). ''[[George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge]].'' New York: Garland Publishing, 123-124.</ref>. At the onset of the convention, he chaired the Rules Committee to establish procedures for the upcoming debates<ref>Munson, Suzanne Harman. (2021, May 25). "George Wythe of Virginia: Continental Congress Delegate, Judge, Professor of Law, and Declaration of Independence Signer." Constituting America. https://constitutingamerica.org/90day-dcin-george-wythe-of-virginia-continental-congress-delegate-judge-professor-of-law-declaration-of-independence-signer-guest-essayist-suzanne-harman-munson/.</ref>. After this endeavor, however, Wythe rarely spoke<ref>"George Wythe." National Constitution Center. https://constitutioncenter.org/signers/george-wythe.</ref>, except once to support a resolution by James Madison to focus on general principles before discussing specifics<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 65.</ref>. Perhaps this lack of engagement was because his wife’s condition was worsening, requiring him to leave Philadelphia in early June, sending his resignation to Governor Edmund Randolph on June 16 once back in Williamsburg with his wife<ref>Kirtland, Robert B. (1986). ''[[George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge]].'' New York: Garland Publishing, 124.</ref>. Wythe did not return to the convention or sign the US Constitution<ref>''The Debate on the Constitution, Part One.'' (1993). New York: Library of America, 202-203.</ref>, and Anne Wythe passed away two months later in August<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 65.</ref>.

===Delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention (1788)===

Wythe did not put himself forward as a candidate for the upcoming convention in Virginia on ratification of the Constitution<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 66.</ref>, but a convention of voters in neighboring York County, following the urging of a man named Charles Lewis, unanimously elected George Wythe and John Blair as delegates ''in absentia''. Following this, a convoy of voters, including Thomas Nelson (the original candidate for the seat) travelled to Wythe’s home in Williamsburg to inform a startled Wythe of his new political role<ref>Tazewell, Littleton Waller. (1823). ''An Account and History of the Tazewell Family.'' Williamsburg, VA: Tazewell Family, 97-99.</ref>. Upon arrival in Richmond, Edmund Pendleton was nominated as chair and Wythe seconded the nomination, possibly to remove himself from consideration as an opposing candidate<ref>Kirtland, Robert B. (1986). ''[[George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge]].'' New York: Garland Publishing, 129.</ref>.

Beginning in June, Wythe began to preside over committees of the whole, which invoked debate on the features of the Constitution between all delegates<ref>''Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia.'' (1805). Richmond, VA: Enquirer-Press, 17.</ref>. Wythe only gave one speech himself, notably with strong emotion. He spoke of the Revolution, the weakness of the Articles of Confederation, and the need for action despite the imperfections of the Constitution<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 69.</ref>. The Virginia delegates voted to ratify the Constitution 89-79, with Wythe voting in favor<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 70.</ref>. After ratification, Wythe headed a committee to draft suggested amendments for the Constitution once ratification had occurred<ref>Kirtland, Robert B. (1986). ''[[George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge]].'' New York: Garland Publishing, 130-131.</ref>, submitting forty amendments to the committee<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 70.</ref>. After a Federalist attempt to strike an amendment related to taxation powers failed, the amendments passed on June 27th, the same day the Convention concluded<ref>''The Debate on the Constitution, Part Two.'' (1993). New York: Library of America, 557-565.</ref>.

===Virginia Elector (1800 and 1804)===

In 1800, Wythe was chosen as an elector for his former student Thomas Jefferson<ref>Dill, Alonzo Thomas. (1979). ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty.'' Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 79.</ref>, and presided over the state’s Electoral College when it convened in Richmond<ref>Berexa, Daniel. (2011, Jan.). "The Murder of Founding Father George Wythe." Tennessee Bar Association. https://www.tba.org/?pg=Articles&blAction=showEntry&blogEntry=9542.</ref>. The Election of 1800 was notorious for a ploy by Democratic-Republicans to strategically vote for either Thomas Jefferson or Aaron Burr for President to ensure a Jefferson presidency and a Burr vice presidency, a plan that nearly went awry due to a defecting elector in New York<ref>"Elections from 1789 to 1828." Virginia Museum of History and Culture. https://virginiahistory.org/learn/getting-message-out-presidential-campaign-memorabilia-collection-allen-frey/elections-1789-1828.</ref>. The Virginia College of Electors, under Wythe’s leadership, sent all 21 of its electoral votes to Jefferson<ref>Lampi, Philip J. (2012, Jan. 11). "Virginia 1800 Electoral College." Tufts University: A New Nation Votes. https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/m039k589j.</ref>

Wythe once again presided over the Virginia College of Electors in 1804<ref>Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. (1907). "George Wythe" in ''Great American Lawyers,'' vol. 1. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 66.</ref>, sending all 24 electoral votes to Thomas Jefferson<ref>Lampi, Philip J. (2012, Jan. 11). "Virginia 1804 Electoral College." Tufts University: A New Nation Votes. https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/7m01bn32j.</ref> during his landslide victory over Charles Pinckney<ref>"Elections from 1789 to 1828." Virginia Museum of History and Culture. https://virginiahistory.org/learn/getting-message-out-presidential-campaign-memorabilia-collection-allen-frey/elections-1789-1828.</ref>. After the election, he joined Jefferson at a celebratory party, where Wythe himself received a toast from the attendees<ref>Berexa, Daniel. (2011, Jan.). "The Murder of Founding Father George Wythe." Tennessee Bar Association. https://www.tba.org/?pg=Articles&blAction=showEntry&blogEntry=9542.</ref>.

==See also==
*[[Wythe the Lawyer]]
*[[Wythe's Judicial Career]]

==References==
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==External links==

* George Wythe, at [https://history.house.virginia.gov/clerks/41 A History of the Virginia House of Delegates,] Virginia House of Delegates Clerk's Office.

[[Category:Aspects of Wythe's Life]]
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Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

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[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275/mode/2up?q=nathan</ref> See [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-06-02-0259 Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Randolph, 18 July 1783] and [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0367 Thomas Jefferson to the Board of Trade, (18? March 1780)]

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
</blockquote>

==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton<ref>[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0115 Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1781]</ref>
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==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
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As the following case<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref> may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. ''President'' SHIPPEN — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the ''Supreme Court''.

:::Common Pleas, ''Philadelphia'' County.
::::''September'' Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan ''versus'' the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan: and a quantity of cloathing, imported from France, be-
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longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their retinue, depended upon the Stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The ''Attorney General'', on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly: that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly, the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees: but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality — no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God: and his crown is stiled imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. 1 ''Vatt.'' p. 2. 133. 2. ''Vatt.'' 158. 1 ''Blackst.'' 141. 5 ''Bac.'' 450.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The Statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it; which act declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this Statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 ''Blackst.'' 67. 3 ''Burr.'' 1480. 4 ''Burr.'' 2016.
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Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication: he must do it expressly.

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'': in this case, it was ''in personam''; and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 ''Bac.'' 431. ''Salk.'' 700. 2 ''Barnes.'' 1 ''Wils.'' 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing: and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, he was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it: if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (if a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate — and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state, yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice: and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, ''Vat B.'' IV ''sect.'' 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
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to the law merchant, and answerable in the state where it happens to be imported.

That sovereignty is better represented by persons than things: and as any or all the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurisdiction of this state, if they were to come within its bounds, so there is no reason why property brought here should not be attached as well as the citizen arrested.

That one sovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: and this appears to have been the sense of Congress, by their expressly stipulating in the articles of confederation, that no duties should be laid by one state on the property of another.

That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight: so if they had been imported contrary to law, they were subject to forfeiture: process against them might issue out of this court, and jurisdiction over them be exercised, the sovereignty of Virginia notwithstanding.

That if a vessel belonging to Virginia, should be taken, as prize retaken, and libelled here, Virginia must submit her claim to the decision of the admiralty of Pennsylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her sovereignty.

That a sovereign state may wave its rights— and by the very act of importing merchandize, it subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the country.

That all property in this state is under the protection of the government, and therefore should be answerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.

That the statute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. These were often erroneous, and could not be binding on us.

That whatever might be the case with regard to foreign ministers, by the articles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their persons, and not in their goods: and as they represent the state, it was to be presumed, they enjoy every exemption that their sovereign expected or claimed.

They said, that whether Virginia was subject to, or exempt from, the jurisdiction of this state, in the present instance, was not the point now in question: it was only, whether the sheriff should or should not obey the command of the court.

That by the writ, he was directed to return it to the court, and he was not to withhold the process in contempt of this order, and to stifle the proceedings in their birth.

That the sheriff was to act under the judgment of the court, and if he had any doubt about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court might, if cause was shewn, quash it as illegal.

That his not being obliged to return process against ambassadors was owing to the statue of Ann: and this exemption was singular, and not to be extended here.

That though a writ might be void, where the court had no jurisdiction of the cause, or issued a writ, which they had no authority to issue; yet the cause here was trespass upon the case, of which the court may hold plea, and the process was a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to issue.

That to suffer the sheriff to suppress writs at pleasure, was establishing a dangerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abused.

That the questions upon which this cause depended, were important, and deserved the fullest consideration: and that an appeal from one tribunal to another, was the right and the security of the subject. But if the writ was now to be suppressed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left without remedy.

They finally observed, that this mode of applying to a court of judicature, to decide on the justice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way preferable to that proposed by the attorney general, of sending him to complain to the executive power, who could give him no redress, but by appealing to arms, and involving the state in a war.

They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made absolute.

THE COURT held the matter some days under advisement—and at their next meeting, THE PRESIDENT delivered it as the judgment of the court.

That the rule made upon the sheriff, to return the writ issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the sit of Simon Nathan, should be discharged."
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==See also==
*[[Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia]]
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==

*[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0084 "Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781,"] Founders Online, National Archives.
*[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0115 "Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1781,"] Founders Online, National Archives.
*[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0141 "George Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781,"] Founders Online, National Archives.
*[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:United_States_Reports,_Volume_1.djvu/88 ''Simon Nathan vs. the Commonwealth of Virginia,''] Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1781 (1 Dallas 77, Note), Wikisource.

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Scriptores Rei Rusticae

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===by Marcus Porcius Cato, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, and Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella===
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "# 1. Cato, Varro, Columella et Palladius de re rustica, p 8vo." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1595 edition published in Heidelbergae. This is also the edition Millicent Sowerby's included in ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'',<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 1:323 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648091;view=1up;seq=353 [no.689]].</ref> but Jefferson's copy no longer exists. As yet, the Wolf Law Library has been unable to procure a copy of ''Scriptores Rei Rusticae''.

==See also==
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]

==References==
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==External Links==
See book plate in: [https://books.google.com/books?id=fKz1MgEACAAJ&dq=Rei+Rusticae+Auctores+Latini+Veteres,+M.+Cato,+M.+Varro,+L.+Columella,+Palladius+by+Marcus+Porcius+Cato Google Books]

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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "# 1. Cato, Varro, Columella et Palladius de re rustica, p 8vo." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1595 edition published in Heidelbergae. This is also the edition Millicent Sowerby's included in ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'',<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 1:323 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648091;view=1up;seq=353 [no.689]].</ref> but Jefferson's copy no longer exists. As yet, the Wolf Law Library has been unable to procure a copy of ''Scriptores Rei Rusticae''.

==See also==
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]

==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
See book plate in: [https://books.google.com/books?id=fKz1MgEACAAJ&dq=Rei+Rusticae+Auctores+Latini+Veteres,+M.+Cato,+M.+Varro,+L.+Columella,+Palladius+by+Marcus+Porcius+Cato Google Books]

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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "# 1. Cato, Varro, Columella et Palladius de re rustica, p 8vo." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1595 edition published in Heidelbergae. This is also the edition Millicent Sowerby's included in ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'',<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 1:323 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648091;view=1up;seq=353 [no.689]].</ref> but Jefferson's copy no longer exists. As yet, the Wolf Law Library has been unable to procure a copy of ''Rei Rusticae Auctores Latini Veteres''.

==See also==
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]

==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
See book plate in: [https://books.google.com/books?id=fKz1MgEACAAJ&dq=Rei+Rusticae+Auctores+Latini+Veteres,+M.+Cato,+M.+Varro,+L.+Columella,+Palladius+by+Marcus+Porcius+Cato Google Books]

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Wythe's Library

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George Wythe supported his voracious reading habits with an extensive personal library<ref>Douglas L. Miller, "Jefferson's Library," in ''Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography'' (New York: Scribner, 1986), pp. 157-179.</ref> but, if he made any record of its contents, that has not been found. When Wythe died in 1806, he bequeathed all his books to his favorite protégé, Thomas Jefferson.<ref>See the [[Jefferson-DuVal Correspondence|letters between Jefferson and Wythe's executor, William Duval]], for a discussion of Wythe's bequest.</ref> For 200 years, very little was known about Wythe's library other than its existence within Jefferson's massive collection.
[[File:RarebooksWithWytheDecisionsOfCases.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Selected Virginia legal titles including [[Daniel Call|Daniel Call's]] copy of [[George Wythe|George Wythe's]] ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery]]'' (1795).]]
Colonial Williamsburg attempted to identify specific titles as early as 1958 when Mary R.M. Goodwin, a senior researcher at the Rockefeller Library, wrote [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/View/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports/RR0216.xml ''The George Wythe House: Its Furniture and Furnishings''.] Goodwin listed 54 titles and divided them into three categories: law books, journals, and miscellaneous. Within these categories, Goodwin identified several of the [[Known Surviving Wythe Volumes|known surviving Wythe volumes]]. Goodwin's research laid the foundation for another Colonial Williamsburg attempt at reconstructing Wythe's library. In an [[Dean Bibliography|internal memo]]<ref>Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, to Mrs. Stiverson (June 16, 1975).</ref>, Barbara C. Dean expanded Goodwin's list to 189 titles by utilizing the published papers of Wythe's students and adding titles illustrative of the time.

Until 2008, the Goodwin and Dean bibliographies represented the extent of known information regarding Wythe's library. That changed with the discovery by Endrina Tay, a librarian at Monticello's Jefferson Library, and Jeremy Dibbell of the Massachusetts Historical Society, of a manuscript list in the hand of Thomas Jefferson which appeared to document dispersal decisions Jefferson made regarding Wythe's books.<ref>Endrina Tay & Jeremy Dibbell, [http://www.common-place.org/vol-10/no-02/tales "Reconstructing a Lost Library: George Wythe's 'Legacie' to President Thomas Jefferson,"] Tales from the Vault, ''Common-Place'', Jan. 2009.</ref> [[Jefferson Inventory|Jefferson's inventory]] identifies 338 titles (649 volumes) with brief notations. In some cases, specific titles and editions can be derived from Jefferson's entries. In other instances, mystery remains.<ref>[https://www.masshist.org/database/doc-viewer.php?item_id=1768 "Inventory of the Books Received by Thomas Jefferson from the Estate of George Wythe, Circa September, 1806,"] Massachusetts Historical Society. For a transcribed version, see [https://tjlibraries.monticello.org/transcripts/wythelibrary/1.html "Library of George Wythe,"] Thomas Jefferson Libraries.</ref>

Tay and Dibbell's discovery led to the creation of two further bibliographies: [https://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe] on [https://www.librarything.com/ LibraryThing] which combines titles from the Jefferson inventory with other known items, and "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," an [https://hdl.handle.net/10288/13433 unpublished compilation by Bennie Brown,] from the Bookpress Ltd. in Williamsburg.<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available online at the [https://hdl.handle.net/10288/13433 Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center.]</ref> Brown conducted extensive research, visiting each of the libraries with known or suspected Wythe volumes. He also combed primary sources, including the published legal records of [[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery|Wythe's decisions]] and his arguments for the plaintiff in ''[[Bolling v. Bolling]]''. The most recent version of Brown's bibliography includes 478 titles and provides much of the substantiating evidence for the Wolf Law Library's [[George Wythe Room]].

== '''Art''' ==
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* Spence, Joseph. ''[[Polymetis|Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement Between the Works of the Roman Poets, and the Remains of the Antient Artists, Being an Attempt to Illustrate Them Mutually from One Another]]''. London: R. Dodsley, 1747. Held by W&M Law Library.
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== '''Astrology''' ==
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*Gadbury, John. ''[[Genethlialogia, or, The Doctrine of Nativities|Genethlialogia, or, The Doctrine of Nativities: Containing the Whole Art of Directions and Annual Revolutions, Whereby Any Man (Even of an Ordinary Capacity) May Be Enabled to Discover the Most Remarkable and Occult Accidents of His Life, as They Shall Occur Unto Him in the Whole Course Thereof, Either for Good or Evil: also Tables for Calculating the Planets Places for Any Time, Either Past, Present or to Come, Together with the Doctrine of Horarie Questions Which (in the Absence of a Nativity) is Sufficient to Inform Any One of All Manner of Contingencies Necessary to be Known]]''. London: Printed by Ja. Cottrel for Giles Calvert ..., William Larnar ..., and Daniel White ..., 1658. Held by W&M Law Library.
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=='''Case Reports, Digests, and Statutes'''==
===England===
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*Bacon, Matthew. ''[[New Abridgment of the Law|A New Abridgment of the Law]].'' 3rd ed. corrected. London: Printed by His Majesty's Law-Printers for J. Worrall and Co. ..., 1768. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Brooke, Robert, Sir. ''[[Graunde Abridgement|La Graunde Abridgement]].'' London: R. Tottyl, 1576. Held by W&M Law Library.

*D'Anvers, Knightley. ''[[General Abridgment of the Common Law|A General Abridgment of the Common Law, Alphabetically Digested under Proper Titles: With Notes and References to the Whole.]]'' 2nd ed. London, In the Savoy: 1722-1737.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[General Abridgment of Cases in Equity|A General Abridgment of Cases in Equity: Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, &c]].'' London, In the Savoy: H. Lintot, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jenkins, David. ''[[Eight Centuries of Reports|Eight Centuries of Reports: or, Eight Hundred Cases Solemnly Adjudged in the Exchequer-Chamber, or, Upon Writs of Error]].'' 2nd ed., corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for John Worrall ... and Thomas Worrall, 1734. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rolle, Henry. ''[[Abridgment des Plusieurs Cases et Resolutions del Common Ley|Un Abridgment des Plusieurs Cases et Resolutions del Common Ley: Alphabeticalment Digest Desouth Severall Titles]]''. London: Printed for A. Crooke ..., 1668. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Viner, Charles. ''[[General Abridgment of Law and Equity|A General Abridgment of Law and Equity: Alphabetically Digested under Proper Titles with Notes and References to the Whole]]''. Aldershot: Printed for the Author, by Agreement with the Law-Patentees, 1741-1753. Held by W&M Law Library.
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*Atkyns, John Tracy. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery|Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke]]''. London: Printed by H. Woodfall and W. Strahan ... and sold by J. Worrall ... and W. Sandby , 1765-1768. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Carew, George. ''[[Reports or Causes in Chancery|Reports or Causes in Chancery, collected by Sir George Cary one of the Masters of the Chancery in Anno 1601]]''. 1st edition. London: 1650. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Forrester, Alexander. ''[[Cases in Equity During the Time of the Late Lord Chancellor Talbot|Cases in Equity During the Time of the Late Lord Chancellor Talbot: With Tables of the Names of the Cases and Principal Matters]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot ... for T. Waller, 1753. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Cases Argued and Decreed in the High Court of Chancery]]''. 3rd ed. London, In the Savoy: Printed by C. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling for J. Walthoe, 1735. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe copy possibly held by the Library of Congress.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Reports of Cases Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery|Reports of Cases Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery, in the Reign of King Charles I., Charles II., James II., William III. and Queen Anne: Being Special Cases and Most of Them Decreed with the Assistance of the Judges, and All of Them Referring to the Register Books Wherein are Settled Several Points of Equity, Law and Practice]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for J. Walthoe, 1736. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Select Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery|Select Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, Before the Late Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal and the Late Lord Chancellor King, from the year 1724 to 1733 with Two Tables, One of the Names of the Cases, and the Other of the Principal Matters]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for H. Lintot, D. Browne, and J. Shuckburgh, 1740.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Third Part of Reports of Cases, Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery|The Third Part of Reports of Cases, Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery, in the Reigns of King Charles II, King William, and Queen Anne]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by J. Nutt, Assignee of Edward Sayer Esq; for J. Walthoe, and J. Walthoe Jun., 1716.

*Nelson, William. ''[[Reports of Special Cases Argued and Decreed in the Court of Chancery|Reports of Special Cases Argued and Decreed in the Court of Chancery, in the Reigns of King Charles I., King Charles II. and King William III]]''. London, In the Savoy, Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assignees of E. Sayer) for B. Lintott ..., 1717. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Nottingham, Heneage Finch, Earl of. ''[[Reports of Cases Decreed in the High Court of Chancery|Reports of Cases Decreed in the High Court of Chancery, During the Time Sir Heneage Finch, afterwards Earl of Nottingham, was Lord Chancellor, in Many of Which Decrees He was Assisted by Some of the Judges of the Common Law]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed for E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for R. Gosling ..., 1725. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Precedents in Chancery|Precedents in Chancery, Being a Collection of Cases, Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery; from the Year 1689, to 1722]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. And R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, for Arthur Bettesworth, 1733. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Vernon, Thomas. ''[[Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling (assigns of Edw. Sayer) for J. Tonson ..., 1726-1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Vesey, Francis. ''[[Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery|Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke, from the year 1746-7, to 1755]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall ... for T. Cadell, 1773. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Williams, William Peere. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, and of Some Special Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for T. Osborne, 1740-1749. Held by W&M Law Library.
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====Court of Common Pleas====
*Barnes, Henry. ''[[Notes of Cases in Points of Practice|Notes of Cases in Points of Practice: Taken in the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster from Michaelmas Term, the Sixth Year of King George II. 1732. to Hillary Term, the Thirteenth Year of king George II. 1740]]''. London, In the Savoy: 1740. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bendlowes, William. ''[[Reports de Gulielme Benloe|Les reports de Gulielme Benloe: des Divers Pleadings et Cases en le Court del Comon-bank, en le Several Roignes de les Tres Hault & Excellent Princes, le Roy Henry VII. Henry VIII. Edw. VI. & le roignes Mary & Elizabeth]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkins, esquires, for Samuel Keble, Daniel Brown, Isaac Cleave, and William Rogers, 1689. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bridgman, John, Sir. ''[[Reports of that Grave and Learned Judge, Sir John Bridgman]]''. London: Printed by Tho. Roycroft for H. Twyford, Tho. Dring, and Jo. Place, 1659. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Brownlow, Richard and John Goldesborough. ''[[Reports of Divers Choice Cases in Law|Reports of Divers Choice Cases in Law, Taken by Those Late and Most Judicious Prothonotaries of the Common Pleas, Richard Brownlow and John Goldesborough]]''. London: Henry Twyford ... and Samuel Heyrick, 1675. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cooke, George, Sir. ''[[Reports and Cases of Practice in the Court of Common Pleas|Reports and Cases of Practice in the Court of Common Pleas in the Reigns of Q. Anne, K. George I. and K. George II.]]'' London: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, Esq;) for J. Stephens ..., 1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dalison, William. ''[[Reports des Divers Special Cases Adjudge en le Court del Common Bank|Les Reports des Divers Special Cases Adjudge en le Court del Common Bank en les Reignes de les Tres Hault & Excellency Princes Hen. VIII. Edw. VI. Et les Reignes Mar. & Eliz.]]'' 1st ed. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins for Samuel Keble, 1689. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hutton, Richard, Sir. ''[[Reports of that Reverend and Learned Judge, Sir Richard Hutton|The Reports of that Reverend and Learned Judge, Sir Richard Hutton ... Sometimes One of the Judges of the Common Pleas, Containing Many Choice Cases, Judgements, and Resolutions, in Points of Law, in the Severall Raignes of King James and King Charles]]''. London : printed by T.R. for H. Twyford and T. Dring, 1656. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Vaughan, John, Sir. ''[[Reports and Arguments of that Learned Judge, Sir John Vaughan|The Reports and Arguments of that Learned Judge, Sir John Vaughan, kt., Late Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and Many Wherein He Pronounced the Resolution of the Whole Court of Common Pleas]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkins, 1706. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Court of Exchequer====
*Bunbury, William. ''[[Reports of Cases in the Court of Exchequer|Reports of Cases in the Court of Exchequer, From the Beginning of the Reign of King George the First, until the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of King George the Second]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for D. Browne ..., 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hardres, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Exchequer|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Exchequer, in the years 1655, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, and 1660, and from Thence Continued to the 21st year of the Reign of His Late Majesty King Charles II]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkins ... for Christopher Wilkinson ... Samuel Heyrick ... and Mary Tonson, 1693. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Court of King's Bench====
*Andrews, George. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench|Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, in the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of His Present Majesty King George the Second]]''. London, in the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for J. Worrall, 1754. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Barnardiston, Thomas. ''[[Reports of Cases Determined in the Court of King's Bench|Reports of Cases Determined in the Court of King's Bench: Together with Some Other Cases: from Trin. 12 Geo. I. to Trin. 7 Geo. II. with Tables of the Names of the Cases and of the Principal Matters]]''. In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer) and sold by W. Chinnery, 1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bulstrode, Edward. ''[[Reports of Edward Bulstrode|The Reports of Edward Bulstrode ... in Three Parts. Of Divers Resolutions and Judgments Given ... by the Grave, Reverend, and Learned Judges and Sages of the Law, of Cases and Matters in the Law with the Reasons and Causes of Their Said Judgments, Given in the Court of King's Bench, in the Time of the Reign of King James I. and King Charles I]]''. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and M. Flesher, assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkyns esquires, for H. Twyford, T. Bassett, T. Dring, 1688. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Burrow, James. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Burrow)|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, Since the Death of Lord Raymond]].'' 1st ed. London: Printed by His Majesty's Law Printers for John Worrall, 1766-1780.

*Carthew, Thomas. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, from the Third Year of King James the Second, to the Twelfth Year of King William the Third]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt for R. Gosling, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Comberbach, Roger. ''[[Report of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster|The Report of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster: From the First Year of King James the Second, to the Tenth Year of King William the Third]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for J. Walthoe, 1724. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Farresley, Thomas. ''[[Report of all the Cases Determined by Sir John Holt|A Report of all the Cases Determined by Sir John Holt, Knt. From 1688 to 1710, during the Time He was Lord Chief Justice of England]]''. London, In the Savoy: 1738. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Fortescue-Aland, John. ''[[Reports of Select Cases in All the Courts of Westminster-Hall|Reports of Select Cases in All the Courts of Westminster-Hall: Also the Opinion of All the Judges of England Relating to the Grandest Prerogative of the Royal Family, and Some Observations Relating to the Prerogative of a Queen Consort]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed for H. Lintot, 1748. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hughes, William. ''[[Reports of Certain Cases|Reports of Certain Cases, Arising in the Severall Courts of Record at Westminster in the Raignes of Q. Elizabeth, K. James, and the late King Charles With the Resolutions of the Judges of the Said Courts, Upon Debate and Solemn Arguments.]]'' London: Printed by T. N. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, and Gabriell Bedell, 1652. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Keble, Joseph. ''[[Reports in the Court of Kings Bench at Westminster|Reports in the Court of Kings Bench at Westminster, from the XII to the XXX Year of the Reign of our Late Sovereign Lord King Charles II]]''. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S Roycroft and M. Flesher, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for Thomas Dring, Charles Harper, Samuel Keble, and William Freeman, 1685. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Latch, John. ''[[Plusieurs Tres-Bons Cases|Plusieurs Tres-Bons Cases: Come Ils Estoyent Adjudgees es Trois Premiers Ans du Raign du Feu Roy Charles le Premier en la Court de Bank le Roy, non Encore Publiees per Aucun Autre]]''. London: Printed by T.R. for H. Twyford, T. Dring, and J. Place ..., 1661. Held by W&M Law Library.

*March, John. ''[[Reports, or New Cases|Reports, or New Cases: with Divers Resolutions and Judgements Given upon Solemn Arguments, and with Great Deliberation. And the Reasons and Causes of the Said Resolutions and Judgments]]''. London: Printed by M.F. for W. Lee, M. Walbanke, D. Pakeman, and G. Beadel, 1648. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Palmer, Gefrey, Sir. ''[[Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer|Les Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer, Chevalier & Baronet ...: Imprime & Publie per l'Original]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns, for Robert Pawlet, 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rolle, Henry. ''[[Reports de Henry Rolle|Les Reports de Henry Rolle, Serjeant del' Ley, de Divers Cases en le Court del' Banke le Roy en le Temps del' Reign de Roy Jacques]]''. London: Printed for A. Roper, F. Titon, J. Starkey, T. Basset, 1675-1676. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Salkeld, William. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Salkeld)|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench: with Some Special Cases in the Courts of Chancery, Common Pleas and Exchequer, from the first year of K. William and Q. Mary, to the tenth year of Queen Anne]]''. London, In the Savoy: J. Walthoe and J. Walthoe, jun., 1717-1718. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Saunders, Edmund, Sir. ''[[Reports du Tres Erudite Edmund Saunders|Les Reports du Tres Erudite Edmund Saunders ... des Divers Pleadings et Cases en le Court del Bank le Roy en le Temps del Reign sa Tres Excellent Majesty le Roy Charles le II]]''. 2nd ed. corrected. London, In the Savoy, D. Browne ..., 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Shower, Bartholomew, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower|The Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower, Knt. of Cases Adjudg'd in the Court of King's Bench, in the Reign of His Late Majesty King William III]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs; for Danial Borwne .. and J. Walthoe, 1708-1720. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Skinner, Robert. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Skinner)|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, from the Thirty-Third Year of King Charles the Second, to the Ninth Year of King William the Third]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for B. Lintot, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Style, William. ''[[Narrationes Modernae|Narrationes Modernae, or, Modern Reports Begun in the Now Upper Bench Court at Westminster: in the Beginning of Hillary Term 21 Caroli and Continued to the End of Michaelmas Term 1655 as well on the Criminall, as on the Pleas Side. Most of which Time the late Lord Chief Justice Roll gave the Rule There]]''. London: Printed by F. L. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, G. Bedel, and C. Adams, 1658. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Year Books. ''[[Year Books|Reports des Cases Argue and Adjudge in le Temps del'Roy: Edward I - Henrie VIII]]''. London: 1678-1680. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Yelverton, Henry, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Henry Yelverton|The Reports of Sir Henry Yelverton, Knight and Baronet ... of Divers Special Cases in the Court of King's Bench, as Well in the Latter End of the Reign of Q. Elizabeth, as in the First Ten Years of K. James]]''. 3rd ed. corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for W. Feales, 1735. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Multiple Courts====
*Blackstone, Henry. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer Chamber|Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer Chamber: From Easter Term 28th George III. 1788, to Hilary Term 36th George III. 1796]]''. London: Printed by A. Strahan and W. Woodfall, law-printers to the King, for Whieldon and Butterworth, 1791-1796. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Edward Coke|The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. In English, in Thirteen Parts Compleat (with References to All the Ancient and Modern Books of the Law.)]]'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, for R. Gosling ..., 1738. Wythe's copy at William & Mary. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Comyns, John, Sir. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer|Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer: to Which are Added Some Special Cases in the Court of Chancery, and Before the Delegates in the Reigns of King William, Queen Anne, King George the First, and His present Majesty]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer, esq;) for D. Browne, 1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Croke, George, Sir. ''[[First-Third Part of the Reports of Sr George Croke|The First-Third Part of the Reports of Sr George Croke Kt.: Late One of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench, and Formerly One of the Justices of the Court of Common-Bench, of Such Select Cases as were Adjudged in the Said Courts]]''. 3rd impression, carefully corrected. London : Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, 1683. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dyer, James, Sir. ''[[Reports des Divers Select Matters and Resolutions des Reverend Judges and Sages del Ley|Les Reports des Divers Select Matters & Resolutions des Reverend Judges & Sages del Ley, Touchant & Concernant Mults Principal Points Occurrent Estre Debate per Eux: En le Several Reignes de les Treshault & Excellent Princes, le Roys Hen. 8 & Edw. 6. & le Roignes Mar. & Eliz]].'' London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and M. Flesher Assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esquires. For Samuel Keble ..., 1688. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Reports of Cases in Equity|Reports of Cases in Equity: Argued and Decreed in the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer, Chiefly in the Reign of King George I ... to which are Added Some Select Cases in Equity, Heard and Determined in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland]]''. 2nd ed., carefully corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, esq;) for D. Browne ... J. Shuckburgh ..., 1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hobart, Henry, Sir. ''[[Reports of that Learned Sir Henry Hobart Knight|The Reports of that Learned Sir Henry Hobart Knight, Late Lord Chiefe Justice of His Maiesties Court of Common Pleas at Westminster Resolved and Adjudged by Himselfe and Others, the Judges and Sages of the Law Renowned for That Profession in His Time]]''. London: Printed by the assignes of Iohn More, 1641. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jones, William, Sir. ''[[Reports de Sir William Jones|Les Reports de Sir William Jones, Chevalier ... De Divers Special Cases Cy Bien in le Court de Banck le Roy, come le Common-Banck in Angleterre, Cy Bien en le Darreign Temps del'Reign de roy Jaqves, come en la'nn de Roy Charles I]]''. London: Printed by T. R. N. T. for Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswel, 1675. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Leonard, William. ''[[Reports and Cases of Law|Reports and Cases of Law: Argued, and Adjudged in the Courts of Law, at Westminister, in the Time of the Late Queen Elizabeth]]''. London: Printed by Tho. Roycroft, for Nath. Ekins, 1658-1675. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Levinz, Creswell, Sir. ''[[Reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz|Les Reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz: Jades un del Justices del Common Bank, en Trois Parts, Commencant en le 12 an de Roy Charles II. & Fini en le 8 an de son Majesty William III]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins esq; for S. Keble ... D. Browne ... T. Benskin ... and J. Walthoe, 1702. Wythe copy held by the Library of Congress.

*Lucas, Robert. ''[[Cases in Law and Equity|Cases in Law and Equity, Chiefly During the Time the Late Earl of Macclesfield Presided in the Courts of King's-Bench and Chancery]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq;) for T. Ward ... and E. Wicksteed, 1736. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Modern Reports|Modern Reports, or, Select Cases Adjudged in the Courts of Kings Bench, Chancery, Common Pleas, and Exchequer: Since the Restoration of His Majesty King Charles II]]''. 3rd ed. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling, (Assigns of Edward Sayer Esq;) for D. Browne ... [and 9 others], 1720-1733. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Moore, Francis, Sir. ''[[Cases Collect & Report per Sir Fra. Moore, Chivalier]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed for G. Pawlet, and are to be sold by Mat. Wotton, 1688. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Owen, Thomas. ''[[Reports of that Late Reverend and Learned Judge, Thomas Owen|The Reports of that Late Reverend and Learned Judge, Thomas Owen ... Wherein are Many Choice Cases, Most of Them Throughly Argued by the Learned Serjeants, and After Argued and Resolved by the Grave Judges of Those Times]]''. London: Printed by T.R. for H. Twyford, T. Dring, and J. Place, 1656. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plowden, Edmund. ''[[Commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden|The Commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden ... Containing Divers Cases upon Matters of Law, Argued and Adjudged in the Several Reigns of King Edward VI, Queen Mary, King and Queen Philip and Mary, and Queen Elizabeth]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Catharine Lintot, and Samuel Richardson, for the translator, 1761. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plowden, Edmund. ''[[Commentaries, ou Reportes de Edmunde Plowden|Les Commentaries, ou Reportes de Edmunde Plowden vn Apprentice de le Comen Ley, di Diuers Cases Esteants Matters en Ley, & de les Arguments sur Yceux, en les Temps des Raygnes le Roye Edwarde le Size, le Roigne Mary, le Roy & Roigne Phillip & Mary, & le Roigne Elizabeth]]''. Londini: in ædibus Richardi Tottelli, 1578. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Pollexfen, Henry, Sir. ''[[Arguments and Reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen|The Arguments and Reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen: ... in Some Special Cases, by Him Argued During the Time of his Practice at the Barr, Together with Divers Decrees in the High Court of Chancery Upon Limitations of Trusts of Terms for Years]]''. London: Printed for R. Smith ... and John Deeve, 1702. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Popham, John, Sir. ''[[Reports and Cases Collected by the Learned Sr. John Popham|Reports and Cases Collected by the Learned Sr. John Popham, Kt ... Written with His Own Hand in French, and Now Faithfully tr. into English, to Which are Added Some Remarkable Cases Reported by Other Learned Pens Since His Death]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, esquires, for John Place, 1682. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Raymond, Robert, Baron Raymond. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas|Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, in the Reigns of the Late King William, Queen Anne, King George the First, and His Present Majesty]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer) For the executor of Fletcher Gyles ..., 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Raymond, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Reports of Divers Special Cases|Reports of Divers Special Cases Adjudged in the Courts of King's bench, Common pleas, and Exchequer, in the reign of King Charles II]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer) for D. Browne [etc.], 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Siderfin, Thomas. ''[[Reports des Divers Special Cases|Les Reports des Divers Special Cases Argue & Adjudge en le Court del Bank le Roy et Auxy en le Co. Ba. & l'Exchequer]]''. London: Printed by W. Ralins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for Samuel Keble, 1683-1684. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Strange, John, Sir. ''[[Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer|Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, from Trinity Term in the Second Year of King George I. to Trinity Term in the Twenty-First Year of King George II]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, law-printer to the King, for W. Sandby, 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ventris, Peyton, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris|The Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris]]''. 4th impression, carefully corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling for D. Browne ..., 1726. Held by W&M Law Library.

==== House of Lords ====
*Shower, Bartholomew, Sir. ''[[Cases in Parliament Resolved and Adjudged|Cases in Parliament Resolved and Adjudged, Upon Petitions and Writs of Error]]''. London: Printed for A. and J. Churchill, 1698. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Statutes====
*Great Britain. ''[[Statutes at Large|The Statutes at Large, in Paragraphs, and Sections or Numbers, from Magna Charta, to the End of the Session of Parliament, March 14. 1704, in the Fourth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Anne, Carefully Examined by the Rolls of Parliament; with the Titles of Such Statutes as are Expired, Repealed, Altered, or Out of Use]]''. London: Printed by C. Bill, 1706.

=== United States ===
*''[[Hamiltons versus Eaton|Hamiltons versus Eaton: A Case Respecting British Debts, Lately Determined in the Circuit Court of the United States, for North-Carolina District, Presided by C.J. Ellsworth]]''. Newbern: Francois-Xavier Martin, 1797. Wythe copy held by Library of Congress.

*United States. ''[[Acts Passed at a Congress of the United States of America]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*United States. ''[[Laws of the United States of America|The Laws of the United States of America]]''. Philadelphia: Printed by Richard Folwell, 1796. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Virginia===
====Abridgments====
*Mercer, John. ''[[Exact Abridgement of all the Public Acts of Assembly of Virginia|An Exact Abridgement of all the Public Acts of Assembly of Virginia in Force and Use]].'' Glasgow: Printed by John Bryce and David Paterson, 1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Case Reports====
*Call, Daniel. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Virginia]].'' Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicholson, 1801-1805. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tatham, William. ''[[Report of Kamper v. Hawkins|Report of a Case Decided on Saturday the 16th of November 1793, in the General Court of Virginia wherein Peter Kamper was Plaintiff, Against Mary Hawkins, Defendant, on a Question Adjourned from the District Court of Dumfries, for Novelty and Difficulty, Touching the Constitutionality of an Act of Assembly ...]]'' Philadelphia: Printed for A. M'Kenzie, & Co. ... by W.W. Woodward ..., 1794. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Washington, Bushrod. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia]]''. Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1798-1799. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy may be owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Between Wilkins and Taylor|Between, Joseph Wilkins, Administrator of his Late Defunct Wife Sarah, One of the Grandaughters and Legataries of Thomas Williamson, and Widow, when She was Married Last of Hartwell Cocke, Plaintiff, and, John Taylor, and William Urquhart, Executors of the Said Thomas Williamson, Defendents]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1799(?). Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Between Fowler and Saunders|Between William Fowler and Susanna His Wife, Plaintiffs, and, Lucy Saunders, an Infant, by James A. Patterson, Her Guardian, Defendent. Between Parke Goodall and John Clough, Plaintiffs, and, John Bullock, the Younger, Defendent]].'' Richmond, Va.: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1798(?). Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Between Yates and Salle|Between William Yates and Sarah his Wife, Plaintiffs, and Abraham Salle, Bernard Markham, Edward Moseley, Benjamin Harris, and William Wager Harris, Defendents]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796(?). Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Case upon the Statute for Distribution (pamphlet)|Case upon the Statute for Distribution]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Case of Overtons Mill: Prolegomena|Case of Overtons Mill: Prolegomena, in the Richmond Common-Law District Court, Elizabeth Overton and Richard Overton, Plaintiffs, against David Ross, Defendent]].'' Richmond, Va(?): 1803(?).

*Wythe, George. ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery|Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery: with Remarks upon Decrees by the Court of Appeals, Reversing Some of Those Decisions]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1795. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copies owned by the Library of Congress and the University of Virginia.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Love against Donelson|Love against Donelson and Hodgson]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1801(?). Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Report of the Case between Aylett and Aylett|Report of the Case between Aylett and Aylett, Determined by the High Court of Chancery, in Which the Decree Was Reversed by the Court of Appeals]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Report of the Case between Field and Harrison|A Report of the Case between Field and Harrison, Determined by the High Court of Chancery, in Which the Decree was Reversed by the Court of Appeals]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

====Statutes====
*Virginia. ''[[Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia (1752)|The Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by W. Rind, A. Purdie, and J. Dixon, 1752.

*Virginia. ''[[Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia|The Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by W. Rind, A. Purdie, and J. Dixon, 1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (1803)|A Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of a Public and Permanent Nature, as are Now in Force: to Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution, or Form of Government]]''. Richmond: Printed by S. Pleasants, Jun. and H. Pace, 1803. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (1794)|A Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: of a Public and Permanent Nature as are now in Force, with a Table of the Principal Matters. To Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution, or Form of Government]]''. Richmond, Va. : Augustine Davis, printer for the Commonwealth, 1794. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All Such Public Acts of the General Assembly, and Ordinances of the Conventions of Virginia|A Collection of All Such Public Acts of the General Assembly, and Ordinances of the Conventions of Virginia, Passed since the Year 1768, as are Now in Force with a Table of the Principal Matters Published under Inspection of the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, by a Resolution of General Assembly, the 16th day of June 1783]]''. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson and William Prentis, 1785. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All the Acts of Assembly Now in Force in the Colony of Virginia|A Collection of All the Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia with the Titles of Such as are Expir'd, or Repeal'd. And Notes in the Margin, Shewing How, and at What Time, They were Repeal'd. Examin'd with the Records, by a Committee Appointed for that Purpose. Who have Added Many Useful Marginal Notes, and References and an Exact Table]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by William Parks, 1733. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Session Laws]]''. 1776-1783.

=='''Cooking'''==
*Glasse, Hannah. ''[[Art of Cookery|The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy : Which Far Exceeds Any Thing of the Kind Yet Published]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, W. Strahan, P. Davey and B. Law, 1760. Held by W&M Law Library.

=='''Dictionaries and Encyclopedias'''==
=== Legal ===
*Cowell, John. ''[[Law Dictionary, or, The Interpreter of Words and Terms|A Law Dictionary, or, The Interpreter of Words and Terms Used Either in the Common or Statute Laws of Great Britain, and in Tenures and Jocular Customs]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq.)for J. Walthoe ...[et al.], 1727. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Félice, Fortuné Barthélemy de. ''[[Code de l'Humanité|Code de l'Humanité, ou La Législation Universelle, Naturelle, Civile et Politique, avec l'Histoire Littéraire des plus Grands Hommes qui ont Contribué a la Perfection de ce Code]]''. Yverdon: Impr. de m. de Felice, 1778.

*Jacob, Giles. ''[[New Law-Dictionary|A New Law-Dictionary: Containing, the Interpretation and Definition of Words and Terms Used in the Law, and also the Whole Law, and the Practice Thereof, Under All the Heads and Titles of the Same Together with Such Informations Relating Thereto, as Explain the History and Antiquity of the Law, and Our Manners, Customs, and Original Government, Abstracted from All Dictionaries, Abridgments, Institutes, Reports, Year-Books, Charters, Registers, Chronicles, and Histories, Published to this Time, and Fitted for the Use of Barristers, Students, and Practisers of the Law, Members of Parliament, and Other Gentlemen, Justices of Peace, Clergymen, &c]].'' London, In the Savoy : Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq.) for J. and J. Knapton et al., 1729. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sheppard, William. ''[[Epitome of All the Common and Statute Laws of this Nation, Now in Force|An Epitome of All the Common & Statute Laws of this Nation, Now in Force: Wherein More Than Fifteen Hundred of the Hardest Words or Terms of the Law are Explained and All of the Most Useful and Profitable Heads or Titles of the Law by Way of Common Place, Largely, Plainly, and Methodically Handled]]''. London: Printed for W. Lee, D. Pakemann, F. Wright, H. Twyford, G. Bedell, Tho. Brewster, Ed. Dod, and F. PLace, 1656. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Other ===
*Ainsworth, Robert. ''[[Ainsworth's Dictionary|An Abridgement of the Last Quarto Edition of Ainsworth's Dictionary, English and Latin]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Cooper, Thomas. ''[[Thesaurus Linguae Romanae and Britannicae|Thesaurus Linguæ Romanæ & Britannicæ: tam Accurate Congestus, vt Nihil Penè in Eo Desyderari Possit, Quod Vel Latinè Complectatur Amplissimus Stephani Thesaurus, vel Anglicè, Toties Aucta Eliotæ Bibliotheca]]''. Londini: Quondam Bertheleti, cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis, per Henricum W. Vykes, 1565. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature: Constructed on a Plan, by Which the Different Sciences and Arts are Digested into the Form of Distinct Treatises or Systems, Comprehending the History, Theory, and Practice, of Each, According to the Latest Discoveries and Improvements; and Full Explanations Given of the Various Detached Parts of Knowledge, Whether Relating to Natural and Artificial Objects, or to Matters Ecclesiastical, Civil, Military, Commercial, &c..]]''. 1st American ed. Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson, 1798. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Faber, Basil. ''[[Thesaurus Eruditionis Scholasticae|Basilii Fabri Sorani Thesaurus Eruditionis Scholasticae]]''. Lipsiae: Apud Thomam Fritsch, 1710. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hederich, Benjamin. ''[[Graecum Lexicon Manuale]]''. Londini : H. Woodfall, 1766. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Littleton, Adam. ''[[Latine Dictionary in Four Parts|Linguae Latinae Liber Dictionarius Quadripartitus = A Latine Dictionary in Four Parts]]''. London: Printed for T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswell, 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences|A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Comprehending All the Branches of Useful Knowledge]]''. Illustrated ... by Mr. Jefferys; by a Society of Gentlemen. London: Printed for W. Owen, 1754-1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Postlethwayt, Malachy. ''[[Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce|The Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce: with Large Additions and Improvements, Adapting the Same to the Present State of British Affairs in America, Since the Last Treaty of Peace Made in the Year 1763. with Great Variety of New Remarks and Illustrations Incorporated Throughout the Whole Together with Everything Essential that is Contained in Savary's Dictionary: also, All the Material Laws of Trade and Navigation Relating to These Kingdoms, and the Customs and Usages to Which All Traders are Subject]]''. 3rd ed. London : Printed for H. Woodfall, A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, J. Rivington, J. Hinton, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes and W. Clarke and R. Collins, R. Horsfield, W. Johnston, T. Longman, J. Brotherton, J. Dodsley, T. Payne, J. Robson, T. Lowndes, W. Nicoll, and J. Knox, 1766. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Scapula, Johann. ''[[Lexicon Graeco-Latinum Novum|Lexicon Græco-Latinum Novum: In Quo Ex Primitivorum & Simplicium Fontibus Derivata Atque Composita Ordine Non Minus Naturali, Quàm Alphabetico, Breviter & Dilucidè Deducuntur]]''. Editio ultima, priori locupletior & correctior. Basileæ: Apud Henricpetrinos, 1628. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Walker, John. ''[[Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language]]''. 1st American ed. Philadelphia: Printed by Budd and Bartram for H. & P. Rice ..., 1803. Held by W&M Law Library.

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=='''Economics and Finance'''==
*Maseres, Francis. ''[[Principles of the Doctrine of Life-Annuities|The Principles of the Doctrine of Life-Annuities Explained in a Familiar Manner, so as to be Intelligible to Persons not Acquainted with the Doctrine of Chances and Accompanied with a Variety of New Tables]]''. London: Printed for B. White, 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Moivre, Abraham de. ''[[Annuities on Lives|Annuities on Lives: with Several Tables, Exhibiting at One View, the Values of Lives, for Different Rates in Interest]]''. 4th ed. London: 1752.

*Price, Richard. ''[[Observations on Reversionary Payments|Observations on Reversionary Payments: on Schemes for Providing Annuities for Widows, and for Persons in Old Age; on the Method of Calculating the Values of Assurances on Lives; and on the National Debt to Which are Added Four Essays on Different Subjects in the Doctrine of Life-Annuities and Political Arithmetick, also an Appendix]]''. 2nd ed. London: T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1772. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rowlett, John. ''[[Rowlett's Tables of Discount|Rowlett's Tables of Discount, or Interest, on Every Dollar, From Unit, or One, to Two Thousand; on Every Ten Dollars, From Two Thousand to Two Thousand Five Hundred; on Every Fifty, From Two Thousand Five Hundred to Three Thousand; And on Every Five Hundred, From Three Thousand to Five Thousand; From One, to Sixty-Four Days, Inclusive, Also for Every Month, From One to Twelve, and for Eighteen Months, and Two Years; Besides a Complete Cent Table: the Whole Computed at Six Per Cent Together With Examples ... Shewing In What Manner (By Means of the Tables) to Ascertain the Interest, at Five, Seven, and at Eight Per Cent]]''. Philadelphia: Printed for the proprietor, by Hugh Maxwell , 1802. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Steuart, James, Sir. ''[[Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy|An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy: Being an Essay on the Science of Domestic Policy in Free Nations, in Which are Particularly Considered Population, Agriculture, Trade, Industry, Money, Coin, Interest, Circulation, Banks, Exchange, Public Credit, and Taxes]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

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== '''Geography and Travel''' ==
*Arrowsmith, Aaron. ''[[New and Elegant General Atlas|A New and Elegant General Atlas: Comprising All the New Discoveries, to the Present Time: Containing Sixty-Five Maps]]''. Philadelphia: John Conrad & Co., 1804. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Chastellux, François Jean, marquis de. ''[[Travels in North-America|Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782]]''. Translated from the French by an English gentleman, who resided in America at that period. With notes by the translator. London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Clüver, Philipp. ''[[Introductionis in Universam Geographiam|Philippi Cluverii Introdvctionis in Universam Geographiam tam Veterem Quam Novam Libri VI]]''. Amstelodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1651. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Fisher, George. ''[[Instructor or Young Man's Best Companion|The Instructor: or, Young Man's Best Companion]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Guthrie, William. ''[[New System of Modern Geography|A New System of Modern Geography: or, A Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar, and Present State of the Several Nations of the World]]''. 1st American ed., corrected, improved and greatly enlarged. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, 1794-95. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Guys, M. ''[[Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce|Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce: Ou, Lettres sur les Grecs, Anciens et Modernes, Avec un Parallèle de Leurs Moeurs]]''. 3rd ed. rev., cor. Paris: Veuve Duchesne, 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Keith, George. ''[[Geography and Navigation Compleated|Geography and Navigation Compleated: Being a New Theory and Method Whereby the True Longitude of any Place in the World May be Found]].'' London: printed for B. Aylmer, at the Three Pigeons in Cornhill, 1709.

*Le Roy, David. ''[[Ruins of Athens|Ruins of Athens, with Remains and Other Valuable Antiquities in Greece]]''. London: R. Sayer, 1759.

*Pausanias. ''[[Pausaniou Tēs Hellados Periēgēsis|Pausaniou Tēs Hellados Periēgēsis = Hoc Est, Pausaniae Accurata Graeciae Descriptio, Qua Lector Ceu Manu Per Eam Regionem Circumducitur]]''. Francofurti: Apud haeredes Andreae Wecheli, 1583. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pinkerton, John. ''[[Modern Geography|Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies; with the Oceans, Seas, and Isles; in All Parts of the World: Including the Most Recent Discoveries, and Political Alterations. Digested on a New Plan]]''. Philadelphia : Published by John Conrad & co. ... [and 10 others], 1804. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sandys, George. ''[[Sandys Travels|Sandys Travels, Containing an History of the Original and Present State of the Turkish Empire ... the Mahometan Religion and Ceremonies: a Description Of Constantinople ... Also, of Greece ... of Aegypt ... a Voyage on the River Nylvs ... a Description of the Holy-Land; of the Jews ... and What Else Either of Antiquity, or Worth Observation. Lastly, Italy Described, and the Islands Adjoining ... Illustrated with Fifty Graven Maps and Figures]]''. 7th ed. London: Printed for J. Williams junior, 1673. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Strabo. ''[[Strabonis Rerum Geographicarum Libri XVII]]''. Lutetiae Parisiorum : Typis regiis, 1620. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stuart, James and Nicholas Revett. ''[[Antiquities of Athens|The Antiquities of Athens]]''. London: J. Haberkorn, 1762-1830.

*Volney, C. F. ''[[Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte|Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte, Pendant les Années 1783, 1784 et 1785]]''. Paris: Volland [et] Desenne, 1787. Held by W&M Law Library.
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=='''Government'''==
*Adams, John. ''[[Thoughts on Government|Thoughts on Government Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies]]''. Boston: Reprinted by John Gill, 1776. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*Aristotle. ''[[Treatise on Government|A Treatise on Government]]''. London: T. Payne, 1778. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Dissertation Upon Parties|A Dissertation Upon Parties: in Several Letters to Caleb D'Anvers, Esq.]]'' 7th ed. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1749. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Filmer, Robert, Sir. ''[[Patriarcha, Or, The Natural Power of Kings|Patriarcha, or, The Natural Power of Kings]]''. London: Printed, and are to be sold by Walter Davis Book-binder, 1680. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. ''[[Journals of the House of Commons]]''. London, 1740- .

*Harrington, James. ''[[Oceana of James Harrington|The Oceana of James Harrington, and His Other Works: Som [sic] Wherof are Now First Publish'd from His Own Manuscripts]]''. London: Printed by J. Darby? and are to be sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1700. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jefferson, Thomas. ''[[Manual of Parliamentary Practice|A Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the Senate of the United States]]''. Washington City: Samuel Harrison Smith, 1801.

*Paine, Thomas. ''[[Rights of Man|Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution]]''. 8th ed. London: Printed for J.S. Jordan, 1791. Held by W&M Law Library.

*United States. Continental Congress. ''[[Journals of Congress|Journals of Congress Containing the Proceedings from Sept. 5. 1774, to Jan. 1, 1776]]''. Philadelphia: 1777.

*Virginia. Convention 1788. ''[[Journal of the Convention of Virginia|Journal of the Convention of Virginia, Held in the City of Richmond, on the First Monday in June, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Eight]]''. Richmond: Printed by Augustine Davis ..., 1788.

*Virginia. House of Burgesses. ''[[Journal of the House of Burgesses|The Journal of the House of Burgesses]]''. Williamsburg: 1732-1775

*Virginia. House of Delegates. ''[[Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia]]''. Williamsburg: 1776-1780; Richmond: 1780-1806.

*Xenophon. ''[[Xenophontos Hierōn, ē Tyrannikos|Xenophontos Hierōn, ē Tyrannikos = Xenophontis Hiero sive De Regno]]''. Glasguæ: in Aedibus Academicis Excudebat R. Foulis, Academiae Typographus, 1745.
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=='''History'''==
=== General ===
*Blair, John. ''[[Chronology and History of the World|The Chronology and History of the World: From the Creation to the Year of Christ 1753 Illustrated in LVI tables; of Which IV are Introductory & Include the Centurys Prior to the Ist Olympiad, and Each of the Remaining LII Contain in One Expanded View, 50 Years or Half a Century]]''. London: Printed in the year 1754. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== American ===
*Franklin, Benjamin. ''[[Interest of Great Britain Considered|The Interest of Great Britain Considered: with Regard to Her Colonies, and the Acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe, to Which are added, Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of countries, Etc.]]'' 2nd ed. London: Printed for T. Becket, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jefferson, Thomas. ''[[Notes on the State of Virginia]]''. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1782. The Virginia Historical Society owns a copy Wythe gave to Benjamin Harrison, Jr.

*Jefferson, Thomas. ''[[Appendix to the Notes on Virginia|An Appendix to the Notes on Virginia Relative to the Murder of Logan's Family]]''. Philadelphia: 1800.

*Marshall, John. ''[[Life of George Washington|The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States]]''. Philadelphia: Printed and published by C.P. Wayne, 1804-1807. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Mathew, Thomas. ''[[Beginning of Progress and Conclusion of Bacon's Rebellion|The Beginning of Progress and Conclusion of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in the Years 1675 & 1676]]''. Manuscript copy: July 13, 1705.

*Mazzei, Filippo. ''[[Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale|Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale: où l'on Traite des Établissemens des Treize Colonies, de Leurs Rapports & de Leurs Dissentions avec la Grande-Bretagne, de Leurs Gouvernemens Avant & Après la Révolution, &c]]''. A Colle et se trouve a Paris: Chez Froullé, libraire ..., 1788. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Mirabeau, Comte Gabriel-Honoré de Riquetti de. ''[[Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus|Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus to Which are Added, as well Several Original Papers Relative to That Institution, as also a Letter from the Late M. Turgot, ... to Dr. Price, on the Constitutions of America; and an Abstract of Dr. Price's Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution]]''. Probable work. Precise edition unknown.Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stith, William. ''[[History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia|The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia: Being an Essay Towards a General History of this Colony]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by William Parks, 1747. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates for the Counties and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia|The Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates for the Counties and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia, Held at Richmond Town, in the County of Henrico, on Monday the 17th of July, 1775]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by Alexander Purdie, 1775. Wythe's copy at William & Mary. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia|Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia, Convened at Richmond, on Monday the Second Day of June, 1788, for the Purpose of Deliberating on the Constitution Recommended by the Grand Federal Convention. To Which is Prefixed the Federal Constitution]]''. 2nd ed. Richmond: Printed at the Enquirer-press, for Ritchie & Worsley and Augustine Davis, 1805. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. General Assembly. Committee of Revisors. ''[[Report of the Committee of Revisors|Report of the Committee of Revisors Appointed by the General Assembly of Virginia in 1776]]''. Richmond: Published by order of the General Assembly & printed by Dixon & Holt, 1784.

=== Ancient ===
*Aelian. ''[[Kl. Ailianou Sophistou Poikilē Historia|Kl. Ailianou Sophistou Poikilē Historia = Cl. Aeliani Sophistae Varia Historia: ad Mstos Codices Nuc Primum Recognita & Castigata: cum Versione Justi Vulteji, Sed Innumeris in Locis ad Graecum Auctoris Contextum Emendata et Perpetuo Commentario Jacobi Perizonii: Accedunt Indices & Plures & Superioribus Longe Locupletiores]]''. Lugduni in Batavis: Apud Johannem du Vivie, Isaacum Severinum, 1701. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Appianus, of Alexandria. ''[[Appianou Alexandreōs Rōmaika|Appianou Alexandreōs Rōmaika = Appiani Alexandrini Romanarum Historiarum pars Prior]]''. Amstelodami: Ex officinâ Joh. Janssonii à Waesbergen, et Johannis à Someren, 1670. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Barthélemy, J.J. ''[[Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece|Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, During the Middle of the Fourth Century before the Christian Æra]]''. London : G.G. and J. Robinson, 1796. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Caesar, Julius. ''[[C. Julii Caesaris Quae Exstant]]''. Edition tertia. Londini: E [sic] typographaeo Mariae Matthews : Impensis J. & B. Sprint, B. Tooke, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, J. Bowyer, H. Clements, Gul. Taylor, T. Ward, Gul. & J. Innys, & Gul. Churchill, 1719. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Caesar, Julius. ''[[Caii Julii Caesaris et A. Hirtii de Rebus a Caesare Gestis Commentarii]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Curtius Rufus, Quintus. ''[[Q. Curtii Rufi Historiarum Alexandri Magni|Q. Curtii Rufi Historiarum Alexandri Magni: cum Notis Variorum]]''. Precise edition unknown. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Diodorus, Siculus. ''[[Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena|Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena = Diodori Siculi Bibliothecae Historicae Libri qui Supersunt]]''. Amstelodami: Sumptibus Jacobi Wetstenii, 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Herodotus. ''[[Hērodotou Halikarnēssēos Historiōn Logoi 9 Epigraphomenoi Mousai|Hērodotou Halikarnēssēos Historiōn Logoi 9 Epigraphomenoi Mousai = Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum Libri IX Musarum Nominibus Inscripti]]''. Amstelodami: Sumptibus Petri Schoutenii, 1763. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Herodotus. ''[[Hērodotou Halikarnasseōs Historia|Hē tou Hērodotou Halikarnasseōs Historia = Herodoti Halicarnassensis Historia]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis, Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Josephus, Flavius. ''[[Works of Flavius Josephus|The Works of Flavius Josephus]]''. Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange. London: Printed for Richard Sare ..., 1702. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Justinus, Marcus Junianus. ''[[Justini Historiæ Philippicæ]]''. Amstelaedami, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Livy. ''[[T. Livii Patavini Historiarum Liber I. et Selecta Capita]]''. Moguntiae Gymn. Elect. 1780.

*Livy. ''[[Titi Livii Historiarum Quod Extat]]''. Amstelodami: Apud D. Elzevirium, 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Nepos, Cornelius. ''[[Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum|Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum: cum Versione Anglica, in qua Verbum de Verbo, Quantum Fieri Potuit, Redditur]]''. Edinburgh, 1744. Probable edition.

*Nepos, Cornelius. ''[[Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae et Editione Oxoniensi Fideliter Expressae]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1749. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Orosius. ''[[Anglo-Saxon Version, from the Historian Orosius|The Anglo-Saxon Version, from the Historian Orosius]]''. London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1773. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plutarch. ''[[Plutarch's Lives]]''. Translated with notes historical and critical from M. Dacier. London: Printed for J. Tonson, 1727. Wythe's copy of volume 8 at William & Mary. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Polybius. ''[[Historiōn ta Sōzomena|Historiōn ta Sōzomena: Polybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarum Libri qui Supersunt]]''. Amstelodami: Officina Johannis Janssonii à Waesberge, & Johannis van Someren, 1670. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Polybius. ''[[Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historiōn ta Sōzomenea|Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historiōn ta Sōzomenea = Polybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarum Libri qui Supersunt]]''. Leipzig, 1763-1764. Possible edition. Precise edition unknown.

*Potter, John. ''[[Archæologia Græca|Archæologia Græca: or, The Antiquities of Greece]]''. 5th ed. London: Printed for J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. and B. Sprint, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, R. Robinson, W. and J. Innys, J. Osborne, T. Longman, W. Mears, and A. Ward, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sallust. ''[[C. Sallustii Crispi Opera Omnia quae Extant]]''. Londini: typis Gul. Strahan. Impensis S. Ballard, W. Innys, A. Ward, T. Osborne, T. Longman, C. Hitch, E. Wicksteed, C. Bathurst, & M. Cooper, 1746. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Savary, M. Claude Etienne. ''[[Lettres sur l'Égypte|Lettres sur l'Égypte, Où l'on Offre le Parallèle des Moeurs Anciennes & Modernes de Ses Habitans, Où l'on Décrit l'état, le Commerce, l'Agriculture, Le Gouvernement du Pays, & la Descente de S. Louis À Damiette, Tirée de Joinville & des Auteurs Arabes, avec des Cartes Géographiques]]''. Paris: Onfroi, 1785-1786. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Suetonius. ''[[C. Suetonii Tranquilli Opera Omnia Quae Extant]]''. Londini: E typographaeo Mariae Matthews : Impensis R. Knaplock, J. & B. Sprint, B. Tooke, H. Clements, F. Gyles, R. Robinson, W. Churchil, & W. Meares, 1718. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tacitus, Cornelius. ''[[C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, Quae Exstant|C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, Quae Exstant: J. Lipsii, Rhennani, Ursini ... & Selectis Aliorum Commentariis Illustrata]]''. Amstelodami: Apud Danielem Elsevirium, 1672-1673. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Thucydides. ''[[History of the Peloponnesian War|The History of the Peloponnesian War]]''. Translated by William Smith. London: Printed by John Watts, 1753. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Thucydides. ''[[Thoukydidou peri tou Peloponnēsiakou Polemou Biblia Oktō|Thoukydidou peri tou Peloponnēsiakou Polemou Biblia Oktō = Thucydidis de Bello Peloponnesiaco Libri Octo]]''. Amstelædami : Apud R. & J. Wetstenios & Gul. Smith., 1731. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tyrtaeus. ''[[Spartan Lessons|Spartan Lessons; or, The Praise Of Valour: in the Verses of Tyrtaeus, an Ancient Athenian Poet, Adopted by the Republic of Lacedaemon, and Employed to Inspire Their Youth with Warlike Sentiments]]''. Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Valerius Maximus. ''[[Valerii Maximi Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium|Valerii Maximi Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium: Libri IX]]''. Amstelodami : Juxta exemplar Elzevirirum, 1690. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Velleius Paterculus. ''[[C Velleii Paterculi Historiae Romanae|C. Velleii Paterculi Historiae Romanae ad M. Vinicium cos. Libri Duo]]''. Interpretatione & notis illustravit Robertus Riguez. Londini: Impensis Gul. Innys ..., 1730. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Xenophon. ''[[Xenophontos Hellenika|Ta tou Xenophontos Hellenika: kai ho Agesilaos = Xenophontis Graecorum res Gestae: et Agesilaus]]''. Edited by Edward Wells. Glasguae: R. et A. Foulis, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Xenophon. ''[[Xenophōntes Kyrou Paideias Biblia Oktō|Xenophōntes Kyrou Paideias Biblia Oktō = Xenophontis De Cyri Institutione Libri Octo]]''. Oxonii, e theatro Sheldoniano, 1727. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== British ===
*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Letter to Sir William Windham|A Letter to Sir William Windham ; II. Some Reflections on the Present State of the Nation ; III. A Letter to Mr. Pope'']]. London: Printed for the Editor, and sold by A. Millar, 1753. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Remarks on the History of England|Remarks on the History of England: From the Minutes of Humphry Oldcastle]]''. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Buchanan, George. ''[[Rerum Scoticarum Historia]]''. Amsterodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1643. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Caldwell, James, Sir. ''[[Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764|Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764 Taken by a Military Officer to Which are Added, an Inquiry How Far the Restrictions Laid Upon the Trade of Ireland, by British Acts of Parliament, are a Benefit or Disadvantage to British Dominions in General, and to England in Particular, for Whose Separate Advantage They Were Intended, with Extracts of Such Parts of the Statutes as Lay the Trade of Ireland under Those Restrictions]]''. London, 1766. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of. ''[[History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England|The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641: With the Precedent Passages, and Actions, That Contributed Thereunto, and the Happy End, and Conclusion Thereof by the King's Blessed Restoration, and Return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660]]''. Oxford: Printed at the Theater, An. Dom. 1707. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. ''[[History and Proceedings of the House of Commons|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons from the Restoration to the Present Time Containing the Most Remarkable Motions, Speeches, Resolves, Reports and Conferences to be Met With in That Interval]]''. London: Printed for Richard Chandler ..., 1742-1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. ''[[History and Proceedings of the House of Lords|The History and Proceedings of The House of Lords, From the Restoration in 1660, to the Present Time, Containing the Most Remarkable Motions, Speeches, Debates, Orders and Resolutions. ... And Illustrated with Historical Notes and Observations. Together with the Debates in the Parliament of Scotland Relating to the Union]]''. London: Printed for Ebenezer Timberland, in Ship-Yard, Temple-Bar ..., 1742-1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Guthrie, William. ''[[General History of England|A General History of England: From the Invasion of the Romans under Julius Cæsar to the Late Revolution in MDCLXXXIII Including the Histories of the Neighboring People and States, so far as they are Connected with That of England]]''. London: Printed for D. Browne by T. Waller, 1744-1751.

*Hume, David. ''[[History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688|The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688: in Six Volumes]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Milton, John. ''[[Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton|A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton: Correctly Printed from the Original Editions: With An Historical And Critical Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, Containing Several Original Papers of His, Never Before Published]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar ..., 1738. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Phillips, Teresia Constantia. ''[[Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips|An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips more particularly, that Part of it which Relates to Her Marriage with an Eminent Dutch Merchant]]''. London: Printed for the Author and Sold at her House in Craig's Court Charing Cross, 1748-1749. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ralph, James. ''[[History of England during the Reigns of K. William, Q. Anne, and K. George I|The History of England during the Reigns of K. William, Q. Anne, and K. George I]]''. London: Printed by D. Browne, for F. Cogan, 1744-1746.

*Temple, William, Sir. ''[[Works of Sir William Temple|The Works of Sir William Temple, Bart.: To Which is Prefix'd Some Account of the Life and Writings of the Author]]''. London: Printed for A. Churchill, T. Goodwin, J. Knapton, R. Smith, B. Tooke ..., 1720. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== European ===
*Pufendorf, Freiherr Samuel von and Antoine Augustin Bruzen de La Martinière. ''[[Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe|An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe]]''. London: printed for J. and P. Knapton, T. Osborne, C. Hitch, S. Austen, A. Millar [and 4 others in London], 1748.

=== French ===
*Pelloutier, Simon. ''[[Histoire des Celtes|Histoire des Celtes: et Particulierment des Gaulois et des Germains, Depuis les Tems Fabuleux, Jusqu'à la Prise de Rome par les Gaulois]]''. À La Haye: Chez Isaac Beauregard, 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Italian ===
*Machiavelli, Niccolò. ''[[History of Florence|The History of Florence: in Eight Books]]''. Glasgow: Printed for Robert Urie, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

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== '''Language and Rhetoric''' ==
*Aler, Paul. ''[[Gradus ad Parnassum|Gradus ad Parnassum sive Novus Synonymorum, Epithetorum, et Phrasium Poeticarum Thesaurus, Elegantias, Flavissas Poëticas, Parnasssum Poëticum, Thesaurum Virgilii, Smetium, Ianuam Musarum, Alioque id Genus Libros ad Poësim Necessarios Complectens]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Ash, John. ''[[Grammatical Institutes|Grammatical Institutes, or, An Easy Introduction to Dr. Lowth's English Grammar: Designed for the Use of Schools, and to Lead Young Gentlemen and Ladies into the Knowledge of the First Principles of the English Language]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Blair, Hugh. ''[[Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres]]''. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Aitken, 1784. Wythe's copy at William & Mary. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cicero, Marcus Tullius. ''[[M.T. Ciceronis Orationes Quaedam Selectae]]''. Editio quarta, auctior & emendatior. Londini: Typis Gulielmi Sayes, impensis J. Knapton, R Wilkin, J. & B. Sprint, B. & S. Tooke, D. Midwinter, B. Cowse, G. Mortlock, W. & J. Innys, & A. Ward, 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cordier, Mathurin. ''[[Select Century of Cordery's Colloquies|Corderii Colloquiorum Centuria Selecta, or A Select Century of Cordery's Colloquies]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*Demetrius. ''[[Demetriou Phalēreōs Peri Hermēneias|Demetriou Phalēreōs Peri Hermēneias = Demetrii Phalerei De Elocutione, Sive Dictione Rhetoriae, in cac Editione, Contextus Graecus ex Optimis Exemplaribus Emendatur, Versio Latina Passim ab Erroribus Repurgatur; & Loca À Demetris Laudata, Quae Hactenus Graecè Tantum Extabant, Nunc Primùm Latinitate Donantur]]''. Glasguae : ex officina Roberti Foulis, 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Demosthenes. ''[[Demosthenis et Aeschinis Opera|Demosthenis et Æschinis Principum Graeciae Oratorum Opera, cum Utriusque Autoris Vita & Ulpiani Commentariis, Novisque Scholis, ex quarta eaque Postrema Recognitione, Graecolatina, Annotationibus illustrata]]''. Francofurti: Apud Claudium Marnium, & haeredes Iohannis Aubrii, 1604. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Demosthenes. ''[[Dēmosthenous Logoi Eklektoi|Dēmosthenous Logoi Eklektoi = Demosthenis Selectæ Orationes]]''. Etonæ: apud Joseph. & Thomam Pote, 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Demosthenes. ''[[Œuvres Complettes de Démosthene et d'Eschine|Œuvres Complettes de Démosthene et d'Eschine, Traduites en François, avec des Remarques sur les Harangues & Plaidoyers de Ces Deux Orateurs, & des Notes Critiques & Grammaticales en Latin, sur le Texte Grec: Accompagnées D'un Discours Préliminaire sur L'éloquence & Autres Objets Intéressants; D'un Traité de la Jurisdiction & les Loix d'Athenes; D'un Précis Historique sur la Constitution de la Grece, sur le Gouvernement d'Athenes, & sur la Vie de Philippe; &C.]]'' Paris: Lacombe, 1777. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dionysius, of Halicarnassus. ''[[Dionysiou Halikarnasseōs Peri Syntheseōs Onomatōn|Dionysiou Halikarnasseōs Peri Syntheseōs Onomatōn = Dionysii Halicarnassei De Structura Orationis Liber]]''. Londini: Impensis R. Knaplock, in Cœmeterio Paulino, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Discours de Lycurgue, d'Andocide, d'Isée, de Dinarque|Discours de Lycurgue, d'Andocide, d'Isée, de Dinarque, avec un Fragment Sous le Nom de Démade]]''. Translated into French by M. l'abbé Auger. A Paris: Chez De Bure, fils aîné ... ; Théophile Barrois ... ; Alexandre Jombert jeune ..., 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Exercises of Syntax]]''. Duodecimo. Precise work and edition unknown.

*Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-. ''[[Dialogues Concerning Eloquence|Dialogues Concerning Eloquence with a Letter to the French Academy, Concerning Rhetoric, and Poetry]]''. Glasgow: Printed and Sold by R. and A. Foulis, 1760.

*''[[Grammar of the Greek Language|A Grammar of the Greek Language: Originally Composed for the College-School, at Gloucester, in Which it has been the Editor's Design to Reject What, in the Most Improved Edition of Cambden, is Redundant, to Supply What is Deficient, to Reduce to Order What is Intricate and Confused, and to Consign to an Appendix What is not Requisite to be got by Heart]]''. 1st American ed. from 3rd London. Boston: by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, 1800. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Harris, James. ''[[Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar]]''. 3rd. ed., rev. and corr. London: Printed for John Nourse and Paul Vaillan, 1771. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Harris, James. ''[[Philological Inquiries|Philological Inquiries in Three Parts]]''. London: Printed for C. Nourse, 1781. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Isocrates. ''[[Isocratis Opera Omnia Graecè et Latinè|Isocratis Opera Omnia Graecè et Latinè: cum Versione Nova, Triplici Indice, Variantibus Lectionibus, et Notis]]''. Parisiis: F.A. Didot, 1782.

*Isocrates. ''[[Œuvres Complettes d'Isocrate|Œuvres complettes d'Isocrate, Auxquelles on a Joint Quelques Discours Analogues à Ceux de cet Orateur, Tirés de Platon, de Lysias, de Thucydide, de Xénophon, de Démosthene, d'Antiphon, de Gorgias, d'Antisthene & d'Alcidamas]]''. Translated into French by M. l'abbé Auger. Paris: chez De Bure, fils aîné, Théoph. Barrois jeune, 1781. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Kuster, Ludolf. ''[[Lud. Kusterus de Vero Usu Verborum Mediorum Eorumque Differentia a Verbis Activis & Passivis|Lud. Kusterus de Vero Usu Verborum Mediorum Eorumque Differentia a Verbis Activis & Passivis.: Item Veteres Poetæ Citati Ad P. Labbei De Ancipitum Græcarum Vocalium In Prioribus Syllabis Mensura Confirmandum Sententiam.: Sive Index Vocabulorum In Quibus Anceps Vocalis Pro Longa Habenda Est.]]'' Londini: Prostant apud J. & J. Rivington ..., 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lancelot, Claude. ''[[New Method of Learning with Greater Facility the Greek Tongue|A New Method of Learning with Greater Facility the Greek Tongue]]''. Translated by Thomas Nugent. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Lucian of Samosata. ''[[Excerpta Quædam ex Luciani Samosatensis Operibus]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Lucian, of Samosata. ''[[Loukianou Samosateōs Hapanta|Loukianou Samosateōs Hapanta = Luciani Samosatensis Opera]]''. Amstelodami: Sumptibus J. Wetstenii, 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lysias. ''[[Opera Omnia, Graece et Latine]]''. Paris: Franc. Ambr. Didot L'ainé, 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pliny, the Younger. ''[[C. Plinii Cæcilii Secvndi Epistolæ et Panegyricus]]''. Editio nova. Lvgd. Batav.: Apud Joan. & Danielem Elsevier, 1653. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Quintilian. ''[[M. Fabii Quinctiliani de Institutione Oratoria|M. Fabii Quinctiliani de Institutione Oratoria Libri Duodecim: Juxta Editionem, Quae, ad Fidem Trium Codicum Mss. & Octo Impressorum, Prodiit è Theatro Sheldoniano, Oxonii, An. 1693]]''. Londini: Excudebat E.P. ; Impensis J. Nicholson, 1714. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ruddiman, Thomas. ''[[Rudiments of the Latin Tongue|The Rudiments of the Latin Tongue or, a Plain and Easy Introduction to Latin Grammar; ... with Useful Notes and Observations, Explaining the Terms of Grammar, and Further Improving Its Rules]]''. Edinburgh: Printed by Wal Ruddiman, J Richardson and Company and sold by the widow of the author and the booksellers there, 1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tooke, John Horne. ''[[Epea Pteroenta, or The Diversions of Purley]]''. London: printed for J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1786.

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== '''Legal Treatises''' ==
=== General ===
*Blackstone, William. ''[[Commentaries on the Laws of England]]''. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1765-1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Blackstone, William, 1723-1780. ''[[Law Tracts]].'' Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bracton, Henry de. ''[[De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae|Henrici de Bracton De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae Libri Quinque: in Varios Tractatus Distincti, ad Diversorum & Vetustissimorum Codicum Collationem, Ingenti Cura Denuò Typis Vulgati]]''. Londini: typis Milonis Flesher & Roberti Young, assign: Johannis More, armig., 1640. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Breton, John le. ''[[Britton]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed by the assignes of John Moore Esquire, 1640. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Containing the Exposition of Many Ancient and Other Statutes]]''. 6th edition. London: Printed by W. Rawlins for Thomas Basset, 1681. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Finch, Henry, Sir. ''[[Nomotexnia|Nomotexnia: Cestascavoir, Vn Description del Common Leys Dangleterre Solonque les Rules Del Art: Parallelees ove les Prerogatives le Roy. Ovesque Auxy le Substance & Effect de les Estatutes (Disposes en Lour Proper Lieux) per le Quels le Common Ley est Abridge, Enlarge, ou Ascunment Alter, del Commencement de Magna Charta fait 9. H.3. Tanque a Cest Jour]].'' London: Printed for the Societie of Stationers, 1613. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Fitzherbert, Anthony. ''[[New Natura Brevium|The New Natura Brevium]].'' 8th ed., carefully revised. London, in the Savoy : printed for Henry Lintot ... and sold by J. Shuckburgh, 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Fleta|Fleta Seu Commentarius Juris Anglicani Sic Nuncupatus: Sub Edwardo Rege Primo, Seu Circa Annos Abhince CCCXLL, Ab Anonymo Conscriptus, Atque È Codice Veteri, Autore Ipso Aliqantulùm Recentiori, Nunc Primùm Typis Editus : Accedit Tractatulus Vetus De Agendi Excipiendique Formulis Gallicanus, Fet Assavoir Dictus]]''. Londini: Typis M.F. prostant apud Guilielmium Lee, Mathaeuem Wabancke & Danielem Pakeman, 1647. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Glanville, Ranulf de. ''[[Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus Regni Angliae|Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus Regni Angliae: Tempore Regis Henrici Secundi Compositus, Iusticie Gubernacula Tenente Illustri Viro Ranulpho de Glanvilla Iuris Regni & Antiquarum Consuetudinu[M] Eo Tempore Peritissimo. Et Illas Solu[M] Leges Continet & Consuetudines Secundum Quas Placitatur in Curia Regis Ad Scaccarium & Coram Iusticiis Ubicunque Fuerint. Huic Adiectae Sunt A Quodam Legum Studioso Adnotationes Aliquot Marginales Non Inutiles]].'' Londini: in aedibus Richardi Totteli. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum, 1554? Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hale, Matthew. ''[[History of the Common Law of England|The History of the Common Law of England Divided into Twelve Chapters]]''. 3rd ed., corrected. London, In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq); for T. Waller, 1739. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jacob, Giles. ''[[Treatise of Laws|A Treatise of Laws or, A General Introduction to the Common, Civil, and Canon Law]]''. London: printed for T. Woodward; and J. Peele, 1721. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Kames, Henry Home, Lord. ''[[Historical Law-Tracts]].'' 2nd ed. Edinburgh and London: Printed by A. Kincaid, His Majesty's Printer, for A. Millar, London, and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, in Edinburgh, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Noy, William. ''[[Treatise of the Principal Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes|A Treatise of the Principal Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes of this Nation: Very Usefull and Commodious for All Students and Such Others as Desire the Knowledge and Understandings of the Laws]].'' 2nd ed. London: by T.N. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, R. Best, and G. Bedell, 1651. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Registrum Brevium|Registrum Brevium Tam Originalium, Quam Judicialium: Correctum & Emendatum Ad Vetus Exemplar Manuscriptum, Cujus Beneficio, À Multis Erroribus Purgatum, Ad Usus, Quibus Inservit Redditur Accommodatius]].'' Editio quarta. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, esquires, for Thomas Bassett ..., 1687. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Saint German, Christopher. ''[[Doctor and Student|Doctor and Student, or, Dialogues Between a Doctor of Divinity and a Student in the Laws Of England: Containing the Grounds of Those Laws, Together with Questions and Cases Concerning the Equity and Conscience Thereof: also Comparing the Civil, Canon, Common and Statute Laws, and Shewing Wherein they Vary from One Another]].'' 16th ed. London: Printed by S. Richardson and C. Lintot, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Spelman, Henry, Sir. ''[[English Works of Sir Henry Spelman|The English Works of Sir Henry Spelman, Kt. Publish'd in His Life-Time; Together with His Posthumous Works, Relating to the Laws and Antiquities of England; First Publish'd by the Present Lord Bishop of Lincoln, in the Year 1695, Together with the Life of the Author, Now Revised by His Lordship. to Which are Added, Two More Treatises of Sir Henry Spelman, Never Before Printed: One, of the Admiral-Jurisdiction, and the Officers Thereof: the Other, of Antient Deeds and Charters, with a Compleat Index to the Whole]]''. London: Printed for D. Browne, sen. & jun. W. Mears, F. Clay ..., 1723. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Style, William. ''[[Style's Practical Register|Style's Practical Register: Begun in the Reign of King Charles I Consisting of Rules, Orders, and the Principal Observations Concerning the Practice of The Common Law in the Courts at Westminster: Particularly the King's Bench, as Well in Matters Criminal as Civil: Carefully Continued Down to this Time from Modern Reports: Alphabetically Digested Under Several Titles: with a Table for the Ready Finding Out of Those Titles]]''. 4th ed. London: Printed for C. Harper, D. Brown, J. Walthoe and D. Midwinter, 1707. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Wingate, Edmund. ''[[Maximes of Reason|Maximes of Reason, or, The Reason of the Common Law of England]].'' London: Printed by R. & W. L. for W. Lee, A. Crook, D. Pakeman, H. Twiford, G. Bedell, T. Dring, J. Place, 1658. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Administration of Criminal Justice ===
*Dalton, Michael. ''[[Officium Vicecomitum|Officium Vicecomitum: The Office and Avthoritie of Sherifs. Written for the Better Incouragement of the Gentrie (Upon Whom the Burthen of This Office Lyeth) to Keepe Their Continuall Care of the businesse, and Eye Ouer Their Officers, They May the Better Discharge Their Dutie to God, Their Prince, and Countrey, in the Execution of This Their Office Gathered Ovt of the Statutes, and Bookes of the Common Lawes of This Kingdome]].'' London: Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1623. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Civil Law ===
*Domat, Jean. ''[[Civil Law in its Natural Order|The Civil Law in its Natural Order: Together with the Public Law]].'' London: Printed by J. Bettenham, for E. Bell, 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Taylor, John. ''[[Elements of the Civil Law]].'' 3rd ed. London: Charles Bathurst, 1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Civil Procedure ===
*Brown, William. ''[[Entring Clerk's Vade Mecum|The Entring Clerk's Vade Mecum: Being an Exact Collection of Precedents for Declarations and Pleadings in Most Actions, Especially Such as are Brought for, or Against Heirs, Executors, or Administrators, Executrices, Administratrices, and Their Husbands, in Person Actions, Also upon Bills of Exchange, Pollicies of Assurance, &c., and Such Process and Parts of Pleading as Relate Thereunto: Being Very Practicable and Useful to All Entring-Clerks, and Attornies in His Majesties Courts of Kings-Bench]]''. London: Printed by G. Sawbridge, W. Rawlins, and S. Roycroft, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs., for W. Jacob ... and C. Smith ..., 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Brown, William. ''[[Modus Intrandi Placita Generalia|Modus Intrandi Placita Generalia: the Entring Clerk's Introduction: Being a Collection of Such Precedents of Declarations, and Other Pleadings, with Process as well Mesn as Judicial, as are Generally Used in Every Days Practice, with Notes and Observations Thereupon Composed, for the Benefit of the Students of the Common Law of England, as also of the Attorneys, Entring Clerks, and Sollicitors of the Courts of Common Pleas and King's Bench]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and Edw. Atkins Esquires for J. Walthoe ..., 1702-1703.

*Brownlow, Richard. ''[[Brownlow Latine Redivivus|Brownlow Latine Redivivus: a Book of Entries, of Such Declarations, Informations, Pleas in Barr and Abatement, Replications, Rejoynders, Issues, Verdicts, Bills of Exception to Verdicts, Judgements, Demurrers, and other Parts of Pleadings, (Now in Use) in Personal and Mixt Actions; Contained in the First and Second Parts of the Declarations and pleadings of Richard Brownlow]].'' London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkyns, Esquires, 1693. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Book of Entries|A Book of Entries: Containing Perfect and Approved Presidents of Counts, Declarations, Informations, Pleints, Indictments, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Pleadings, Processes, Continuances, Essoines, Issues, Defaults, Departure in Despight of the Court, Demurrers, Trials, Judgements, Executions, and All Other Matters and Proceedings (in Effect) Concerning the Practick Part of the Laws of England, in Actions Real, Personal, and Mixt, and in Appeals. Being Very Necessary to be Known, and of Excellent Use for the Modern Practice of the Law, Many of Them Containing Matters in Law, and Points of Great Learning]].'' 2nd ed. carefully corrected. London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins ..., 1671. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey, Sir. ''[[History and Practice of the High Court of Chancery|The History and Practice of the High Court of Chancery in Which is Introduced, an Account of the Institution and Various Regulations of the Said Court; Shewing Likewise, the Ancient and Present Practice Thereof in an Easy and Familiar Method]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for J. Worall and W. Owen, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Mallory, John. ''[[Modern Entries|Modern Entries, in English Being a Select Collection of Pleadings in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer: ... and also All Kinds of Writs ... Together with Readings and Observations]]''. In the Savoy: In the Savoy : Printed by E and R Nutt, and R Gosling (asigns of E Sayer) for R Gosling, 1734-35. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Manley, Thomas. ''[[Clerks Guide|The Clerks Guide: Leading into Three Parts]]''. London : Printed by John Streater, Henry Twyford, and E. Flesher, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, Esquires, 1672. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rastell, William. ''[[Collection of Entries|A Collection of Entries of Declarations, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Issues, Verdicts, Judgements, Rxecutions, Proces, Continuances, Essoynes, and Divers Other Matters Newly Amended and Much Enlarged with Many Good Presidents of Later Time, Whereof Divers are upon Sundry Statutes, and Noted in the End of the Table]]''. London : Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins ... and are to be sold by George Sawbridge [and 13 others], 1670. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*Robinson, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Book of Special Entries|A Book of Special Entries of Declarations, Pleadings, Issues, Verdicts, Judgments and Judicial Process in Such Actions as are Now in Use and have not Hitherto been Published in Any Printed Book of Precedents Together with Such Notes and Observations as do Either Illustrate or Explain the Same]]''. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft and H. Sawbridge assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for T. Basset ... R. Chriswell ... and B. Tooke ..., 1684. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Winch, Humphrey, Sir. ''[[Beau-Pledeur|Le Beau-Pledeur: A Book of Entries, Containing Declarations, Informations, and Other Select and Approved Pleadings, with Special Verdicts and Demurrers, in Most Actions, Feal, Personal, and Mixt, Which have been Argued and Adjudged in the Courts at Westminster, Together with Faithful References to the Most Authentick Printed Law-Books now Extant, Where the Cases of These Entries are Reported: and a More Copious and Useful Table than Hath Been Hitherto Printed in Any Book of Entries : The Whole Comprehending the Very Art and Method of Good Pleading]].'' London: Printed by George Sawbridge, William Rawlins, and Samuel Roycroft ... for Thomas Basset ... Richard Chiswell, and Benjamin Tooke ..., 1680. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Commercial Law ===
*Bacon, Matthew. ''[[Compleat Arbitrator|The Compleat Arbitrator or, the Law of Awards and Arbitraments]]''. London, octavo, precise edition unknown.

*Brydall, John. ''[[Ars Transferendi Dominium, the Second Part|Ars Transferendi Dominium, the Second Part or, A Sure Law-Guide to the Conveyancer Consisting of Many Observations and Various Questions, with Their Resolutions, Relating to Feoffments, Grants, Fines, Common Recoveries, Exchanges, Releases, Confirmations, Attornments, Surrenders, Bargains and Sales, and Devises]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns ... for Samuel Heyrick ... and Isaac Cleave ..., 1702. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cunningham, Timothy. ''[[Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-Notes, and Insurances|The Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-Notes, and Insurances, Containing All the Statutes, Cases at Large, Arguments, Resolutions, Judgments, Decrees, and Customs of Merchants Concerning Them, Methodically Digested: Together with Rules and Examples for Computing the Exchange between England and the Principal Places of Trade in Europe: Also, the Arbitrations of Exchange]]''. Dublin: Printed for Richard Watts, 1760. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Herne, John. ''[[Law of Conveyances|The Law of Conveyances, Shewing the Natures, Kinds, and Effects, of All Manner of Assurances, with the Manner of Their Several Executions and Operations, also Directions to Sue Out and Prosecute All Manner of Writs, of Extent, Elegit, and Judiciall Writs upon Statutes, Recognizances, Judgments, &c.]]'' London: Printed by T.R. for Hen. Twyford, and Tho. Dring ..., 1657.

*Perkins, John. ''[[Treatise of the Laws of England, on the Various Branches of Conveyancing|A Treatise of the Laws of England, on the Various Branches of Conveyancing]]''. Precise edition unknown. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pigott, Nathaniel. ''[[New Precedents in Conveyancing|New Precedents In Conveyancing: Containing Great Variety of Curious Draughts, Many of Them on Special Occations, Drawn or Settled By Mr. Piggot, Northey, Webb, And Other Eminent Hands; And Now Publish'd From Original Manuscripts]].'' London: Printed by H. Lintot for J. Worrall, 1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sheppard, William. ''[[Touch-Stone of Common Assurances|The Touch-Stone of Common Assurances, or, A Plain and Familiar Treatise, Opening the Learning of the Common Assurances or Conveyances of the Kingdome]].'' London: Printed by M.F. for W. Lee, M. Walbancke, D. Pakeman, and G. Bedell, 1648. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Constitutional Law ===
*Brydall, John. ''[[Jus Sigilli|Jus Sigilli: or, the Law of England, touching His Majesties Four Principal Seals, viz. The Great Seale, The Privy Seale, the Exchequer Seale, and the Signet]]''. London: Printed by E. Flesher, for Thomas Dring and John Leigh, 1673. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Contracts ===
*A., J. ''[[Law of Obligations and Conditions|The Law of Obligations and Conditions, or, An Accurate Treatise, Wherein is Contained the Whole Learning of the Law Concerning Bills, Bonds, Conditions, Statutes, Recognizances, and Defeasances]]''. London: Printed for J. Walthoe ..., 1693. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Law of Covenants|The Law of Covenants: a Treatise Explaining the Nature and Rules of the Several Sorts of Covenants]].'' 2nd ed. London, in the Savoy: Printed by John Nutt, for Samuel Butler, 1712. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jones, William, Sir. ''[[Essay on the Law of Bailments|An Essay on the Law of Bailments]].'' Boston: From the Press of Samuel Etheridge, for John West, c1796. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pothier, Robert Joseph. ''[[Treatise on Obligations|A Treatise on Obligations: Considered in a Moral and Legal View]].'' Translated. Newburn, N.C.: Martin & Ogden, 1802. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Courts ===
*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning the Jurisdiction of Courts]].'' London: Printed by M. Flesher, for W. Lee, and D. Pakeman, 1644. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Crompton, Richard. ''[[Authoritie et Jurisdiction des Courts de la Majestie de la Roygne|L'Authoritie et Jurisdiction des Courts de la Majestie de la Roygne]]''. Londini, in aedibus Caroli Yetsweirti Armig., 1594. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dalton, Michael. ''[[Countrey Justice|The Countrey Justice: Containing the Practice of the Justices of the Peace as well in and out of their Sessions]]''. London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkyns, and Edward Atkyns, esquires, 1666. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lambarde, William. ''[[Eirenarcha|Eirenarcha, or, Of the Office of the Iustices of Peace: in Foure Bookes]].'' Fourthly revised, corrected and enlarged. At London Printed by Thomas Wight, and Bonham Norton, 1599. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Criminal Law ===
*Beccaria, Cesare. ''[[Essay on Crimes and Punishments|An Essay on Crimes and Punishments]].'' Translated from the Italian, with a commentary, attributed to Mons. de Voltaire, translated from the French. London: Printed for J. Almon, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning High Treason, and Other Pleas of the Crown, and Criminall Causes]].'' London: Printed by M. Flesher, for W. Lee, and D. Pakeman, 1644. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Foster, Michael, Sir. ''[[Report of Some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer|A Report of Some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Goal Delivery for the Trial of the Rebels in the Year 1746 in the County of Surry and of Other Crown Cases]].'' Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press ; London: sold by J. Worrall and B. Tovey, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Evidence|The Law of Evidence]]''. 2nd ed., corrected. London, In the Savoy : Printed by Catherine Lintot ... for W. Owen, 1760. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hale, Matthew, Sir. ''[[History of the Pleas of the Crown|Historia Placitorum Coronæ. The History of the Pleas of the Crown]].'' London, In the Savoy, Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for F. Gyles ..., 1736. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hale, Matthew, Sir. ''[[Pleas of the Crown|Pleas of the Crown, or, A Methodical Summary of the Principal Matters Relating to That Subject]]''. 5th edition. London, in the Savoy: Printed by J.N., assignee of Edw. Sayer, Esq;, for J. Walthoe ... and J. Walthoe junr., 1716. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hawkins, William. ''[[Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown|A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown, or, A System of the Principal Matters Relating to that Subject: Digested Under Their Proper Heads]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by Eliz. Nutt, (executrix of J. Nutt, assignee of E. Sayer, esq;) for J. Walthoe ... and J. Walthoe, jun., 1716-1726. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Staunford, William, Sir. ''[[Plees del Coron|Les Plees del Coron: Diuisees in Plusours Titles & Common Lieux. Per Queux Home Plus Redement et Plenairemẽt Trouera, Quelqz chose que il Quira, Touchant les Ditz Plees]]''. [London]: in aedibus Richardi Tottelli, 1583-1590. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Ecclesiastical Law ===
*Burn, Richard. ''[[Ecclesiastical Law]].'' 4th ed. London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, Law-Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1781. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hooker, Richard. ''[[Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker|The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker: in Eight Books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity]]''. London: Printed for John Walthoe, George Conyers, James Knapton, Robert Knaplock, J. and B. Sprint ... [and 9 others], 1723. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Equity ===
*Ballow, Henry. ''[[Treatise of Equity|A Treatise of Equity]].'' London, in the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer) for D. Browne, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; and J. Shuckburgh, at the Sun next the Inner Temple gate in Fleetstreet, 1737. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Kames, Henry Home, Lord. ''[[Principles of Equity]].'' Edinburgh: Printed by Alexander Kincaid, His Majesty's printer. For A. Millar, London; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1760. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== International Law ===
*Grotius, Hugo. ''[[Rights of War and Peace|The Rights of War and Peace, In Three Books: Wherein are Explained, the Law of Nature and Nations, and the Principal Points Relating to Government]].'' Translated. London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, J. and P. Knapton, D. Brown, T. Osborn, and E. Wicksteed, 1738. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von. ''[[Of the Law of Nature and Nations|Of the Law of Nature And Nations: Eight Books]].'' 2nd ed. Oxford: Printed by L. Lichfield, for A. and J. Churchil ..., 1710. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von. ''[[De Officio Hominis & Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem|S. Pufendorfii, De Officio Hominis & Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo: Selectis Variorum Notis, Maximeq; Propriis Illustravit... Buddei Historiam Juris Naturalis Notis Adauctam Præmisit, Indicemq]].'' 4th ed., longe auctior & emendatior. Londini: impensis G. Thurlbourn, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rutherforth, Thomas. ''[[Institutes of Natural Law|Institutes of Natural Law: Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures on Grotius De Jure Belli et Pacis]].'' Cambridge: Printed by J. Bentham, printer to the University, for W. Thurlbourn, bookseller in Cambridge, 1754-1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Property ===
*Booth, George. ''[[Nature and Practice of Real Actions|The Nature and Practice of Real Actions: In Their Writs and Process, Both Original and Judicial, Together with Some Records in the Court Before the Justice of the County Palatine of Chester, proving the Antiquity of the Jurisdiction of That Court and of Some Families]].'' London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, for Awnsham and John Churchil ..., 1701. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, or, A Commentary upon Littleton, not the Name of the Author Only, but of the Law It Selfe]]''. 4th ed, corrected. London: Printed by M.F. I.H. and R.Y., assignes of I. More Esquire, 1639. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Craig, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Jus Feudale|Jus Feudale: Tribus Libris Comprehensum: Quibus Non Solùm Consuetudines Feudales, & Praediorum Jura, Quae in Scotia, Anglia & Plerisque Galliae Locis Obtinent, Continentur; Sed Universum Jus Scoticum, & Omnes Ferè Materiae Juris Clarè & Dilucidè Exponuntur, & Ad Fontes Juris Feudalis & Civilis Singula Reducuntur]].'' Editio tertia. Edinburgi: Apud Thos. & Walt. Ruddimannos, 1732. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dalrymple, John, Sir. ''[[Essay Towards a General History of Feudal Property in Great Britain|An Essay Towards a General History of Feudal Property in Great Britain]].'' London: Printed for A. Millar, 1757. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Uses and Trusts|The Law of Uses and Trusts: Collected and Digested in a Proper Order, from the Reports of Adjudg'd Cases, in the Courts of Law and Equity, and Other Books of Authority. Together with a Treatise of Dower. To Which is Added, a Complete Table of All the Matters Therein Contain'd]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (Assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for R. Gosling, 1734. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Law of Ejectments|The Law of Ejectments, or, A Treatise Shewing the Nature of Ejectione Firme, the Difference Between it and Trespass...]]'' London, 1700.

*Littleton, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Tenures de Monsieur Littleton|Les Tenures de Monsieur Littleton: Ouesque Certain Cases Addes per Auters de Puisne Temps q́ux Cases vo Trouers Signes Ouesq; cest sSigne * al Commencem̃t, & al Fine de Chescun de Eux: au Fine que ne Poies eux Misprender pur les Cases de Monsieur Littleton; Pur quel Enconuenience, ils Fueront Derniermt̃ Tolles de cest Lieur. Et cy vn Foits Pluis Admonetes al Request des Gentlehomes, Students en la ley Dengleterre]]''. London. Precise edition unknown.

*Philipps, Fabian. ''[[Tenenda Non Tollenda|Tenenda Non Tollenda, or the Necessity of Preserving Tenures in Capite and by Knightservice, Which According to Their First Institution were, and are yet, a Great Part of the Salus Populi, and the Safety and Defence of the King, as well as of His People: Together with a Prospect of the very Many Mischiefs and Inconveniences, Which by the Taking Away or Altering of Those Tenures, will Inevitably Happen to the King and His Kingdomes]].'' London: Printed by Thomas Leach, for the author, and are to be sold by Abel Roper ... 1660. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Roman Law ===
*''[[Institutionum Imperialium Commentarius|Arnoldi Vinnii JC. in Quatuor Libros Institutionum Imperialium Commentarius: Academicus & Forensis]]''. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Joannem van der Linden, Juniorem, 1726. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Codex Justinianus|Codex Justinianus ad Vetustorum Exemplarium Fidem Diligẽtissime Recognitus. In Quo Casus Uiuiani (Qui Antea Fedissimi et Corruptissimi Legebantur) Ita sunt Restituti, vt Iam non Inutiliter Adiecti Videantur...]]'' Parisijs in via ad duum Jacobum, sub sole aure / et sub elephante Francoys Regnavlt, 1532.

*''[[Corpus Juris Civilis|Corpus Juris Civilis: Pandectis ad Florentinum Archetypum Expressis, Institutionibus, Codice et Novellis, Addito Textu Græco, ut & in Digestis & Codice, Legibus & Constitutionibus Græcis, cum Optimis Quibusque Editionibus Collatis ; cum Notis Integris, Repetitæ Quintum Prælectionis, Dionysii Gothofredi, JC., Præter Justiniani Edicta, Leonis & Aliorum Apostolorum, Græce` & Latine`, Feudorum Libros, Leges XII Tabul. & Alios ad Jus Pertinentes Tractatus, Fastos Consulares, Indicesque Titulorum ac Legum : & Quæcunque in Ultimis Parisiensi Vel Lugdunensi Editionibus Continentur, Huic Editioni Nove` Accesserunt Pauli Receptæ Sententiæ Cum Selectis Notis J. Cujacii et Sparsim ad Universum Corpus Antonii Anselmo ... Observationes Singulares, Remissiones & Notæ Juris Civilis, Canonici, & Novissimi ac in Praxi Recepti Differentiam Continentes ; Denique Lectiones Variæ & Notæ Selectæ Augustini, Belloni, Goveani, Cujacii, Duareni, Russardi, Hotomanni, Contii, Roberti, Rævardi, Charondæ, Grotii, Salmasii & Aliorum]]''. Amstelodami: apud Joannem Blaeu, Ludovicum, & Danielem Elzevirios ; Lugd. Batavorum : apud Franciscum Hackium, 1663. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Four Books of Justinian's Institutions|D. Justiniani Institutionum Libri Quator, The Four Books of Justinian's Institutions]]''. Translated by George Harris. 2nd ed. London: Printed by J. Purser for M. Withers, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Theophilou Antikēnsōros ta Heuriskomena|Theophilou Antikēnsōros ta Heuriskomena: Theophili Antecessoris Paraphrasis Graeca Institutionum Caesarearum]]''. Hagae Comitis: apud fratres Ottonem et Petrum Thollios, 1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Torts ===
*''[[Law of Actions on the Case for Torts and Wrongs|The Law of Actions on the Case for Torts and Wrongs: Being a Methodical Collection of All the Cases Concerning Such Actions ... to Which are Added, Several Select Precedents of Declarations and Pleas in Such Actions, and References to All that are Extant in the Books of Entries]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed for Thomas Trye, 1741. Wythe copy held at Library of Congress.

=== Virginia Law ===
*Hening, William Waller. ''[[New Virginia Justice|The New Virginia Justice, Comprising the Office and Authority of a Justice of the Peace, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Together with a Variety of Useful Precedents Adopted [!] to the Laws Now in Force, to Which is Added, an Appendix Containing All the Most Approved Forms of Conveyancing, Commonly Used in this Country ... also the Duties of a Justice of the Peace Arising Under the Laws of the United States]].'' Richmond: Printed by T. Nicolson, 1795. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tucker, St. George. ''[[Blackstone's Commentaries|Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference, to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Virginia.]]'' Philadelphia :Published by William Young Birch, and Abraham Small, 1803. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Wills ===
*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last Wills|The Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last Wills, to Which is Added, Choice Precedents of Wills]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for T. Waller, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Godolphin, John. ''[[Orphan's Legacy|The Orphan's Legacy: or, A Testamentary Abridgment. In Three Parts. I. Of Last Wills and Testaments. II. Of Executors and Administrators. III. Of Legacies and Devises. Wherein the Most Material Points of Law Relating to that Subject, are Succintly Treated, as well According to the Common and Temporal, as Ecclesiastical and Civil Laws of this Realm]].'' 4th ed., much augmented and enlarged. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, esquires, for Robert Vincent, 1701. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Nelson, William. ''[[Lex Testamentaria|Lex Testamentaria: or, A Compendious System of All the Laws of England, as well Before the Statute of Henry VIII, as Since, Concerning Last Wills and Testaments in Which are Collected, All the Judgments and Resolutions Dispers'd in the Year-Books, and All Other Reports Both in Law and Equity, What Estates in Fee, in Tail, for Life or Years, have been Created By Wills Either Expressly Or By Implication. Treating Also Of All Cases Concerning Executory Devices And Legacies. And Of All Actions, Pleas, and Judgments, by, for, or Against Executors, Administrators, and Guardians: Very Necessary for All who are, or may be, Entitled to Any Estates by Virtue of Any Will or Administration, or as Guardians to Infants: Collected in a More Plain, Easy, and Methodical Manner than Hither to Hath been done in Any Treatise of this Nature]].'' 2nd ed., with many corrections and additions. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Gosling for Joell Stephens, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Swinburne, Henry. ''[[Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills|A Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills: Compiled out of the Laws Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Canon, as also out of the Common Law, Customs and Statutes of this Realm]].'' 6th edition, corrected and very much enlarged. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edw. Sayer, esq.) and sold by S. Birt ..., 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Wentworth, Thomas. ''[[Office and Duty of Executors|The Office and Duty of Executors: or, a Treatise of Wills and Executors, directed to Testators]]''. Precise edition unknown.

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*Cowley, Abraham. ''[[Works of Abraham Cowley|The Works of Abraham Cowley: Consisting of Those Which were Formerly Printed and Those Which He Design'd for the Press, Now Published Out of the Authors Original Copies]]''. 5th ed. London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Darwin, Erasmus. ''[[Botanic Garden|The Botanic Garden: a Poem, in Two Parts. Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants. With philosophical Notes]]''. 1st American ed. New-York: Printed by T. & J. Swords, 1798. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dryden, John. ''[[Dramatick Works of John Dryden|The Dramatick Works of John Dryden, Esq.: in Six Volumes]]''. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson in the Strand, 1762-1763. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ireland, William Henry. ''[[Abbess, A Romance|The Abbess, A Romance]].'' Baltimore, MD: Printed by S. Sower, and J. W. Butler, 1801.

*Mathias, Thomas James. ''[[Pursuits of Literature|The Pursuits of Literature: a Satirical Poem, in Four Dialogues, with Notes]]''. 8th ed. Dublin: Printed for J. Milliken, 1798. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Milton, John. ''[[Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books]]''. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson in London, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Milton, John. ''[[Paradise Regain'd|Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books to Which is Added Samson Agonistes and Poems Upon Several Occasions]]''. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson in London, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pope, Alexander. ''[[Works of Alexander Pope|The Works of Alexander Pope Esq. in Nine Volumes Complete, with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements; as They were Delivered to the Editor a Little Before His Death, Together with the Commentaries and Notes of Mr. Warburton]]''. London: Printed for J. and P. Knapton {etc.}, 1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Shakespeare, William. ''[[Plays of William Shakespeare|The Plays of William Shakespeare: in Ten Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators to Which are Added Notes]]''. 2nd edition, revised and augmented. London: Printed for C. Bathurst ... et al., 1778. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Shakespeare, William. ''[[Shakespeare's Works|Works]]''. Precise work and edition unknown.

*Shakespeare, William. ''[[Works of Shakespeare|The Works of Shakespeare: in Eight Volumes, Collated with the Oldest Copies, and Corrected]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed for H. Lintott, C. Hitch, J. and R. Tonson, C. Corbet, R. and B. Wellington, J. Brindley, and E. New, 1740. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sterne, Laurence. ''[[Works of Laurence Sterne|The Works of Laurence Sterne]]''. London : Printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, G. Kearsley, T. Lowndes, G. Robinson ... 1780. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Swift, Jonathan. ''[[Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift|The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin with the Author's Life and Character, Notes Historical, Critical and Explanatory, Tables of Contents and Indexes More Complete than any Preceding Editions: in Thirteen Volumes Accurately Corrected by the Best Editions]].'' Edinburgh: Printed for A. Donaldson and sold at his shop ... in ... London, and at Edinburgh, 1768. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Town, Mr., pseud. ''[[Connoisseur|The Connoisseur]]''. 3rd ed. London: Printed for R. Baldwin, 1757. Held by W&M Law Library.

===French===
*Montaigne, Michel de. ''[[Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne|Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne in Three Books with Marginal Notes and Quotations and an Account of the Author's Life ]]''. Translated by Charles Cotton. 4th ed. London: Daniel Brown [etc.], 1711. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rabelais, François. ''[[Works of Francis Rabelais|The Works of Francis Rabelais, M.D.]]'' London: Printed by J. Hughs ... for J. Brindley ... and C. Corbett ..., 1737. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Vanière, Jacques. ''[[Jacobi Vanierii è Societate Jesu Praedium Rusticum]]''. Tolosæ: 1742.

===Greek===
*Aeschylus. ''[[Hai tou Aischylou Trageodiai Seozomenai Hepta|Hai tou Aischylou Trageodiai Seozomenai Hepta = Aeschyli Tragoediae quae Extant septem]]''. Glasguæ: In aedibus academicis excudebat R. Foulis academiae typographys, 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Anacreon. ''[[Anacreontis Odaria ad Textus Barnesiani Fidem Emendata]]''. Londini: Sumptibus editoris excudebant Gul. Bulmer et Soc. et prostant apud J. White et G. Miller, 1802. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Anacreon. ''[[Odes of Anacreon]]''. Translated by Thomas Moore. Philadelphia: Printed and published by Hugh Maxwell, opposite Christ-church. 1804. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Anacreon, Sappho, and Alcaeus. ''[[Anacreontis Carmina cum Sapphonis, et Alcaei fragmentis|Hai tou Anakreontos ōdai kai ta tēs Sapphous kai ta tou Alkaiou Leipsana = Anacreontis Carmina cum Sapphonis, et Alcaei fragmentis]]''. Octavo. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebat Robertus et Andreas Foulis academiae typographi,1757.

*Antoninus Liberalis. ''[[Antōninou Liberalis Metamorphōseōn Synagōgē|Antōninou Liberalis Metamorphōseōn Synagōgē = Antonini Liberalis Transformationum Congeries]]''. Amstelodami: Apud Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1676. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Aristophanes. ''[[Aristophanis Comoediae]]''. Lipsiensis: 1710.

*Aristophanes. ''[[Aristophanis Comoediae (1783)|Aristophanis Comoediae]]''. Argentorati: Sumtibus J. G. Treuttel, 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Callimachus. ''[[Hoi tou Kallimachou Kyrenaiou Hymnoi te Kai Epigrammata]]''. Glasguae: Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, academiae typographi, 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Colluthus of Lycopolis. ''[[Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo|Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo = Coluthi Raptus Helenae: Recensuit ad Fidem Codicum Mss. ac Variantes Lectiones et Notas Adiecit Joannes Daniel A Lennep]]''. Leovardiae, ex officina Gulielmi Coulon, 1747. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Euripides. ''[[Euripidis Tragœdiæ Medea et Phœnissæ|Euripidis Tragœdiæ Medea et Phœnissæ: Græco-Latinæ cum Scholiis Græcis Integris]]''. Cantabrigiæ : Typis academicis, impensis Sam. Smith & Benj. Walford. D. Pauli Londini. A.D, 1703. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Euripides. ''[[Tragedies of Euripides|The Tragedies of Euripides]]''. Translated by R. Potter. London: Printed for J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall, 1781-1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Historiarum Mirabilium Auctores Graeci]]''. Edited by Johannes Meursius. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Abraham Elzevirium, 1622. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Homer. ''[[Homeri Ilias|Homeri Ilias, Graece et Latine, cum Annotationibus Samuelis Clarke]]''. Editio tertia. Londini: Impensis Johannis & Pauli Knapton, 1740. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Homer. ''[[Homerou Ilias kai Odysseia|Homērou Ilias kai Odysseia kai eis Autas Scholia, ē Exēgēsis, tōn Palaiōn = Homeri Ilias & Odyssea, et in Easdem Scholia, sive Interpretatio, Veterum]]''. Cantabrigiae: C. Crownfield, 1711. Held by W&M Law Library (volume one only).

*Homer. ''[[Homerou Iliados|Tēs tou Homērou Iliados]]''. Edited by J. Moor and G. Muirhead. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Homer. ''[[Homērou Odysseia]]''. Oxford: Ek Theatrou en Oxonia, En tō etei 1750. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*Homer. ''[[Homerou Odysseias|Tēs tou Homērou Odysseias]]''. Edited by J. Moor and G. Muirhead. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Homer. ''[[Iliad of Homer|The Iliad of Homer]]''. Translated by Alexander Pope, Esq. London: Printed for Henry Lintot, 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Homer. ''[[Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion|Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion = Homeri Ilias et Veterum in eam Scholia, quae Vulgo Appellantur Didymi]]''. Quarto. Precise edition unknown.

*Homer. ''[[Odyssey of Homer|The Odyssey of Homer]]''. Translated by Alexander Pope. London: Printed for Henry Lintot, 1752. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus|Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus, Ethice Explicatae]]''. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud P. Bonk, 1745. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jodrell, Richard P. ''[[Illustrations of Euripides, on the Ion and the Bacchae]]''. London: Printed by J. Nichols; Sold by J. Dodsley, R. Faulder, Leigh and Sotheby, 1781.

*Pindar. ''[[Ta tou Pindarou Sesosmena|Ta tou Pindarou Sesosmena: Olympia, Pythia, Nemia, Isthmia]]''. Ex editione Oxoniensi. Glasguae : Excudebat R. & A. Foulis, 1754-1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sophocles. ''[[Tragedies of Sophocles|The Tragedies of Sophocles]]''. Translated by Thomas Francklin. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1758-1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Theocritus. ''[[Idylliums of Theocritus|The Idylliums of Theocritus]]''. Translated by Francis Fawkes. London: Printed for the author by D. Leach and sold by J. and R. Tonson ..., 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Theocritus. ''[[Ta tou Theokritou Sesomena|Ta tou Theokritou Sesomena = Theocriti Quae Extant]]''. Ex editione Danielis Heinsii expressa. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Italian===
*Vida, Marco Girolamo. ''[[Marci Hieronymi Vidae, Cremonensis, Albae Episcopi, De Arte Poetica|Marci Hieronymi Vidae, Cremonensis, Albae Episcopi, De Arte Poetica]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Latin===
*Bion of Smyrna. ''[[Biōnos tou Smyrnaiou, kai Moschou tou Syrakosiou, ta Sōzomena|Biōnos tou Smyrnaiou, kai Moschou tou Syrakosiou, ta Sōzomena = Bionis Smyrnæl, et Moschi Syracusani, quæ Supersunt]]''. Oxonii: e Typographeo Clarendoniano, prostant venales apud Johan. Barrett, 1748. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cato, Marcus Porcius, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, and Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella. ''[[Scriptores Rei Rusticae|Scriptores Rei Rusticae: Rei Rusticae Auctores Latini Veteres, M. Cato, M. Varro, L. Columella, Palladius]]''. Heidelberg, Germany: Ex Hier. Commelini typographio, 1595.

*Horace. ''[[Oeuvres d'Horace|Oeuvres d'Horace en Latin et en Francois, avec des Remarques Critiques et Historiques]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Horace. ''[[Poetical Translation of the Works of Horace|A Poetical Translation of the Works of Horace: with the Original Text, and Notes Collected from the Best Latin and French Commentators on that Author]]''. 2nd ed. London : Printed for A. Millar ... in the Strand, 1747. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Horace. ''[[Q. Horatii Flacci Epistolae ad Pisones, et Augustum|Q. Horatii Flacci Epistolae ad Pisones, et Augustum with an English Commentary and Notes]]''. Edited by Richard Hurd. Dublin: Printed by Sarah Stringer, 1768. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Horace. ''[[Q. Horatii Flacci Opera]]''. Editio quinta. Londini: Impensis Gulielmi Innys, 1711. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Horace. ''[[Quintus Horatius Flaccus|Quintus Horatius Flaccus: ad Lectiones Probatiores Diligenter Emendatus, et Interpunctione Nova Saepius Illustratus]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis, excudebat Robert Foulis ..., 1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Juvenal and Persius. ''[[D. Junii Juvenalis et A. Persii Flacci Satyrae]]''. Interpretatione ac notis illustravit Ludovicus Prateus. Londini: impensis Tho. Dring, contra Hospitium Templariorum in vico Fleetstreet dicto, & Abel Swalle, ad insigne Monocerotis in Ludgatestreet, 1691. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[De Rerum Natura Libri Sex|De Rerum Natura Libri Sex ad Optimorum Exemplarium Fidem Recensiti]]''. Londini: Sumptibus & typis Jacobi Tonson, 1712.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[Titi Lucretii Cari. De Rerum Natura Libri Sex]]''. Cantabrigiæ: Ex officina Joann. Hayes, Impensis W. Morden, 1675 or 1686.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[De Rerum Natura|Titi Lucretii Cari De Rerum Natura Libri Sex: ex Editione Thomae Creech, Explain'd and Illustrated with Notes and Animadversions ; being a Compleat System of the Epicurean Philosophy]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[Of the Nature of Things|T. Lucretius Carus, Of the Nature of Things, in Six Books]]''. Translated by Thomas Creech. London: Printed by J. Matthews for G. Sawbridge, 1714. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*''[[Musæ Anglicanæ sive Poemata Quædam Melioris Notæ]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Ovid. ''[[De Arte Amandi]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Ovid. ''[[Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV]]''. In hac editione quinta fere notarum pars expungitur. Londini: Impensis S. Ballard, J. & P. Knapton, S. Birt, T. Longman, D. Browne [and 13 others in London], 1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Petronius Arbiter. ''[[Titi Petronii Arbitri Equitis Romani Satyricon|Titi Petronii Arbitri Equitis Romani Satyricon: cum Fragmento Nuper Tragurii Reperto. Accedunt Diversorum Poëtarum Lusus in Priapum, Pervigilium Veneris, Ausonii Cento Nuptialis, Cupido Crucifixus, Epistolae de Cleopatra, & alia Nonnulla. Omnia Commentariis, & Notis Doctorum Virorum Illustrata]]''. Amstelodami: Typis Ioannis Blaev, 1669. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Phaedrus. ''[[Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque|Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque: Item Fabulæ Quædam ex ms. Veteri à Marquardo Gudio Descriptæ; cum Indice Vocum & Locutionum. Appendicis Loco Adjiciuntur Fabulæ Græcæ Quædam & Latinæ ex Variis Authoribus Collectæ; quas Claudit Avieni Æsopicarum Fabularum Liber Unicus]]''. Londini: Ex officinâ Jacobi Tonson, & Johannis Watts., 1713. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plautus, Titus Maccius. ''[[M. Acci Plauti Comoediae]]''. Lugd. Batav., Roterod.: Ex Officina Hackiana, 1669. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Poetae Latini Minores|Poetae Latini Minores: ex Editione Petri Burmanni Fideliter Expressi]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1752. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Statius, P. Papinius. ''[[Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum|Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum lib. V. ; Thebaidos lib. XII. ; Achilleidos lib. II.]]'' Lugd. Batav.: Ex officina Hackiana, Ao 1671. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Terence. ''[[Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae Sex|Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae Sex: Ex Editione Westerhoviana Recensita Ad Fidem Duodecim Amplius Msstorum Codicum & Pluscularum Optimae Notae Editionum]]''. Glasguae: Cura & impensis Roberti Foulis, typis Roberti Urie & soc., 1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tibullus and Propertius. ''[[Tibulli Et Propertii Opera|Tibulli Et Propertii Opera: Ex Editione J. Broukhusii Fideliter Expressa]]''. Glasguae: Excudebant Robertus & Andreas Foulis, 1753. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virgil. ''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]''. Ex recensione Alexandri Cuningamii Scoti. Edinburgi: Apud G. Hamilton & J. Balfour, 1743. Wythe's copy owned by the Mount Gulian Historic Site, Beacon, New York. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virgil. ''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Opera]]''. Juxta editionem novissimam Parisiensem, a. 1722. Londini: Impensis W. Innys, 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virgil. ''[[Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]''. ex editione Petri Burmanni. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis, excudebat Andreas Foulis, Academiae Typographus, 1784. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virgil. ''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae et Philosophiae|P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae & Philosophiae Professoris Regii Praelectionibus Exposita: Quibus Poëtae Vita Praeposita Est]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Virgil. ''[[Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis|The Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis]]''. Translated by John Dryden. 7th ed. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1748. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Scottish===
*Macpherson, James. ''[[Poems of Ossian|The Poems of Ossian]]''. A new ed. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1784-85. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Spanish===
*Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. ''[[Don Quixote|The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote]]''.Translated by T. Smollett. 6th ed. London: Printed for F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman, B. Law, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, J. Johnson [and 12 others in London], 1792. Held by W&M Law Library.

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== '''Mathematics and Engineering''' ==
*Archimedes. ''[[Archimedous tou Syrakousiou Psammites|Archimedous tou Syrakousiou Psammites, kai Kyklou Metresis. Eutokiou Askalonitou eis Auten Hypomnema = Archimedis Syracusani Arenarius, et Dimensio Circuli. Eutocii Ascalonitæ, in hanc Commentarius]].'' Oxonii: e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1676.

*Bézout, Etienne. ''[[Cours de Mathematiques|Cours de Mathematiques, a l'Usage des Gardes du Corps de la Marine]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Digges, Leonard. ''[[Arithmetical Warlike Treatise Named Stratioticos|An Arithmetical Warlike Treatise Named Stratioticos: Compendiously Teaching the Science of Nombers ... as ... Requisite for the Profession of a Soldiour]]''. At London: Imprinted by Richard Field, 1590.

*Emerson, William. ''[[Treatise of Algebra|A Treatise of Algebra: in Two Books]]''. London: Printed for J. Nourse, 1764. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Euclid. ''[[Elements of Euclid|The Elements of Euclid: viz. the First Six Books, Together with the Eleventh and Twelfth. In this edition, the Errors, by which Theon, or Others, have Long Ago Vitiated These Books, are Corrected, and Some of Euclid's Demonstrations Restored]]''. Edited by Robert Simson. Glasgow : Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, Printers to the University, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Euclid. ''[[Elements of Euclid (octavo)|The Elements of Euclid]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Euclid. ''[[Euclidis Elementorum|Euclidis Elementorum Libri Priores Sex, Item Undecimus et Duodecimus, ex Versione Latina Federici Commandini; Sublatis iis Quibus Olim Libri hi a Theone, Aliisve, Vitiati Sunt, et Quibusdam Euclidis Demonstrationibus Restitutis]]''. Edited by Robert Simson. Glasguae: in Aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gibson, Robert. ''[[Treatise of Practical Surveying|A Treatise of Practical Surveying: Which is Demonstrated From its First Principles Wherein Every Thing That is Useful and Curious in that Art, is Fully Considered and Explained]]''. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank ..., 1789. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hutton, Charles. ''[[Mathematical Tables|Mathematical Tables: Containing the Common, Hyperbolic, and Logistic Logarithms, also Sines, Tangents, Secants, and Versed Sines, Both Natural and Logarithmic]]''. London: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1785. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Keith, George. ''[[Essay for the Discovery of Some New Geometrical Problems|An Essay for the Discovery of Some New Geometrical Problems (Judged by Some Learned Men, Impractical) concerning Angular Sections]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*MacLaurin, Colin. ''[[Treatise of Algebra in Three Parts|A Treatise of Algebra in Three Parts]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Moss, Thomas. ''[[Treatise of Gauging|A Treatise of Gauging Containing not Only What is Common on the Subject, but Likewise a Great Variety of New and Interesting Improvements with the Demonstrations]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Newton, Isaac, Sir. ''[[Arithmetica Universalis|Arithmetica Universalis: Sive De Compositione Et Resolutione Arithmetica Liber]]''. Editio secunda. Londini: Benji & Sam. Tooke, 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rocque, John. ''[[Set of Plans and Forts in America|A Set of Plans and Forts in America, Reduced from Actual Surveys]]''. London: Publish'd according to act of Parliament, by Mary Ann Rocque topographer to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, in the Strand, 1765.

*Simpson, Thomas. ''[[Treatise of Algebra (Simpson)|A Treatise of Algebra Wherein the Fundamental Principles are Fully and Clearly Demonstrated, ... to Which is Added, the Construction of a Great Number of Geometrical Problems]]''. 3rd ed., rev. London: printed for John Nourse, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ward, John. ''[[Young Mathematician's Guide|The Young Mathematician's Guide: Being a Plain and Easie Introduction to the Mathematicks, in Five Parts]]''. 3rd. ed. corrected. London: Printed for Tho. Horne at the South Entrance of the Royal-Exchange, 1719. Held by W&M Law Library.

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=='''Philosophy'''==
*Aldrich, Henry. ''[[Artis Logicae Compendium]]''. Oxoniae: E Theatro Sheldoniano, Impensis A. Peisley, 1723. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bacon, Francis. ''[[Works of Francis Bacon|The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Lord High Chancellor of England ... With Several Additional Pieces, Never Before Printed in any Edition of His Works]]''. London: A. Millar, 1740. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Boethius. ''[[Anicii Manlii Severini Boetii Consolationis Philosophiae Libri Quinque]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis academiae typographi,1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Philosophical Works of the Late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke|The Philosophical Works of the Late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke: in Five Volumes]]''. London: Published by David Mallet, Esq., 1754. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cicero, Marcus Tullius. ''[[M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera cum Delectu Commentariorum]]''. Parisiis: Apud J. B. Coignard, [etc.]; Londini: Apud P. Vaillant, 1740-1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cicero, Marcus Tullius. ''[[M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera quae Supersunt Omnia|M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera quae Supersunt Omnia: ad Fidem Optimarum Editionum Diligenter Expressa]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis, Excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1748-49. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Epictetus. ''[[Epicteti Manuale et Sententiae|Epicteti Manuale et Sententiae: Quibus Accedunt Tabula Cebetis, & Alia Affinis Argumenti, in Linguam Latinam Conversa A Marco Meibomio: Subjiciuntur Ejusdem Notae, Emendationes Claudii Salmasii in Epictetum, Notae Illorum & Alius Viri Docti in Dissertationes Epicteti ab Arriano Digestas, & Varians Scriptura Codicum Manu Exaratorum]]''. Trajecti Batavorum: Ex officina Guilielmi Broedelet, 1711. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Epictetus. ''[[Epiktētou Encheiridion, Kēbētos Pinax, Prodikou Hēraklēs, kai Kleanthous Hymnos]]''. Glasguae: in Aedibus Academicis Excudebat Robertus Foulis. Precise edition unknown.

*Erasmus, Desiderius. ''[[Adagiorum D. Erasmi Roterodami Epitome]]''. Editio novissima. Amstelodami: Ex officina Elzeviriana, Sumptibus Societatis, 1663. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gellius, Aulus. ''[[Auli Gellii Noctes Atticae]]''. Editio nova. Amstelodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1651. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hume, David. ''[[Essays]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*Kames, Henry Home, Lord. ''[[Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion|Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion: In Two Parts]]''. Edinburgh: Printed by R. Fleming, for A. Kincaid and A. Donaldson, 1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Locke, John. ''[[Essay Concerning Humane Understanding|An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding]]''. London: Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil ... and Samuel Manship, 1700. Wythe's copy in a private collection.

*Locke, John. ''[[Works of John Locke|The Works of John Locke Esq., in Three Volumes]]''. London: Printed for John Churchill at the Black Swan in Pater-noster-Row, and Sam. Manship at the Ship in Cornhil., 1714. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Longinus. ''[[Dionysiou Longinou Peri Hupsous, Kai Talla Heuriskomena|Dionysiou Longinou Peri Hupsous, Kai Talla Heuriskomena = Dionysii Longini de Sublimitate Commentarius, Ceteraque, Quae Reperiri Potuere: in Usum Serenissimi Principis Electoralis Brandenburgici Jacobus Tollius e Quinque Codicibus Mss. Emendavit, & Fr. Robortelli, Fr. Porti, Gabrielis de Petra, Ger. Lanbaenii, & Tanaquilli Fabri, Notis Integris Suas Subjecit, Novamque Versionum Suam Latinam, & Gallicam Boilavii, cum Ejusdem, ac Dacierii, Suisque Notis Gallicis Addidit]]''. Trajecto ad Rhenum: Ex Officinâ Francisci Halma ..., 1694. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de. ''[[Œuvres de Monsieur de Montesquieu]]''. Nouv. éd. rev., cor., & considérablement augm. par l'auteur. Londres: Nourse, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plato. ''[[Platonis Philosophi Quae Extant Graece|Platonis Philosophi Quae Extant Graece ad Editionem Henrici Stephani Accurate Expressa cum Marsilii Ficini Interpretatione; Praemittitur 1. III Laertii De Vita Et Dogm. Plat. cum Notitia Literaria. Accedit Varietas Lectionis. Studiis Societatis Bipontinae]]''. Biponti: ex typographia Societatis, 1781-87. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plato. ''[[Platonos Hapanta ta Sozomena|Platonos Hapanta ta Sozomena = Platonis Opera Quae Extant Omnia]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*Plutarch. ''[[Plutarch's Morals]]''. 3rd ed. corr. and amended. London: Printed by Tho. Braddyll, and are to be sold by most Booksellers in London and Westminister, 1694. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Raymondis, Jean Paradis de. ''[[Traité Élémentaire de Morale et du Bonheur]]''. A Lyon: Barret, 1784. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of. ''[[Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times]]''. 2nd edition. London: [Publisher unknown], 1714. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Theophrastus. ''[[Theophrastou Charaktēres Εthikoi|Theophrastou Charaktēres Εthikoi = Theophrasti Characteres Ethici]]''. Glasguae: Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

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=='''Religion'''==
*Barclay, Robert. ''[[Apology for the True Christian Divinity|An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers]]''. 8th ed. in English. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, 1765. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bible. ''[[Holy Bible|The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated Out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches]]''. Oxford: Printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the University, 1754. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Bible. New Testament. ''[[Kaines Diathekes Apanta|Tes Kaines Diathekes Apanta = Novum Testamentum]]''. Londini: Impensis R. Knaplock, J. Tonson, & J. Watts. 1728. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Bible. New Testament. ''[[Kainēs Diathēkēs Hapanta|Tēs Kainēs Diathēkēs Hapanta = Novum Testamentum]]''. Londini: Ex officinâ Jacobi Tonson & Johannis Watts, 1730.

*Bible. New Testament. ''[[Kainē Diathēkē|Hē Kainē Diathēkē. Novum Testamentum]]''. Londini: Excudebat G. Bowyer, Impensis Societatis Stationariorum, 1743. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress?

*Bible. Old Testament. ''[[Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta|Hē Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta = Vetus Testamentum Græcum: ex Versione Septuaginta Interpretum Juxta Exemplar Vaticanum Romæ Editum]]''. Cantabrigiæ: Excusum per Joannem Field, 1665. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bible. Psalms. ''[[Psaltērion Psalterium|Psaltērion Psalterium: Juxta Exemplar Alexandrinum]]''. ed. by Thomas Gale. Oxoniæ: E. Theatro Sheldoniano, 1678.

*Blackwall, Anthony. ''[[Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated|The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated, or, An Essay Humbly Offer'd Towards Proving the Purity, Propriety, and True Eloquence of the Writers of the New Testament]]''. London: Printed for C. Rivington ... , 1737. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Buchanan, George. ''[[Psalmorum Sacrorum Davidis|Psalmorum Sacrorum Davidis Libri Quinque Duplici Poetica Metaphrasi, Altera Alteri è Regione Opposita Vario Carminum]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Bryant, Jacob. ''[[New System, or, an Analysis of Ancient Mythology|A New System, or, an Analysis of Ancient Mythology: Wherein an Attempt is Made to Divest Tradition of Fable and to Reduce the Truth to its Original Purity : in this work is given an history of the Babylonians, Chaldeans, Egyptians, Canaanites, Helladians, Ionians, Leleges, Dorians, Pelasgi : also of the Scythae, Indo-Scythae, Ethiopians, Phenicians]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed for T. Payne, P. Elmsly, B. White, and J. Walter, 1775-1776. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Church of England. Book of Common Prayer (Greek). ''[[Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs|Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs: Kai Yeleseōs Mystēriōn kai tōn Allōn Thesmōn kai Teletōn tēs Ekklēsias: Kata to Eth[os] tēs Agglikanēs Ekklēsias: Pros [de] t[ou]tois Typos k[ai] Tropos tēs Katagaseōs, Cheirotonias, kai Kathierōseōs Episkopōn Presbyterōn k[ai] Diakonōn]]''. En tē Kantabrigia: Exetypōthē par' Iōannou Phieldou ..., 1665. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Church of England. Book of Common Prayer (Latin). ''[[Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium|Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium, et Administrationis Sacramentorum, aliorumque Rituum et Ceremoniarum in Ecclesia Anglicana Receptus: Itémque Forma et Modus Creandi, Ordinandi, et Consecrandi Episcopos, Presbyteros, et Diaconos]]''. Londini: Typis G. Bowyer, Impensis J. & J. Bonwicke, 1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Claesse, Lawrence. ''[[Morning and Evening Prayer, the Litany, Church Catechism|The Morning and Evening Prayer, the Litany, Church Catechism, Family Prayers, and Several Chapters of the Old and New-Testament]]''. New York: Printed by William Bradford in New-York, 1715.

*Clarke, Samuel. ''[[Brief Concordance to the Holy Bible|A Brief Concordance to the Holy Bible of the Most Usual and Useful Places Which One May Have Occasion to Seek For]]''. London: T. Parkhurst [etc.], 1696. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Clement of Alexandria. ''[[Klēmentos Alexandreōs ta Euriskomena|Klēmentos Alexandreōs ta Euriskomena = Clementis Alexandrini Opera Graece et Latine Quae Extant]]''. Lutetiae Parisiorum: Apud Matthaeum Guillemot, via Iacobaea, sub signo Bibliothecae, 1641. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Delany, Patrick. ''[[Doctrine of Abstinence from Blood Defended|The Doctrine of Abstinence from Blood Defended. In Answer to Two Pamphlets, the One Called, The Question About Eating Blood Stated and Examined, &c. The Other Intitled, The Prohibition of Blood a Temporary Precept]]''. London: C. Rivington, 1734. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Grotius, Hugo. ''[[De Veritate Religionis Christianae]]''. Editio novissima, in qua ejusdem annotationes ipsius textus verbis subjectae sunt. Amstelaedami: Apud Henricum Wetstenium, 1696. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hammond, Henry. ''[[Paraphrase, and Annotations upon All the Books of the New Testament|A Paraphrase, and Annotations upon All the Books of the New Testament: Briefly Explaining All the Difficult Places Thereof]]''. London. : Printed by J. Flesher for Richard Royston at the Angel in Ivie-Lane., 1653. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hartley, Thomas and Emanuel Swedenborg. ''[[Nine Queries Concerning the Trinity|Nine Queries Concerning the Trinity, &c.: Proposed to the Hon. Emanuel Swedenborg, by the Rev. Thomas Hartley]]''. London: R. Hindmarsh, 1786 or 1790.

*Hindmarsh, Robert. ''[[Short Account of the Honourable Emanuel Swedenborg and His Theological Writings|A Short Account of the Honourable Emanuel Swedenborg and His Theological Writings]]''. Baltimore: Samuel and John Adams, 1792.

*Lightfoot, John. ''[[Works of the Reverend and Learned John Lightfoot|The Works of the Reverend and Learned John Lightfoot]]''. London: Printed by W. R. for Robert Scot, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell, 1684. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Lowth, Robert. ''[[De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum|De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum. Prælectiones Academiæ Oxonii Habitæ]]''. Ed. altera, emendatior. Oxonii: e typographeo Clarendoniano, 1763. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Minucius Felix, Marcus. ''[[Marci Minucii Felicis Octavius]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

*More, Henry. ''[[Henrici Mori Cantabrigiensis Opera Omnia|Henrici Mori Cantabrigiensis Opera Omnia tum Quae Latine, tum Quae Anglice Scripta]]''. Londini : Typis J. Macock, impensis J. Martyn & Gault. Kettilby, sub insignibus Campanae, & Capitis Episcopi in Coemeterio D. Pauli, 1679.

*Nelson, Robert. ''[[Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England|A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England, with Collects and Prayers for Each Solemnity]]''. 11th ed. London : Printed by W. Bowyer for R. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, J. Walthoe, M. Wotton, B. Tooke, R. Wilkin, R. Smith, and T. Ward, 1720. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stackhouse, Thomas. ''[[New History of the Holy Bible|A New History of the Holy Bible: From the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity: with Answers to Most of the Controverted Questions, Dissertations upon the Most Remarkable Passages, and a Connection of Profane History All Along: to Which are Added, Notes Explaining Difficult Texts, Rectifying Mis-translations, and Reconciling Seeming Contradictions: the Whole Illustrated with Proper Maps and Sculptures]]''. Edinburgh: Printed for Alex. Donaldson, and John Wood, and for James Meuros, bookseller in Kilmarnock, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stackhouse, Thomas. ''[[New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ|A New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: From His Birth, to the Establishment of Christianity: with Answers to Most of the Controverted Questions, Dissertations upon the Most Remarkable Passages, and a Connection of Profane History All Along: to Which are Added, Notes Explaining Difficult Texts, Rectifying Mis-translations, and Reconciling Seeming Contradictions: the Whole Illustrated with Proper Maps]]''. Edinburgh: Printed by Sands, Murray, and Cochran for James Meuros, bookseller in Kilmarnock, 1765. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stith, William. ''[[Sinfulness and Pernicious Nature of Gaming|The Sinfulness and Pernicious Nature of Gaming: A Sermon Preached before the General Assembly of Virginia at Williamsburg, March 1st 1752]]''. Williamsburg: Printed and sold by William Hunter, 1752.

*Swedenborg, Emanuel. ''[[Liturgy of the New Church|The Liturgy of the New Church]]''. Baltimore: Samuel and John Adams, 1792.

*Swedenborg, Emanuel. ''[[True Christian Religion]]''. Philadelphia: Francis Bailey, 1789. volume one only.

*Tillotson, John. ''[[Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson|The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: Containing Two Hundred Sermons and Discourses on Several Occasions: to Which are Annexed Prayers Composed by Him for His Own Use, a Discourse to His Servants Before the Sacrament, and a Form of Prayer Composed by Him, for the Use of King William: Being All That were Printed after His Grace's Decease: Now Collected into Two Volumes: Together with Tables to the Whole: One, of the Texts Preached Upon; Another of the Places of Scripture, Occasionally Explain'd; a Third, an Alphabetical Table of Matter]]''. 3rd. ed. London: Printed for Benjamin Tooke, John Pemberton, and Edward Valentone ..., Jacob Tonson ..., and James Round, 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

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=='''Science and Medicine'''==
*Bacon, Francis. ''[[Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning|Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning, or, The Partitions of Sciences, IX Bookes]]''. Oxford: Printed by Leon. Lichfield for Rob. Young & Ed. Forrest, 1640. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Darwin, Erasmus. ''[[Zoonomia or The Laws of Organic Life]]''. 3d ed. cor. London: J. Johnson, 1801. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dobson, Matthew. ''[[Medical Commentary on Fixed Air|A Medical Commentary on Fixed Air with an Appendix on the Efficacy of the Solution of Fixed Alkaline Salts Saturated with Fixible Air, in the Stone and Gravel with Large Additions and Several New Cases]]''. 3rd ed. London: T. Cadell, 1787. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ferguson, James. ''[[Tables and Tracts Relative to Several Arts and Sciences]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar and T. Cadell, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Goldsmith, Oliver. ''[[History of the Earth, and Animated Nature|An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature]]''. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, 1795. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Helsham, Richard. ''[[Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy|A Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy]]''. London: Published by Bryan Robinson, printed by J. Nourse, 1739. Held by W&M Law Library.

* Hippocrates. ''[[Hippocratis Aphorismi|Hippokratous Aphorismoi = Hippocratis Aphorismi: Hippocratis et Celsi Locis Parallelis Illustrati]]''. Parisiis: Apud Theophilium Barrois Juniorem, 1784. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Martin, Benjamin. ''[[Philosophia Britannica|Philosophia Britannica: or, A New and Comprehensive System of the Newtonian Philosophy, Astronomy, and Geography, in a Course of Twelve Lectures, with Notes ... the Whole Collected and Methodized from All the Principal Authors, and Public Memoirs; and Embellished with Eighty-One Copper-Plates]]''. 4th ed. London: Printed for John, Francis, Charles Rivington; and Thomas Carnan, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and Andrew Strahan, in New Street, 1788. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Martin, Benjamin. ''[[Philosophical Grammar|The Philosophical Grammar: Being a View of the Present State of Experimented Physiology, or Natural Philosophy in Four Parts. Part I. Somatology, ... Part II. Cosmology, ... Part III. Aerology, ... Part IV. Geology, ... : The Whole Extracted from the Writings of the Greatest Naturalists of the Last and Present Age]]''. London: Printed for J. Noon ..., 1735. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Nairne, Edward. ''[[Description and Use of Nairne's Patent Electrical Machine|The Description and Use of Nairne's Patent Electrical Machine with the Addition of Some Philosophical Experiments and Medical Observations]]''. London: Printed for Nairne and Blunt ..., 1783.

*Pliny, the Elder. ''[[C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis Historiæ]]''. Lugd. Batav. & Roterodami: Apud Hackios, a 1669. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pliny, the Elder. ''[[Naturalis Historiæ|C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis Historiæ]]''. Folio. Precise edition unknown.

*Winslow, Jacques-Bénigne. ''[[Anatomical Exposition of the Structures of the Human Body|An Anatomical Exposition of the Structures of the Human Body]]''. London: Printed for R. Ware, J. Knapton, S. Birt, T. and T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, C. Davis, T. Astley, and R. Baldwin, 1756.

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==See also==
*[[George Wythe Collection]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Known Surviving Wythe Volumes]]
*[[Dean Bibliography|Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean]]
*[[Wythe Titles Not Held by the Wolf Law Library]]

==References==
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==External links==
*Bennie Brown, [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond,"] (unpublished manuscript, May, 2009) Microsoft Word file.

*[https://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe] on [https://www.librarything.com/ LibraryThing].

*Mary R. M. Goodwin, ''[https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/DigitalLibrary/view/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports\RR0216.xml The George Wythe House: Its Furniture and Furnishings]'' (Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, 1958).

*Linda K. Tesar, [https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/libpubs/85 "Forensic Bibliography: Reconstructing the Library of George Wythe,"] ''Law Library Journal'' 105 (2013): 57-77.

[[Category:Aspects of Wythe's Life]]
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

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[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275/mode/2up?q=nathan</ref> See [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-06-02-0259 Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Randolph, 18 July 1783] and [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0367 Thomas Jefferson to the Board of Trade, (18? March 1780)]

==Letter text==
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Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
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==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
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From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton<ref>[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0115 Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1781]</ref>
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==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
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As the following case<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref> may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. ''President'' SHIPPEN — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the ''Supreme Court''.

:::Common Pleas, ''Philadelphia'' County.
::::''September'' Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan ''versus'' the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan: and a quantity of cloathing, imported from France, be-
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===Page 78===
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longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their retinue, depended upon the Stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The ''Attorney General'', on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly: that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly, the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees: but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality — no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God: and his crown is stiled imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. 1 ''Vatt.'' p. 2. 133. 2. ''Vatt.'' 158. 1 ''Blackst.'' 141. 5 ''Bac.'' 450.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The Statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it; which act declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this Statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 ''Blackst.'' 67. 3 ''Burr.'' 1480. 4 ''Burr.'' 2016.
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Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication: he must do it expressly.

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in personam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac. 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. 1 Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing: and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, he was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it: if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (if a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate — and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state, yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice: and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Vat B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
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to the law merchant, and answerable in the state where it happens to be imported.

That sovereignty is better represented by persons than things: and as any or all the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurisdiction of this state, if they were to come within its bounds, so there is no reason why property brought here should not be attached as well as the citizen arrested.

That one sovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: and this appears to have been the sense of Congress, by their expressly stipulating in the articles of confederation, that no duties should be laid by one state on the property of another.

That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight: so if they had been imported contrary to law, they were subject to forfeiture: process against them might issue out of this court, and jurisdiction over them be exercised, the sovereignty of Virginia notwithstanding.

That if a vessel belonging to Virginia, should be taken, as prize retaken, and libelled here, Virginia must submit her claim to the decision of the admiralty of Pennsylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her sovereignty.

That a sovereign state may wave its rights— and by the very act of importing merchandize, it subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the country.

That all property in this state is under the protection of the government, and therefore should be answerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.

That the statute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. These were often erroneous, and could not be binding on us.

That whatever might be the case with regard to foreign ministers, by the articles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their persons, and not in their goods: and as they represent the state, it was to be presumed, they enjoy every exemption that their sovereign expected or claimed.

They said, that whether Virginia was subject to, or exempt from, the jurisdiction of this state, in the present instance, was not the point now in question: it was only, whether the sheriff should or should not obey the command of the court.

That by the writ, he was directed to return it to the court, and he was not to withhold the process in contempt of this order, and to stifle the proceedings in their birth.

That the sheriff was to act under the judgment of the court, and if he had any doubt about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court might, if cause was shewn, quash it as illegal.

That his not being obliged to return process against ambassadors was owing to the statue of Ann: and this exemption was singular, and not to be extended here.

That though a writ might be void, where the court had no jurisdiction of the cause, or issued a writ, which they had no authority to issue; yet the cause here was trespass upon the case, of which the court may hold plea, and the process was a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to issue.

That to suffer the sheriff to suppress writs at pleasure, was establishing a dangerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abused.

That the questions upon which this cause depended, were important, and deserved the fullest consideration: and that an appeal from one tribunal to another, was the right and the security of the subject. But if the writ was now to be suppressed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left without remedy.

They finally observed, that this mode of applying to a court of judicature, to decide on the justice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way preferable to that proposed by the attorney general, of sending him to complain to the executive power, who could give him no redress, but by appealing to arms, and involving the state in a war.

They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made absolute.

THE COURT held the matter some days under advisement—and at their next meeting, THE PRESIDENT delivered it as the judgment of the court.

That the rule made upon the sheriff, to return the writ issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the sit of Simon Nathan, should be discharged."
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==See also==
*[[Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia]]
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==

*[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0084 "Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781,"] Founders Online, National Archives.
*[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0115 "Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1781,"] Founders Online, National Archives.
*[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0141 "George Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781,"] Founders Online, National Archives.
*[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:United_States_Reports,_Volume_1.djvu/88 ''Simon Nathan vs. the Commonwealth of Virginia,''] Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1781 (1 Dallas 77, Note), Wikisource.

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

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[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275/mode/2up?q=nathan</ref> See [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-06-02-0259 Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Randolph, 18 July 1783] and [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0367 Thomas Jefferson to the Board of Trade, (18? March 1780)]

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
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==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
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From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton<ref>[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0115 Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1781]</ref>
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==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
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As the following case<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref> may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. ''President'' SHIPPEN — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the ''Supreme Court''.

:::Common Pleas, ''Philadelphia'' County.
::::''September'' Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan ''versus'' the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan: and a quantity of cloathing, imported from France, be-
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longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their retinue, depended upon the Stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly: that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly, the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees: but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality — no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God: and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. 1 Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. 1 Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 450.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The Statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it; which act declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this Statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 1480. 4 Burr. 2016.
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Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication: he must do it expressly.

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in personam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac. 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. 1 Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing: and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, he was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it: if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (if a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate — and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state, yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice: and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Vat B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
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to the law merchant, and answerable in the state where it happens to be imported.

That sovereignty is better represented by persons than things: and as any or all the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurisdiction of this state, if they were to come within its bounds, so there is no reason why property brought here should not be attached as well as the citizen arrested.

That one sovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: and this appears to have been the sense of Congress, by their expressly stipulating in the articles of confederation, that no duties should be laid by one state on the property of another.

That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight: so if they had been imported contrary to law, they were subject to forfeiture: process against them might issue out of this court, and jurisdiction over them be exercised, the sovereignty of Virginia notwithstanding.

That if a vessel belonging to Virginia, should be taken, as prize retaken, and libelled here, Virginia must submit her claim to the decision of the admiralty of Pennsylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her sovereignty.

That a sovereign state may wave its rights— and by the very act of importing merchandize, it subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the country.

That all property in this state is under the protection of the government, and therefore should be answerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.

That the statute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. These were often erroneous, and could not be binding on us.

That whatever might be the case with regard to foreign ministers, by the articles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their persons, and not in their goods: and as they represent the state, it was to be presumed, they enjoy every exemption that their sovereign expected or claimed.

They said, that whether Virginia was subject to, or exempt from, the jurisdiction of this state, in the present instance, was not the point now in question: it was only, whether the sheriff should or should not obey the command of the court.

That by the writ, he was directed to return it to the court, and he was not to withhold the process in contempt of this order, and to stifle the proceedings in their birth.

That the sheriff was to act under the judgment of the court, and if he had any doubt about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court might, if cause was shewn, quash it as illegal.

That his not being obliged to return process against ambassadors was owing to the statue of Ann: and this exemption was singular, and not to be extended here.

That though a writ might be void, where the court had no jurisdiction of the cause, or issued a writ, which they had no authority to issue; yet the cause here was trespass upon the case, of which the court may hold plea, and the process was a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to issue.

That to suffer the sheriff to suppress writs at pleasure, was establishing a dangerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abused.

That the questions upon which this cause depended, were important, and deserved the fullest consideration: and that an appeal from one tribunal to another, was the right and the security of the subject. But if the writ was now to be suppressed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left without remedy.

They finally observed, that this mode of applying to a court of judicature, to decide on the justice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way preferable to that proposed by the attorney general, of sending him to complain to the executive power, who could give him no redress, but by appealing to arms, and involving the state in a war.

They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made absolute.

THE COURT held the matter some days under advisement—and at their next meeting, THE PRESIDENT delivered it as the judgment of the court.

That the rule made upon the sheriff, to return the writ issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the sit of Simon Nathan, should be discharged."
</blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia]]
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==

*[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0084 "Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781,"] Founders Online, National Archives.
*[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0115 "Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1781,"] Founders Online, National Archives.
*[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0141 "George Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781,"] Founders Online, National Archives.
*[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:United_States_Reports,_Volume_1.djvu/88 ''Simon Nathan vs. the Commonwealth of Virginia,''] Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1781 (1 Dallas 77, Note), Wikisource.

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

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[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275/mode/2up?q=nathan</ref> See [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-06-02-0259 Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Randolph, 18 July 1783] and [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0367 Thomas Jefferson to the Board of Trade, (18? March 1780)]

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
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==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton<ref>[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0115 Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1781]</ref>
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==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref> may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, imported from France, be-
</blockquote>

===Page 78===
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longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their retinue, depended upon the Stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly : that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly ,the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees : but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality — no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. 1 Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. 1 Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 450.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The Statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it ; which act declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this Statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 1480. 4 Burr. 2016.
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===Page 79===
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Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication : he must do it expressly.

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture ; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in personam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it ; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac. 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. 1 Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing : and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, he was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it : if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (if a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate — and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state, yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Vat B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
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===Page 80===
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to the law merchant, and answerable in the state where it happens to be imported.

That sovereignty is better represented by persons than things : and as any or all the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurisdiction of this state, if they were to come within its bounds, so there is no reason why property brought here should not be attached as well as the citizen arrested.

That one sovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: and this appears to have been the sense of Congress, by their expressly stipulating in the articles of confederation, that no duties should be laid by one state on the property of another.

That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight : so if they had been imported contrary to law, they were subject to forfeiture : process against them might issue out of this court, and jurisdiction over them be exercised, the sovereignty of Virginia notwithstanding.

That if a vessel belonging to Virginia, should be taken, as prize retaken, and libelled here, Virginia must submit her claim to the decision of the admiralty of Pennsylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her sovereignty.

That a sovereign state may wave its rights— and by the very act of importing merchandize, it subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the country.

That all property in this state is under the protection of the government, and therefore should be answerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.

That the statute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. These were often erroneous, and could not be binding on us.

That whatever might be the case with regard to foreign ministers, by the articles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their persons, and not in their goods : and as they represent the state, it was to be presumed, they enjoy every exemption that their sovereign expected or claimed.

They said, that whether Virginia was subject to, or exempt from, the jurisdiction of this state, in the present instance, was not the point now in question : it was only, whether the sheriff should or should not obey the command of the court.

That by the writ, he was directed to return it to the court, and he was not to withhold the process in contempt of this order, and to stifle the proceedings in their birth.

That the sheriff was to act under the judgment of the court, and if he had any doubt about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court might, if cause was shewn, quash it as illegal.

That his not being obliged to return process against ambassadors was owing to the statue of Ann : and this exemption was singular, and not to be extended here.

That though a writ might be void, where the court had no jurisdiction of the cause, or issued a writ, which they had no authority to issue ; yet the cause here was trespass upon the case, of which the court may hold plea, and the process was a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to issue.

That to suffer the sheriff to suppress writs at pleasure, was establishing a dangerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abused.

That the questions upon which this cause depended, were important, and deserved the fullest consideration : and that an appeal from one tribunal to another, was the right and the security of the subject. But if the writ was now to be suppressed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left without remedy.

They finally observed, that this mode of applying to a court of judicature, to decide on the justice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way preferable to that proposed by the attorney general, of sending him to complain to the executive power, who could give him no redress, but by appealing to arms, and involving the state in a war.

They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made absolute.

THE COURT held the matter some days under advisement—and at their next meeting, THE PRESIDENT delivered it as the judgment of the court.

That the rule made upon the sheriff, to return the writ issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the sit of Simon Nathan, should be discharged."
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==See also==
*[[Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia]]
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
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[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

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[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275/mode/2up?q=nathan</ref> See [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-06-02-0259 Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Randolph, 18 July 1783] and [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0367 Thomas Jefferson to the Board of Trade, (18? March 1780)]

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
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==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton<ref>[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0115 Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1781]</ref>
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==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref> may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, imported from France, be-
</blockquote>

===Page 78===
<blockquote>
longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their retinue, depended upon the Stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly : that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly ,the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees : but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality — no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. 1 Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. 1 Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 450.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The Statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it ; which act declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this Statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 1480. 4 Burr. 2016.
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===Page 79===
<blockquote>
Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication : he must do it expressly,

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture ; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in perfonam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it ; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. I Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing : and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, be was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it : if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (it a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate—and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state,
yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Val B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
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===Page 80===
<blockquote>
to the law merchant, and answerable in the state where it happens to be imported.

That sovereignty is better represented by persons than things : and as any or all the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurisdiction of this state, if they were to come within its bounds, so there is no reason why property brought here should not be attached as well as the citizen arrested.

That one sovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: and this appears to have been the sense of Congress, by their expressly stipulating in the articles of confederation, that no duties should be laid by one state on the property of another.

That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight : so if they had been imported contrary to law, they were subject to forfeiture : process against them might issue out of this court, and jurisdiction over them be exercised, the sovereignty of Virginia notwithstanding.

That if a vessel belonging to Virginia, should be taken, as prize retaken, and libelled here, Virginia must submit her claim to the decision of the admiralty of Pennsylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her sovereignty.

That a sovereign state may wave its rights— and by the very act of importing merchandize, it subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the country.

That all property in this state is under the protection of the government, and therefore should be answerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.

That the statute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. These were often erroneous, and could not be binding on us.

That whatever might be the case with regard to foreign ministers, by the articles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their persons, and not in their goods : and as they represent the state, it was to be presumed, they enjoy every exemption that their sovereign expected or claimed.

They said, that whether Virginia was subject to, or exempt from, the jurisdiction of this state, in the present instance, was not the point now in question : it was only, whether the sheriff should or should not obey the command of the court.

That by the writ, he was directed to return it to the court, and he was not to withhold the process in contempt of this order, and to stifle the proceedings in their birth.

That the sheriff was to act under the judgment of the court, and if he had any doubt about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court might, if cause was shewn, quash it as illegal.

That his not being obliged to return process against ambassadors was owing to the statue of Ann : and this exemption was singular, and not to be extended here.

That though a writ might be void, where the court had no jurisdiction of the cause, or issued a writ, which they had no authority to issue ; yet the cause here was trespass upon the case, of which the court may hold plea, and the process was a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to issue.

That to suffer the sheriff to suppress writs at pleasure, was establishing a dangerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abused.

That the questions upon which this cause depended, were important, and deserved the fullest consideration : and that an appeal from one tribunal to another, was the right and the security of the subject. But if the writ was now to be suppressed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left without remedy.

They finally observed, that this mode of applying to a court of judicature, to decide on the justice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way preferable to that proposed by the attorney general, of sending him to complain to the executive power, who could give him no redress, but by appealing to arms, and involving the state in a war.

They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made absolute.

THE COURT held the matter some days under advisement—and at their next meeting, THE PRESIDENT delivered it as the judgment of the court.

That the rule made upon the sheriff, to return the writ issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the sit of Simon Nathan, should be discharged."
</blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia]]
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

2026-02-27T13:36:00Z

Lktesar: /* Page 77 */

[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275/mode/2up?q=nathan</ref> See [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-06-02-0259 Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Randolph, 18 July 1783] and [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0367 Thomas Jefferson to the Board of Trade, (18? March 1780)]

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
</blockquote>

==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton<ref>[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0115 Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1781]</ref>
</blockquote>

==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref> may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, imported from France, be-
</blockquote>

===Page 78===
<blockquote>
longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their-retinue, depended upon the stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly : that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly ,the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees : but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality—no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. I Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. I Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 45o.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it ; which a& declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 1480. 4 Burr. 2016.
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===Page 79===
<blockquote>
Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication : he must do it expressly,

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture ; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in perfonam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it ; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. I Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing : and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, be was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it : if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (it a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate—and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state,
yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Val B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
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===Page 80===
<blockquote>
to the law merchant, and answerable in the state where it happens to be imported.

That sovereignty is better represented by persons than things : and as any or all the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurisdiction of this state, if they were to come within its bounds, so there is no reason why property brought here should not be attached as well as the citizen arrested.

That one sovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: and this appears to have been the sense of Congress, by their expressly stipulating in the articles of confederation, that no duties should be laid by one state on the property of another.

That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight : so if they had been imported contrary to law, they were subject to forfeiture : process against them might issue out of this court, and jurisdiction over them be exercised, the sovereignty of Virginia notwithstanding.

That if a vessel belonging to Virginia, should be taken, as prize retaken, and libelled here, Virginia must submit her claim to the decision of the admiralty of Pennsylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her sovereignty.

That a sovereign state may wave its rights— and by the very act of importing merchandize, it subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the country.

That all property in this state is under the protection of the government, and therefore should be answerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.

That the statute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. These were often erroneous, and could not be binding on us.

That whatever might be the case with regard to foreign ministers, by the articles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their persons, and not in their goods : and as they represent the state, it was to be presumed, they enjoy every exemption that their sovereign expected or claimed.

They said, that whether Virginia was subject to, or exempt from, the jurisdiction of this state, in the present instance, was not the point now in question : it was only, whether the sheriff should or should not obey the command of the court.

That by the writ, he was directed to return it to the court, and he was not to withhold the process in contempt of this order, and to stifle the proceedings in their birth.

That the sheriff was to act under the judgment of the court, and if he had any doubt about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court might, if cause was shewn, quash it as illegal.

That his not being obliged to return process against ambassadors was owing to the statue of Ann : and this exemption was singular, and not to be extended here.

That though a writ might be void, where the court had no jurisdiction of the cause, or issued a writ, which they had no authority to issue ; yet the cause here was trespass upon the case, of which the court may hold plea, and the process was a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to issue.

That to suffer the sheriff to suppress writs at pleasure, was establishing a dangerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abused.

That the questions upon which this cause depended, were important, and deserved the fullest consideration : and that an appeal from one tribunal to another, was the right and the security of the subject. But if the writ was now to be suppressed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left without remedy.

They finally observed, that this mode of applying to a court of judicature, to decide on the justice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way preferable to that proposed by the attorney general, of sending him to complain to the executive power, who could give him no redress, but by appealing to arms, and involving the state in a war.

They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made absolute.

THE COURT held the matter some days under advisement—and at their next meeting, THE PRESIDENT delivered it as the judgment of the court.

That the rule made upon the sheriff, to return the writ issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the sit of Simon Nathan, should be discharged."
</blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia]]
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

2026-02-27T01:38:33Z

Lktesar: /* Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue */

[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275/mode/2up?q=nathan</ref> See [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-06-02-0259 Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Randolph, 18 July 1783] and [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0367 Thomas Jefferson to the Board of Trade, (18? March 1780)]

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
</blockquote>

==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton<ref>[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0115 Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1781]</ref>
</blockquote>

==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref> may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, be-
</blockquote>

===Page 78===
<blockquote>
longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their-retinue, depended upon the stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly : that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly ,the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees : but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality—no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. I Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. I Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 45o.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it ; which a& declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 1480. 4 Burr. 2016.
</blockquote>

===Page 79===
<blockquote>
Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication : he must do it expressly,

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture ; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in perfonam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it ; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. I Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing : and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, be was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it : if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (it a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate—and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state,
yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Val B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
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===Page 80===
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to the law merchant, and answerable in the state where it happens to be imported.

That sovereignty is better represented by persons than things : and as any or all the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurisdiction of this state, if they were to come within its bounds, so there is no reason why property brought here should not be attached as well as the citizen arrested.

That one sovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: and this appears to have been the sense of Congress, by their expressly stipulating in the articles of confederation, that no duties should be laid by one state on the property of another.

That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight : so if they had been imported contrary to law, they were subject to forfeiture : process against them might issue out of this court, and jurisdiction over them be exercised, the sovereignty of Virginia notwithstanding.

That if a vessel belonging to Virginia, should be taken, as prize retaken, and libelled here, Virginia must submit her claim to the decision of the admiralty of Pennsylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her sovereignty.

That a sovereign state may wave its rights— and by the very act of importing merchandize, it subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the country.

That all property in this state is under the protection of the government, and therefore should be answerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.

That the statute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. These were often erroneous, and could not be binding on us.

That whatever might be the case with regard to foreign ministers, by the articles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their persons, and not in their goods : and as they represent the state, it was to be presumed, they enjoy every exemption that their sovereign expected or claimed.

They said, that whether Virginia was subject to, or exempt from, the jurisdiction of this state, in the present instance, was not the point now in question : it was only, whether the sheriff should or should not obey the command of the court.

That by the writ, he was directed to return it to the court, and he was not to withhold the process in contempt of this order, and to stifle the proceedings in their birth.

That the sheriff was to act under the judgment of the court, and if he had any doubt about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court might, if cause was shewn, quash it as illegal.

That his not being obliged to return process against ambassadors was owing to the statue of Ann : and this exemption was singular, and not to be extended here.

That though a writ might be void, where the court had no jurisdiction of the cause, or issued a writ, which they had no authority to issue ; yet the cause here was trespass upon the case, of which the court may hold plea, and the process was a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to issue.

That to suffer the sheriff to suppress writs at pleasure, was establishing a dangerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abused.

That the questions upon which this cause depended, were important, and deserved the fullest consideration : and that an appeal from one tribunal to another, was the right and the security of the subject. But if the writ was now to be suppressed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left without remedy.

They finally observed, that this mode of applying to a court of judicature, to decide on the justice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way preferable to that proposed by the attorney general, of sending him to complain to the executive power, who could give him no redress, but by appealing to arms, and involving the state in a war.

They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made absolute.

THE COURT held the matter some days under advisement—and at their next meeting, THE PRESIDENT delivered it as the judgment of the court.

That the rule made upon the sheriff, to return the writ issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the sit of Simon Nathan, should be discharged."
</blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia]]
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

2026-02-27T01:38:06Z

Lktesar:

[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275/mode/2up?q=nathan</ref> See [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-06-02-0259 Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Randolph, 18 July 1783] and [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0367 Thomas Jefferson to the Board of Trade, (18? March 1780)]

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
</blockquote>

==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton<ref>[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0115 Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1781]
</blockquote>

==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref> may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, be-
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===Page 78===
<blockquote>
longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their-retinue, depended upon the stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly : that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly ,the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees : but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality—no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. I Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. I Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 45o.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it ; which a& declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 1480. 4 Burr. 2016.
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===Page 79===
<blockquote>
Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication : he must do it expressly,

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture ; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in perfonam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it ; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. I Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing : and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, be was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it : if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (it a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate—and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state,
yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Val B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
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===Page 80===
<blockquote>
to the law merchant, and answerable in the state where it happens to be imported.

That sovereignty is better represented by persons than things : and as any or all the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurisdiction of this state, if they were to come within its bounds, so there is no reason why property brought here should not be attached as well as the citizen arrested.

That one sovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: and this appears to have been the sense of Congress, by their expressly stipulating in the articles of confederation, that no duties should be laid by one state on the property of another.

That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight : so if they had been imported contrary to law, they were subject to forfeiture : process against them might issue out of this court, and jurisdiction over them be exercised, the sovereignty of Virginia notwithstanding.

That if a vessel belonging to Virginia, should be taken, as prize retaken, and libelled here, Virginia must submit her claim to the decision of the admiralty of Pennsylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her sovereignty.

That a sovereign state may wave its rights— and by the very act of importing merchandize, it subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the country.

That all property in this state is under the protection of the government, and therefore should be answerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.

That the statute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. These were often erroneous, and could not be binding on us.

That whatever might be the case with regard to foreign ministers, by the articles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their persons, and not in their goods : and as they represent the state, it was to be presumed, they enjoy every exemption that their sovereign expected or claimed.

They said, that whether Virginia was subject to, or exempt from, the jurisdiction of this state, in the present instance, was not the point now in question : it was only, whether the sheriff should or should not obey the command of the court.

That by the writ, he was directed to return it to the court, and he was not to withhold the process in contempt of this order, and to stifle the proceedings in their birth.

That the sheriff was to act under the judgment of the court, and if he had any doubt about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court might, if cause was shewn, quash it as illegal.

That his not being obliged to return process against ambassadors was owing to the statue of Ann : and this exemption was singular, and not to be extended here.

That though a writ might be void, where the court had no jurisdiction of the cause, or issued a writ, which they had no authority to issue ; yet the cause here was trespass upon the case, of which the court may hold plea, and the process was a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to issue.

That to suffer the sheriff to suppress writs at pleasure, was establishing a dangerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abused.

That the questions upon which this cause depended, were important, and deserved the fullest consideration : and that an appeal from one tribunal to another, was the right and the security of the subject. But if the writ was now to be suppressed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left without remedy.

They finally observed, that this mode of applying to a court of judicature, to decide on the justice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way preferable to that proposed by the attorney general, of sending him to complain to the executive power, who could give him no redress, but by appealing to arms, and involving the state in a war.

They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made absolute.

THE COURT held the matter some days under advisement—and at their next meeting, THE PRESIDENT delivered it as the judgment of the court.

That the rule made upon the sheriff, to return the writ issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the sit of Simon Nathan, should be discharged."
</blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia]]
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

2026-02-27T01:32:53Z

Lktesar:

[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275/mode/2up?q=nathan</ref>

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
</blockquote>

==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton
</blockquote>

==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref> may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, be-
</blockquote>

===Page 78===
<blockquote>
longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their-retinue, depended upon the stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly : that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly ,the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees : but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality—no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. I Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. I Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 45o.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it ; which a& declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 1480. 4 Burr. 2016.
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===Page 79===
<blockquote>
Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication : he must do it expressly,

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture ; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in perfonam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it ; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. I Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing : and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, be was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it : if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (it a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate—and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state,
yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Val B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
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===Page 80===
<blockquote>
to the law merchant, and answerable in the state where it happens to be imported.

That sovereignty is better represented by persons than things : and as any or all the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurisdiction of this state, if they were to come within its bounds, so there is no reason why property brought here should not be attached as well as the citizen arrested.

That one sovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: and this appears to have been the sense of Congress, by their expressly stipulating in the articles of confederation, that no duties should be laid by one state on the property of another.

That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight : so if they had been imported contrary to law, they were subject to forfeiture : process against them might issue out of this court, and jurisdiction over them be exercised, the sovereignty of Virginia notwithstanding.

That if a vessel belonging to Virginia, should be taken, as prize retaken, and libelled here, Virginia must submit her claim to the decision of the admiralty of Pennsylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her sovereignty.

That a sovereign state may wave its rights— and by the very act of importing merchandize, it subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the country.

That all property in this state is under the protection of the government, and therefore should be answerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.

That the statute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. These were often erroneous, and could not be binding on us.

That whatever might be the case with regard to foreign ministers, by the articles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their persons, and not in their goods : and as they represent the state, it was to be presumed, they enjoy every exemption that their sovereign expected or claimed.

They said, that whether Virginia was subject to, or exempt from, the jurisdiction of this state, in the present instance, was not the point now in question : it was only, whether the sheriff should or should not obey the command of the court.

That by the writ, he was directed to return it to the court, and he was not to withhold the process in contempt of this order, and to stifle the proceedings in their birth.

That the sheriff was to act under the judgment of the court, and if he had any doubt about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court might, if cause was shewn, quash it as illegal.

That his not being obliged to return process against ambassadors was owing to the statue of Ann : and this exemption was singular, and not to be extended here.

That though a writ might be void, where the court had no jurisdiction of the cause, or issued a writ, which they had no authority to issue ; yet the cause here was trespass upon the case, of which the court may hold plea, and the process was a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to issue.

That to suffer the sheriff to suppress writs at pleasure, was establishing a dangerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abused.

That the questions upon which this cause depended, were important, and deserved the fullest consideration : and that an appeal from one tribunal to another, was the right and the security of the subject. But if the writ was now to be suppressed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left without remedy.

They finally observed, that this mode of applying to a court of judicature, to decide on the justice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way preferable to that proposed by the attorney general, of sending him to complain to the executive power, who could give him no redress, but by appealing to arms, and involving the state in a war.

They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made absolute.

THE COURT held the matter some days under advisement—and at their next meeting, THE PRESIDENT delivered it as the judgment of the court.

That the rule made upon the sheriff, to return the writ issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the sit of Simon Nathan, should be discharged."
</blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

2026-02-27T01:30:08Z

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[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref>

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
</blockquote>

==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton
</blockquote>

==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref> may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, be-
</blockquote>

===Page 78===
<blockquote>
longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their-retinue, depended upon the stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly : that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly ,the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees : but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality—no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. I Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. I Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 45o.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it ; which a& declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 1480. 4 Burr. 2016.
</blockquote>

===Page 79===
<blockquote>
Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication : he must do it expressly,

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture ; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in perfonam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it ; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. I Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing : and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, be was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it : if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (it a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate—and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state,
yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Val B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
</blockquote>

===Page 80===
<blockquote>
to the law merchant, and answerable in the state where it happens to be imported.

That sovereignty is better represented by persons than things : and as any or all the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurisdiction of this state, if they were to come within its bounds, so there is no reason why property brought here should not be attached as well as the citizen arrested.

That one sovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: and this appears to have been the sense of Congress, by their expressly stipulating in the articles of confederation, that no duties should be laid by one state on the property of another.

That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight : so if they had been imported contrary to law, they were subject to forfeiture : process against them might issue out of this court, and jurisdiction over them be exercised, the sovereignty of Virginia notwithstanding.

That if a vessel belonging to Virginia, should be taken, as prize retaken, and libelled here, Virginia must submit her claim to the decision of the admiralty of Pennsylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her sovereignty.

That a sovereign state may wave its rights— and by the very act of importing merchandize, it subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the country.

That all property in this state is under the protection of the government, and therefore should be answerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.

That the statute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. These were often erroneous, and could not be binding on us.

That whatever might be the case with regard to foreign ministers, by the articles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their persons, and not in their goods : and as they represent the state, it was to be presumed, they enjoy every exemption that their sovereign expected or claimed.

They said, that whether Virginia was subject to, or exempt from, the jurisdiction of this state, in the present instance, was not the point now in question : it was only, whether the sheriff should or should not obey the command of the court.

That by the writ, he was directed to return it to the court, and he was not to withhold the process in contempt of this order, and to stifle the proceedings in their birth.

That the sheriff was to act under the judgment of the court, and if he had any doubt about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court might, if cause was shewn, quash it as illegal.

That his not being obliged to return process against ambassadors was owing to the statue of Ann : and this exemption was singular, and not to be extended here.

That though a writ might be void, where the court had no jurisdiction of the cause, or issued a writ, which they had no authority to issue ; yet the cause here was trespass upon the case, of which the court may hold plea, and the process was a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to issue.

That to suffer the sheriff to suppress writs at pleasure, was establishing a dangerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abused.

That the questions upon which this cause depended, were important, and deserved the fullest consideration : and that an appeal from one tribunal to another, was the right and the security of the subject. But if the writ was now to be suppressed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left without remedy.

They finally observed, that this mode of applying to a court of judicature, to decide on the justice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way preferable to that proposed by the attorney general, of sending him to complain to the executive power, who could give him no redress, but by appealing to arms, and involving the state in a war.

They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made absolute.

THE COURT held the matter some days under advisement—and at their next meeting, THE PRESIDENT delivered it as the judgment of the court.

That the rule made upon the sheriff, to return the writ issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the sit of Simon Nathan, should be discharged."
</blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

2026-02-27T01:29:34Z

Lktesar: /* Page 80 */

[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref>

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
</blockquote>

==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton
</blockquote>

==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, be-
</blockquote>

===Page 78===
<blockquote>
longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their-retinue, depended upon the stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly : that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly ,the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees : but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality—no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. I Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. I Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 45o.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it ; which a& declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 1480. 4 Burr. 2016.
</blockquote>

===Page 79===
<blockquote>
Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication : he must do it expressly,

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture ; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in perfonam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it ; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. I Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing : and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, be was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it : if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (it a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate—and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state,
yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Val B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
</blockquote>

===Page 80===
<blockquote>
to the law merchant, and answerable in the state where it happens to be imported.

That sovereignty is better represented by persons than things : and as any or all the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurisdiction of this state, if they were to come within its bounds, so there is no reason why property brought here should not be attached as well as the citizen arrested.

That one sovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: and this appears to have been the sense of Congress, by their expressly stipulating in the articles of confederation, that no duties should be laid by one state on the property of another.

That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight : so if they had been imported contrary to law, they were subject to forfeiture : process against them might issue out of this court, and jurisdiction over them be exercised, the sovereignty of Virginia notwithstanding.

That if a vessel belonging to Virginia, should be taken, as prize retaken, and libelled here, Virginia must submit her claim to the decision of the admiralty of Pennsylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her sovereignty.

That a sovereign state may wave its rights— and by the very act of importing merchandize, it subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the country.

That all property in this state is under the protection of the government, and therefore should be answerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.

That the statute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. These were often erroneous, and could not be binding on us.

That whatever might be the case with regard to foreign ministers, by the articles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their persons, and not in their goods : and as they represent the state, it was to be presumed, they enjoy every exemption that their sovereign expected or claimed.

They said, that whether Virginia was subject to, or exempt from, the jurisdiction of this state, in the present instance, was not the point now in question : it was only, whether the sheriff should or should not obey the command of the court.

That by the writ, he was directed to return it to the court, and he was not to withhold the process in contempt of this order, and to stifle the proceedings in their birth.

That the sheriff was to act under the judgment of the court, and if he had any doubt about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court might, if cause was shewn, quash it as illegal.

That his not being obliged to return process against ambassadors was owing to the statue of Ann : and this exemption was singular, and not to be extended here.

That though a writ might be void, where the court had no jurisdiction of the cause, or issued a writ, which they had no authority to issue ; yet the cause here was trespass upon the case, of which the court may hold plea, and the process was a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to issue.

That to suffer the sheriff to suppress writs at pleasure, was establishing a dangerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abused.

That the questions upon which this cause depended, were important, and deserved the fullest consideration : and that an appeal from one tribunal to another, was the right and the security of the subject. But if the writ was now to be suppressed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left without remedy.

They finally observed, that this mode of applying to a court of judicature, to decide on the justice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way preferable to that proposed by the attorney general, of sending him to complain to the executive power, who could give him no redress, but by appealing to arms, and involving the state in a war.

They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made absolute.

THE COURT held the matter some days under advisement—and at their next meeting, THE PRESIDENT delivered it as the judgment of the court.

That the rule made upon the sheriff, to return the writ issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the sit of Simon Nathan, should be discharged."
</blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
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[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

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[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref>

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
</blockquote>

==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton
</blockquote>

==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, be-
</blockquote>

===Page 78===
<blockquote>
longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their-retinue, depended upon the stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly : that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly ,the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees : but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality—no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. I Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. I Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 45o.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it ; which a& declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 1480. 4 Burr. 2016.
</blockquote>

===Page 79===
<blockquote>
Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication : he must do it expressly,

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture ; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in perfonam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it ; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. I Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing : and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, be was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it : if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (it a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate—and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state,
yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Val B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
</blockquote>

===Page 80===
<blockquote>
to the law merchant, and answerable in the state where it happens to be imported.

That sovereignty is better represented by persons than things : and as any or all the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurisdiction of this state, if they were to come within its bounds, so there is no reason why property brought here should not be attached as well as the citizen arrested.

That one sovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: and this appears to have been the sense of Congress, by their expressly stipulating in the articles of confederation, that no duties should be laid by one state on the property of another.

That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight : so if they had been imported contrary to law, they were subject to forfeiture : process against them might issue out of this court, and jurisdiction over them be exercised, the sovereignty of Virginia notwithstanding.

That if a vessel belonging to Virginia, should be taken, as prize retaken, and libelled here, Virginia must submit her claim to the decision of the admiralty of Pennsylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her sovereignty.

That a sovereign state may wave its rights— and by the very act of importing merchandize, it subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the country.

That all property in this state is under the protection of the government, and therefore should be answerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.

That the statute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. These were often erroneous, and could not be binding on us.

That whatever might be the case with regard to foreign ministers, by the articles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their persons, and not in their goods : and as they represent the state, it was to be presumed, they enjoy every exemption that their sovereign expected or claimed.

They said, that whether Virginia was subject to, or exempt from, the jurisdiction of this state, in the present instance, was not the point now in question : it was only, whether the sheriff should or should not obey the command of the court.

That by the writ, he was directed to return it to the court, and he was not to withhold the process in contempt of this order, and to stifle the proceedings in their birth.

That the sheriff was to act under the judgment of the court, and if he had any doubt about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court might, if cause was shewn, quash it as illegal.

That his not being obliged to return process against ambassadors was owing to the statue of Ann : and this exemption was singular, and not to be extended here.

That though a writ might be void, where the court had no jurisdiction of the cause, or issued a writ, which they had no authority to issue ; yet the cause here was trespass upon the case, of which the court may hold plea, and the process was a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to issue.

That to suffer the sheriff to suppress writs at pleasure, was establishing a dangerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abused.

That the questions upon which this cause depended, were important, and deserved the fullest consideration : and that an appeal from one tribunal to another, was the right and the security of the subject. But if the writ was now to be suppressed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left without remedy.

They finally observed, that this mode of applying to a court of judicature, to decide on the justice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way preferable to that proposed by the attorney general, of sending him to complain to the executive power, who could give him no redress, but by appealing to arms, and involving the state in a war.

They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made absolute.

THE COURT held the matter some days under advisement—and at their next .ee-':tg, THE PRESIDENT delivered it as the judgment of the court.

That the rule made upon the sheriff, to return the writ issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the sit of Simon Nathan, should be discharged."
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==See also==
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

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[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref>

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
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==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton
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==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, be-
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===Page 78===
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longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their-retinue, depended upon the stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly : that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly ,the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees : but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality—no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. I Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. I Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 45o.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it ; which a& declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 1480. 4 Burr. 2016.
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===Page 79===
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Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication : he must do it expressly,

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture ; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in perfonam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it ; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. I Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing : and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, be was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it : if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (it a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate—and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state,
yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Val B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
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to the law merchant, atid anfwerable in the" Rate ;here it happens to be imported.
That fovereignty is better repre(enied by perf..ns than things : and as any or all
the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurifdifsun of this flate, if they
were to come within its bounds, fo there is no re.fou why property brought here
fhaould not be at:achced as well as the citizen arrefted.
That one fovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: aad this appears
to have been the fenfe of Congrcfs, by their exprefsly Qipulating in the articles of
confederation, ihat no duties Ihould be laid by one ftate. on the property of another.
That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight .
fo if they had bees imported coutiary io law, they were fubjedt to forfeiture : pro.
eefs againfi theim niight iffne out of this court, and jurifdi&ion over them be ex-
crcifed, the fovereignty of Virginia nofwithftanding.
That f a veffel belonging to Virginia, iould be taken, as prize retaken, and
libelled here, Virginia muf fubmit her claim to the deciftion of the admiralty of
Penn~ylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her fovereignty.
That a fovereign Rate may wave its rights- and by the very a& of importing
inerchandze, it fobje-ts itfelf to the jurifditionn of the country.
That all property in this fRate is under the protedkion of the government, and
therefore fhould be anfwerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.
'hat the Ratute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas
which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. Thefe were often er-
roneous, and could riot bre bind:ng on us.
That whatever might be the care with regard to foreign mintflers, by the arti-
eles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their
pefons, and not in their goods : and as they r-prefent the flare, it was to be pre-
fumed, they enjoy ecry exemption that their fnv-reign expe"Ied or claimed.
They faid, that whether Virginia was fubjeel to, or exempt from, the jurif-
4ic'ion of this haiae, in the prefent inflance, was not the point now in aefrion :
it was oify, whcthr the fheriff fhould or fhould not obey the command of the court.
That by the writ, he was direed to roturrt it to the court, and he was not tr
withhold the procefs in contempt of this order, and to ifle the proceedings in
their birth.
That the fheriff was to a& undes' the judgment of the coart, and if he had any
donut about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court
might, if caufe was lhewn, quafh it as illegal.
That his not being obliged to 'eturn procefs aganft ambaffador. v as owing to
the fRatue of Ann : and this eemption was fingular, and not to be extended here.
That though a writ might be. void, where the court had ano juridiaion of the
eaufe, or tffued a writ, which they had no authority to iffue ; yet the caufe here
was trefpafs upon the cafe, of which the court inay hold plea, and the procefs was
a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to iffue.
That to fuffer the flhriff t6 fupprefs writs at pleafure, was eitablifhing a dan-
gerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abufed.
Th;Lt the queftious upon -A hich this caufe depended, were important, and de-
ferved the fulleft confideration : and that an a.speal from one tribpnal to another,
was the right and .the fecurity of the fubje&. But if the writ was now to be
fssppreffed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left
without remedy.
They finally obferved, that this mode of applying to a court of judkature, to
decide on the juflice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way Preferable to that
propofed by the attorney general, of fending him to complain to the executive
pw. r, who could give him no redrefs, but by appealing to arms, and involving
ti,e fiste in a war.
They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made abfolute.
sit COURT held the matter fame days under advifemeat-and at their next
.ee-':tg, rHE PRXsnssT delivered it as the judgment of the court .
I .iat the rule made upon the fheriff, to 'return the writ iffued againft the
-ertiroawealth of Virginia, at the fuit of Simon Nathan, flhould be difcharged."<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref>
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==See also==
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

2026-02-27T00:40:29Z

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[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref>

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
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==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton
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==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, be-
</blockquote>

===Page 78===
<blockquote>
longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their-retinue, depended upon the stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly : that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly ,the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees : but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality—no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. I Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. I Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 45o.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it ; which a& declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 148o. 4 Burr. 2016.
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Hence it was concluded, that if process against an ambassador be null and void, ''a fortiori'', shall it be void if issued against a sovereign.

That the true reason of the minister's exemption from process is the independence and sovereignty of the person he represents. And although by engaging in trade, he may so far divest himself of his public character, as to subject these goods to attachment, yet in every case where he represents his master, his property is sacred. But a sovereign cannot subject himself by implication : he must do it expressly,

That though the goods of a sovereign, as well as of an individual, might be liable for freight, or duties, or subject to forfeiture ; yet in those cases, there was a lien on the goods, they were answerable, and the process was ''in rem'' in this case, it was ''in perfonam'' and the goods were attached merely to compel the party's appearance to answer the plaintiff's demand. And no sovereign would submit to the indignity of doing this.

Hence it was inferred that the writ was a mere nullity.

II. Upon the second point, authorities were read to explain the case produced by the plaintiff's council, and to shew a distinction between an erroneous and a void writ. That the sheriff was bound to execute and return the writ, although erroneous, if the court had jurisdiction. But when the court had no jurisdiction, the writ was void, and the sheriff was a trespasser if he dared to obey it ; a void authority being the same as none. That in England, the sheriffs were never obliged to return a writ, if upon shewing cause, it appeared that the defendant was a public minister, or one of his domestics. 5 Bac 431. Salk. 700. 2 Barnes. I Wils. 20.

That suppressing the writ was not making the sheriff judge, because he was obliged to assign a reason for so doing : and on the legality of that reason the court was now to determine.

He added, that if the sheriff had attached the goods, be was liable to punishment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his offence upon record, and to furnish testimony against himself.

He finally observed that the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the sheriff need pay no attention to it : if not void, he was obliged to execute it at all events; and if so, these inconveniencies would follow. That any disaffected person, who happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence, and retard or ruin the operations of a campaign; that he might issue an attachment against the cannon of General Washington, or seize the public money designed for the payment of his army. That the states united or several, would never submit to put in special bail (which must be done to prevent judgment) and to answer before the tribunal of a sister state.

That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this state or of the United States lay under the same. If his demand was just, Virginia would, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injustice was done him, he might (it a subject of this state, and entitled to its protection) complain to the executive power of Pennsylvania.

He concluded with observing on the importance of suppressing such measures as the present, at their first appearance, and of preserving the rights of sovereign states inviolate—and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

The counsel for the plaintiff insisted, that though Virginia was a sovereign state,
yet this ought not to exempt her property in every case from the laws and jurisdiction of another state. That sovereignty should never be made a plea in bar of justice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, "the divine right of doing ill."

That every person, and all property within this state, was subject to its jurisdiction, by so being within it, except a sovereign power, and the representative of a sovereign power, with his domestics and effects, which he holds as representative.

That if an ambassador engages in trade, his property so engaged is liable to attachment, Val B. IV sect. 114. and if a sovereign state turns merchant, and draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like manner to be subject
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to the law merchant, atid anfwerable in the" Rate ;here it happens to be imported.
That fovereignty is better repre(enied by perf..ns than things : and as any or all
the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurifdifsun of this flate, if they
were to come within its bounds, fo there is no re.fou why property brought here
fhaould not be at:achced as well as the citizen arrefted.
That one fovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: aad this appears
to have been the fenfe of Congrcfs, by their exprefsly Qipulating in the articles of
confederation, ihat no duties Ihould be laid by one ftate. on the property of another.
That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight .
fo if they had bees imported coutiary io law, they were fubjedt to forfeiture : pro.
eefs againfi theim niight iffne out of this court, and jurifdi&ion over them be ex-
crcifed, the fovereignty of Virginia nofwithftanding.
That f a veffel belonging to Virginia, iould be taken, as prize retaken, and
libelled here, Virginia muf fubmit her claim to the deciftion of the admiralty of
Penn~ylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her fovereignty.
That a fovereign Rate may wave its rights- and by the very a& of importing
inerchandze, it fobje-ts itfelf to the jurifditionn of the country.
That all property in this fRate is under the protedkion of the government, and
therefore fhould be anfwerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.
'hat the Ratute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas
which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. Thefe were often er-
roneous, and could riot bre bind:ng on us.
That whatever might be the care with regard to foreign mintflers, by the arti-
eles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their
pefons, and not in their goods : and as they r-prefent the flare, it was to be pre-
fumed, they enjoy ecry exemption that their fnv-reign expe"Ied or claimed.
They faid, that whether Virginia was fubjeel to, or exempt from, the jurif-
4ic'ion of this haiae, in the prefent inflance, was not the point now in aefrion :
it was oify, whcthr the fheriff fhould or fhould not obey the command of the court.
That by the writ, he was direed to roturrt it to the court, and he was not tr
withhold the procefs in contempt of this order, and to ifle the proceedings in
their birth.
That the fheriff was to a& undes' the judgment of the coart, and if he had any
donut about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court
might, if caufe was lhewn, quafh it as illegal.
That his not being obliged to 'eturn procefs aganft ambaffador. v as owing to
the fRatue of Ann : and this eemption was fingular, and not to be extended here.
That though a writ might be. void, where the court had ano juridiaion of the
eaufe, or tffued a writ, which they had no authority to iffue ; yet the caufe here
was trefpafs upon the cafe, of which the court inay hold plea, and the procefs was
a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to iffue.
That to fuffer the flhriff t6 fupprefs writs at pleafure, was eitablifhing a dan-
gerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abufed.
Th;Lt the queftious upon -A hich this caufe depended, were important, and de-
ferved the fulleft confideration : and that an a.speal from one tribpnal to another,
was the right and .the fecurity of the fubje&. But if the writ was now to be
fssppreffed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left
without remedy.
They finally obferved, that this mode of applying to a court of judkature, to
decide on the juflice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way Preferable to that
propofed by the attorney general, of fending him to complain to the executive
pw. r, who could give him no redrefs, but by appealing to arms, and involving
ti,e fiste in a war.
They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made abfolute.
sit COURT held the matter fame days under advifemeat-and at their next
.ee-':tg, rHE PRXsnssT delivered it as the judgment of the court .
I .iat the rule made upon the fheriff, to 'return the writ iffued againft the
-ertiroawealth of Virginia, at the fuit of Simon Nathan, flhould be difcharged."<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref>
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==See also==
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

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[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref>

==Letter text==
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Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
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==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
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From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton
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==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
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As the following case may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, be-
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longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 1781, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the sheriff was a ministerial officer; that he could nor dispute the authority of the court, out of which the writ issues, but was bound to execute and return it at his own peril. 6 Co. 54

That those cases in England, where the sheriff was not compelled to return writs issued against ambassadors or their-retinue, depended upon the stat. 7 Ann. c. 12. which did not extend to this state

The Attorney General, on the part of the sheriff, and by direction of the supreme executive council, shewed cause, and prayed that the rule might be discharged.

He premised, that though the several states, which form our federal republic, had, by the confederation, ceded many of the prerogatives of sovereignty to the United States, yet these voluntary engagements did not injure their independence on each other; but that each was a sovereign, "with every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly given up."

He then laid down two positions. First: that every kind of process, issued against a sovereign, is a violation of the laws of nations; and is in itself null and void. Secondly : that a sheriff cannot be compelled to serve or return a void writ.

I. The first point he endeavoured to prove, by considering, first the nature of sovereignty: and, secondly ,the rules of law, relative to process issued against ambassadors, the representatives of sovereigns.

He said, that all sovereigns are in a state of equality and independence, exempt from each other's jurisdiction, and accountable to no power on earth, unless with their own consent.

That sovereigns, with regard to each other, were always considered as individuals in a state of nature, where all enjoy the same prerogatives, where there could be no subordination to a supreme authority, nor any judge to define their rights, or redress their wrongs.

That all jurisdiction implies superiority over the party, and authority in the judge to execute his decrees : but there could be no superiority, where there was a perfect equality—no authority, where there was an entire independence.

That the king of England, as sovereign of the nation, is said to be independent of all, and subject to no one but God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperial, on purpose to assert that he owes no kind of subjection to any potentate on earth. No compulsory action can be brought against him, even in his own courts.

That a sovereign, when in a foreign country, is always considered by civilized nations, as exempt from its jurisdiction, privileged from arrests, and not subject to its laws.

Hence this inference was drawn, that the court having no jurisdiction over Virginia, all its process against that state, must be ''coram non judice'', and consequently void. I Vatt. p. 2. 133. 2. Vatt. 158. I Blackst. 141. 5 Bac. 45o.

It was then observed, that there being no instance in our law books, of any process against a sovereign, it was proper to consider the rules of law relative to process against their representatives.

The statute of Ann was read, with the history of the outrage that gave birth to it ; which a& declares that all process against the person, or goods, or domestics of an ambassador shall be null and void, and all concerned in issuing or serving it should be punished as infractors of the laws of nations.

That this statute was not introductory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the laws of nations. That there was nothing new in it, except the clause prescribing a summary mode of punishment. That it was a part of the common law of the land before, and consequently extended to Pennsylvania. 4 Blacst. 67. 3 Burr. 148o. 4 Burr. 2016.
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===Page 79===
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Hence it Vta*s cor cudet, tAat if prbcel's agairdt an ambaffador be null and void,
aft' lori, fliall it be void if iffued againfi a fovereigr.
That the true reafon of the minifter's exemption from pracefs is the indepen-
6ence and fovereignuy of the perfon he reprefents. And althougfi by engagig
in trade, he may fo far diver himfelf of his public chara&er, as to fubje& thefe
goods to attachment, yet in every care where he reprefents his snaler, his pro.
perty is facred. Bu a fovereign cannot fbje bimfelf by implication : he'mut;
do it exprefily,
That though the goods of a fovereign, as well :s of gtv individual, might be
liable for freighr, or duties, orfnbjedt to forfeiture ; yet ih thofe cafes, there was
i lien an the goods, they were anfwerable, and the procefs was, in rev. in thi -
care, it wai inprfonaw i a rd the goods were- attached merely to compel the party's
appearance to anfwer the plaintiff's demand. And no fovereign'would fubmit to
the indignity of doing this.
Hence ifwas inferred thai the writ was a mere nullity.
I. Upon the fecond point, authorities were read to explain the care prndured by
the plaintiff's council, and to iew a diflindion between an erroneous and a void
writ. That the fhriff was bound to execute and return the writ, al:hough erro-
neous, if the court had jurifdiaion. But when the court had no jurifdiin, the
writ was void, and the theriff was a trefpaffer if he darfd to obey it ; a void au-
thority being the'fame as none. That in England, the (heriffs were never obliged
to return a -writ, if upon laewing caufr, it appeared that the defendant was a
public minifler, or one of his dometlics. s B c.. 431- Salk 700. z Barne.. x Wi.s. %o.
That fupprefling the writ was not making the fieriff judge, becaufe he was
obliged to afligu a reafon for fo doing-: and on the legality of that reafon the court
was now to determine.
He added, that if the theriff had attached the goods, be was liablk.to punifh-
ment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his
offence upon record, andto furnifb teftimony againfl himfelf.
He finally obferveo -hat the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the flieriff
need pay no attention to it : if pot void, he was obliged to execute it t all events;
and if ro, thefe ineonveniencies would follow. That any difaffeated perfon, who
happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence,
and retard or ruin the operations ef a campaign; that he might iffue an attach-
ment agatift the cannon of General Walhiogtmn, or feize the public money de-
ligned for the payment of his arsny. That the Rates united or feveral, would niver
fubmit to put in fpecial bail (which muft.be done to prevent judgment) Ond to an-
fwer before the tribunal of a fiRer fRate.
. That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this
Rate or of the United States lay under the fame. If his demand was juft, Vir-
ginia wotld, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injuftice
was done him, he might (it a fubje& of this Rate, and entitled to its protetion)
complain to the executive power of Pennfylvania.
-He concluded with obferving on the importance of fupprefling fuch meafures as
the prefent, at their firft appearance, and of pre.erving the rights of fovereign
Rates inviolate-and prayed that the rule might be difcharged.
The counfel fdr the plaintiff infifted, that though Virginia was a fevereign Rate,
yet thii ought not to exempt her property in every cafe from the laws and jurif-
dilion 6f another Rate.- That.fovereignty fhould never be'made a plea in bar of
juRice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and
not, as it had .ometimes been expreffed, " the divine right of doing ill."
That every perfon, and Al1 property within ihis Rate, was fnbjed to its jurif.
difion, by fo being within it' except a fovereign power, and the reprefentative
of a fovereign.power, with his domeflics and effes, which hz holds as rsprefen-
tative.
rhat if an ambaffador engages in trade, his property fo eugaged is liable to at-
tachment, V"al B. IV feB. I X4. and if a fovereign Rate turns 'merchant, and
draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like nanner to be fubjed
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to the law merchant, atid anfwerable in the" Rate ;here it happens to be imported.
That fovereignty is better repre(enied by perf..ns than things : and as any or all
the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurifdifsun of this flate, if they
were to come within its bounds, fo there is no re.fou why property brought here
fhaould not be at:achced as well as the citizen arrefted.
That one fovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: aad this appears
to have been the fenfe of Congrcfs, by their exprefsly Qipulating in the articles of
confederation, ihat no duties Ihould be laid by one ftate. on the property of another.
That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight .
fo if they had bees imported coutiary io law, they were fubjedt to forfeiture : pro.
eefs againfi theim niight iffne out of this court, and jurifdi&ion over them be ex-
crcifed, the fovereignty of Virginia nofwithftanding.
That f a veffel belonging to Virginia, iould be taken, as prize retaken, and
libelled here, Virginia muf fubmit her claim to the deciftion of the admiralty of
Penn~ylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her fovereignty.
That a fovereign Rate may wave its rights- and by the very a& of importing
inerchandze, it fobje-ts itfelf to the jurifditionn of the country.
That all property in this fRate is under the protedkion of the government, and
therefore fhould be anfwerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.
'hat the Ratute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas
which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. Thefe were often er-
roneous, and could riot bre bind:ng on us.
That whatever might be the care with regard to foreign mintflers, by the arti-
eles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their
pefons, and not in their goods : and as they r-prefent the flare, it was to be pre-
fumed, they enjoy ecry exemption that their fnv-reign expe"Ied or claimed.
They faid, that whether Virginia was fubjeel to, or exempt from, the jurif-
4ic'ion of this haiae, in the prefent inflance, was not the point now in aefrion :
it was oify, whcthr the fheriff fhould or fhould not obey the command of the court.
That by the writ, he was direed to roturrt it to the court, and he was not tr
withhold the procefs in contempt of this order, and to ifle the proceedings in
their birth.
That the fheriff was to a& undes' the judgment of the coart, and if he had any
donut about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court
might, if caufe was lhewn, quafh it as illegal.
That his not being obliged to 'eturn procefs aganft ambaffador. v as owing to
the fRatue of Ann : and this eemption was fingular, and not to be extended here.
That though a writ might be. void, where the court had ano juridiaion of the
eaufe, or tffued a writ, which they had no authority to iffue ; yet the caufe here
was trefpafs upon the cafe, of which the court inay hold plea, and the procefs was
a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to iffue.
That to fuffer the flhriff t6 fupprefs writs at pleafure, was eitablifhing a dan-
gerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abufed.
Th;Lt the queftious upon -A hich this caufe depended, were important, and de-
ferved the fulleft confideration : and that an a.speal from one tribpnal to another,
was the right and .the fecurity of the fubje&. But if the writ was now to be
fssppreffed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left
without remedy.
They finally obferved, that this mode of applying to a court of judkature, to
decide on the juflice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way Preferable to that
propofed by the attorney general, of fending him to complain to the executive
pw. r, who could give him no redrefs, but by appealing to arms, and involving
ti,e fiste in a war.
They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made abfolute.
sit COURT held the matter fame days under advifemeat-and at their next
.ee-':tg, rHE PRXsnssT delivered it as the judgment of the court .
I .iat the rule made upon the fheriff, to 'return the writ iffued againft the
-ertiroawealth of Virginia, at the fuit of Simon Nathan, flhould be difcharged."<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref>
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==See also==
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

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[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref>

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
</blockquote>

==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton
</blockquote>

==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, be-
</blockquote>

===Page 78===
<blockquote>
longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 17813, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the fherill %V s a minifteriol ofe corr; tHat Je could nor dif-
pute the authority of the court ,out-of which.tha writ iflucb, but was bound to cx-
ecute and return it at his own peril. .6 Co. 54-
That thole cafes in England, where the Iheriff was not compelled to retnrn
writs iffued againft ambaffadora.or their-retinue, dapended upon the itat. 7 Ann.
x, x2. which did not extend to this 11ate
The attorny General, on thepart of the fberiff, and by direOion of the fupromec
-executive council, 4heved caufe, and prayed that the rule might be dif..harged.
He premifd. that though the feveral flates, which form our federal rspublic,
had, by e onfederation, reded many of the prerogatives of fovctciguty to the
United States, ,yet thefe voluntary engagements did not injure their irdq-er-drtce
on each other; -but that each was a fovercign, 11 with ecvry power, jurilthldiou,
and tight, not exprefsly given up."
He then laid down two pofitions. Firft: that every 'kind of procers, iffue
againft a fovereign, ib a violation of the laws of nations; asd is in irfelf mull and
void. Secondly : that a fheriff cannot be compelle. toferve or return a void writ.
I. The firlt point he eadeavoured to prove, by confidering, firf:,.the nature of fc-
vereignty: and, fecondly ,the rules of law, relative to procefs iffued againR am-
bafiaders, the reprefentatives of fovereigos,
He (aid, that all fovereigns are in a flate of equality and independence, exempt
-from each other's jurifdidion, and accountable to no power" on earth, unlucs with
heiro-vn confent.
That fovereigns, with regard to each other, were always confidered as indivi-
Avals in a Rate -of natare; where all enjoy the fame prerogatives, where there
.ould be -no fubsrdination to a u.preme authority, mot any judge to define their
rights, or -redrefs their avrohlgs.
That all jurifdidion implies fupeic-ity over the party, and authority in the
judge to rxecutr his decrees : hut there could be no fuperiority, where there was
a peife& equality-no authority, where there was an entire independence.
That the king of England, as fovereign of the nation, is (Aid to be independent
6f all, and Fubjea to no one bast God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperiar, on pur-
pofe to affert that he owes no kind of fubjeaion to any potentate on earth. No
cornpulfory aion can be brought againft him, even ia his own courts.
That a fovereign, -when in a foreign coumtry, is always confidered by civilized
nations, as eimpt from iti jsrildidtion, privileged froin arrells3 and not fubje t
to its laws,
Hence this-inferece was drawn, that the court having no jurifdiaion over Vir-
ginia, all its procefs againft that Rate, ziiufk be -caraom n judice, and cenfequently
void. I Patt. p. Z. 133. 2. Vail. i58. I Blazy. 141. 5 Bac. 45o.
It was then obfervcd, that there being no inflance in bur law boke, of any pio-
cefs againfi a fovereign, it was proper to confliez. the rnols of law relative to pro-
cefs againit their reprefentatives.
The flatute of Ann was read, with the hiflory of the outrage that gave birth t*
it ; which a& declares that a.1 proc'efs againft the perfon, or goods, or domeflics
of an ambaiador lsbll be null --ad void, and all concerned%,in iffuing or fcrving iti
lhould be puniihed as infradors of the laws of nations.
That this ftatlate was not introdudory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the
laws of nations. That there was nothiqg new in it, except the elafe preferihing
z fummary mode of punifbhment. That it was a part of the common law of the
land before, and confeclucntly extended to Pcnafflvania. 4 B2e1J/. 67. 3 Furr.
2,8o. 4 Burr. oz6.
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===Page 79===
<blockquote>
Hence it Vta*s cor cudet, tAat if prbcel's agairdt an ambaffador be null and void,
aft' lori, fliall it be void if iffued againfi a fovereigr.
That the true reafon of the minifter's exemption from pracefs is the indepen-
6ence and fovereignuy of the perfon he reprefents. And althougfi by engagig
in trade, he may fo far diver himfelf of his public chara&er, as to fubje& thefe
goods to attachment, yet in every care where he reprefents his snaler, his pro.
perty is facred. Bu a fovereign cannot fbje bimfelf by implication : he'mut;
do it exprefily,
That though the goods of a fovereign, as well :s of gtv individual, might be
liable for freighr, or duties, orfnbjedt to forfeiture ; yet ih thofe cafes, there was
i lien an the goods, they were anfwerable, and the procefs was, in rev. in thi -
care, it wai inprfonaw i a rd the goods were- attached merely to compel the party's
appearance to anfwer the plaintiff's demand. And no fovereign'would fubmit to
the indignity of doing this.
Hence ifwas inferred thai the writ was a mere nullity.
I. Upon the fecond point, authorities were read to explain the care prndured by
the plaintiff's council, and to iew a diflindion between an erroneous and a void
writ. That the fhriff was bound to execute and return the writ, al:hough erro-
neous, if the court had jurifdiaion. But when the court had no jurifdiin, the
writ was void, and the theriff was a trefpaffer if he darfd to obey it ; a void au-
thority being the'fame as none. That in England, the (heriffs were never obliged
to return a -writ, if upon laewing caufr, it appeared that the defendant was a
public minifler, or one of his dometlics. s B c.. 431- Salk 700. z Barne.. x Wi.s. %o.
That fupprefling the writ was not making the fieriff judge, becaufe he was
obliged to afligu a reafon for fo doing-: and on the legality of that reafon the court
was now to determine.
He added, that if the theriff had attached the goods, be was liablk.to punifh-
ment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his
offence upon record, andto furnifb teftimony againfl himfelf.
He finally obferveo -hat the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the flieriff
need pay no attention to it : if pot void, he was obliged to execute it t all events;
and if ro, thefe ineonveniencies would follow. That any difaffeated perfon, who
happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence,
and retard or ruin the operations ef a campaign; that he might iffue an attach-
ment agatift the cannon of General Walhiogtmn, or feize the public money de-
ligned for the payment of his arsny. That the Rates united or feveral, would niver
fubmit to put in fpecial bail (which muft.be done to prevent judgment) Ond to an-
fwer before the tribunal of a fiRer fRate.
. That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this
Rate or of the United States lay under the fame. If his demand was juft, Vir-
ginia wotld, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injuftice
was done him, he might (it a fubje& of this Rate, and entitled to its protetion)
complain to the executive power of Pennfylvania.
-He concluded with obferving on the importance of fupprefling fuch meafures as
the prefent, at their firft appearance, and of pre.erving the rights of fovereign
Rates inviolate-and prayed that the rule might be difcharged.
The counfel fdr the plaintiff infifted, that though Virginia was a fevereign Rate,
yet thii ought not to exempt her property in every cafe from the laws and jurif-
dilion 6f another Rate.- That.fovereignty fhould never be'made a plea in bar of
juRice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and
not, as it had .ometimes been expreffed, " the divine right of doing ill."
That every perfon, and Al1 property within ihis Rate, was fnbjed to its jurif.
difion, by fo being within it' except a fovereign power, and the reprefentative
of a fovereign.power, with his domeflics and effes, which hz holds as rsprefen-
tative.
rhat if an ambaffador engages in trade, his property fo eugaged is liable to at-
tachment, V"al B. IV feB. I X4. and if a fovereign Rate turns 'merchant, and
draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like nanner to be fubjed
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===Page 80===
<blockquote>
to the law merchant, atid anfwerable in the" Rate ;here it happens to be imported.
That fovereignty is better repre(enied by perf..ns than things : and as any or all
the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurifdifsun of this flate, if they
were to come within its bounds, fo there is no re.fou why property brought here
fhaould not be at:achced as well as the citizen arrefted.
That one fovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: aad this appears
to have been the fenfe of Congrcfs, by their exprefsly Qipulating in the articles of
confederation, ihat no duties Ihould be laid by one ftate. on the property of another.
That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight .
fo if they had bees imported coutiary io law, they were fubjedt to forfeiture : pro.
eefs againfi theim niight iffne out of this court, and jurifdi&ion over them be ex-
crcifed, the fovereignty of Virginia nofwithftanding.
That f a veffel belonging to Virginia, iould be taken, as prize retaken, and
libelled here, Virginia muf fubmit her claim to the deciftion of the admiralty of
Penn~ylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her fovereignty.
That a fovereign Rate may wave its rights- and by the very a& of importing
inerchandze, it fobje-ts itfelf to the jurifditionn of the country.
That all property in this fRate is under the protedkion of the government, and
therefore fhould be anfwerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.
'hat the Ratute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas
which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. Thefe were often er-
roneous, and could riot bre bind:ng on us.
That whatever might be the care with regard to foreign mintflers, by the arti-
eles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their
pefons, and not in their goods : and as they r-prefent the flare, it was to be pre-
fumed, they enjoy ecry exemption that their fnv-reign expe"Ied or claimed.
They faid, that whether Virginia was fubjeel to, or exempt from, the jurif-
4ic'ion of this haiae, in the prefent inflance, was not the point now in aefrion :
it was oify, whcthr the fheriff fhould or fhould not obey the command of the court.
That by the writ, he was direed to roturrt it to the court, and he was not tr
withhold the procefs in contempt of this order, and to ifle the proceedings in
their birth.
That the fheriff was to a& undes' the judgment of the coart, and if he had any
donut about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court
might, if caufe was lhewn, quafh it as illegal.
That his not being obliged to 'eturn procefs aganft ambaffador. v as owing to
the fRatue of Ann : and this eemption was fingular, and not to be extended here.
That though a writ might be. void, where the court had ano juridiaion of the
eaufe, or tffued a writ, which they had no authority to iffue ; yet the caufe here
was trefpafs upon the cafe, of which the court inay hold plea, and the procefs was
a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to iffue.
That to fuffer the flhriff t6 fupprefs writs at pleafure, was eitablifhing a dan-
gerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abufed.
Th;Lt the queftious upon -A hich this caufe depended, were important, and de-
ferved the fulleft confideration : and that an a.speal from one tribpnal to another,
was the right and .the fecurity of the fubje&. But if the writ was now to be
fssppreffed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left
without remedy.
They finally obferved, that this mode of applying to a court of judkature, to
decide on the juflice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way Preferable to that
propofed by the attorney general, of fending him to complain to the executive
pw. r, who could give him no redrefs, but by appealing to arms, and involving
ti,e fiste in a war.
They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made abfolute.
sit COURT held the matter fame days under advifemeat-and at their next
.ee-':tg, rHE PRXsnssT delivered it as the judgment of the court .
I .iat the rule made upon the fheriff, to 'return the writ iffued againft the
-ertiroawealth of Virginia, at the fuit of Simon Nathan, flhould be difcharged."<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref>
</blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781

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Lktesar:

[[George Wythe]] tells [[Thomas Jefferson]] his views on a case concerning payment of bills to [https://loebjewishportraits.com/biography/simon-nathan/ Simon Nathan.]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref>

==Letter text==
<blockquote>
Williamsburg, March 9th, 1781.

Notwithstanding those to whom the bills were drawn immediately payable, could not have been entitled to more than the value received for them, I think that Mr. Nathan, the endorsee, if he were not privy to that transaction, and actually paid cash, or an equivalent for them at par when he took them up, may equitably, as well as legally, insist upon the assumpsit; because the terms of the contract between the drawers and original holders not appearing in the bill, as I suppose, it could bind only themselves and such as had notice of the terms, and the contract between him and the drawers was entered into without any deception which could make it appear unfair on his part.

If he were not privy to the contract between the drawers and original holders, and had not mentioned any thing of what he paid for the bills, he might have been irreprehensible; but having informed the Executive that he had taken them up at par, if he do not prove that fact, for otherwise the contrary is presumable, because it is in his power to do it, and the other party probably cannot disprove it; I think equity will relieve against the assumpsit upon this principle, that there was a ''suggestio falsi'' on his part, and an advantage gained by it. If he knew of the contract between the drawers and original holders, as he did not mention it to the Executive, although what he said of taking them up at par be true, it seems a disputable question whether there can be any relief. It would be going too far to say that in every bargain one party should disclose to the other whatever the former knows and it is the interest of the latter to know: a total silence, if the dealing in other respects be fair, may be innocent; but if one disclose part only of what he knows, and concealing the rest, by that means gain an unconscienable advantage, this seems a culpable suppression of the truth, because the other party confided in him, and that confidence was abused by not relating the whole truth. Frivolous as this might appear in a matter of light moment; in this case, I suspect the gain to have been enormous, and suppose Mr. Nathan to have been well apprised of the difference between paper bills, the only money which circulated in this Commonwealth, and gold and silver, I think it a good foundation for controverting his demand.

[[George Wythe|G. WYTHE]]
</blockquote>

==Edmund Pendleton's Response to the Issue==
<blockquote>
From Edmund Pendleton

Edmundsburg, March 7, 1781.

Sir

Relying on the honor of government to keep the case on which my opinion is required out of our Courts of Justice, I see no impropriety in giving it, as you have done me the honor to request: the ground on which it is supposed a Court of Equity might relieve against that acceptance which made a new contract between the Executive and Mr. Nathan, is, that the drawers allege the bills on the Governor and treasurer of Virginia were payable in paper money, and in consequence a value was received for them only according to the then depreciation of that paper; on which head a very proper inquiry seems to be, whether the bills themselves pointed out the sort of money that was to be paid for them or the specific value received? I suppose neither, as that would neither have escaped Mr. Nathan in his purchase, nor the Executive in their acceptance, and that the bills were in the usual and general form, requiring the payment of so many dollars for value received; in which case the bills drawn in the wilderness, and circulated through one Spanish government into another, gave no clue to Mr. Nathan to suppose that any other than silver dollars were intended, so as to put him on his guard. Again, he might very properly say, I run no risk in allowing specie value for the bills, since if it should prove otherwise, and that any other mode of payment should be proposed by those on whom they are drawn, I can declare the proposition, procure a protest of the bills, and have recourse for my money to the endorser from whom I purchase. He accordingly pays full specie value, and presents his bills, which are accepted, and a mode of payment fixed to the satisfaction of both parties; a large payment is accordingly made, and near a year elapsed before any notice is given to Mr. Nathan that government had any objection to the payment as stipulated. The Executive were deceived indeed, but by whom? Not by Mr. Nathan, who, as he paid the same he demanded, was an innocent and fair purchaser; I will not say that those worthy gentlemen who drew the bills were guilty of deceit or neglect in the mode of drawing the bills, or in not giving timely notice of the different value got for them, since I impute these to the hurry they were in, and the difficulty of conveying timely intelligence; but surely the present difficulty is derived from that source, and it is more just that the State should bear the loss than that it should fall on a man who has the law on his side, is in no fault at all, and who has now lost that advantage a protest at first would have entitled him to, of recurring for his money to the man of whom he purchased the bills.

Thus you discover, Sir, my opinion to be in favor of Mr. Nathan, an opinion however, drawn from general principles, and not from any determination I recollect on the subject. You and the Council will judge of the reasoning, and afterwards perhaps it may give the public more satisfaction to have the matter arbitrated in the way you proposed, than to have it rest on my judgment. I have the honor to be, the Council’s and your excellency’s most obedient servant,

Edmund Pendleton
</blockquote>

==Simon Nathan v. The Commonwealth of Virginia==
===Page 77===
<blockquote>
As the following case may give some satisfaction to our sister states, I hope the insertion of it here, will not be deemed an improper deviation from my intention, to confine the reports of decisions in the ''Common Pleas'', to those which have occurred since the appointment of Mr. President Shippen — particularly, as I have reason to believe, that the principle of this adjudication, met with the approbation of all the judges, of the Supreme Court.

:::Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
::::September Term, 1781.
::Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A foreign attachment was issued against the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the suit of Simon Nathan : and a quantity of cloathing, be-
</blockquote>

===Page 78===
<blockquote>
longing to that state, was attached in Philadelphia. The delegates in Congress from Virginia, conceiving this a violation of the laws of nations, applied to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, by whom the sheriff was ordered to give up the goods.

The council for the plaintiff, finding that the sheriff suppressed the writ, and made no return of his proceedings, obtained, September 20, 17813, a rule that the sheriff should return the writ, unless cause was shewn

They contended that the fherill %V s a minifteriol ofe corr; tHat Je could nor dif-
pute the authority of the court ,out-of which.tha writ iflucb, but was bound to cx-
ecute and return it at his own peril. .6 Co. 54-
That thole cafes in England, where the Iheriff was not compelled to retnrn
writs iffued againft ambaffadora.or their-retinue, dapended upon the itat. 7 Ann.
x, x2. which did not extend to this 11ate
The attorny General, on thepart of the fberiff, and by direOion of the fupromec
-executive council, 4heved caufe, and prayed that the rule might be dif..harged.
He premifd. that though the feveral flates, which form our federal rspublic,
had, by e onfederation, reded many of the prerogatives of fovctciguty to the
United States, ,yet thefe voluntary engagements did not injure their irdq-er-drtce
on each other; -but that each was a fovercign, 11 with ecvry power, jurilthldiou,
and tight, not exprefsly given up."
He then laid down two pofitions. Firft: that every 'kind of procers, iffue
againft a fovereign, ib a violation of the laws of nations; asd is in irfelf mull and
void. Secondly : that a fheriff cannot be compelle. toferve or return a void writ.
I. The firlt point he eadeavoured to prove, by confidering, firf:,.the nature of fc-
vereignty: and, fecondly ,the rules of law, relative to procefs iffued againR am-
bafiaders, the reprefentatives of fovereigos,
He (aid, that all fovereigns are in a flate of equality and independence, exempt
-from each other's jurifdidion, and accountable to no power" on earth, unlucs with
heiro-vn confent.
That fovereigns, with regard to each other, were always confidered as indivi-
Avals in a Rate -of natare; where all enjoy the fame prerogatives, where there
.ould be -no fubsrdination to a u.preme authority, mot any judge to define their
rights, or -redrefs their avrohlgs.
That all jurifdidion implies fupeic-ity over the party, and authority in the
judge to rxecutr his decrees : hut there could be no fuperiority, where there was
a peife& equality-no authority, where there was an entire independence.
That the king of England, as fovereign of the nation, is (Aid to be independent
6f all, and Fubjea to no one bast God : and his crown is ilil.ed imperiar, on pur-
pofe to affert that he owes no kind of fubjeaion to any potentate on earth. No
cornpulfory aion can be brought againft him, even ia his own courts.
That a fovereign, -when in a foreign coumtry, is always confidered by civilized
nations, as eimpt from iti jsrildidtion, privileged froin arrells3 and not fubje t
to its laws,
Hence this-inferece was drawn, that the court having no jurifdiaion over Vir-
ginia, all its procefs againft that Rate, ziiufk be -caraom n judice, and cenfequently
void. I Patt. p. Z. 133. 2. Vail. i58. I Blazy. 141. 5 Bac. 45o.
It was then obfervcd, that there being no inflance in bur law boke, of any pio-
cefs againfi a fovereign, it was proper to confliez. the rnols of law relative to pro-
cefs againit their reprefentatives.
The flatute of Ann was read, with the hiflory of the outrage that gave birth t*
it ; which a& declares that a.1 proc'efs againft the perfon, or goods, or domeflics
of an ambaiador lsbll be null --ad void, and all concerned%,in iffuing or fcrving iti
lhould be puniihed as infradors of the laws of nations.
That this ftatlate was not introdudory of any rule, but barely declaratory of the
laws of nations. That there was nothiqg new in it, except the elafe preferihing
z fummary mode of punifbhment. That it was a part of the common law of the
land before, and confeclucntly extended to Pcnafflvania. 4 B2e1J/. 67. 3 Furr.
2,8o. 4 Burr. oz6.
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Hence it Vta*s cor cudet, tAat if prbcel's agairdt an ambaffador be null and void,
aft' lori, fliall it be void if iffued againfi a fovereigr.
That the true reafon of the minifter's exemption from pracefs is the indepen-
6ence and fovereignuy of the perfon he reprefents. And althougfi by engagig
in trade, he may fo far diver himfelf of his public chara&er, as to fubje& thefe
goods to attachment, yet in every care where he reprefents his snaler, his pro.
perty is facred. Bu a fovereign cannot fbje bimfelf by implication : he'mut;
do it exprefily,
That though the goods of a fovereign, as well :s of gtv individual, might be
liable for freighr, or duties, orfnbjedt to forfeiture ; yet ih thofe cafes, there was
i lien an the goods, they were anfwerable, and the procefs was, in rev. in thi -
care, it wai inprfonaw i a rd the goods were- attached merely to compel the party's
appearance to anfwer the plaintiff's demand. And no fovereign'would fubmit to
the indignity of doing this.
Hence ifwas inferred thai the writ was a mere nullity.
I. Upon the fecond point, authorities were read to explain the care prndured by
the plaintiff's council, and to iew a diflindion between an erroneous and a void
writ. That the fhriff was bound to execute and return the writ, al:hough erro-
neous, if the court had jurifdiaion. But when the court had no jurifdiin, the
writ was void, and the theriff was a trefpaffer if he darfd to obey it ; a void au-
thority being the'fame as none. That in England, the (heriffs were never obliged
to return a -writ, if upon laewing caufr, it appeared that the defendant was a
public minifler, or one of his dometlics. s B c.. 431- Salk 700. z Barne.. x Wi.s. %o.
That fupprefling the writ was not making the fieriff judge, becaufe he was
obliged to afligu a reafon for fo doing-: and on the legality of that reafon the court
was now to determine.
He added, that if the theriff had attached the goods, be was liablk.to punifh-
ment, and to compel him to return his proceedings, was to oblige him to put his
offence upon record, andto furnifb teftimony againfl himfelf.
He finally obferveo -hat the writ was void, or it was not. If void, the flieriff
need pay no attention to it : if pot void, he was obliged to execute it t all events;
and if ro, thefe ineonveniencies would follow. That any difaffeated perfon, who
happened to be a creditor of the United States, might injure our public defence,
and retard or ruin the operations ef a campaign; that he might iffue an attach-
ment agatift the cannon of General Walhiogtmn, or feize the public money de-
ligned for the payment of his arsny. That the Rates united or feveral, would niver
fubmit to put in fpecial bail (which muft.be done to prevent judgment) Ond to an-
fwer before the tribunal of a fiRer fRate.
. That the plaintiff was under no peculiar inconvenience. Every creditor of this
Rate or of the United States lay under the fame. If his demand was juft, Vir-
ginia wotld, upon application, do what was right; if not, and flagrant injuftice
was done him, he might (it a fubje& of this Rate, and entitled to its protetion)
complain to the executive power of Pennfylvania.
-He concluded with obferving on the importance of fupprefling fuch meafures as
the prefent, at their firft appearance, and of pre.erving the rights of fovereign
Rates inviolate-and prayed that the rule might be difcharged.
The counfel fdr the plaintiff infifted, that though Virginia was a fevereign Rate,
yet thii ought not to exempt her property in every cafe from the laws and jurif-
dilion 6f another Rate.- That.fovereignty fhould never be'made a plea in bar of
juRice : and that the true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and
not, as it had .ometimes been expreffed, " the divine right of doing ill."
That every perfon, and Al1 property within ihis Rate, was fnbjed to its jurif.
difion, by fo being within it' except a fovereign power, and the reprefentative
of a fovereign.power, with his domeflics and effes, which hz holds as rsprefen-
tative.
rhat if an ambaffador engages in trade, his property fo eugaged is liable to at-
tachment, V"al B. IV feB. I X4. and if a fovereign Rate turns 'merchant, and
draws, or accepts bills of exchange, its property ought in like nanner to be fubjed
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<blockquote>
to the law merchant, atid anfwerable in the" Rate ;here it happens to be imported.
That fovereignty is better repre(enied by perf..ns than things : and as any or all
the citizens of Virginia would be amenable to the jurifdifsun of this flate, if they
were to come within its bounds, fo there is no re.fou why property brought here
fhaould not be at:achced as well as the citizen arrefted.
That one fovereign may lay duties upon the goods of another: aad this appears
to have been the fenfe of Congrcfs, by their exprefsly Qipulating in the articles of
confederation, ihat no duties Ihould be laid by one ftate. on the property of another.
That the goods, which were attached, were- certainly liable for their freight .
fo if they had bees imported coutiary io law, they were fubjedt to forfeiture : pro.
eefs againfi theim niight iffne out of this court, and jurifdi&ion over them be ex-
crcifed, the fovereignty of Virginia nofwithftanding.
That f a veffel belonging to Virginia, iould be taken, as prize retaken, and
libelled here, Virginia muf fubmit her claim to the deciftion of the admiralty of
Penn~ylvania, and could not claim an exemption, on account of her fovereignty.
That a fovereign Rate may wave its rights- and by the very a& of importing
inerchandze, it fobje-ts itfelf to the jurifditionn of the country.
That all property in this fRate is under the protedkion of the government, and
therefore fhould be anfwerable in its turn, and amenable to its laws.
'hat the Ratute of Ann, though declaratory, is only declaratory of the ideas
which that parliament entertained of the laws of nations. Thefe were often er-
roneous, and could riot bre bind:ng on us.
That whatever might be the care with regard to foreign mintflers, by the arti-
eles of confederation, the delegates from Virginia were privileged only in their
pefons, and not in their goods : and as they r-prefent the flare, it was to be pre-
fumed, they enjoy ecry exemption that their fnv-reign expe"Ied or claimed.
They faid, that whether Virginia was fubjeel to, or exempt from, the jurif-
4ic'ion of this haiae, in the prefent inflance, was not the point now in aefrion :
it was oify, whcthr the fheriff fhould or fhould not obey the command of the court.
That by the writ, he was direed to roturrt it to the court, and he was not tr
withhold the procefs in contempt of this order, and to ifle the proceedings in
their birth.
That the fheriff was to a& undes' the judgment of the coart, and if he had any
donut about the validity of the writ, he ought to return it. Then the court
might, if caufe was lhewn, quafh it as illegal.
That his not being obliged to 'eturn procefs aganft ambaffador. v as owing to
the fRatue of Ann : and this eemption was fingular, and not to be extended here.
That though a writ might be. void, where the court had ano juridiaion of the
eaufe, or tffued a writ, which they had no authority to iffue ; yet the caufe here
was trefpafs upon the cafe, of which the court inay hold plea, and the procefs was
a foreign attachment; which they certainly had authority to iffue.
That to fuffer the flhriff t6 fupprefs writs at pleafure, was eitablifhing a dan-
gerous precedent, which in future would be greatly abufed.
Th;Lt the queftious upon -A hich this caufe depended, were important, and de-
ferved the fulleft confideration : and that an a.speal from one tribpnal to another,
was the right and .the fecurity of the fubje&. But if the writ was now to be
fssppreffed, there could be no record to be removed, and the plaintiff was left
without remedy.
They finally obferved, that this mode of applying to a court of judkature, to
decide on the juflice of the plaintiff's demand, was every way Preferable to that
propofed by the attorney general, of fending him to complain to the executive
pw. r, who could give him no redrefs, but by appealing to arms, and involving
ti,e fiste in a war.
They therefore prayed, that the rule might be made abfolute.
sit COURT held the matter fame days under advifemeat-and at their next
.ee-':tg, rHE PRXsnssT delivered it as the judgment of the court .
I .iat the rule made upon the fheriff, to 'return the writ iffued againft the
-ertiroawealth of Virginia, at the fuit of Simon Nathan, flhould be difcharged."<ref>Simon Nathan versus the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 U.S. 77, 80 (1781).</ref>
</blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters from Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781

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[[Thomas Jefferson]] asks the judges of the High Court of Chancery to give advice concerning payment of bills acquired by Simon Nathan.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref><ref>[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0084 Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781,] in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', accessed February 26, 2026.</ref>
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To the Honble Judges of the High Court of Chancery

:::::::::::::::::::::Richmond March 5th. 1781

Sir,

The Executive (on the publick account) are under a Difficulty which will be sufficiently explained by the within Paper. You will perceive by that that we propose to refer the Matter to Arbitration in another State: nevertheless we suppose the only question which occasions a Doubt (that is whether if Mr Nathan took up the Bills bona Fide as he alledges, he is entitled to a paiment in hard Money at par) must have been frequently decided, and in such Case we should be unwilling to show such Ignorance of the Law as to require an award on a clear point. I am therefore desired to beg your advice on that Point, assuring you that it shall not come in Question before you judicially; if you shall be of Opinion that we ought to pay at par we shall do it; if you think otherwise, it shall be referred as you see by the paper has been agreed on. I am only to trouble you farther for an immediate answer if you will be so good as to oblige us. I am with very great Esteem, your most obt. Servt.,

T. J.
</blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 1 March 1779]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters to Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781

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[[Thomas Jefferson]] asks the judges of the High Court of Chancery to give advice concerning payment of bills acquired by Simon Nathan.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof178186virg/page/n275 ''Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Begun and Held in the Town of Richmond, in the County of Henrico, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Three''] (Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas W. White, 1828), 75.</ref>

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The Executive (on the publick account) are under a Difficulty which will be sufficiently explained by the within Paper. You will perceive by that that we propose to refer the Matter to Arbitration in another State: nevertheless we suppose the only question which occasions a Doubt (that is whether if Mr Nathan took up the Bills bona Fide as he alledges, he is entitled to a paiment in hard Money at par) must have been frequently decided, and in such Case we should be unwilling to show such Ignorance of the Law as to require an award on a clear point. I am therefore desired to beg your advice on that Point, assuring you that it shall not come in Question before you judicially; if you shall be of Opinion that we ought to pay at par we shall do it; if you think otherwise, it shall be referred as you see by the paper has been agreed on. I am only to trouble you farther for an immediate answer if you will be so good as to oblige us. I am with very great Esteem, your most obt. Servt.,

T. J.
</blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 1 March 1779]]
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Letters to Wythe]]
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

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Although [[George Wythe|Wythe's]] lecture notes from his teaching days at William & Mary are thought to have been extant as late as 1810, no collection of [[Wythe's Lost Papers|George Wythe's papers or correspondence]] has survived to the present day. Instead, the list below derives from Wythe's contemporaries. As a leader of the Revolution, Wythe exchanged correspondence with many of the notable men of his time and it is from their papers that we piece together the Chancellor's collection.

== Letters ==
=== John Adams ===
*[[Wythe to Adams, 5 December 1783]], in ''Papers of John Adams Vol. 15'', (Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1977), 396.

=== Samuel Adams ===
*[[Wythe to Samuel Adams, 1 August 1778]], in ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty'', Alonzo Thomas Dill (Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 1979), 31.

=== Robert Alexander ===
*[[Honest Lawyer|Wythe to Robert Alexander, n.d.]], in "The Honest Lawyer," ''Times'' (Charleston, SC), July 1, 1806.

=== William Alexander, Lord Stirling ===
*[[Lord Stirling to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 2 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r179, i162, p308.

=== Joseph Blewer ===
*[[Joseph Blewer & Daniel Robinson to Wythe, John Adams, & Silas Deane, 2 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r71, i58, p437.

=== Jacob Bruce ===
*[[Orders of Virginia Assembly of Dec. 8, 1769|Orders of Virginia Assembly of December 8, 1769]], ''Publications of the Southern History Association'' (September, 1904), 373-376.

=== Thomas Burke ===
*[[Wythe to Thomas Burke, 9 August 1775]], [http://library.haverford.edu/file-id-1037 Charles Roberts Autograph Letters Collection,] [http://library.haverford.edu/places/special-collections/ Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College,] Haverford, Pennsylvania.

=== Robert Carter ===
*[[6 Questions Put to Mr G.W.|6 Questions put to Mr G.W., Which Questions, He Answered 25th August 1768]], Yale University Library.
*[[Wythe to Robert Carter, 11 June 1771]], in ''Heritage Auctioneers & Galleries, Inc.'', ''available at'' [http://historical.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=675&lotIdNo=27110].
*[[Wythe to Robert Carter, 29 May 1772]], in ''The Members of the Continental Congress'', (Archives & Manuscripts, The New York Public Library, 2014), ''available at'' [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9f93b5d-f9e4-9cb5-e040-e00a1806459b]].
*[[Robert Carter to Wythe, 6 July 1772]], in "Robert Carter letter books and day books, 1771-1804 and undated," (Archives & Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries).
*[[Robert Carter to Wythe, 4 October 1772]], in "Robert Carter letter books and day books, 1771-1804 and undated," (Archives & Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries).
*[[Robert Carter to Wythe, 20 June 1774]], in "Robert Carter letter books and day books, 1771-1804 and undated," (Archives & Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries).
*[[Wythe to Robert Carter, 2 July 1774]], "Signers of the Declaration of Independence : collection of autograph letters and documents, 1750-1830," (Literary and Historical Manuscripts, [https://www.themorgan.org/literary-historical/119291 Morgan Library & Museum]).
*[[Robert Carter to Wythe, 2 June 1776]], in "Robert Carter letter books and day books, 1771-1804 and undated," (Archives & Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries).
*[[Robert Carter to Wythe, 20 June 1776]], in "Robert Carter letter books and day books, 1771-1804 and undated," (Archives & Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries).
*[[Robert Carter to Wythe, 19 January 1779]], in "Robert Carter letter books and day books, 1771-1804 and undated," (Archives & Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries)
*[[Wythe to Robert Carter, 17 October 1792]], Library & Archives, Maine Historical Society.

=== Richard Caswell ===
*[[Richard Caswell to Wythe, 15 February 1778]], in ''The State Records of North Carolina,'' vol. 13, 1778-1779, Walter Clark, ed. (Winston, N.C.: M.I. and J.C. Stewart, 1896), p. 44.

=== George Rogers Clark ===
*[[Wythe, George Mason, & Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark, 3 January 1778]], in ''First American West: Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820'', (Chicago: Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, 2002), images 1-2, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=icufaw&fileName=cmc0020/icufawcmc0020.db&recNum=0&itemLink=h?ammem/fawbib:@field%28NUMBER+@band%28icufaw+cmc0020%29%29].

=== Nicholas Cooke ===
*[[Wythe, William Ellery & Committee on Clothing to Nicholas Cooke, 11 October 1776]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 5'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 334.

=== Bartholomew Dandridge ===
*[[Land Title Opinion, 15 December 1773]], [https://www.loc.gov/resource/mgw4.033_0025_0028/ George Washington Papers,] Library of Congress.

=== Timothy Danielson ===
*[[Timothy Danielson & Massachusetts General Court Committee Near White Plains to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 3 November 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r79, i65, v1, p131.

=== Alexander Donald ===
*[[Wythe to Alexander Donald, 29 March 1790]], in ''Raynors’ Historical Collectible Auctions'', ''available at'' [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5592811].

=== Benjamin Franklin ===
*[[Wythe to Franklin, 23 June 1766]], in ''The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 13: January 1, 1766 through December 31, 1766'', eds. Leonard W. Labaree et al. (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1969), 321, available at [http://franklinpapers.org/franklin/framedVolumes.jsp?vol=13&page=321a].
*[[Wythe to Franklin, 6 September 1777]], in ''The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 24: May 1, 1777 through September 30, 1777,'' eds. William B. Willcox et al. (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1984), 506, ''available at'' [http://franklinpapers.org/franklin/framedVolumes.jsp?vol=24&page=506a].

=== Thomas Greenough ===
*[[Thomas Greenough to Wythe, John Adams, & Silas Deane, 22 December 1775]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r95, i78, v10, p13.
*[[Thomas Greenough to Wythe et al, 8 June 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r80, i66, v1, p111.

=== John Hancock ===
*[[Wythe, William Ellery & Committee on Clothing to John Hancock, 4 November 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r71, i58, p409.

=== Benjamin Harrison ===
*[[Wythe & Archibald Cary to Virginia Delegates, 23 May 1777]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M332, r8, f875.
*[[Wythe & Archibald Cary to Virginia Delegates, 4 June 1777]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M332, r8, f876.
*[[Wythe and Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Harrison, 18 June 1779]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [http://founders.archives.gov/?q=%20Author%3A%22Wythe%2C%20George%22&s=1111311111&r=14].
*[[Gov. Harrison to Col. Charles Dabney, 13 Nov 1782]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 3, ''The Letters of Thomas Nelson and Benjamin Harrison'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond, 1929), 376.
*[[Wythe to Benjamin Harrison, 24 June 1783]], in ''The Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Virginia'', (Archives & Manuscripts, The New York Public Library, 2014), ''available at'' [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-26b7-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9].
*[[Wythe & the Inhabitants of Williamsburg, VA to Benjamin Harrison, July 1783]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r60, i46, p89.

=== George Hay ===
*[[Wythe to George Hay, November 1802]], from Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc., Americana.

=== Moses Hazen ===
*[[Moses Hazen to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 18 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r96, i78, v11, p17.

=== Patrick Henry ===
*[[Wythe, et al. to Patrick Henry, 17 September 1776]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 5'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 190.

*[[Wythe, et al. to Patrick Henry(?), 7 November 1776]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 5'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 451.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 24 May 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 151-152.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 27 May 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 153-154.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 27 May 1777 (2)]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 154-155.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 31 May 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 156-157.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 10 June 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 161.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 11 June 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 161-162.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 12 June 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 162.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 13 June 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 163.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 20 June 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 165.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 30 October 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 198-199.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 10 November 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 201-202.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 11 November 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 203-204.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 18 November 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 205-207.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 5 December 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 210.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 11 December 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 214.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 7 January 1778]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 225.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 17 January 1778]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 231.

=== Samuel Huntington ===
*[[Samuel Huntington to Wythe et al., 2 February 1780]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r24, i14, p290.
*[[Wythe to Samuel Huntington, 21 February 1780]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r104, i78, v24, p183.

===Anthony Irby===
*[[Anthony Irby to Wythe, 8 April 1771]], Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, [http://research.history.org/digitallibrary/view/index.cfm?doc=Manuscripts\M1931.4.03.xml Colonial Williamsburg Digital Library.]

=== John Jay ===
*[[Wythe, Archibald Cary & the Virginia General Assembly to John Jay & the Continental Congress, 15 December 1778]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r22, i9, p123.

=== George Jefferson ===
*[[Wythe to George Jefferson, 12 April 1793]],

=== Thomas Jefferson ===
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1770]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-01-02-0027].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 5 April 1775]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 355, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=354].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 6 April 1775]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 356, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=355].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 27 July 1776]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 592-93, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=591].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 28 October 1776]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 681, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=680].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 11 November 1776]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 709, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=708].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 18 November 1776]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 710-713, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=709].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 1 November 1778]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 986-87, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=985].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 1 March 1779]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1031 ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=1030].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0084].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0141].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 685-87, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page002.db&recNum=684].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1786]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 44-45, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page005.db&recNum=43].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 February 1786]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 271-282, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page005.db&recNum=281].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 29 May 1786]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 864, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page005.db&recNum=863].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 13 August 1786]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 149-52, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=148].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 13 December 1786]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 829-30, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=828].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1786]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 867, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=866].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, January 1787]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1123, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=1122].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 6 May 1787]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 349, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page007.db&recNum=348].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 September 1787]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 45-54, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page008.db&recNum=44].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 July 1788]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 782-83, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page009.db&recNum=781].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 17 December 1789]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 47, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page012.db&recNum=46].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 22 April 1790]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 377-80, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page012.db&recNum=376].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 13 June 1790]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 573, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page012.db&recNum=572].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 August 1790]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 1133-34, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page012.db&recNum=1132].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1791]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 458-59, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page013.db&recNum=457].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 14 March 1791]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 33-34, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page014.db&recNum=32].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 15 June 1792]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 715-18, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page016.db&recNum=714].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 12 July 1792]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 971, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page016.db&recNum=970].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 24 July 1792]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 996-97, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page016.db&recNum=996].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 15 August 1792]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 1046-47, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page016.db&recNum=1045].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 11 September 1792]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1128, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page016.db&recNum=1127].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 26 February 1793]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 919, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page017.db&recNum=918].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 17 March 1793]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1058 ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page017.db&recNum=1057].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 27 April 1793]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 173, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page018.db&recNum=172].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 26 May 1793]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 535-36, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page018.db&recNum=534].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson and Edmund Randolph, 17 August 1793]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 218-19, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page019.db&recNum=218].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 1 September 1793]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 459, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page019.db&recNum=458].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 24 October 1794]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 221, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=220].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 1 November 1794]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 227-30, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=226].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 26 March 1795]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 402-03, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=401].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 18 April 1795]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 415, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=414].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 1 January 1796]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 657-58, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=656].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 12 January 1796]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 667, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=666].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 13 January 1796]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 667, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=673].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 January 1796]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 668-73, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=670].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 January 1796 (2)]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 686, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=685].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 27 July 1796]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 936-37, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=935].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 8 August, 1796]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 956, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=955].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 22 January 1797]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1112, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=1111].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 1 February 1797]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 1120-21, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=1119].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 29 May 1799]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 970, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page021.db&recNum=969].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 22 February 1800]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 119-20, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page022.db&recNum=118].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 28 February 1800]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 125-26, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page022.db&recNum=124].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 7 April 1800]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 193-204, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page022.db&recNum=192].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 April 1800]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 209, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page022.db&recNum=208].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1800]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 232, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page022.db&recNum=231].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 7 December 1800]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 600-03, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page022.db&recNum=599].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 19 June 1801]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1155, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page023.db&recNum=1154].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 23 June 1801]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1212, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page023.db&recNum=1211].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 4 July 1801]], Pierpont Morgan Library.
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 July 1801]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 374-75, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page024.db&recNum=373].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 August 1803]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-41-02-0233]].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 12 November 1803]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-41-02-0536]].

=== Joseph Jones ===
*[[Joseph Jones to George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, & Edmund Pendleton (draft), circ. 16? April 1781]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 17'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 158.

=== Henry Laurens ===
*[[Wythe and Archibald Cary to Henry Laurens, 12 January 1778]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r104, i78, v23, p437.
*[[Wythe to Henry Laurens, 27 February 1778]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r104, i78, v23, p457.

=== Richard Henry Lee ===
*[[Richard Henry Lee to Wythe, 20 May 1777]], in ''The Letters of Richard Henry Lee vol. 1, 1762-1778'', ed. James Curtis Ballagh (Lexington, VA: Washington and Lee University), 291-92, ''available at'' [http://leearchive.wlu.edu/papers/letters/transcripts-ballagh/b101.html].
*[[Wythe to Richard Henry Lee, 24 August 1777]], in ''Memoir of the Life of Richard Henry Lee: and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe Vol. I'', ed. Richard H. Lee (William Brown, Printer, 1825), 185-86, ''available at'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=bkkWIBqWCCYC&pg=RA1-PA185#v=onepage&q=wythe&f=false].
*[[Wythe to Richard Henry Lee, 18 October 1777]], in ''Memoir of the Life of Richard Henry Lee: and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe Vol. I'', ed. Richard H. Lee (William Brown, Printer, 1825), 186, ''available at'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=bkkWIBqWCCYC&pg=RA1-PA185#v=onepage&q=wythe&f=false].
*[[Richard Henry Lee to Wythe, 19 October 1777]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 8'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 146.
*[[Wythe to Richard Henry Lee, 6 November 1777]], in ''Memoir of the Life of Richard Henry Lee: and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe Vol. I'', ed. Richard H. Lee (William Brown, Printer, 1825), 186-87, ''available at'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=bkkWIBqWCCYC&pg=RA1-PA185#v=onepage&q=wythe&f=false].
*[[Wythe to Richard Henry Lee, 1 August 1778]], in ''Memoir of the Life of Richard Henry Lee: and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe Vol. I'', ed. Richard H. Lee (William Brown, Printer, 1825), 187, ''available at'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=bkkWIBqWCCYC&pg=RA1-PA185#v=onepage&q=wythe&f=false].
*[[ Richard Henry Lee to Wythe, 28 February 1783]], in ''The Letters of Richard Henry Lee vol. 2, 1779-1794'', ed. James Curtis Ballagh (Lexington, VA: Washington and Lee University), 279-80, ''available at'' [http://leearchive.wlu.edu/papers/letters/transcripts-ballagh/b255.html].
*[[Wythe to Richard Henry Lee, 23 February 1785]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r104, i78, v24, p503.

=== Christopher Leffingwell ===
*[[Christopher Leffingwell to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 29 November 1775]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r98, i78, v14, p43.

=== Abraham Livingston ===
*[[Abraham Livingston to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 8 May 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r98, i78, v14, p71.

=== James Madison ===
*[[Wythe to James Madison, February 1785]], in William C. Rives, ''History of the Life and Times of James Madison,'' vol. 2, (Boston: Little, Brown, 1870), 6.
*[[James Madison to Wythe, 15 April 1785|Madison to Wythe, 15 April 1785]], in ''The Papers of James Madison, Vol. 8'', eds. William T. Hutchinson & William M. E. Rachal, (University of Chicago Press, 1963), 262-63, ''also available at'' The Library of Congress: [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?ammem/mjm:@field%28DOCID+@lit%28mjm012534%29%29].
*[[Wythe to James Madison, 8 September 1788]], in ''The Papers of James Madison, Vol. 17'', (University of Chicago Press, 1963), 528.

=== George Mason ===
*[[George Mason to Wythe, 14 June 1777]], in Kate Mason Rowland, ''The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792,'' Vol. 1 (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1892), 283.

=== Philip Mazzei ===
*[[Wythe to Philip Mazzei, 10 August 1785]], ''The Pat and Jerry B. Epstein American History Document Collection'', ed. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, CWF, 2001), ''available at'' [http://cdm15933.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15933coll4/id/47].

=== James Mercer ===
*[[Wythe to James Mercer, June 1789]], in ''The Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Virginia'', (Archives & Manuscripts, The New York Public Library, 2014), ''available at'' [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-26bb-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9].

=== Richard Montgomery ===
*[[Wythe & the Congress Committee of Ticonderaoga to General Richard Montgomery, 30 November 1775]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r183, i166, p13.

=== George Morgan ===
*[[Wythe, Lewis Morris & Oliver Wolcott to George Morgan, 11 April 1776]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 3'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 651.
*[[Wythe, James Wilson & Edward Rutledge to George Morgan, 31 May 1776]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 4'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 106.

=== Robert C. Nicholas ===
*[[Wythe to Robert C. Nicholas, note, 26 March 1776]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 3'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 449.

=== John Norton ===
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 9 May 1768]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 50-51.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 15 May 1768]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 51-52.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 1 June 1768]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 53.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 13 June 1768]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 54.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 8 August 1768]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 58.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 18 August 1768]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 58-59.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 3 August 1769]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 101.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 7 May 1770]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 133-34.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 18 July 1771]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 169.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 29 May 1772]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 242-43.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 17 June 1772]], "Norton Papers," John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 8 September 1772]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 270.
*[[Wythe to John Norton & Son, 12 December 1772]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 290.

=== John Hatley Norton ===
*[[Wythe to John Hatley Norton, 4 December 1785]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 471-72.
*[[Wythe to John Hatley Norton, 22 February 1786]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 472-73.

===John Page===
*[[John Page to Wythe, 23 June 1777]], ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry,'' ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 165.

=== William Paulding ===
*[[William Paulding & New York Committee of Safety to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 26 March 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r81, i67, v1, p198.

=== Edmund Pendleton ===
*[[Virginia Delegates to the Virginia Convention, 18 May 1776|Wythe & Virginia Delegates at Congress to Edmund Pendleton & Virginia Convention, 18 May 1776]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827,'' (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 487, available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib000142].
*[[Wythe to Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776]], in ''The Declaration of Independence'', (Archives & Manuscripts, The New York Public Library, 2014), ''available at'' [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee54-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc].
*[[Pendleton to Wythe, memorandum, 3 March 1789]], in ''The Letters and Papers of Edmund Pendleton, 1734-1803,'' Vol. II, ed. David John Mays (Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1967), 553.

=== Beverley Randolph ===
*[[Wythe to Beverley Randolph, 3 March 1789]], in ''Signers of the Declaration of Independence in the DAR Americana Collection'', (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2005), ''available at'' [http://www.dar.org/americana/signers/#img/George%20Wythe.jpg].

=== Edmund Randolph ===
*Letter from [[Edmund Randolph, 21 February 1780|Edmund Randolph to an unknown recipient, dated February 21, 1780]]. [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/16659 Special Collection Research Center, Swem Library,] College of William & Mary.

*[[Wythe to Edmund Randolph, 16 June 1787]], in ''The Federal Convention'', (Archives & Manuscripts, The New York Public Library, 2014), ''available at'' [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-ccfa-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6].

=== John Randolph ===
*[[Wythe to John Randolph, 13 October 1774]], "Miscellaneous Manuscripts," John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg.

=== William Alexander Rind ===
*[[W.A. Rind to Wythe, 12 August 1800]], in [http://aspace.swem.wm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/199138 Manuscripts - Group 3 - People,] Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

=== Everard Robinson ===

*[[Wythe to Everard Robinson, 31 October 1801]], available at [http://auctions.stairgalleries.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=043016+++498+&refno=++102865].

=== Philip Schuyler ===
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 22 January 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v1, p406.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 24 January 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v1, p406.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 10 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v1, p512.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 24 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v2, p25.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 7 March 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v2, p25.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 21 March 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v2, p67.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 2 April 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v2, p75.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 31 May 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v2, p179.

=== Peter Simon ===
*[[Peter Simon to the Continental Congress, referred to Wythe & Committee, 1 May 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r56, i42, v7, p3.

=== John Tabb ===
*[[Wythe to John Tabb, 22 September 1782]], [http://library.haverford.edu/file-id-1037 Charles Roberts Autograph Letters Collection,] [http://library.haverford.edu/places/special-collections/ Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College,] Haverford, Pennsylvania.

=== Charles Thomson ===
*[[Charles Thomson to Wythe et al., 21 June 1785]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r25, i18A, p100.

=== Jonathan Trumbull ===
*[[Jonathan Trumbull to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 6 January 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r80, i66, v1, p55.
*[[Jonathan Trumbull to Wythe & John Adams, 9 March 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r80, i66, v1, p87.
*[[Jonathan Trumbull to Wythe and John Adams, 25 March 1776]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [http://founders.archives.gov/?q=%20Recipient%3A%22Wythe%2C%20George%22&s=1111311111&r=3].

=== St. George Tucker ===
*[[Wythe to St. George Tucker, 22 April 1774]], [https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/595824 Tucker-Coleman Papers,] Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
*[[Wythe to St. George Tucker, 10 October 1784]], [https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/597072 Tucker-Coleman Papers,] Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
*[[Wythe to St. George Tucker, 2 January 1786]], [https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/597312 Tucker-Coleman Papers,] Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
*[[Wythe to St. George Tucker, 23 October 1792]], [https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/598416 Tucker-Coleman Papers,] Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

===Samuel Tyler===
*[[Wythe to Samuel Tyler, 10 April 1804]]

=== James Warren ===
*[[Wythe, John Adams & Silas Deane to James Warren, 24 October 1775]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 2'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 245.

=== Bushrod Washington ===
*[[Wythe to Bushrod Washington, January 1785]], ''text provided by:'' Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
*[[Wythe to Bushrod Washington, 3 December 1785]], ''text provided by:'' Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
*[[Wythe to Bushrod Washington, 9 December 1787]], ''text provided by:'' Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

=== George Washington ===
*[[George Washington to Wythe, 17 January 1774]], in ''George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: Series 5 Financial Papers'', ed. John C. Fitzpatrick (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1999), images 180-182, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mgw5&fileName=gwpage004.db&recNum=179].
*[[George Washington to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 31 December 1775]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r166, i152, v1, 381.
*[[George Washington to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 19 January 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r166, i152, v1, 419.
*[[George Washington to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 30 January 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r166, i152, v1, 447.
*[[George Washington to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 14 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r166, i152, v1, 485.
*[[George Washington to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 4 April 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r166, i152, v1, 581.
*[[George Washington to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 8 June 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r166, i152, v2, 9.
*[[Wythe and Robert Nicholas to George Washington, 27 May 1760]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [http://founders.archives.gov/?q=%20Author%3A%22Wythe%2C%20George%22&s=1111311111&r=1].
*[[Wythe to George Washington, 25 October 1781]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [http://founders.archives.gov/?q=%20Author%3A%22Wythe%2C%20George%22&s=1111311111&r=16].
*[[Wythe to George Washington, 16 July 1787]], in ''The Centennial Book of the Signers'' (Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart, 1872), 257.
*[[George Washington to Wythe, 28 August 1793]], in ''George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: Series 2 Letterbooks'' (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1999), image 139, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mgw2&fileName=gwpage039.db&recNum=138].

=== John West ===
*[[George Wythe the Colonial Briton#Page 102|Wythe to John West, 14 July 1757]], Pennsylvania Historical Society.

=== Thomas Whiting ===
*[[Thomas Whiting to Wythe, 22 November 1777]], in Michael J. Crawford, ed., ''Naval Documents of the American Revolution,'' vol. 10, pt. 2, ''American Theatre Oct. 1, 1777-Dec. 31, 1777; European Theatre, Oct. 1, 1777-Dec. 31, 1777'' (Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1996), 572-573.

=== Nathaniel Woodhull ===
*[[Wythe, John Adams & Silas Deane to Nathaniel Woodhull, 19 October 1775]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 2'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 208.

=== David Wooster ===
*[[David Wooster to the Continental Congress, referred to Wythe & Committee, 11 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r179, i161, p265.

== Letters about Wythe ==
*[[John Page to Thomas Jefferson, 20 July 1776]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 9-11.

*[[Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 26 July 1780]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 2, ''The Letters of Thomas Jefferson'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond, 1928), 140-141.

*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Virginia Delegates in Congress, 15 March 1781]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 2, ''The Letters of Thomas Jefferson'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond, 1928), 410-411.

*[[Philip Mazzei to Thomas Jefferson, 20 May 1784]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib000909].

*[[Thomas Jefferson to Richard Price, 7 August 1785]], ''The Papers of Thomas Jefferson,'' vol. 8, ''25 February-31 October 1785,'' ed. Julian P. Boyd (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1953), 356–357, available at [https://www.loc.gov/item/mtjbib001206/].

* [[Jefferson-Carr Correspondence|Jefferson-Carr correspondence]], seven letters dated between December 30, 1786 and May 29, 1789, most appear in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974).

*[[Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 29 May 1799]], Founders Online, National Archives, available at [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-29-02-0482].

*[[George Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 10 June 1799]], Founders Online, National Archives, available at [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-31-02-0107].

* [[William Tatham to William Armistead Burwell, 13 June 1805]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib014808].

* [[Jefferson-DuVal Correspondence|Jefferson-DuVal correspondence]], twelve letters between June 4 and December 10, 1806, in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib016175].

* [[William Munford to General John Preston|William Munford to General John Preston, 16 June 1806]], letter eight days after George Wythe's death.

*[[Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 22 June 1806]], Massachusetts Historical Society.

*[[George Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 22 July 1806]], Founders Online, National Archives, available at [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-4073].

*[[John Page to St. George Tucker, 29 June 1806]], [https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/600293 Special Collection Research Center, Swem Library], College of William & Mary.

* [[Jefferson-Peale Correspondence|Jefferson-Peale correspondence]], six letters dated between November 22 and December 24, 1806, in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib016602].

* [[Lydia Broadnax to Thomas Jefferson, 9 April 1807]], Founders Online, National Archives, available at [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-5430].

* [[Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 18 April 1807]], Founders Online, National Archives, available at [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-5474].

* [[Jefferson-Tyler Correspondence|Jefferson-Tyler correspondence]], two letters dated November 12 and 25, 1810, in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib020438] ''and'' [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib020438].

* [[Thomas Jefferson to Louis H. Girardin, 15 January 1815]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [https://www.loc.gov/resource/mtj1.047_1099_1099/].

* [[Lydia Broadnax to Thomas Jefferson, 2 June 1819]], Founders Online, National Archives, available at [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/98-01-02-0461].

* [[Jefferson-Sanderson Correspondence|Jefferson-Sanderson correspondence]], three letters dated between August 19 and November 24, 1820, in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib021120].

* [[Jefferson-Du Ponceau Correspondence|Jefferson-Du Ponceau correspondence]], two letters dated December 28, 1820, and January 3, 1821, in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib023958].

* [[John Page, Jr., to James E. Heath, 3 January 1834]], in George Wythe, [[Etymological Praxis|Etymological Praxis in Greek and Latin of Part of Homer's ''Iliad'']], Manuscripts Collection, Virginia Historical Society.

* [[Henry Clay to B. B. Minor, 3 May 1851]], in George Wythe, [[Memoir of the Author|''Decisions of Cases In Virginia, By the High Court Chancery, with Remarks Upon Decrees By the Court of Appeals, Reversing Some of Those Decisions,'']] ed. B.B. Minor (Richmond, Virginia: J.W. Randolph, 1852), xxxii-xxxvi; reprinted in [[Media:ClayVirginiaHistoricalRegister1852.pdf|"George Wythe,"]] ''Virginia Historical Register'' 5, no. 3 (July 1852), 162-167.

== Papers ==
===1740-1769===
*[[Etymological Praxis|Etymological Praxis in Greek and Latin of Part of Homer's Iliad]], Manuscripts Collection, [http://vhs4.vahistorical.org/starweb/vhs/servlet.starweb?path=vhs/vhs.web Virginia Historical Society].

*[[Complaint, 5 November 1746, of William Russell v. Thomas Dowde]], Wythe's pleading on behalf of William Russell, Plaintiff.

*[[Complaint, 30 March 1747, of Strother v. Zimmerman]], Wythe's pleading on behalf of Anthony Strother, Plaintiff.

*[[Wythe to Shermer, 10 July 1755]], ordering scientific equipment from London, [http://library.haverford.edu/file-id-1037 Charles Roberts Autograph Letters Collection,] [http://library.haverford.edu/places/special-collections/ Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College,] Haverford, Pennsylvania.

*[[Syms and Eaton Schools and Their Successor|Indenture between Sym's Free School and George Wythe]], 15 July 1760, Elizabeth City county records.

*[[Order to the Sheriff of Loudoun County, 10 September 1761]], in "Rosenbach, A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf), 1876-1952, collector. Signers of the Declaration of Independence" (The Rosenbach Museum & Library). [https://rosenbach.catalogaccess.com/archives/32212 Catalog]

*[[Elizabeth City County Court Records, 6 September 1763|Elizabeth City County Court Records]], 6 September 1763, in the [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb4ebb8a-0e41-c85e-e040-e00a18063bc4 Thomas Addis Emmet Collection,] Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.

*[[Remonstrance to the House of Commons]], 8 December 1764, in ''Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1761-1765'' (Richmond, VA: Colonial Press, Everett Waddey Co., 1907), 303-304.

*[[Great Autograph Sale|Treasurer's bond, 20 May 1766]], described in Stan V. Henkels catalog, 1920.

*[[Treasurer's bond, 10 April 1767]]. Original image at [https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-61A4E3E991 Invaluable.]

===1770-1779===
*Copy of the [[Minutes of the House of Burgesses, 1768-1775|Minutes of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, circa 1768-1775]], [http://library.haverford.edu/file-id-1037 Charles Roberts Autograph Letters Collection,] [http://library.haverford.edu/places/special-collections/ Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College,] Haverford, Pennsylvania.

*[[Land Title Opinion, 15 December 1773]], ''George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: Series 4 General Correspondences'', ed. John C. Fitzpatrick (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1999), images 25-27, available at [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mgw4&fileName=gwpage033.db&recNum=24].

*[[Tucker's Certificate of the Admission]], 4 April 1774, St. George Tucker's license to practice law in the county and inferior courts of Virginia, signed and sealed by John Randolph and George Wythe.

*[[Agreement of Secrecy]], Continental Congress, 9 November 1775, in Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, Record Group 360, National Archives.

*[[Draft of a Resolution in Relation to British Hostilities]], March 1776, in [https://therevolutionarycity.org/islandora/documents-1728-1816-relating-province-pennsylvania-and-american-revolution-page-131 ''Documents, 1728-1816: Relating to the Province of Pennsylvania and to the American Revolution,''] American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia, 131-132.

*[[Address to the Foreign Mercenaries]], [May 1776], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 651-652, available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib000191].

*[[Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies]], [May-June, 1776], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 383-384, available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib000110].

*[[Address to the Indians]], 6 June 1776, in ''The Papers of the Continental Congress,'' National Archives, Washington, D.C., available at [http://www.fold3.com/image/447198/].

*[[Wythe & the Committee on Clothing to the State of New York, 7 October 1776|Wythe & the Committee on Clothing to the State of New York]], 7 October 1776, in ''The Book of Autographs'' (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978).

*[[Additional Instructions to the Commissioners to France]], 16 October 1776, in ''The Papers of the Continental Congress,'' National Archives, Washington, D.C., available at [https://www.fold3.com/image/1/446119 Fold3.]

*[[Report of the Committee on the Northern Army, 28 November 1776]], National Archives, Washington, D.C., available at [https://www.fold3.com/image/457278 Fold3.]

*[[Poems on Witty Subjects in Congress]], [November-December 1776], by George Wythe and William Ellery, Boston Public Library, American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection, available at [https://archive.org/details/bplscarwm].

===1780-1799===
*[[Honorary Degree Conferred on Jefferson by the College of William and Mary]], 20 January 1783. Massachusetts Historical Society.

*[[Bill for Statue for General Washington at Williamsburg|Bill for Statue for General Washington at Williamsburg, 1783]]. Breckinridge Family Papers, 1752-1965. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

*[[Swearingen License, 22-28 June 1786|Surveyor's license issued by Governor Patrick Henry and signed by Wythe, June 22, 1786]]. Original image at [https://historical.ha.com/itm/autographs/patrick-henry-surveyor-s-license-twice-signed/a/6113-34003.s Heritage Auctions.]

*[[Resignation of the Judges, 11 March 1789|Resignation of the Judges, 11 March 1789]], in ''The Letters and Papers of Edmund Pendleton, 1734-1803 Vol. II'', ed. David John Mays (Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1967), 553-54.

*[[Resignation as Professor of Law and Police]], 15 September 1789, John Carter Brown Library, Brown University.

*[[Plaintiff's Bill, 19 August 1797|Plaintiff's bill in the suit of Warner Washington v. David Williamson, August 19 1797]], available at [http://www.eacgallery.com/GEORGE_WYTHE__1726_1806__MANUSCRIPT_DOCUMENT_SIGNE-LOT9139.aspx EAC Gallery.]

*[[Address of the Inhabitants of Richmond]], 17 August 1793, in the ''George Washington Papers,'' Series 4, General Correspondence, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., available at [https://www.loc.gov/item/mgw438153/].

*[[Anti-Slavery Petition of 1795|Anti-Slavery Petition]], inhabitants of various parts of Virginia, 16 November 1795, Legislative Petitions microfilm reel 233, Library of Virginia.

*[[Fragment, May 1799|Fragment from Chancery Court Case]], May, 1799.
*[[Wythe Oath Document, 17 June 1799]], in ''Howe's Virginia'', (Archives & Manuscripts, New York Public Library, 2014), available at [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-79ed-8c19-e040-e00a18060263].

===1800-1806===
*Plea for injunction in the case of [[Holliday v. Lauck|''Holliday v. Lauck,'' 6 November 1801.]] Available at John M. Woolsey Collection of Legal Documents, Special Collections, [http://archives.law.virginia.edu/records/mss/78-6/digital/1852 University of Virginia Law Library.]

*[[Plaintiff's Bill, 12 January 1801|Plaintiff's bill in the suit of Boyle & McKewan v. Lindenberger, January 12 1801]].

*[[Decree in Baker v. Fairfax|Decree in Baker v. Fairfax, March 1802]], [http://library.haverford.edu/file-id-1037 Charles Roberts Autograph Letters Collection,] [http://library.haverford.edu/places/special-collections/ Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College,] Haverford, Pennsylvania.

*[[Opinion Concerning the Will of Patrick Henry]], May 1804, MSS 2413, [https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u377952 Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library,] University of Virginia.

*[[Last Will and Testament|The Last Will and Testament with Codicil of George Wythe, 11 June 1806]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 314-319, available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib016255].

*[[Notes for the Biography of George Wythe|Biographical Notes on George Wythe, by Thomas Jefferson, 31 August, 1820]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 217-19, available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib023877].

==See also==

*[[Wythe's Lost Papers]]

[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

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Although [[George Wythe|Wythe's]] lecture notes from his teaching days at William & Mary are thought to have been extant as late as 1810, no collection of [[Wythe's Lost Papers|George Wythe's papers or correspondence]] has survived to the present day. Instead, the list below derives from Wythe's contemporaries. As a leader of the Revolution, Wythe exchanged correspondence with many of the notable men of his time and it is from their papers that we piece together the Chancellor's collection.

== Letters ==
=== John Adams ===
*[[Wythe to Adams, 5 December 1783]], in ''Papers of John Adams Vol. 15'', (Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1977), 396.

=== Samuel Adams ===
*[[Wythe to Samuel Adams, 1 August 1778]], in ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty'', Alonzo Thomas Dill (Williamsburg, VA: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 1979), 31.

=== Robert Alexander ===
*[[Honest Lawyer|Wythe to Robert Alexander, n.d.]], in "The Honest Lawyer," ''Times'' (Charleston, SC), July 1, 1806.

=== William Alexander, Lord Stirling ===
*[[Lord Stirling to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 2 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r179, i162, p308.

=== Joseph Blewer ===
*[[Joseph Blewer & Daniel Robinson to Wythe, John Adams, & Silas Deane, 2 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r71, i58, p437.

=== Jacob Bruce ===
*[[Orders of Virginia Assembly of Dec. 8, 1769|Orders of Virginia Assembly of December 8, 1769]], ''Publications of the Southern History Association'' (September, 1904), 373-376.

=== Thomas Burke ===
*[[Wythe to Thomas Burke, 9 August 1775]], [http://library.haverford.edu/file-id-1037 Charles Roberts Autograph Letters Collection,] [http://library.haverford.edu/places/special-collections/ Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College,] Haverford, Pennsylvania.

=== Robert Carter ===
*[[6 Questions Put to Mr G.W.|6 Questions put to Mr G.W., Which Questions, He Answered 25th August 1768]], Yale University Library.
*[[Wythe to Robert Carter, 11 June 1771]], in ''Heritage Auctioneers & Galleries, Inc.'', ''available at'' [http://historical.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=675&lotIdNo=27110].
*[[Wythe to Robert Carter, 29 May 1772]], in ''The Members of the Continental Congress'', (Archives & Manuscripts, The New York Public Library, 2014), ''available at'' [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9f93b5d-f9e4-9cb5-e040-e00a1806459b]].
*[[Robert Carter to Wythe, 6 July 1772]], in "Robert Carter letter books and day books, 1771-1804 and undated," (Archives & Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries).
*[[Robert Carter to Wythe, 4 October 1772]], in "Robert Carter letter books and day books, 1771-1804 and undated," (Archives & Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries).
*[[Robert Carter to Wythe, 20 June 1774]], in "Robert Carter letter books and day books, 1771-1804 and undated," (Archives & Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries).
*[[Wythe to Robert Carter, 2 July 1774]], "Signers of the Declaration of Independence : collection of autograph letters and documents, 1750-1830," (Literary and Historical Manuscripts, [https://www.themorgan.org/literary-historical/119291 Morgan Library & Museum]).
*[[Robert Carter to Wythe, 2 June 1776]], in "Robert Carter letter books and day books, 1771-1804 and undated," (Archives & Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries).
*[[Robert Carter to Wythe, 20 June 1776]], in "Robert Carter letter books and day books, 1771-1804 and undated," (Archives & Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries).
*[[Robert Carter to Wythe, 19 January 1779]], in "Robert Carter letter books and day books, 1771-1804 and undated," (Archives & Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries)
*[[Wythe to Robert Carter, 17 October 1792]], Library & Archives, Maine Historical Society.

=== Richard Caswell ===
*[[Richard Caswell to Wythe, 15 February 1778]], in ''The State Records of North Carolina,'' vol. 13, 1778-1779, Walter Clark, ed. (Winston, N.C.: M.I. and J.C. Stewart, 1896), p. 44.

=== George Rogers Clark ===
*[[Wythe, George Mason, & Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark, 3 January 1778]], in ''First American West: Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820'', (Chicago: Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, 2002), images 1-2, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=icufaw&fileName=cmc0020/icufawcmc0020.db&recNum=0&itemLink=h?ammem/fawbib:@field%28NUMBER+@band%28icufaw+cmc0020%29%29].

=== Nicholas Cooke ===
*[[Wythe, William Ellery & Committee on Clothing to Nicholas Cooke, 11 October 1776]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 5'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 334.

=== Bartholomew Dandridge ===
*[[Land Title Opinion, 15 December 1773]], [https://www.loc.gov/resource/mgw4.033_0025_0028/ George Washington Papers,] Library of Congress.

=== Timothy Danielson ===
*[[Timothy Danielson & Massachusetts General Court Committee Near White Plains to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 3 November 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r79, i65, v1, p131.

=== Alexander Donald ===
*[[Wythe to Alexander Donald, 29 March 1790]], in ''Raynors’ Historical Collectible Auctions'', ''available at'' [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5592811].

=== Benjamin Franklin ===
*[[Wythe to Franklin, 23 June 1766]], in ''The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 13: January 1, 1766 through December 31, 1766'', eds. Leonard W. Labaree et al. (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1969), 321, available at [http://franklinpapers.org/franklin/framedVolumes.jsp?vol=13&page=321a].
*[[Wythe to Franklin, 6 September 1777]], in ''The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 24: May 1, 1777 through September 30, 1777,'' eds. William B. Willcox et al. (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1984), 506, ''available at'' [http://franklinpapers.org/franklin/framedVolumes.jsp?vol=24&page=506a].

=== Thomas Greenough ===
*[[Thomas Greenough to Wythe, John Adams, & Silas Deane, 22 December 1775]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r95, i78, v10, p13.
*[[Thomas Greenough to Wythe et al, 8 June 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r80, i66, v1, p111.

=== John Hancock ===
*[[Wythe, William Ellery & Committee on Clothing to John Hancock, 4 November 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r71, i58, p409.

=== Benjamin Harrison ===
*[[Wythe & Archibald Cary to Virginia Delegates, 23 May 1777]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M332, r8, f875.
*[[Wythe & Archibald Cary to Virginia Delegates, 4 June 1777]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M332, r8, f876.
*[[Wythe and Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Harrison, 18 June 1779]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [http://founders.archives.gov/?q=%20Author%3A%22Wythe%2C%20George%22&s=1111311111&r=14].
*[[Gov. Harrison to Col. Charles Dabney, 13 Nov 1782]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 3, ''The Letters of Thomas Nelson and Benjamin Harrison'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond, 1929), 376.
*[[Wythe to Benjamin Harrison, 24 June 1783]], in ''The Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Virginia'', (Archives & Manuscripts, The New York Public Library, 2014), ''available at'' [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-26b7-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9].
*[[Wythe & the Inhabitants of Williamsburg, VA to Benjamin Harrison, July 1783]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r60, i46, p89.

=== George Hay ===
*[[Wythe to George Hay, November 1802]], from Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc., Americana.

=== Moses Hazen ===
*[[Moses Hazen to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 18 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r96, i78, v11, p17.

=== Patrick Henry ===
*[[Wythe, et al. to Patrick Henry, 17 September 1776]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 5'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 190.

*[[Wythe, et al. to Patrick Henry(?), 7 November 1776]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 5'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 451.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 24 May 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 151-152.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 27 May 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 153-154.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 27 May 1777 (2)]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 154-155.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 31 May 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 156-157.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 10 June 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 161.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 11 June 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 161-162.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 12 June 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 162.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 13 June 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 163.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 20 June 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 165.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 30 October 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 198-199.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 10 November 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 201-202.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 11 November 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 203-204.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 18 November 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 205-207.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 5 December 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 210.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 11 December 1777]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 214.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 7 January 1778]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 225.

*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 17 January 1778]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 231.

=== Samuel Huntington ===
*[[Samuel Huntington to Wythe et al., 2 February 1780]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r24, i14, p290.
*[[Wythe to Samuel Huntington, 21 February 1780]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r104, i78, v24, p183.

===Anthony Irby===
*[[Anthony Irby to Wythe, 8 April 1771]], Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, [http://research.history.org/digitallibrary/view/index.cfm?doc=Manuscripts\M1931.4.03.xml Colonial Williamsburg Digital Library.]

=== John Jay ===
*[[Wythe, Archibald Cary & the Virginia General Assembly to John Jay & the Continental Congress, 15 December 1778]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r22, i9, p123.

=== George Jefferson ===
*[[Wythe to George Jefferson, 12 April 1793]],

=== Thomas Jefferson ===
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1770]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-01-02-0027].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 5 April 1775]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 355, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=354].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 6 April 1775]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 356, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=355].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 27 July 1776]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 592-93, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=591].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 28 October 1776]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 681, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=680].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 11 November 1776]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 709, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=708].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 18 November 1776]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 710-713, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=709].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 1 November 1778]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 986-87, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=985].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 1 March 1779]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1031 ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page001.db&recNum=1030].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, 5 March 1781]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0084].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1781]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [http://founders.archives.gov/?q=%20Author%3A%22Wythe%2C%20George%22&s=1111311111&r=15].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1781]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 685-87, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page002.db&recNum=684].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1786]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 44-45, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page005.db&recNum=43].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 February 1786]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 271-282, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page005.db&recNum=281].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 29 May 1786]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 864, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page005.db&recNum=863].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 13 August 1786]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 149-52, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=148].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 13 December 1786]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 829-30, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=828].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1786]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 867, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=866].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, January 1787]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1123, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=1122].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 6 May 1787]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 349, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page007.db&recNum=348].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 September 1787]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 45-54, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page008.db&recNum=44].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 July 1788]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 782-83, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page009.db&recNum=781].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 17 December 1789]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 47, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page012.db&recNum=46].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 22 April 1790]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 377-80, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page012.db&recNum=376].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 13 June 1790]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 573, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page012.db&recNum=572].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 August 1790]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 1133-34, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page012.db&recNum=1132].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1791]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 458-59, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page013.db&recNum=457].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 14 March 1791]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 33-34, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page014.db&recNum=32].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 15 June 1792]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 715-18, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page016.db&recNum=714].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 12 July 1792]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 971, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page016.db&recNum=970].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 24 July 1792]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 996-97, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page016.db&recNum=996].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 15 August 1792]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 1046-47, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page016.db&recNum=1045].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 11 September 1792]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1128, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page016.db&recNum=1127].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 26 February 1793]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 919, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page017.db&recNum=918].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 17 March 1793]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1058 ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page017.db&recNum=1057].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 27 April 1793]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 173, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page018.db&recNum=172].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 26 May 1793]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 535-36, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page018.db&recNum=534].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson and Edmund Randolph, 17 August 1793]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 218-19, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page019.db&recNum=218].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 1 September 1793]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 459, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page019.db&recNum=458].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 24 October 1794]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 221, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=220].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 1 November 1794]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 227-30, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=226].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 26 March 1795]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 402-03, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=401].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 18 April 1795]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 415, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=414].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 1 January 1796]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 657-58, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=656].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 12 January 1796]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 667, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=666].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 13 January 1796]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 667, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=673].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 January 1796]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 668-73, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=670].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 January 1796 (2)]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 686, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=685].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 27 July 1796]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 936-37, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=935].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 8 August, 1796]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 956, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=955].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 22 January 1797]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1112, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=1111].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 1 February 1797]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 1120-21, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page020.db&recNum=1119].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 29 May 1799]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 970, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page021.db&recNum=969].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 22 February 1800]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 119-20, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page022.db&recNum=118].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 28 February 1800]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 125-26, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page022.db&recNum=124].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 7 April 1800]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 193-204, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page022.db&recNum=192].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 April 1800]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 209, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page022.db&recNum=208].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1800]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 232, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page022.db&recNum=231].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 7 December 1800]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 600-03, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page022.db&recNum=599].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 19 June 1801]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1155, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page023.db&recNum=1154].
*[[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 23 June 1801]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 1212, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page023.db&recNum=1211].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 4 July 1801]], Pierpont Morgan Library.
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 July 1801]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 374-75, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page024.db&recNum=373].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 August 1803]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-41-02-0233]].
*[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 12 November 1803]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-41-02-0536]].

=== Joseph Jones ===
*[[Joseph Jones to George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, & Edmund Pendleton (draft), circ. 16? April 1781]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 17'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 158.

=== Henry Laurens ===
*[[Wythe and Archibald Cary to Henry Laurens, 12 January 1778]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r104, i78, v23, p437.
*[[Wythe to Henry Laurens, 27 February 1778]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r104, i78, v23, p457.

=== Richard Henry Lee ===
*[[Richard Henry Lee to Wythe, 20 May 1777]], in ''The Letters of Richard Henry Lee vol. 1, 1762-1778'', ed. James Curtis Ballagh (Lexington, VA: Washington and Lee University), 291-92, ''available at'' [http://leearchive.wlu.edu/papers/letters/transcripts-ballagh/b101.html].
*[[Wythe to Richard Henry Lee, 24 August 1777]], in ''Memoir of the Life of Richard Henry Lee: and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe Vol. I'', ed. Richard H. Lee (William Brown, Printer, 1825), 185-86, ''available at'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=bkkWIBqWCCYC&pg=RA1-PA185#v=onepage&q=wythe&f=false].
*[[Wythe to Richard Henry Lee, 18 October 1777]], in ''Memoir of the Life of Richard Henry Lee: and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe Vol. I'', ed. Richard H. Lee (William Brown, Printer, 1825), 186, ''available at'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=bkkWIBqWCCYC&pg=RA1-PA185#v=onepage&q=wythe&f=false].
*[[Richard Henry Lee to Wythe, 19 October 1777]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 8'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 146.
*[[Wythe to Richard Henry Lee, 6 November 1777]], in ''Memoir of the Life of Richard Henry Lee: and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe Vol. I'', ed. Richard H. Lee (William Brown, Printer, 1825), 186-87, ''available at'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=bkkWIBqWCCYC&pg=RA1-PA185#v=onepage&q=wythe&f=false].
*[[Wythe to Richard Henry Lee, 1 August 1778]], in ''Memoir of the Life of Richard Henry Lee: and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe Vol. I'', ed. Richard H. Lee (William Brown, Printer, 1825), 187, ''available at'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=bkkWIBqWCCYC&pg=RA1-PA185#v=onepage&q=wythe&f=false].
*[[ Richard Henry Lee to Wythe, 28 February 1783]], in ''The Letters of Richard Henry Lee vol. 2, 1779-1794'', ed. James Curtis Ballagh (Lexington, VA: Washington and Lee University), 279-80, ''available at'' [http://leearchive.wlu.edu/papers/letters/transcripts-ballagh/b255.html].
*[[Wythe to Richard Henry Lee, 23 February 1785]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r104, i78, v24, p503.

=== Christopher Leffingwell ===
*[[Christopher Leffingwell to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 29 November 1775]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r98, i78, v14, p43.

=== Abraham Livingston ===
*[[Abraham Livingston to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 8 May 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r98, i78, v14, p71.

=== James Madison ===
*[[Wythe to James Madison, February 1785]], in William C. Rives, ''History of the Life and Times of James Madison,'' vol. 2, (Boston: Little, Brown, 1870), 6.
*[[James Madison to Wythe, 15 April 1785|Madison to Wythe, 15 April 1785]], in ''The Papers of James Madison, Vol. 8'', eds. William T. Hutchinson & William M. E. Rachal, (University of Chicago Press, 1963), 262-63, ''also available at'' The Library of Congress: [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?ammem/mjm:@field%28DOCID+@lit%28mjm012534%29%29].
*[[Wythe to James Madison, 8 September 1788]], in ''The Papers of James Madison, Vol. 17'', (University of Chicago Press, 1963), 528.

=== George Mason ===
*[[George Mason to Wythe, 14 June 1777]], in Kate Mason Rowland, ''The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792,'' Vol. 1 (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1892), 283.

=== Philip Mazzei ===
*[[Wythe to Philip Mazzei, 10 August 1785]], ''The Pat and Jerry B. Epstein American History Document Collection'', ed. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, CWF, 2001), ''available at'' [http://cdm15933.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15933coll4/id/47].

=== James Mercer ===
*[[Wythe to James Mercer, June 1789]], in ''The Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Virginia'', (Archives & Manuscripts, The New York Public Library, 2014), ''available at'' [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-26bb-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9].

=== Richard Montgomery ===
*[[Wythe & the Congress Committee of Ticonderaoga to General Richard Montgomery, 30 November 1775]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r183, i166, p13.

=== George Morgan ===
*[[Wythe, Lewis Morris & Oliver Wolcott to George Morgan, 11 April 1776]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 3'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 651.
*[[Wythe, James Wilson & Edward Rutledge to George Morgan, 31 May 1776]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 4'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 106.

=== Robert C. Nicholas ===
*[[Wythe to Robert C. Nicholas, note, 26 March 1776]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 3'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 449.

=== John Norton ===
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 9 May 1768]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 50-51.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 15 May 1768]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 51-52.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 1 June 1768]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 53.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 13 June 1768]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 54.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 8 August 1768]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 58.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 18 August 1768]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 58-59.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 3 August 1769]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 101.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 7 May 1770]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 133-34.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 18 July 1771]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 169.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 29 May 1772]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 242-43.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 17 June 1772]], "Norton Papers," John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg.
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 8 September 1772]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 270.
*[[Wythe to John Norton & Son, 12 December 1772]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 290.

=== John Hatley Norton ===
*[[Wythe to John Hatley Norton, 4 December 1785]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 471-72.
*[[Wythe to John Hatley Norton, 22 February 1786]], ''John Norton & Sons Merchants of London and Virginia'', ed. Frances Norton Mason (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1937), 472-73.

===John Page===
*[[John Page to Wythe, 23 June 1777]], ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry,'' ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 165.

=== William Paulding ===
*[[William Paulding & New York Committee of Safety to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 26 March 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r81, i67, v1, p198.

=== Edmund Pendleton ===
*[[Virginia Delegates to the Virginia Convention, 18 May 1776|Wythe & Virginia Delegates at Congress to Edmund Pendleton & Virginia Convention, 18 May 1776]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827,'' (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), image 487, available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib000142].
*[[Wythe to Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776]], in ''The Declaration of Independence'', (Archives & Manuscripts, The New York Public Library, 2014), ''available at'' [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee54-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc].
*[[Pendleton to Wythe, memorandum, 3 March 1789]], in ''The Letters and Papers of Edmund Pendleton, 1734-1803,'' Vol. II, ed. David John Mays (Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1967), 553.

=== Beverley Randolph ===
*[[Wythe to Beverley Randolph, 3 March 1789]], in ''Signers of the Declaration of Independence in the DAR Americana Collection'', (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2005), ''available at'' [http://www.dar.org/americana/signers/#img/George%20Wythe.jpg].

=== Edmund Randolph ===
*Letter from [[Edmund Randolph, 21 February 1780|Edmund Randolph to an unknown recipient, dated February 21, 1780]]. [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/16659 Special Collection Research Center, Swem Library,] College of William & Mary.

*[[Wythe to Edmund Randolph, 16 June 1787]], in ''The Federal Convention'', (Archives & Manuscripts, The New York Public Library, 2014), ''available at'' [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-ccfa-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6].

=== John Randolph ===
*[[Wythe to John Randolph, 13 October 1774]], "Miscellaneous Manuscripts," John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg.

=== William Alexander Rind ===
*[[W.A. Rind to Wythe, 12 August 1800]], in [http://aspace.swem.wm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/199138 Manuscripts - Group 3 - People,] Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

=== Everard Robinson ===

*[[Wythe to Everard Robinson, 31 October 1801]], available at [http://auctions.stairgalleries.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=043016+++498+&refno=++102865].

=== Philip Schuyler ===
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 22 January 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v1, p406.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 24 January 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v1, p406.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 10 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v1, p512.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 24 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v2, p25.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 7 March 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v2, p25.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 21 March 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v2, p67.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 2 April 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v2, p75.
*[[Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 31 May 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r172, i153, v2, p179.

=== Peter Simon ===
*[[Peter Simon to the Continental Congress, referred to Wythe & Committee, 1 May 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r56, i42, v7, p3.

=== John Tabb ===
*[[Wythe to John Tabb, 22 September 1782]], [http://library.haverford.edu/file-id-1037 Charles Roberts Autograph Letters Collection,] [http://library.haverford.edu/places/special-collections/ Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College,] Haverford, Pennsylvania.

=== Charles Thomson ===
*[[Charles Thomson to Wythe et al., 21 June 1785]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r25, i18A, p100.

=== Jonathan Trumbull ===
*[[Jonathan Trumbull to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 6 January 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r80, i66, v1, p55.
*[[Jonathan Trumbull to Wythe & John Adams, 9 March 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r80, i66, v1, p87.
*[[Jonathan Trumbull to Wythe and John Adams, 25 March 1776]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [http://founders.archives.gov/?q=%20Recipient%3A%22Wythe%2C%20George%22&s=1111311111&r=3].

=== St. George Tucker ===
*[[Wythe to St. George Tucker, 22 April 1774]], [https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/595824 Tucker-Coleman Papers,] Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
*[[Wythe to St. George Tucker, 10 October 1784]], [https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/597072 Tucker-Coleman Papers,] Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
*[[Wythe to St. George Tucker, 2 January 1786]], [https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/597312 Tucker-Coleman Papers,] Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
*[[Wythe to St. George Tucker, 23 October 1792]], [https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/598416 Tucker-Coleman Papers,] Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

===Samuel Tyler===
*[[Wythe to Samuel Tyler, 10 April 1804]]

=== James Warren ===
*[[Wythe, John Adams & Silas Deane to James Warren, 24 October 1775]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 2'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 245.

=== Bushrod Washington ===
*[[Wythe to Bushrod Washington, January 1785]], ''text provided by:'' Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
*[[Wythe to Bushrod Washington, 3 December 1785]], ''text provided by:'' Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
*[[Wythe to Bushrod Washington, 9 December 1787]], ''text provided by:'' Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

=== George Washington ===
*[[George Washington to Wythe, 17 January 1774]], in ''George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: Series 5 Financial Papers'', ed. John C. Fitzpatrick (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1999), images 180-182, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mgw5&fileName=gwpage004.db&recNum=179].
*[[George Washington to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 31 December 1775]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r166, i152, v1, 381.
*[[George Washington to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 19 January 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r166, i152, v1, 419.
*[[George Washington to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 30 January 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r166, i152, v1, 447.
*[[George Washington to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 14 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r166, i152, v1, 485.
*[[George Washington to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 4 April 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r166, i152, v1, 581.
*[[George Washington to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 8 June 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r166, i152, v2, 9.
*[[Wythe and Robert Nicholas to George Washington, 27 May 1760]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [http://founders.archives.gov/?q=%20Author%3A%22Wythe%2C%20George%22&s=1111311111&r=1].
*[[Wythe to George Washington, 25 October 1781]], in ''Founders Online, National Archives'', ''available at'' [http://founders.archives.gov/?q=%20Author%3A%22Wythe%2C%20George%22&s=1111311111&r=16].
*[[Wythe to George Washington, 16 July 1787]], in ''The Centennial Book of the Signers'' (Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart, 1872), 257.
*[[George Washington to Wythe, 28 August 1793]], in ''George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: Series 2 Letterbooks'' (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1999), image 139, ''available at'' [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mgw2&fileName=gwpage039.db&recNum=138].

=== John West ===
*[[George Wythe the Colonial Briton#Page 102|Wythe to John West, 14 July 1757]], Pennsylvania Historical Society.

=== Thomas Whiting ===
*[[Thomas Whiting to Wythe, 22 November 1777]], in Michael J. Crawford, ed., ''Naval Documents of the American Revolution,'' vol. 10, pt. 2, ''American Theatre Oct. 1, 1777-Dec. 31, 1777; European Theatre, Oct. 1, 1777-Dec. 31, 1777'' (Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1996), 572-573.

=== Nathaniel Woodhull ===
*[[Wythe, John Adams & Silas Deane to Nathaniel Woodhull, 19 October 1775]], in ''Letters of Delegates to Congress: 1774-1789, Vol. 2'', ed. Paul H. Smith (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976), 208.

=== David Wooster ===
*[[David Wooster to the Continental Congress, referred to Wythe & Committee, 11 February 1776]], ''The Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789'', ed. John P. Butler (Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1978), M247, r179, i161, p265.

== Letters about Wythe ==
*[[John Page to Thomas Jefferson, 20 July 1776]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 9-11.

*[[Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 26 July 1780]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 2, ''The Letters of Thomas Jefferson'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond, 1928), 140-141.

*[[Thomas Jefferson to the Virginia Delegates in Congress, 15 March 1781]], in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia'', vol. 2, ''The Letters of Thomas Jefferson'', ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond, 1928), 410-411.

*[[Philip Mazzei to Thomas Jefferson, 20 May 1784]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib000909].

*[[Thomas Jefferson to Richard Price, 7 August 1785]], ''The Papers of Thomas Jefferson,'' vol. 8, ''25 February-31 October 1785,'' ed. Julian P. Boyd (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1953), 356–357, available at [https://www.loc.gov/item/mtjbib001206/].

* [[Jefferson-Carr Correspondence|Jefferson-Carr correspondence]], seven letters dated between December 30, 1786 and May 29, 1789, most appear in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974).

*[[Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 29 May 1799]], Founders Online, National Archives, available at [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-29-02-0482].

*[[George Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 10 June 1799]], Founders Online, National Archives, available at [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-31-02-0107].

* [[William Tatham to William Armistead Burwell, 13 June 1805]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib014808].

* [[Jefferson-DuVal Correspondence|Jefferson-DuVal correspondence]], twelve letters between June 4 and December 10, 1806, in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib016175].

* [[William Munford to General John Preston|William Munford to General John Preston, 16 June 1806]], letter eight days after George Wythe's death.

*[[Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 22 June 1806]], Massachusetts Historical Society.

*[[George Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 22 July 1806]], Founders Online, National Archives, available at [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-4073].

*[[John Page to St. George Tucker, 29 June 1806]], [https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/600293 Special Collection Research Center, Swem Library], College of William & Mary.

* [[Jefferson-Peale Correspondence|Jefferson-Peale correspondence]], six letters dated between November 22 and December 24, 1806, in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib016602].

* [[Lydia Broadnax to Thomas Jefferson, 9 April 1807]], Founders Online, National Archives, available at [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-5430].

* [[Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 18 April 1807]], Founders Online, National Archives, available at [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-5474].

* [[Jefferson-Tyler Correspondence|Jefferson-Tyler correspondence]], two letters dated November 12 and 25, 1810, in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib020438] ''and'' [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib020438].

* [[Thomas Jefferson to Louis H. Girardin, 15 January 1815]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [https://www.loc.gov/resource/mtj1.047_1099_1099/].

* [[Lydia Broadnax to Thomas Jefferson, 2 June 1819]], Founders Online, National Archives, available at [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/98-01-02-0461].

* [[Jefferson-Sanderson Correspondence|Jefferson-Sanderson correspondence]], three letters dated between August 19 and November 24, 1820, in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib021120].

* [[Jefferson-Du Ponceau Correspondence|Jefferson-Du Ponceau correspondence]], two letters dated December 28, 1820, and January 3, 1821, in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib023958].

* [[John Page, Jr., to James E. Heath, 3 January 1834]], in George Wythe, [[Etymological Praxis|Etymological Praxis in Greek and Latin of Part of Homer's ''Iliad'']], Manuscripts Collection, Virginia Historical Society.

* [[Henry Clay to B. B. Minor, 3 May 1851]], in George Wythe, [[Memoir of the Author|''Decisions of Cases In Virginia, By the High Court Chancery, with Remarks Upon Decrees By the Court of Appeals, Reversing Some of Those Decisions,'']] ed. B.B. Minor (Richmond, Virginia: J.W. Randolph, 1852), xxxii-xxxvi; reprinted in [[Media:ClayVirginiaHistoricalRegister1852.pdf|"George Wythe,"]] ''Virginia Historical Register'' 5, no. 3 (July 1852), 162-167.

== Papers ==
===1740-1769===
*[[Etymological Praxis|Etymological Praxis in Greek and Latin of Part of Homer's Iliad]], Manuscripts Collection, [http://vhs4.vahistorical.org/starweb/vhs/servlet.starweb?path=vhs/vhs.web Virginia Historical Society].

*[[Complaint, 5 November 1746, of William Russell v. Thomas Dowde]], Wythe's pleading on behalf of William Russell, Plaintiff.

*[[Complaint, 30 March 1747, of Strother v. Zimmerman]], Wythe's pleading on behalf of Anthony Strother, Plaintiff.

*[[Wythe to Shermer, 10 July 1755]], ordering scientific equipment from London, [http://library.haverford.edu/file-id-1037 Charles Roberts Autograph Letters Collection,] [http://library.haverford.edu/places/special-collections/ Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College,] Haverford, Pennsylvania.

*[[Syms and Eaton Schools and Their Successor|Indenture between Sym's Free School and George Wythe]], 15 July 1760, Elizabeth City county records.

*[[Order to the Sheriff of Loudoun County, 10 September 1761]], in "Rosenbach, A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf), 1876-1952, collector. Signers of the Declaration of Independence" (The Rosenbach Museum & Library). [https://rosenbach.catalogaccess.com/archives/32212 Catalog]

*[[Elizabeth City County Court Records, 6 September 1763|Elizabeth City County Court Records]], 6 September 1763, in the [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb4ebb8a-0e41-c85e-e040-e00a18063bc4 Thomas Addis Emmet Collection,] Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.

*[[Remonstrance to the House of Commons]], 8 December 1764, in ''Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1761-1765'' (Richmond, VA: Colonial Press, Everett Waddey Co., 1907), 303-304.

*[[Great Autograph Sale|Treasurer's bond, 20 May 1766]], described in Stan V. Henkels catalog, 1920.

*[[Treasurer's bond, 10 April 1767]]. Original image at [https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-61A4E3E991 Invaluable.]

===1770-1779===
*Copy of the [[Minutes of the House of Burgesses, 1768-1775|Minutes of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, circa 1768-1775]], [http://library.haverford.edu/file-id-1037 Charles Roberts Autograph Letters Collection,] [http://library.haverford.edu/places/special-collections/ Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College,] Haverford, Pennsylvania.

*[[Land Title Opinion, 15 December 1773]], ''George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: Series 4 General Correspondences'', ed. John C. Fitzpatrick (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1999), images 25-27, available at [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mgw4&fileName=gwpage033.db&recNum=24].

*[[Tucker's Certificate of the Admission]], 4 April 1774, St. George Tucker's license to practice law in the county and inferior courts of Virginia, signed and sealed by John Randolph and George Wythe.

*[[Agreement of Secrecy]], Continental Congress, 9 November 1775, in Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, Record Group 360, National Archives.

*[[Draft of a Resolution in Relation to British Hostilities]], March 1776, in [https://therevolutionarycity.org/islandora/documents-1728-1816-relating-province-pennsylvania-and-american-revolution-page-131 ''Documents, 1728-1816: Relating to the Province of Pennsylvania and to the American Revolution,''] American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia, 131-132.

*[[Address to the Foreign Mercenaries]], [May 1776], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 651-652, available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib000191].

*[[Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies]], [May-June, 1776], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 383-384, available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib000110].

*[[Address to the Indians]], 6 June 1776, in ''The Papers of the Continental Congress,'' National Archives, Washington, D.C., available at [http://www.fold3.com/image/447198/].

*[[Wythe & the Committee on Clothing to the State of New York, 7 October 1776|Wythe & the Committee on Clothing to the State of New York]], 7 October 1776, in ''The Book of Autographs'' (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978).

*[[Additional Instructions to the Commissioners to France]], 16 October 1776, in ''The Papers of the Continental Congress,'' National Archives, Washington, D.C., available at [https://www.fold3.com/image/1/446119 Fold3.]

*[[Report of the Committee on the Northern Army, 28 November 1776]], National Archives, Washington, D.C., available at [https://www.fold3.com/image/457278 Fold3.]

*[[Poems on Witty Subjects in Congress]], [November-December 1776], by George Wythe and William Ellery, Boston Public Library, American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection, available at [https://archive.org/details/bplscarwm].

===1780-1799===
*[[Honorary Degree Conferred on Jefferson by the College of William and Mary]], 20 January 1783. Massachusetts Historical Society.

*[[Bill for Statue for General Washington at Williamsburg|Bill for Statue for General Washington at Williamsburg, 1783]]. Breckinridge Family Papers, 1752-1965. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

*[[Swearingen License, 22-28 June 1786|Surveyor's license issued by Governor Patrick Henry and signed by Wythe, June 22, 1786]]. Original image at [https://historical.ha.com/itm/autographs/patrick-henry-surveyor-s-license-twice-signed/a/6113-34003.s Heritage Auctions.]

*[[Resignation of the Judges, 11 March 1789|Resignation of the Judges, 11 March 1789]], in ''The Letters and Papers of Edmund Pendleton, 1734-1803 Vol. II'', ed. David John Mays (Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1967), 553-54.

*[[Resignation as Professor of Law and Police]], 15 September 1789, John Carter Brown Library, Brown University.

*[[Plaintiff's Bill, 19 August 1797|Plaintiff's bill in the suit of Warner Washington v. David Williamson, August 19 1797]], available at [http://www.eacgallery.com/GEORGE_WYTHE__1726_1806__MANUSCRIPT_DOCUMENT_SIGNE-LOT9139.aspx EAC Gallery.]

*[[Address of the Inhabitants of Richmond]], 17 August 1793, in the ''George Washington Papers,'' Series 4, General Correspondence, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., available at [https://www.loc.gov/item/mgw438153/].

*[[Anti-Slavery Petition of 1795|Anti-Slavery Petition]], inhabitants of various parts of Virginia, 16 November 1795, Legislative Petitions microfilm reel 233, Library of Virginia.

*[[Fragment, May 1799|Fragment from Chancery Court Case]], May, 1799.
*[[Wythe Oath Document, 17 June 1799]], in ''Howe's Virginia'', (Archives & Manuscripts, New York Public Library, 2014), available at [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-79ed-8c19-e040-e00a18060263].

===1800-1806===
*Plea for injunction in the case of [[Holliday v. Lauck|''Holliday v. Lauck,'' 6 November 1801.]] Available at John M. Woolsey Collection of Legal Documents, Special Collections, [http://archives.law.virginia.edu/records/mss/78-6/digital/1852 University of Virginia Law Library.]

*[[Plaintiff's Bill, 12 January 1801|Plaintiff's bill in the suit of Boyle & McKewan v. Lindenberger, January 12 1801]].

*[[Decree in Baker v. Fairfax|Decree in Baker v. Fairfax, March 1802]], [http://library.haverford.edu/file-id-1037 Charles Roberts Autograph Letters Collection,] [http://library.haverford.edu/places/special-collections/ Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College,] Haverford, Pennsylvania.

*[[Opinion Concerning the Will of Patrick Henry]], May 1804, MSS 2413, [https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u377952 Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library,] University of Virginia.

*[[Last Will and Testament|The Last Will and Testament with Codicil of George Wythe, 11 June 1806]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 314-319, available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib016255].

*[[Notes for the Biography of George Wythe|Biographical Notes on George Wythe, by Thomas Jefferson, 31 August, 1820]], in ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1 General Correspondence 1651-1827'', (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1974), images 217-19, available at [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib023877].

==See also==

*[[Wythe's Lost Papers]]

[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

6 Questions Put to Mr G.W.

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This document, given to [[George Wythe]] by an unknown correspondent, seeks his legal opinion on six questions related to the will of [[wikipedia: Benjamin Tasker, Sr.|Benjamin Tasker Sr.]] (c.1690–June 19, 1768). When Tasker died in 1768<ref>Christopher Johnston, "The Tasker Family," 4 ''Maryland Historical Magazine'' (1909): 192.</ref> he had not completely fulfilled his role as executor of the estate of his son, [[wikipedia: Benjamin Tasker Jr.|Colonel Benjamin Tasker Jr.]] (1720-1760). Questions one through four apply to the elder Tasker's bequests while questions five and six address the trusteeship of his son's estate.

==Text==
===Page 1===
<blockquote>
1 Does Mr Tasker's will direct that his domestick slaves at Annapolis should be sold?
:1 The domestic servants are included in the words 'all my negroes', and therefore should be sold.

2 Are not His 4 Daughters, who are named in the will to take 4 fifths of the Tobacco, Grain, which is & shall be made this year it the Testator's Plantation & the Stocks of all kinds
:2. The present year's crop I should judge to be part of the personal estate, and to be divided in the same manner.

3 Does the will give me any control over the Legacies bequeathed to Mrs. Elizth Lowndes?
:3 None that I can see.

4 The will directs that the Executrix shall transfer to Mrs. Ogle, Mr. Lowndes & myself 1000 £ Bank Stock in trust for Master BenjBenson. Have the Trustees a Power to sell ??? B__ Stock?
:4 They have no power, I think, to sell the stock.

5 The late Col. Tasker did by will give to his Father all his Estate in Trust, & directed that it should be sold, & the money thence arising to be by him applied in the manner therein directed. The late Mr. Tasker sold part of his son's personal Estate amounting to          ????, but did not sell any part of the real Estate: and devised by will all his Son's ?????? personal Estate to Mrs. Ogle, Mr. C. Lowndes & my-self, authorizing us to fulfil the Trust his Son had reposed in him. Could Mr. Tasker delegate his Trusteeship to another and if that part of his will is not to operate what is to become of that part of Col. Tasker's Estate, which was not sold? But if a Trustee may create a Deputy, (as in the present case) can I consistently, agree that Mr. C. Lowndes shall receive one third of Col. Tasker's Fortune which he devises to Mrs. Elizth Lowndes during her Life only when the Testator forbids his
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===Page 2===

<blockquote>
his Executor to pay to Mr. Christopher Lowndes any part of the Profits which may arise on account of said Legacy. But to pay the yearly Interest to Mrs. Elizabeth Lowndes & that her Receipts though consent shall be sufficient discounts(?) against said Profits?

6 Mrs. Tasker hath some Bonds, wch are part of her Son's Estate, when she shall deliver them up to Mrs. Ogle, Mr. Lowndes & myself ???????????????????????, what is the ??????????? one?

:5 & 6 I think Mr. Tasker could not delegate the power given to him by his son, for tho' the estate is devised to the father and so an interest coupled with his authority, such an interest seems not deviseable by the father, and if so, Mr. Tasker's will being void as to this, the real estate descends to Col. Tasker's heirs at law, subject however to the trustee as was charged with by his will. But if my opinion is wrong, a court of chancery, I believe, will not suffer Mr. Lowndes to interfere without giving security that his wife's part shall be applied as her brother ordred and intended it should be. In this colony no formal assignment of a bond is necessary to intitle the assignee to recover the debt, but it may be otherwise in Maryland.

6 Questions put
to Mr G.W. which questions,
he answered 25th Augst
1768

G. Wythe
Aug 25
1768
</blockquote>

==See also==

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Imogene E. Brown Papers]]
[[Category: Letters and Papers]]

Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery (1852)

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===by George Wythe===
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}}[[George Wythe]] (1726 – 1806), American legal scholar, politician, and judge, provided substantial contributions to the jurisprudence of a young nation.<ref>John E. Selby, “[http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/article.jsp?articleid=68777&back= Wythe, George (1725/6-1806)]” in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed March 28, 2014.</ref>

Wythe served various roles throughout his career, two of which provide context for his ''Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery''. One produced a rivalry, and the other deep enmity, with one of his contemporaries, Edmund Pendleton. It was from this rivalry that Wythe’s ''Reports'' sprang.<ref>E. Lee Shepard, "George Wythe," in ''The Virginia Law Reporters Before 1880'', ed. W. Hamilton Bryson (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1977), 92.</ref>

Wythe first encountered Pendleton in the practice of law, as they were frequent adversaries in court.<ref>Ibid.</ref> While Wythe exceeded in formulating complex, logically sounds arguments, Pendleton possessed the gift of eloquence.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Often this led to Pendleton winning cases with a weaker argument, as Wythe’s complex arguments often exceeded the comprehension of the jury.<ref>Ibid.</ref> The friction generated between these steadfast competitors in these early years evidently sowed the seeds of a life-long rivalry.

Eventually, Wythe and Pendleton both served as judges for the High Court of Chancery, where, despite frequent compromise, their political differences became evident.<ref>Ibid., 93.</ref> While Wythe favored going beyond precedent to establish new policies for the young nation, Pendleton favored a more conservative approach.<ref>Ibid.</ref> This was most visible in Wythe’s decision in ''[[Commonwealth v. Caton]]'' where he disagreed sharply with Pendleton’s willingness to absolve the legislature of overstepping its bounds and posited an early version of judicial review.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

[[File:RuffinEssayOnCalcareousManures1852BackP1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Advertisement for Wythe's Virginia Reports|Publisher's advertisement for J.W. Randolph]] of Richmond, Virginia, including the 1852 edition of Wythe's Reports, from the back matter to Edmund Ruffin's [https://books.google.com/books?id=LTuec1m0qvcC&pg=PA495 ''An Essay on Calcareous Manures''] (5th ed., 1852).]]
The rivalry reached its zenith when Pendleton was elevated to the Supreme Court of Appeals.<ref>Ibid.</ref> This enabled Pendleton to overrule or alter Wythe’s opinions in final, binding decisions, a power he exercised in a majority of Wythe’s cases.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Wythe was not one to let his opponent have the last word, and his reports were a means of publicizing his ideas.<ref>Ibid., 93-94.</ref> The reports "[i]ndicate just how erudite, how deeply learned in the law Wythe really was."<ref>Ibid., 94.</ref> In going beyond precedent, Wythe drew from a wide variety of sources in reaching his conclusions, including classical literature.<ref>Ibid.</ref> And although Wythe was usually known as being mild and impartial, his work contained remarks that were "unrestrainedly caustic" in attacking Edmund Pendleton.<ref>Ibid.</ref> In addition, Wythe designed his reports so that the final opinion put Pendleton in the most negative light.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

After publishing ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery]]'' in 1795, Wythe became fatalistic, knowing that his opinions were bound to be altered or overturned by his rival.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Nevertheless, he continued publishing additional opinions in pamphlet form.<ref>Ibid.</ref> The 1852 edition of Wythe's ''Reports'' contains the original work as well as these additional materials.<ref>Ibid., 95.</ref> Missing are only two cases unavailable to the editor at the time: ''[[Love v. Donelson]],'' and ''[[Overton v. Ross]].''<ref>B.B. Minor, the editor of the second edition, had access to a bound volume of pamphlets which was then in the possession of William Green of Culpeper, Virginia. It contained pamphlets for the ''[[Report of the Case between Aylett and Aylett]],'' ''[[Report of the Case between Field and Harrison]],'' ''[[Case upon the Statute for Distribution (pamphlet)|Case upon the Statute for Distribution]],'' ''[[Between Wilkins and Taylor]],'' ''[[Between Fowler and Saunders]]'' and ''[[Between Goodall and Bullock]],'' and ''[[Between Yates and Salle]].'' George Wythe, ''Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court Chancery, with Remarks upon Decrees by the Court of Appeals, Reversing Some of Those Decisions,'' ed. B.B. Minor (Richmond, VA: J.W. Randolph, 1852), xli-xliii.</ref>

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Published in 1852, forty-six years after his death, clearly Wythe did not own the second edition of his own case reports. However, the volume represents the most complete version of his reports, and is prefaced by a 26-page "[[Memoir of the Author]]" by the editor, B.B. Minor. It was the most extensive biography of Wythe at that time. The Wolf Law Library moved an existing copy from the general rare books collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Rebound in full calf with original spine laid over new leather. Spine has raised bands and original title labeling piece with gilt lettering and gilt double rules. Includes ownership label above the title, "After 5 days return to Henry & Graham, Tazewell, VA."

Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/albums/72177720307566932 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991006014269703196 William & Mary's online catalog.]

==See also==

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*''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery]]'' (1795)
*[[Henry Clay to B. B. Minor, 3 May 1851]]
*[[Memoir of the Author]]
</div>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Case Reports]]
[[Category:Chancery Reports]]
[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]
[[Category:Virginia Reports]]

==External links==

*Read this book in [https://books.google.com/books?id=mostAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books.]
*Read this book at [http://www.llmc.com/docDisplay5.aspx?set=91098&volume=0001&part=001 LLMC Digital.]

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== Summary ==
Book spines, Teresia Constantia Muilman's ''[[Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips|An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips more particularly, that Part of it which Relates to Her Marriage with an Eminent Dutch Merchant]]''. London: Printed for the Booksellers of London and Westminster, [1748-1749].

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[[File:StackhouseHistoryOfNewTestament1765Spines.jpg|280px|bottom|link=New History of the Holy Bible|Stackhouse's History of the Holy Bible]]
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[[File:VetusTestamentum1665_Spine.jpg|70px|bottom|link=Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta|Old Testament in Greek]]
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[[File:LowthDeSacraPoesiHebraeorum1763Spine.jpg|58px|bottom|link=De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum|Lowth's De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum]]
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[[File:NovumTestamentum1728 Spine.jpg|55px|bottom|link=Kaines Diathekes Apanta|New Testament in Greek]]
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[[File:BlackwellSacredClassics1737 Spines.jpg|71px|bottom|link=Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated|Blackwell's The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated]]
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[[File:GrotiusVeritateReligionisChristianae1696Spine.jpg|37px|bottom|link=De Veritate Religionis Christianae|Grotius's De Veritate Religionis Christianae]]
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[[File:NelsonCompanionforFestivals1720Spine.jpg|60px|bottom|link=Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England|Nelson's Companion for the Festivals and Facts of the Church of England]]
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[[File:BiblosTesDemosiasEuches1665Spine.jpg|24px|bottom|link=Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs|Book of Common Prayer in Greek]]
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[[File:LiturgiaSeuLiberPrecumCommunium1744 Spine.jpg|43px|bottom|link=Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium|Book of Common Prayer in Latin]]
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[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748Spines.jpg|122px|bottom|link=Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips|Mrs. Phillips's Apology]]| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|
[[File:Orosius1773Spines.jpg|63px|bottom|link=Anglo-Saxon Version, from the Historian Orosius|Orosius, The Anglo-Saxon Version]]
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Shelf B-2 in the [[George Wythe Room]] at the Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.

==Titles on this shelf==
*''[[New History of the Holy Bible|A New History of the Holy Bible]]''
*''[[New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ|A New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ]]''
*''[[Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta|He Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta = Vetus Testamentum]]''
*''[[De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum]]''
*''[[Kaines Diathekes Apanta|Tes Kaines Diathekes Apanta = Novum Testamentum]]''
*''[[Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated|The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated]]''
*''[[De Veritate Religionis Christianae]]''
*''[[Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England|A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England, with Collects and Prayers for Each Solemnity]]''
*''[[Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs]]''
*''[[Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium|Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium, et Administrationis Sacramentorum]]''
*''[[Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips|An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips]]''
*''[[Anglo-Saxon Version, from the Historian Orosius]]''

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Shelf B-2

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[[File:StackhouseHistoryOfNewTestament1765Spines.jpg|280px|bottom|link=New History of the Holy Bible|Stackhouse's History of the Holy Bible]]
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[[File:VetusTestamentum1665_Spine.jpg|70px|bottom|link=Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta|Old Testament in Greek]]
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[[File:LowthDeSacraPoesiHebraeorum1763Spine.jpg|58px|bottom|link=De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum|Lowth's De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum]]
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[[File:NovumTestamentum1728 Spine.jpg|55px|bottom|link=Kaines Diathekes Apanta|New Testament in Greek]]
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[[File:BlackwellSacredClassics1737 Spines.jpg|71px|bottom|link=Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated|Blackwell's The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated]]
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[[File:GrotiusVeritateReligionisChristianae1696Spine.jpg|37px|bottom|link=De Veritate Religionis Christianae|Grotius's De Veritate Religionis Christianae]]
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[[File:NelsonCompanionforFestivals1720Spine.jpg|60px|bottom|link=Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England|Nelson's Companion for the Festivals and Facts of the Church of England]]
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[[File:BiblosTesDemosiasEuches1665Spine.jpg|24px|bottom|link=Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs|Book of Common Prayer in Greek]]
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[[File:LiturgiaSeuLiberPrecumCommunium1744 Spine.jpg|43px|bottom|link=Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium|Book of Common Prayer in Latin]]
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[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748Spines.jpg|122px|bottom|link=Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips|Mrs. Phillips's Apology]]| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|
[[File:Orosius1773Spines.jpg|63px|bottom|link=Anglo-Saxon Version, from the Historian Orosius|Orosius, The Anglo-Saxon Version]]
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Shelf B-2 in the [[George Wythe Room]] at the Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.

==Titles on this shelf==
*''[[New History of the Holy Bible|A New History of the Holy Bible]]''
*''[[New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ|A New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ]]''
*''[[Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta|He Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta = Vetus Testamentum]]''
*''[[De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum]]''
*''[[Kaines Diathekes Apanta|Tes Kaines Diathekes Apanta = Novum Testamentum]]''
*''[[Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated|The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated]]''
*''[[De Veritate Religionis Christianae]]''
*''[[Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips|An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips]]''
*''[[Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England|A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England, with Collects and Prayers for Each Solemnity]]''
*''[[Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs]]''
*''[[Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium|Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium, et Administrationis Sacramentorum]]''
*''[[Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips|An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips]]''
*''[[Anglo-Saxon Version, from the Historian Orosius]]''

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History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688''}}
===by David Hume===
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}}[[wikipedia:David Hume|David Hume]] (1711 – 1776) is considered one of the most accomplished philosophers to write in the English language. Influencing many of his famous contemporaries, Hume is well known for his work as a historian and essayist. He is considered to be a "precursor of contemporary cognitive science" and a driving force in philosophical naturalism.<ref>William Edward Morris, "[http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2013/entries/hume/ David Hume]" in ''The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,'' accessed October 7, 2013.</ref> Born in Edinburgh, Hume attended the [[wikipedia:University of Edinburgh|University of Edinburgh]] at a very young age.<ref>John Robertson, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14141 Hume, David (1711–1776)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography,'' accessed October 7, 2013.</ref> His family intended for Hume to follow his father in law, but this was not to be. Instead, Hume devoted himself to philosophical study and writing, producing his first great work, [[wikipedia:Treatise of Human Nature|''A Treatise of Human Nature'']], in 1739.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

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}}Other works followed, including ''The History of England,'' which was published in six volumes from 1754 to 1762 and became a best seller. The work spans English history from Caesar's invasion to the [[wikipedia:Glorious Revolution|Glorious Revolution]] of 1688.<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica Online,'' s.v. "[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/267616/History-of-England History of England]," accessed October 7, 2013.</ref> In this set, Hume attempts to give an "impartial account that looks at political institutions as historical developments responsive to Britons' experience of changing conditions, evaluating political decisions in the contexts in which they were made, instead of second-guessing them in the light of subsequent developments."<ref>Morris, "David Hume."</ref> It was "unprecedentedly readable, in structure as well as in phrasing. Persons and events were woven into causal patterns that furnished a narrative with the goals and resting points of recurrent climaxes."<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica Online,'' s.v. "History of England."</ref> Future history books would be based on the writing and styles of Hume's ''History of England.''

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> suggests Wythe owned this title based on the probable date (1762) of notes in [[Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson's]] commonplace book.<ref>Thomas Jefferson, ''Jefferson's Literary Commonplace Book,'' ed. Douglas L. Wilson (Princetone: Princeton University Press, 1989), 38-40.</ref> Brown lists the 1762 edition because Jefferson purchased that set in 1764. However, he notes that the one Jefferson used from Wythe's library may have been an earlier edition. [[Dean Bibliography|Dean's Memo]]<ref>[[Dean Bibliography|Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean]], Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 9 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> lists "Hume" under the section of titles Wythe assigned to his students citing a reference in William Clarkin's biography of Wythe.<ref>William Clarkin, Serene Patriot: a Life of George Wythe'' (Albany: Alan Publications, 1970), 156.</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and added the 1762 edition of Hume's history.

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Bound in contemporary calf with stamped decorative borders and gilt filets to covers. Spines feature five raised bands, gilt stamps and gilt lettering. Edges are marbled. Each volume includes a bookplate with the initial "T" and the motto "Nemo me impune lacessit" (No one attacks me with impunity.) surmounted by a crown.

Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/sets/72157659179964688 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991025204769703196 William & Mary's online catalog.]
[[File:HumeHistoryOfEngland1762v1TOCTailpiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Tail-piece, table of contents, volume one.</center>]]

===Full text===
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*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/HumeHistoryOfEnglandV1.pdf Volume I] (25MB PDF)
*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/HumeHistoryOfEnglandV2.pdf Volume II] (27MB PDF)
*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/HumeHistoryOfEnglandV3.pdf Volume III] (24MB PDF)
*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/HumeHistoryOfEnglandV4.pdf Volume IV] (20MB PDF)
*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/HumeHistoryOfEnglandV5.pdf Volume V] (28MB PDF)
*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/HumeHistoryOfEnglandV6.pdf Volume VI] (35MB PDF)
</div>

==See also==
<div style="overflow: hidden;">
*''[[Essays]]''
*[[George Wythe Room]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]
</div>

==References==
<div style="overflow: hidden;">
<references/>
</div>

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[[Category:David Hume]]
[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]
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[[Category:English]]
[[Category:London]]
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[[File:BolingbrokeRemarksOnHistorySpine1743.jpg|51px|bottom|link=Remarks on the History of England|Bolingbroke's Remarks on the History of England]]
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[[File:BolingbrokeDissertationUponPartiesSpine1749.jpg|49px|bottom|link=Dissertation Upon Parties|Bolingbroke's Dissertation Upon Parties]]
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[[File:BolingbrokeLettertoSirWilliamWindhamSpine.jpg|48px|bottom|link=Letter to Sir William Windham|Bolingbroke's Letter to Sir William Windham]]
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[[File:BuchananRerumScoticarumSpine1643.jpg|67px|bottom|link=Rerum Scoticarum Historia|Buchanan's Rerum Scoticarum Historia]]
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[[File:CaldwellDebatesRelative1766Spines.jpg|98px|bottom|link=Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764|Caldwell's Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland]]
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[[File:PelloutierHistoireDesCeltes1750Spines.jpg|79px|bottom|link=Histoire des Celtes|Pelloutier's Histoire des Celtes]]

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{| style="border-spacing: 0;"
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[[File:PlutarchsLives1727WythesV8 Spine.jpg|55px|bottom|link=Plutarch's Lives|★ Plutarch's Lives (Wythe's copy)]]
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[[File:PlutarchLivesSpines1727.jpg|361px|bottom|link=|Plutarch's Lives]]
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Shelf B-4 in the [[George Wythe Room]] at the Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.

==Titles on this shelf==
*''[[History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688|The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688]]''
*''[[Remarks on the History of England|Remarks on the History of England: From the Minutes of Humphry Oldcastle]]''
*''[[Dissertation Upon Parties|A Dissertation Upon Parties: in Several Letters to Caleb D'Anvers, Esq.]]''
*''[[Letter to Sir William Windham|A Letter to Sir William Windham]]''
*''[[Rerum Scoticarum Historia]]''
*''[[Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764]]''
*''[[Histoire des Celtes]]''
*''[[Plutarch's Lives]]'' (★ Wythe's copy of vol. 8)

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Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece''}}
===by J.J. Barthélemy===
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|shorttitle=Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece
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}}[[File:BarthelemyTravelOfAnacharsisV5Map.jpg|left|thumb|300px|<center>Map of Phocis and Doris, volume five.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Jacques_Barthelemy Jean-Jacques Barthélemy] (1716-1795) was a French writer who was especially interested in the classics and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numismatics numismatics]<ref>Louis Delamarre, "[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02312d.htm Jean-Jacques Barthélemy]" in ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907), accessed October 18, 2013.</ref>—the study or collection of coins, paper money, and currency in general.<ref>August Loehr, "[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11152a.htm Numismatics]" in ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907), accessed October 18, 2013.</ref> Barthélemy worked as the Keeper of the Royal Collection of Metals, and continued his post during the French Revolution.<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'', s.v. "[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/54312/Jean-Jacques-Barthelemy Jean-Jacques Barthélemy]," accessed October 18, 2013.</ref> Barthelemy's most famous work is ''Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, dans le Milieu du Quatrième Siècle avant l’ère Vulgaire'' (''Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece''), first published in 1788. The four volumes tell the story of a young Scythian man, a descendant of the philosopher in the title, who tours Greece and writes about the customs and idiosyncrasies of each place he visits.<ref>Ibid.</ref> It is considered a cultural view of Greek civilization, rather than a strict recitation of facts.<ref>Ibid.</ref> "Recent archaeological discoveries have shown some of the statements to be erroneous, but on the whole the book remains a very successful attempt to diffuse a correct knowledge of Greek manners and customs."<ref>Louis Delamarre, "Jean-Jacques Barthélemy."</ref> Barthélemy's signature work was reprinted multiple times, and in several English translations beginning in 1790.

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Anacharsis. Eng. 5.v. 8vo. Eng." [[Thomas Jefferson]] gave Wythe's copy to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is debatable. English, octavo editions were published in London in 1796 and Dublin in 1795. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on July 25, 2025.</ref> on LibraryThing includes information for the London edition while also adding the note, "Copy probably now at University of Virginia: Volume 1 inscribed: 'Thomas M. Randolph' Volume 2 inscribed: 'Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Monticello, June 3d, 1809, Friday 3d, Edgehill.'." The UVA copy is the 1795 Dublin edition. Accordingly, the Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, 2009, rev. 2023) Microsoft Word document (on file at the Wolf Law Library, William & Mary Law School.</ref> lists this edition based on T. J. Randolph's signature on the front fly-leaf of volume two. This copy also has Thomas Mann Randolph's signature on the front boards of volumes one and two. It has no bookplate or signature definitively linking it to Wythe. It's probably, but not definitive that Wythe owned the Dublin edition. Still, the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the 1796 London edition when it became available.
[[File:BarthelemyTravelsOfAnacharsis1796v1Inscription.jpg|left|thumb|180px|<center>Latin inscription, front flyleaf, volume one.</center>]]
[[File:BarthelemyTravelOfAnacharsis1796V5Illustration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<center>Illustration with the plan of the Temple of Thesues and views of the Parthenon.</center>]]

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Bound in contemporary, full speckled calf with raised bands and gilt rules to spine. Features gilt lettering on red morocco title labels and black volume labels. Includes a Latin inscription to Daniel Keith on the front flyleaf of volume one. Purchased from Antiquariat Galerie Joy.

Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/sets/72157659477531756 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991023617719703196 William & Mary's online catalog.]

==See also==
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*[[George Wythe Room]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Ancient History]]
[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]
[[Category:J.J. Barthélemy]]
[[Category:Thomas Jefferson Randolph's Books]]
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]

[[Category:English]]
[[Category:London]]
[[Category:Octavos]]

Shelf C-1

2026-02-17T15:46:15Z

Lktesar:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:George Wythe Room, Shelf C-1}}

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[[File:BarthelemyTravelOfAnacharsis1796Spines.jpg|214px|bottom|link=Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece|Barthélemy's Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece]]
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[[File:PotterArchaeologiaGraeca1728Spines.jpg|85px|bottom|link=Archæologia Græca|Potter's Antiquities of Greece]]
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[[File:ThucydidesHistoryOfThePeloponnesianSpine1753.jpg|89px|bottom|link=History of the Peloponnesian War|Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War]]
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[[File:GuysVoyageLitteraireGrece1783SpineV1-2.jpg|87px|bottom|link=Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce|Guys' Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce]]
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[[File:GuysVoyageLitteraireGrece1783SpinesV3-4.jpg|72px|bottom|link=Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce|Guys' Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce]]
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[[File:MachiavelliHistoryOfFlorence1761Spines.jpg|73px|bottom|link=History of Florence|Machiavelli's History of Florence]]
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[[File:VolneyVoyageEnSyrie1787Spines.jpg|98px|bottom|link=Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte|Volney's Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte]]
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[[File:SavaryLettresSurL'Egypte1785Spines.jpg|107px|bottom|link=Lettres sur l'Égypte|Savary's Lettres sur l'Égypte]]
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[[File:ChastelluxTravelsNorthAmerica1787Spines.jpg|90px|bottom|link=Travels in North-America|Chastellux's Travels in North-America]]
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[[File:FranklinInterestOfGreatBritainSpine1761.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Interest of Great Britain Considered|Franklin's Interest of Great Britain]]
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[[File:MirabeauConsiderationsOnTheOrder1786Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus|Mirabeau's Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus]]
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[[File:MazzeiRecherchesHistoriquesSpine1788.jpg|175px|bottom|link=Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale|Mazzei's Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale]]
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Shelf C-1 in the [[George Wythe Room]] at the Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.

==Titles on this shelf==
*''[[Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece]]''
*''[[Archæologia Græca|Archæologia Græca: or, The Antiquities of Greece]]''
*''[[History of the Peloponnesian War|The History of the Peloponnesian War]]''
*''[[Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce]]''
*''[[History of Florence|The History of Florence]]''
*''[[Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte]]''
*''[[Lettres sur l'Égypte]]''
*''[[Travels in North-America|Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782]]''
*''[[Interest of Great Britain Considered|The Interest of Great Britain Considered]]''
*''[[Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus]]''
*''[[Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale]]''

[[Category:Shelves]]

George Wythe Room

2026-02-17T15:41:15Z

Lktesar: /* Marshall Wall */

{{DISPLAYTITLE:The George Wythe Room at the Wolf Law Library}}
[[George Wythe]] (1726 – 1806), William & Mary's — and America's — first law professor, assembled one of the most important libraries in eighteenth-century Virginia. Wythe's collection included Western classics, history, philosophy, science, mathematics, and law. These books had a direct impact on the development of Virginia law and the law of the new nation. In 2005 the [https://law.wm.edu/library/home/index.php Wolf Law Library] began a project to replicate Wythe's library, focusing on items of a legal nature, but reflecting the breadth of Wythe's interests. The [https://law.wm.edu/library/collections/rarebooks/ '''George Wythe Boswell-Caracci Room'''] houses our collection of about 360 of the roughly 500 titles in Wythe's collection. For a bibliography of the books, see the [[George Wythe Collection|George Wythe Collection Title List]]. For a complete list of the books owned by Wythe, see [[Wythe's Library]].

The images below represent the permanent exhibit. Copies which actually belonged to Wythe are indicated with a star: ★. Select a book to view more details about the titles on that shelf:

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[[File:PotterArchaeologiaGraeca1728Spines.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Potter's Antiquities of Greece]]
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[[File:ThucydidesHistoryOfThePeloponnesianSpine1753.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War]]
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[[File:GuysVoyageLitteraireGrece1783SpineV1-2.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Guys' Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce]]
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[[File:GuysVoyageLitteraireGrece1783SpinesV3-4.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Guys' Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce]]
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[[File:MachiavelliHistoryOfFlorence1761Spines.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Machiavelli's History of Florence]]
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[[File:VolneyVoyageEnSyrie1787Spines.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Volney's Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte]]
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[[File:SavaryLettresSurL'Egypte1785Spines.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Savary's Lettres sur l'Égypte]]
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[[File:ChastelluxTravelsNorthAmerica1787Spines.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Chastellux's Travels in North-America]]
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[[File:FranklinInterestOfGreatBritainSpine1761.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Franklin's Interest of Great Britain]]
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[[File:MirabeauConsiderationsOnTheOrder1786Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Mirabeau's Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus]]
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[[File:MazzeiRecherchesHistoriquesSpine1788.jpg|29px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Mazzei's Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale]]
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[[File:RosenthalMarshall1927.jpg|145px|bottom|link=File:RosenthalMarshall1927.jpg|Engraving of Chief Justice John Marshall, by Albert Rosenthal]]
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[[File:PhilippsTenenda1660Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Philipps's Tenenda Non Tollenda]]
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[[File:RowlettTablesOfDiscountSpine1802.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Rowlett's Tables of Discount]]
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[[File:MaseresPrinciples1783Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Maseres' Principles of the Doctrine of Life-Annuities]]
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[[File:PriceObservationsOnReversionary1772Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Price's Observations on Reversionary Payments]]
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[[File:BeccariaEssayOnCrimes1767Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Beccaria's Essay on Crimes and Punishments]]
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[[File:HistoryHouseOfLords1742v1-4.jpg|33px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|History and Proceedings of the House of Lords]]
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[[File:HistoryHouseOfLords1742v5-8.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|History and Proceedings of the House of Lords]]
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[[File:AristotleTreatiseOnGovernmentSpine1778.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Aristotle's Treatise on Government]]
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[[File:FilmerPatriarchaSpine1680.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Filmer's Patriarcha]]
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[[File:PaineRightsofManSpine1791.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Paine's Rights of Man]]
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[[File:VirginiaDebatesAndOtherProceedingsSpine1805.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia]]
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[[Paradise Lost|]]
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[[File:PopeWorks1751v6Frontispiece.jpg|x48px|bottom|border|link=Works of Alexander Pope|The Works of Alexander Pope]]
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[[File:PopeWorks1751v1.jpg|x48px|bottom|border|link=Works of Alexander Pope|The Works of Alexander Pope]]
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[[File:PerkinsTreatiseOfTheLaws1792 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Perkins on Conveyancing]]
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[[File:SheppardTouch-Stone1648Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Sheppard's Touch-stone of Common Assurances]]
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[[File:GilbertLawOfDevisesSpine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Gilbert's Law of Devises]]
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[[File:GodolphinOrphan'sLegacy1701Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Godolphin's Orphan's Legacy]]
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[[File:NelsonLexTestamentaria1728Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Nelson's Lex Testamentaria]]
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[[File:JALawOfObligations1693Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|J.A.'s Law of Obligations and Conditions]]
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[[File:JonesEssayOnBailments1796Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Jones's Essay on the Law of Bailments]]
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[[File:CunninghamLawOfBillsOfExchange1760Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Cunningham's Law of Bills of Exchange]]
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[[File:BrydallJusSigilli1673Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Brydall's Jus Sigilli]]
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[[File:CromptonAuthoritieEtJurisdiction1594Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Crompton's Authoritie et Jurisdiction des Courts]]
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[[File:GilbertHistoryAndPracticeHCC1758 Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Gilbert's History and Practice of the High Court of Chancery]]
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[[File:ManleyClerksGuide1672Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Manley's Clerks Guide]]
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[[File:LambardeEirenarcha1599Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Lambarde's Eirenarcha]]
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[[File:CokeFourthPartInstitutes1644Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Fourth Part of Coke's Institutes]]
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[[File:BrownVadeMecum1678Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|rown's Entring Clerk's Vade Mecum]]
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[[File:GilbertLawOfEvidence1760Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Gilbert's Law of Evidence]]
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[[File:CokeThirdPartInstitutes1644Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Third Part of Coke's Institutes]]
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[[File:HalePleasOfTheCrown1716Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Hale's Pleas of the Crown]]
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[[File:StaunfordPleesDelCoron1583 Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Staunford's Plees del Coron]]
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[[File:BurnsEcclesiasticalLaw1781Spines.jpg|35px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Burn's Ecclesiastical Law]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798V10-13.jpg|61px|bottom|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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[[File:StackhouseHistoryOfNewTestament1765Spines.jpg|47px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Stackhouse's History of the Holy Bible]]
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[[File:VetusTestamentum1665_Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Old Testament in Greek]]
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[[File:LowthDeSacraPoesiHebraeorum1763Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Lowth's De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum]]
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[[File:NovumTestamentum1728 Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|New Testament in Greek]]
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[[File:BlackwellSacredClassics1737 Spines.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Blackwell's The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated]]
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[[File:GrotiusVeritateReligionisChristianae1696Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Grotius's De Veritate Religionis Christianae]]
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[[File:NelsonCompanionforFestivals1720Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Nelson's Companion for the Festivals and Facts of the Church of England]]
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[[File:BiblosTesDemosiasEuches1665Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Book of Common Prayer in Greek]]
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[[File:LiturgiaSeuLiberPrecumCommunium1744 Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Book of Common Prayer in Latin]]
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[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748Spines.jpg|19px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips]]
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[[File:Orosius1773Spines.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Orosius, The Anglo-Saxon Version]]
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[[De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum|]]
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[[File:LowthDeSacraPoesiHebraeorum1763.jpg|x55px|bottom|border|link=De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum|Lowth's De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:AristophanisComoediae1783v1 frontispiececrop.jpg|x55px|bottom|link=Aristophanis Comoediae (1783)|The Comedies of Aristophanes]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:DrydenDramaticWorks1762V1Frontispiece.jpg|x40px|bottom|border|link=Dramatick Works of John Dryden|The Dramatick Works of John Dryden]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:DrydenDramatickWorks1762v1TitlePage.jpg|x40px|bottom|border|link=Dramatick Works of John Dryden|The Dramatick Works of John Dryden]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:PhaedrusPhaedriAugLibertiFabularum1713Frontispiece.jpg|x42px|bottom|border|link=Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque|The Fables of Phaedrus]]
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[[File:MarchReportsCasesSpine1648.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|March's Reports]]
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[[File:StyleNarrationesModernaeSpine1658.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Style's Narrationes Modernae]]
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[[File:RaymondReportsOfDiversSpecialCases1793Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Raymond's Reports]]
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[[File:BrownlowReportsOfDiversSpine1675.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Brownlow and Goldesborough's Reports]]
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[[File:HuttonReportsOfThatReverendAndLearnedJudgeSpine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Hutton's Reports]]
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[[File:BridgmanReportsSpine1659.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Bridgman's Reports]]
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[[File:BarnesNotesOfCasesInPointOfPractice1754SpineV1.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Barnes' Reports]]
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[[File:BarnesNotesOfCasesInPointOfPractice1754SpineV2.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Barnes' Reports]]
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[[File:HardresReportsSpine1693.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Hardres' Reports ]]
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[[File:CarewReportsOrCausesInChancery1650_Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Carew's Reports]]
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[[File:NelsonReportsOfSpecialCases1717Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Nelson's Reports]]
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[[File:ForresterCasesInEquity1753Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Forrester's Cases in Equity]]
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[[File:HughesReportsSpine1652.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Hughes' Reports]]
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[[File:SheppardAnEpitomeOfCommonLawsSpine1656.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Sheppard's Epitome]]
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[[File:WingateMaximesOfReason1658Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Wingate's Maximes of Reason]]
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[[File:BlackstoneLawTractsSpines.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Blackstone's Law Tracts]]
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[[File:FitzherbertNewNaturaBrevium1755Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Fitzherbert's New Natura Breviume]]
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[[File:HenriciDeBracton1640Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Bracton's De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:OdysseyOfHomer1752PlateBXII.jpg|x40px|bottom|link=Odyssey of Homer|The Odyssey of Homer]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:SwiftTheWorksofJSwift1768V4P306.jpg|x42px|bottom|link=Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift|The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:SwiftTheWorksofJSwift1768V4P307.jpg|x42px|bottom|link=Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift|The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:VirgilWorks1748v3p892.jpg|x39px|bottom|link=Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis|The Works of Virgil]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798V14-18.jpg|80px|bottom|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798v15p170.jpg|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|x64px|Encyclopaedia, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798v15p171.jpg|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|x64px|Encyclopaedia, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:ButlerHudibras1709IllusAndP73b.jpg|link=Hudibras|x31px|Butler's Hudibras]]
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[[File:MarshallLifeOfGeorgeWashington1804SpinesV1-5.jpg|62px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Marshall's Life of George Washington]]
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[[File:MarshallLifeOfGeorgeWashington1804SpineAtlas.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Atlas for Marshall's Life of George Washington]]
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[[File:StithHistoryOfVirginiaSpine1747.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Stith's History of Virginia]]
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[[File:JeffersonNotesOnTheStateOfVirginia1801Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia]]
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[[File:GuthrieNewSystemOfModernGeography1794-95Spines.jpg|26px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Guthrie's New System of Modern Geography]]
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[[File:PinkertonModernGeography1804Spine.jpg|26px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Pinkerton's Modern Geography]]
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[[File:CluverIntroductionisInUniversamGeographiam1651Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Cluver's Introduction to Geography]]
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[[File:ArrowsmithGeneralAtlasSpine1804.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Atlas by Arrowsmith and Lewis]]
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[[File:SteuartAnInquirySpines1767.jpg|24px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Steuart's Political Oeconomy]]
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[[File:WytheRoomComputer.jpg|125px|bottom|link=George Wythe Room|Wythepedia: The George Wythe Encyclopedia]]
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[[File:HouseCommonsHistory1742SpinesV1-7.jpg|53px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons]]
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[[File:HouseCommonsHistory1742BookplateTPVersoV4.jpg|link=History and Proceedings of the House of Commons|border|x44px|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons]]
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[[File:Commons Contents v4.jpg|link=History and Proceedings of the House of Commons|border|x44px|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons]]
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[[File:HouseCommonsHistory1742SpinesV8-14.jpg|58px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons]]

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[[File:VirginiaProceedingsOfConvention1775Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|★ Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates (Wythe's copy)]]
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[[File:PufendorfDeOfficioHominis1758Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|Pufendorf's De Officio Hominis & Civis]]
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[[File:BrookeGraundeAbridgementSpine1576.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|Brooke's Graunde Abridgement]]
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[[Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV|]]
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[[File:OvidPubliiOvidiiNasonisMetamorphoseon1751.jpg|x47px|bottom|link=Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV|Ovid's Metamorphoses]]
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[[File:WythePleading1746.jpg|link=Complaint, 5 November 1746, of William Russell v. Thomas Dowde|border|x70px|Wythe Pleading]]
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[[File:LawsOfTheUnitedStates1796Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Laws of the United States]]
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[[File:TuckerBlackstonesCommentaries1803Spines.jpg|56px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Tucker's Blackstone]]
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[[File:VirginiaCode1803Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (1803)]]
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[[File:MercerExactAbridgment1759 Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Mercer's Abridgement]]
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[[File:WashingtonReports1798Spines.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Washington's Reports]]
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[[File:WytheDecisionsOfCasesSpine1795.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Wythe's Reports (1795)]]
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[[File:WytheDecisionsofCases1852Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Wythe's Reports (1852)]]
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[[File:CallReportsSpine1801v1.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Call's Reports]]
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[[File:CallReportsSpine1801v2-3.jpg|20px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Call's Reports]]
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[[File:HeningNewVirginiaJustice1795Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Hening's New Virginia Justice]]
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[[File:BoethiusAniciiManliiSeverini1751Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Anicii Manlii Severini Boetii Consolationis Philosophiaen]]
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[[File:BaconOfTheAdvancement1640Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Bacon's Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning]]
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[[File:BolingbrokePhilosophicalWorks1754Spines.jpg|32px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Philosophical Works of Lord Bolingbroke]]
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[[File:ShaftesburyCharacteristicks1714Spines.jpg|23px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Shaftesbury's Characteristicks ]]
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[[File:AldrichArtisLogicaeCompendium1723Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Aldrich's Artis Logicae Compendium]]
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[[File:GadburyGenethlialogia1658.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Gadbury's Genethlialogia]]
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[[File:KamesEssaysOnPrinciplesOfMorality1751Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Kames' Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion]]
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[[File:RaymondisTraiteElementairedeMoraleetduBonheur1784 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Raymondis's Traité Élémentaire de Morale et du Bonheur]]
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[[File:BryantNewSystem1775Spines.jpg|36px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Bryant's New System, or, An Analysis of Ancient Mythology]]
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[[File:DelanyDoctrineofAbstinence1734Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Delany's Doctrine of Abstinence from Blood Defended]]
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[[File:MarciMinuciiFelicisOctavius1750Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Marci Minucii Felicis Octavius]]
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[[File:HolyBible1754Spine.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|The Holy Bible]]
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[[File:HumeHistoryOfEngland1762Spines.jpg|52px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Hume's History of England]]| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|
[[File:BolingbrokeRemarksOnHistorySpine1743.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Bolingbroke's Remarks on the History of England]]
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[[File:BolingbrokeDissertationUponPartiesSpine1749.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Bolingbroke's Dissertation Upon Parties]]
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[[File:BolingbrokeLettertoSirWilliamWindhamSpine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Bolingbroke's Letter to Sir William Windham]]
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[[File:BuchananRerumScoticarumSpine1643.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Buchanan's Rerum Scoticarum Historia]]
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[[File:CaldwellDebatesRelative1766Spines.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Caldwell's Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland]]
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[[File:PelloutierHistoireDesCeltes1750Spines.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Pelloutier's Historie Des Celtes]]

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[[File:PlutarchsLives1727WythesV8 Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|★ Plutarch's Lives (Wythe's copy)]]
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[[File:PlutarchLivesSpines1727.jpg|60px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Plutarch's Lives]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:RabeliasWorks1737v4 IllusAtP29.jpg|link=Works of Francis Rabelais|x31px|The Works of Rabelais]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:RabeliasWorks1737v4P29.jpg|link=Works of Francis Rabelais|x32px|The Works of Rabelais]]
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[[File:LeonardReportsAndCasesSpine1658-75.jpg|19px|bottom|link=Shelf E-4|Leonard's Reports]]
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[[File:OwenReportsSpine1656.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf E-4|Owen's Reports]]
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[[File:CokeReports1738Spines.jpg|69px|bottom|link=Shelf E-4|Coke's Reports]]

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[[File:CokeReports1738SpineV6.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf E-4|★ Coke's Reports (Wythe's copy)]]
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[[File:BretonBritton1640Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Britton]]
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[[File:Fleta1647Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Fleta]]
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[[File:GlanvilleTractatus1554Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Glanville's Tractatus de Legibus]]
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[[File:HaleHistoryOfCommonLaw1739Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Hale's History of the Common Law of England]]
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[[File:StGermanDoctorAndStudent1761Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Saint Germain's Doctor and Student]]
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[[File:BlackstoneCommentariesSpines.jpg|40px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England]]
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[[File:JacobATreatiseOfLaws1721Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Jacob's A Treatise of Laws]]
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[[File:KamesHistoricalLawTracts1761Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Kames's Historical Law Tracts]]
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[[File:NoyTreatisePrincipalGroundsMaximesLawes1651Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Noy's Treatise of the Principal Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes]]
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[[File:FinchNomotexnia1613Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Finch's Nomotexnia]]
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[[File:StylePracticalRegister1707Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Style's Practical Register]]
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[[File:TaylorElementsOfTheCivilLaw1769Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Taylor's Elements of Civil Law]]
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[[File:LawOfCovenants1712Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Law of Covenants]]
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[[File:CraigJusFeudal1732Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Craig's Jus Feudal]]
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[[File:DalrympleEssayFeudalProperty1757Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Dalrymple's Essay Towards a General History of Feudal Property]]
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[[File:GilbertLawOfUses1734Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Gilbert's Law of Uses and Trusts]]
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[[File:BrydallArsTransferendiDominium1702 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Brydall's Ars Transferendi Dominium, the Second Part]]
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[[File:ArnoldiVinnii1726Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Vinnius's Commentary on Justinian's Institutes]]
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[[File:DJustinianiInstitutionum1761Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Harris's Translation of Justinian's Institutes]]
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[[File:TheophiliAntecessoris1751Cover.jpg|49px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Theophilus's Paraphrase of Justinian's Institutes]]
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[[File:PothierTreatiseOnObligations1802Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Pothier's Treatise on Obligations]]
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[[File:BaconWorks1740Spines.jpg|50px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|The Works of Francis Bacon]]
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[[File:LockeWorks1714Spines.jpg|36px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|The Works of John Locke]]
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[[File:ClementofAlexandriaKlementosAlexandreos1641Spine.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|Klēmentos Alexandreōs ta Euriskomena]]
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[[File:LightfootsWorks1684Spines.jpg|32px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|Lightfoot's Works]]
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[[File:HammondNewTestament1653Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|Hammond's New Testament Paraphrase]]
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[[File:HookerWorks1723Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|The Works of Richard Hooker]]
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[[File:TillotsonWorks1722Spines.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|The Works of Dr. John Tillotson]]
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[[File:BarclayAnApology1765Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Barclay's Apology for the True Christian Divinity]]
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[[File:BlairChronologyandHistorySpine1753.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Blair's Chronology and History of the World]]
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[[File:TempleWorks1720Spines.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|The Works of Sir William Temple]]
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[[File:ClarendonHistoryOfTheRebellion1701Spines.jpg|37px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Clarendon's History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England]]
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[[File:Ralph HistoryOfEngland1744 Spines.jpg|32px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Ralph's History of England during the Reigns of K. William, Q. Anne, and K. George I]]
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[[File:SandysTravelsSpine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Sandys' Travels]]
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[[File:JosephusWorksSpine1702.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|The Works of Flavius Josephus]]
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[[File:StraboStrabonisRerum1620Spine.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Strabonis Rerum Geographicarum Libri XVII]]
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[[File:PostlethwaytDictionary1766Spines.jpg|38px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Postlethwayt's Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce]]
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[[File:HarringtonOceanaSpine1700.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|The Oceana of James Harrington]]
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[[File:PufendorfOfTheLawOfNature1710Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Pufendorf's Of the Law of Nature and Nations]]
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[[File:DomatCivilLaw1722Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Domat's Civil Law in its Natural Order]]
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[[File:ShowerCasesinParliament1698Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Shower's Cases in Parliament]]
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[[File:ReportsDesCasesArgueAndAdjudge1678SpinesV1-5.jpg|50px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|The Year Books]]
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[[File:ReportsDesCasesArgueAndAdjudge1678SpinesV6-11.jpg|57px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|The Year Books]]
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[[File:DyerReportsDesDiversSpine1688.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Dyer's Reports]]
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[[File:PlowdenCommentariesOrReports1761Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Plowden's Commentaries]]
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[[File:CrokeFirstPartReportsSpines.jpg|36px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Croke's Reports]]
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[[File:PophamReportsAndCases1682 Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Popham's Reports]]
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[[File:YelvertonReportsSpine1735.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Yelverton's Reports]]
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[[File:BulstrodeReportsSpine1688.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Bulstrode's Reports]]
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[[File:RolleLesReportsSpine1675.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Rolle's Reports]]
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[[File:PalmerReportsSpine1678.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Palmer's Reports]]
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[[File:JonesLesReportsSpine1675.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Jones's Reports]]
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[[File:SiderfinReportsDesDiversSpine1683.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Siderfin's Reports]]
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[[File:KebleReportsSpine1685.jpg|44px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Keble's Reports]]
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[[File:ModernReportsSpines1725V1-3.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Modern Reports]]
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[[File:ModernReportsSpines1725V4-6.jpg|29px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Modern Reports]]
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[[File:HoltModernCases1725Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Modern Reports, Volume 7]]
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[[File:SaundersLesReportsSpine1722.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Saunder's Reports]]
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[[File:RolleAbridgmentdesPlusieursSpine1668.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Rolle's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VentrisReportsSpine1726.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Ventris's Reports]]
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[[File:PollexfenArgumentsReportsSpine1702.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Pollexfen's Reports]]
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[[File:ShowerReportsSpines1708.jpg|23px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Shower's King's Bench Reports]]
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[[File:SkinnerKingsBenchReportsSpine1728.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Skinner's Reports]]
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[[File:ComberbachReportsSpine1754.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Comberbach's Reports]]
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[[File:CarthewReportsKingsBenchSpine1728.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Carthew's Reports]]
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[[File:ReportOfAllTheCasesDeterminedBySirJohnHolt1738 Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Holt's Reports]]
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[[File:SalkeldReportsofCases1717-18Spines.jpg|20px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Salkeld's Reports]]
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[[File:RaymondReportsOfCasesKingsBench1743Spines.jpg|35px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Raymond's Reports]]
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[[File:ComynsReports1744Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Comyns's Reports]]
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[[File:FortescueReportsSpine1748.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Fortescue-Aland's Reports]]
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[[File:LucasCasesInLawAndEquity1736Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Lucas's Reports]]
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[[File:StrangeReports1755Spines.jpg|31px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Strange's Reports]]
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[[File:BarnardistonReportsSpine1744.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Barnardiston's Reports]]
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[[File:AndrewsReportsSpine1754.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Andrews's Reports]]
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[[File:EightCenturiesOfReports1734Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Eight Centuries of Reports]]
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[[File:HarrisPhilologicalInquiries1781Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Harris's Philological Inquiries]]
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[[File:HarrisHermes1771Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Harris's Hermes]]
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[[File:CamdenGrammarOfGreek1800Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|A Grammar of the Greek Language]]
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[[File:KusterLudKusterus1750Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Lud. Kusterus De Vero Usu Verborum Mediorum]]
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[[File:HederichGraecumLexiconSpine1766.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Hederich's Graecum Lexicon Manuale ]]
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[[File:RuddimanRudimentsOfTheLatinTongue1769 Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Ruddiman's Rudiments of the Latin Tongue]]
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[[File:LittletonLatineDictionary1678Board.jpg|51px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Littleton's Latin Dictionary]]
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[[File:HistoriarumMirabilium1622 Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Historiarum Mirabilium Auctores Graeci]]
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[[File:DiscoursDeLycurgue1783Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Discourses of Lycurgus (and others)]]
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[[File:Aelian1701Spines.jpg|20px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Aelian's Varia Historia]]
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[[File:AeschylusHaiTouAischylouTrageodiai1746Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|The Tragedies of Aeschylus]]
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[[File:AnacreontisOdaria1802Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Odes of Anacreon (Greek)]]
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[[File:AnacreonOdes1804Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Odes of Anacreon (English)]]
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[[File:IsocratesOevresComplettes1781Spine.jpg|22px|bottom|link=Shelf I-1|Complete Works of Isocrates]]
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[[File:LonginusDionysiouLonginou1694Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf I-1|Longinus's On the Sublime]]
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[[File:LucianLoukianouSamosateos1743Spines123.jpg|40px|bottom|link=Shelf I-1]]
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[[File:CiceronisOperaSpines1740-1742.jpg|100px|bottom|link=M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera cum Delectu Commentariorum|The Works of Cicero]]
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[[File:EdwinJefferson.jpg|130px|bottom|link=File:EdwinJefferson.jpg|Engraved portrait of Thomas Jefferson, by David Edwin.]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:LucretiusOfTheNatureOfThings1714v1Frontispiece.jpg|x54px|bottom|border|link=Of the Nature of Things|Lucretius' Of the Nature of Things]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:TheocritusIdylliumsOfTheocritus1767Frontispiece.jpeg|x56px|bottom|border|link=Idylliums of Theocritus|The Idylliums of Theocritus]]
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[[File:TheSpectator1769Spines.jpg|47px|bottom|link=Shelf M-1|The Spectator]]
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[[File:TownConnoisseur1757Spines.jpg|22px|bottom|link=Shelf M-1|The Connoisseur]]
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[[File:LongacreWytheFramed.jpg|border|x79px|Stipple engraving of [[George Wythe]] by J.B. Longacre]]
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[[File:AntoninouLiberalisMetamorphoseonSynagoge1676Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|The Metamorphoses of Antonius Liberalis]]
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[[File:AppianusAppianouAlexandreosRomaika1670Spines.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Appianus's Roman History]]
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[[File:AristophanisComoediae1783_spines.jpg|40px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Aristophanes' Comedies]]
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[[File:BionosTouSmyrnaiou1748Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Works of Bion of Smyrna and Moschus]]
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[[File:CallimachusHoiTouKallimachou1755Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Callimachus]]| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|
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[[File:ColluthusKolouthouArpage1747Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Colluthus's Rape of Helen]]
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[[File:DemetriusPhalereideElocutione1743Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Demetrius of Phalerum on Elocution]]
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[[File:DemosthenesDemosthenousLogoiEklektoi1755 Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Select Orations of Demosthenes]]
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[[File:DemosthenesOevresComplettes1777Spines.jpg|26px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Works of Demosthenes and Aeschine]]
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[[File:DionysiusDionysiouHalikarnasseos1728Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Dionysius of Halicarnassus's Peri Syntheseōs Onomatōn]]
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[[File:EpictetusEpictetiManuale1711Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Epictetus's Manuale et Sententiae]]
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[[File:EuripidesEuripidisTrageediae1703Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Euripides's Medea and The Phoenician Women]]
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[[File:EuripidesTragedies1781Spines.jpg|24px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|The Tragedies of Euripides]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:ShakespeareWorks1740v8RomJulIllus.jpg|x43px|bottom|link=Works of Shakespeare|The Works of Shakespeare]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:CervantesDonQuixote1792v1Illustration.jpg|x40px|bottom|link=Don Quixote|Cervantes' The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote]]
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[[File:CiceroMTulliCiceronisOperaQuaeSupersuntOmnia1748Spines.jpg|126px|bottom|link=M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera quae Supersunt Omnia|The Works of Cicero]]
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[[File:PlinyNaturalisHistoriae1669Spine.jpg|35px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Pliny the Elder's Natural History]]
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[[File:PlinyEpistolePanegyricus1653Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Pliny the Younger's Letters]]
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[[File:QuintilianM.FabiiQuinctiliani1714Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Quintillian's Institutione Oratoria]]
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[[File:StatiusPubliiPapinii1671Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Statius' Silvae, Thebaid, and Achilleid]]
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[[File:SuetoniusC.SuetoniiTranquilliSpine1718.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Suetonius]]
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[[File:TacitusC.CorneliiTacitiOpera1672Spines.jpg|33px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Tacitus]]
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[[File:TerencPubliiTerentii1742Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Terence's Six Comedies]]
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[[File:TibullusTibulliEtPropertii1753Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Tibullus and Propertius]]
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[[File:ValeriiMaximi DictorumFactorumqueMemorabilium1690Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Valerius Maximus]]
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[[File:CVelleiiPaterculiHistoriaeRomanae1730Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Velleius Paterculus' Roman History]]
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[[File:PVirgiliiMaronisBucolicaGeorgicaEtAeneis1743 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Virgil's Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]
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[[File:VirgilMaronisOpera1746Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Virgil (Latin)]]
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[[File:PubliiVirgiliiMaronis1784Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Virgil's Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]
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[[File:VirgilWorks1748Spines.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Virgil (English)]]
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[[File:ShakespearePlays1778SpinesV1-6.jpg|53px|bottom|link=Shelf M-2|The Plays of Shakespeare]]
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[[File:ShakespearePlays1778SpinesV7-12.jpg|54px|bottom|link=Shelf M-2|The Plays of Shakespeare]]
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[[File:ShakespeareWorks1740Spines.jpg|61px|bottom|link=Shelf M-2|The Works of Shakespeare]]
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[[File:SterneWorks1780Spines.jpg|55px|bottom|link=Shelf N-2|The Works of Laurence Sterne]]
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[[File:SwiftWorks1768Spines.jpg|80px|bottom|link=Shelf N-2|The Works of Jonathan Swift]]
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[[File:MathiasPursuitsOfLiterature1798Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf N-2|Mathias's Pursuits of Literature]]
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[[File:MunfordPoemsAndCompositionsInProse1798Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf N-2|Poems and Compositions in Prose on Several Occasions]]
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[[File:EuripidesTragediesOfEuripides1781v2Frontispiece.jpg|link=Tragedies of Euripides|70px|border|The Tragedies of Euripides]]
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[[File:LysiasOperaOmnia1783Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf I-3|Works of Lysias]]
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[[File:PlatoPlatonisPhilosophi1781Spines.jpg|75px|bottom|link=Shelf I-3|Plato's Philosophy]]
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[[File:PlutarchMorals1694vSpines.jpg|33px|bottom|link=Shelf I-3|Plutarch's Morals]]
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[[File:PolybiusHistorionTaSozomena1670Spines.jpg|31px|bottom|link=Shelf I-3|Polybius' Histories]]
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[[Q. Horatii Flacci Opera|]]
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[[File:HoraceQHoratiiFlacci1711.jpg|x47px|bottom|link=Q. Horatii Flacci Opera|The Works of Horace (Latin)]]
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[[M. Acci Plauti Comoediae|]]
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[[File:PlautusM.AcciPlautiComoediae1669.jpg|x43px|bottom|border|link=M. Acci Plauti Comoediae|Comedies of Plautus]]
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[[File:HomerIliad1750v5ShieldOfAchillesPage118.jpg|x41px|link=Iliad of Homer|The Iliad of Homer]]
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[[File:HomerIliad1750v5 ShieldofAchilles.jpg|x41px|link=Iliad of Homer|The Iliad of Homer]]
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[[Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum|]]
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[[File:PubliiPapiniiStatiiSylvarum1671HalfTitle.jpeg|x47px|bottom|border|link=Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum|Statius' Silvae, Thebaid, and Achilleid]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:BlairLecturesOnRhetoric1784Spine.jpg|x71px|bottom|link=Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres|★ Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres (Wythe's copy)]]
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[[D. Junii Juvenalis et A. Persii Flacci Satyrae|]]
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[[File:DJuniiJuvenalisEtAPersiiFlacciSatyrae1691TitlePage.jpg|x46px|bottom|border|link=D. Junii Juvenalis et A. Persii Flacci Satyrae|Satires of Juvenal and Persius]]
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[[File:AddisonMiscellaneousWorks1746Spines.jpg|23px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Addison's Miscellaneous Works]]
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[[File:ButlerHudibras1710Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Butler's Hudibras]]
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[[File:DarwinBotanicGarden1798Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Darwin's Botanic Garden]]
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[[File:DrydenDramatickWorks1762Spines.jpg|42px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|The Works of John Dryden]]
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[[File:MacphersonPoemsOfOssian1784Spines.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Poems of Ossian]]
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[[File:MiltonParadiseLost1758Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Milton's Paradise Lost]]
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[[File:MiltonParadiseRegain'd1758Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Milton's Paradise Regain'd]]
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[[File:PopeWorks1751Spines.jpg|57px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|The Works of Alexander Pope]]
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[[File:FergusonTablesAndTracts1767 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Ferguson's Tables and Tracts]]
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[[File:MartinPhilosophicalGrammar1735Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Martin's Philosophical Grammar]]
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[[File:EuclidEuclidisElementorum1756Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Elements of Euclid (Latin)]]
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[[File:EuclidElements1756Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Elements of Euclid (English)]]
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[[File:EmersonTreatiseOfAlgebra1764Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Emerson's Treatise of Algebra]]
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[[File:NewtonArithmeticaUniversalisSpine1722.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Newton's Arithmetica Universalis]]
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[[File:WardYoungMathematiciansGuide1719Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Ward's Young Mathematician's Guide]]
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[[File:HuttonMathematicalTables1785Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Hutton's Mathematical Tables]]
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[[File:SimpsonTreatiseOfAlgebra1767_Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Simpson's Treatise of Algebra]]
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[[Poems and Compositions in Prose on Several Occasions|]]
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[[File:MunfordPoemsandCompositionsinProseonSeveralOccasions1798TitlePage.jpg|30px|bottom|link=Poems and Compositions in Prose on Several Occasions|Munford's Poems and Compositions in Prose on Several Occasions]]
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[[File:HerodotusHerodotiHalicarnassensisHistoriaSpine1761.jpg|63px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Herodotus's Histories]]
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[[File:HomerIliasAndOdyssea1711V1Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Homer's Iliad in Greek and Latin]]
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[[File:HomerHomeriIlias1740Spines.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Homer's Iliad in Greek and Latin]]
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[[File:IncertiScriptorisGraeciFabulae1745Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Incerti scriptoris Graeci fabulae aliquot Homericae]]
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[[File:HomerIliad1750 Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Homer's Iliad]]
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[[File:HomerOdyssey1752Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Homer's Odyssey]]
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[[File:SophoclesTragediesOfSophocles1758Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|The Tragedies of Sophocles]]
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[[File:TheocritusTaTouTheokritou1746Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|The Works of Theocritus]]
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[[File:TheocritusIdylliums1767Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|The Idylliums of Theocritus]]
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[[File:Theophrastus CharakteresEthikoi1758 Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|Theophratus's Characters]]
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[[File:TyrataeusSpartanLessonsSpine1759.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|]]
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[[File:Xenophon XenophontosKyrouPaideiasBibliaOkto1727 Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|Xenophon's Cyropaedia]]
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[[File:XenophonXenophontosHellenika1762Spines.jpg|26px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|Xenophon's Hellenica and Agesilaus]]
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[[File:PoetaeLatiniMinores1752Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|Minor Latin Poets]]
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[[File:CaesarCJuliiCaesaris1719Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|The Works of Caesar]]
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[[File:SterneWorksv2Illustration.jpg|27px|bottom|link=Works of Laurence Sterne|The Works of Laurence Sterne]]
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[[File:SterneWorksV8IllustrationP221.jpg|27px|bottom|link=Works of Laurence Sterne|The Works of Laurence Sterne]]
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[[File:CiceroM.T.CiceronisOrationes1722Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Select Orations of Cicero]]
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[[File:QCurtiiRufiHistoriaAlexandriMagni1658Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Curtius Rufus's History of Alexander the Great]]
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[[File:AuliGelliNoctesAtticae1651Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Gellius's Attic Nights]]
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[[File:HoraceQHoratiiFlacci1711Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Works of Horace (Latin)]]
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[[File:HoracePoeticalTranslation1747Spines.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Works of Horace (English)]]
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[[File:HoraceQuintusHoratiusFlaccus1744Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Horace's Epodes, Sermons, Epistles, and Ars Poetica]]
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[[File:HoraceQHoratiiFlacciEpistolaeAdPisonesEtAugustum1768Spines.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Horace's Epistles to the Pisos and Augustus]]
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[[File:JustiniHistoriaePhilippicae1762Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Justin's Historiarum Philippicarum]]
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[[File:DJuniiJuvenalisEtAPersiiFlacciSatyrae1691Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Satires of Juvenal and Persius]]
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[[File:LivyTitiLiviiHistoriarum1678Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Livy's History]]
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[[File:LucretiusCarusTitiLucretiiCari1759Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Lucretius's Of the Nature of Things (Latin)]]
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[[File:LucretisOfTheNature1714Spines.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Lucretius's Of the Nature of Things (English)]]
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[[File:NeposCorneliiNepotisExcellentiumSpine1749.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Nepos's On Famous Men]]
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[[File:OvidPubliiOvidiiNasonisMetamorphoseon1751Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Ovid's Metamorphosis]]
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[[File:PetroniusTitiPetroniiArbitriEquitis1669Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Satyricon of Petronius]]
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[[File:PhaedrusPhaedriAug.LibertiFabularum1713Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Fables of Phaedrus]]
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[[File:PlautusAcciPlavtiComoediae1669FullCover.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Comedies of Plautus]]
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[[File:WalkerCriticalPronouncingDictionarySpine1803.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary]]
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[[File:VidaDeArtePoetica1723Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|De Arte Poetica]]
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[[File:ErasmusAdagiorum1663Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Erasmus's Adages]]
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[[File:MontaigneEssays1711Spines.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Montaigne's Essays]]
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[[File:RabelaisWorks1737Spines.jpg|29px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Rabelais's Works]]
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[[File:MontesquieuOeuvres1767Spines.jpg|31px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|MontesquieuOeuvres1767Spines.jpg]]
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[[File:CervantesDonQuixote1792Spines.jpg|27px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Cervantes's Don Quixote]]
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[[File:CharterOak.jpg|x20px|William & Mary Charter Oak]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:Spectator1769V1Frontispiece.jpg|x38px|bottom|link=Spectator|The Spectator]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:Spectator1769V7TitlePage.jpg|x38px|bottom|link=Spectator|The Spectator]]
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[[File:MartinPhilosophiaBritannica1788Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Martin's Philosophia Britannica]]
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[[File:HelshamCourseOfLecturesInNaturalPhilosophy1739Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Helsham's Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy]]
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[[File:GoldsmithHistoryOfTheEarth1795Spines.jpg|35px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Goldsmith's History of the Earth and Animated Nature]]
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[[File:DarwinZoonomia1801Spines.jpg|43px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Darwin's Zoonomia]]
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[[File:HippocratesHippocratisAphorismi1784Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Hippocrates's Aphorisms]]
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[[File:DobsonMedicalCommentary1787Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Dobson's Medical Commentary on Fixed Air]]
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[[File:GibsonTreatiseOfPracticalSurveying1789Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Gibson's Treatise of Practical Surveying]]
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[[File:GlasseCookerySpine1760.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Glasse's Art of Cookery]]
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[[File:VaughanReportsSpine1706.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Vaughan's Reports]]
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[[File:BlackstoneReportsCommonPleasExchequer1796Spines.jpg|27px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Blackstone's Reports]]
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[[File:BunburyReportsSpine1755.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Bunbury's Reports]]
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[[File:FinchReportsSpine1725.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Finch's Reports]]
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[[File:CasesArguedAndDecreed1735 Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Chancery Cases]]
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[[File:VernonsCasesArguedSpines1726.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Vernon's Reports]]
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[[File:WilliamsReportsOfCasesSpines1740.jpg|52px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Peere Williams's Reports]]
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[[File:VeseyCasesArguedSpines1726.jpg|24px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Vesey's Reports]]
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[[File:PrecedentsinChancerySpine1733.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Precedents in Chancery]]
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[[File:ChanceryCasesInEquitySpine1756v1.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Abridgment of Cases in Equity]]
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[[File:ChanceryCasesInEquitySpine1756v2.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Abridgment of Cases in Equity]]
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[[File:MooreCasesCollect&Report1688_Spine.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Sir Francis Moore's Cases]]
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[[File:BaconAbridgementSpines1768.jpg|61px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Bacon's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VinersAbridgement1741SpinesV1-4.jpg|46px|bottom|link=General Abridgment of Law and Equity|Viner's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VinersAbridgement1741SpinesV5-8.jpg|45px|bottom|link=General Abridgment of Law and Equity|Viner's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VinersAbridgement1741SpinesV9-12.jpg|39px|bottom|link=General Abridgment of Law and Equity|Viner's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VinersAbridgement1741SpinesV13-17.jpg|54px|bottom|link=General Abridgment of Law and Equity|Viner's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VinersAbridgement1741SpinesV22-24.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Viner's Abridgment]]
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[[File:CowellLawDictionary1727 Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Cowell's Interpreter]]
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[[File:JacobsLawDictionary1729Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Jacob's New Law Dictionary]]
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[[File:CokeBookOfEntries1671Spine.jpg|19px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Coke's Book of Entries]]
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[[File:SpelmanEnglishWorks1723Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|English Works of Sir Henry Spelman]]
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[[File:HenghamRegistrumBrevium1687Spine.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Registrum Brevium]]
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[[File:CokeSecondInstitute1681Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Coke's Second Part of the Institutes]]
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[[File:BallowTreatiseOfEquity1737Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Ballow's Treatise of Equity]]
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[[File:KamesPrinciplesOfEquity1760Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Kames's Principles of Equity]]
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[[File:BoothNatureAndPracticeOfRealActions1701Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Booth's Nature and Practice of Real Actions]]
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[[File:PigottNewPrecedentsInConveyancing1742Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Pigott's New Precedents in Conveyancing]]
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[[File:SwinburneTreatiseOfTestamentsAndLastWills1743Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Swinburne's Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills]]
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[[File:CookeCommonPleasReports1742.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Cooke's Common Pleas Reports]]
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[[File:RobinsonBookOfSpecialEntries1684 Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Robinson's Book of Special Entries]]
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[[File:DaltonCountreyJustice1666 Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Dalton's Countrey Justice]]
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[[File:DaltonOfficiumVicecomitum1623Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Dalton's Officium Vicecomitum]]
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[[File:BrownlowBookOfEntries1693Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Brownlow Latine Redivivus]]
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[[File:ModernEntriesinEnglish1734Spines.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Mallory's Modern Entries]]
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[[File:WinchLeBeauPledeur1680Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Winch's Beau Pledeur]]
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[[File:HaleHistoryOfPleasOfCrownSpine1736.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Hale's Historia Placitorum Coronae]]
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[[File:HawkinTreatiseOfPleasOfCrown1716-26Spines.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Hawkins's Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown]]
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[[File:FosterReportOfProceedingsSpine1762.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Foster's Reports]]
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[[File:VirginiaCollectionOfActsOfAssembly1733Spine.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Collection of Acts of the Virginia Assembly (1733)]]
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[[File:ActsofAssemblyVirginia1769Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Acts of Virginia Assembly (1769)]]
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[[File:VirginiaCollectionOfPublicActsSpine1785.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Collection of Virginia's Public Acts (1785)]]
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[[File:VirginiaCollectionofActsofVirginiaAssembly1794Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Collection of Public Acts of the Virginia Assembly (1794)]]
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[[File:CorpusJurisCivilis1663Spine.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Corpus Juris Civilis]]
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[[File:GrotiusRightsOfWarAndPeace1738Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Grotius's Rights of War and Peace]]
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[[File:SpencePolymetisSpine1747.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Spence's Polymetis]]
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[[File:ScapulaLexiconGraecoLatinum1628Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Scapula's Greek-Latin Lexicon]]
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[[File:FaberThesaurusEruditionisScholasticae1710 Spine.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Faber's Thesaurus Eruditionis Scholasticae]]| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|
[[File:CooperThesaurusLinguaeRomanae1565Spine.jpg|23px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Cooper's Thesaurus Linguae Romanae & Britannicae]]
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[[File:WolfDemosthenisEtAeschinis1604Spine.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Demosthenis et Aeschinis Opera (1604)]]
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[[File:DiodorusDiodoriSiculi1746Spines.jpg|x99px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Diodurus's Library]]
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[[File:HerodotusHerodotiHalicarnasseiHistoriarumSpine1763.jpg|x101px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Herodotus's Histories]]
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[[File:HomerouIliados1756Spine.jpg|x79px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Homer's Iliad (Greek)]]
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[[File:HomerouOdysseias1758Spine.jpg|x79px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Homer's Odyssey (Greek)]]
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[[File:PausaniasPausaniouTesHelladosSpine1583.jpg|x76px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Pausanias's Descriptions of Greece]]
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[[File:ThucydidesBelloPeloponnesiaco1731Spine.jpg|x93px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War]]
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[[File:CaesarCaiiJulii1750Spine.jpg|x79px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Works of Caesar]]
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[[File:CowleyWorks1678Spine.jpg|x71px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Works of Abraham Cowley]]
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==See Also==
*[[George Wythe Collection|George Wythe Collection Title List]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Known Surviving Wythe Volumes]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]

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[[Category: George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]
[[Category: Shelves]]
[[Category: Wythe's Library]]

George Wythe Room

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Lktesar: /* Marshall Wall */

{{DISPLAYTITLE:The George Wythe Room at the Wolf Law Library}}
[[George Wythe]] (1726 – 1806), William & Mary's — and America's — first law professor, assembled one of the most important libraries in eighteenth-century Virginia. Wythe's collection included Western classics, history, philosophy, science, mathematics, and law. These books had a direct impact on the development of Virginia law and the law of the new nation. In 2005 the [https://law.wm.edu/library/home/index.php Wolf Law Library] began a project to replicate Wythe's library, focusing on items of a legal nature, but reflecting the breadth of Wythe's interests. The [https://law.wm.edu/library/collections/rarebooks/ '''George Wythe Boswell-Caracci Room'''] houses our collection of about 360 of the roughly 500 titles in Wythe's collection. For a bibliography of the books, see the [[George Wythe Collection|George Wythe Collection Title List]]. For a complete list of the books owned by Wythe, see [[Wythe's Library]].

The images below represent the permanent exhibit. Copies which actually belonged to Wythe are indicated with a star: ★. Select a book to view more details about the titles on that shelf:

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[[File:BarthelemyTravelOfAnacharsis1796Spines.jpg|36px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Barthélemy's Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece]]
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[[File:PotterArchaeologiaGraeca1728Spines.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Potter's Antiquities of Greece]]
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[[File:ThucydidesHistoryOfThePeloponnesianSpine1753.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War]]
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[[File:GuysVoyageLitteraireGrece1783SpineV1-2.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Guys' Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce]]
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[[File:GuysVoyageLitteraireGrece1783SpinesV3-4.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Guys' Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce]]
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[[File:MachiavelliHistoryOfFlorence1761Spines.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Machiavelli's History of Florence]]
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[[File:VolneyVoyageEnSyrie1787Spines.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Volney's Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte]]
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[[File:SavaryLettresSurL'Egypte1785Spines.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Savary's Lettres sur l'Égypte]]
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[[File:ChastelluxTravelsNorthAmerica1787Spines.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Chastellux's Travels in North-America]]
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[[File:FranklinInterestOfGreatBritainSpine1761.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Franklin's Interest of Great Britain]]
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[[File:MirabeauConsiderationsOnTheOrder1786Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Mirabeau's Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus]]
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[[File:MazzeiRecherchesHistoriquesSpine1788.jpg|29px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Mazzei's Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale]]
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[[File:PhilippsTenenda1660Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Philipps's Tenenda Non Tollenda]]
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[[File:RowlettTablesOfDiscountSpine1802.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Rowlett's Tables of Discount]]
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[[File:MaseresPrinciples1783Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Maseres' Principles of the Doctrine of Life-Annuities]]
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[[File:PriceObservationsOnReversionary1772Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Price's Observations on Reversionary Payments]]
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[[File:BeccariaEssayOnCrimes1767Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Beccaria's Essay on Crimes and Punishments]]
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[[File:HistoryHouseOfLords1742v1-4.jpg|33px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|History and Proceedings of the House of Lords]]
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[[File:HistoryHouseOfLords1742v5-8.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|History and Proceedings of the House of Lords]]
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[[File:AristotleTreatiseOnGovernmentSpine1778.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Aristotle's Treatise on Government]]
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[[File:FilmerPatriarchaSpine1680.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Filmer's Patriarcha]]
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[[File:PaineRightsofManSpine1791.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Paine's Rights of Man]]
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[[File:VirginiaDebatesAndOtherProceedingsSpine1805.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia]]
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[[File:MiltonParadiseLost1758.jpg|x47px|bottom|border|link=Paradise Lost|Milton's Paradise Lost]]
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[[File:PopeWorks1751v6Frontispiece.jpg|x48px|bottom|border|link=Works of Alexander Pope|The Works of Alexander Pope]]
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[[File:PopeWorks1751v1.jpg|x48px|bottom|border|link=Works of Alexander Pope|The Works of Alexander Pope]]
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[[File:PerkinsTreatiseOfTheLaws1792 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Perkins on Conveyancing]]
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[[File:SheppardTouch-Stone1648Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Sheppard's Touch-stone of Common Assurances]]
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[[File:GilbertLawOfDevisesSpine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Gilbert's Law of Devises]]
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[[File:GodolphinOrphan'sLegacy1701Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Godolphin's Orphan's Legacy]]
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[[File:NelsonLexTestamentaria1728Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Nelson's Lex Testamentaria]]
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[[File:JALawOfObligations1693Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|J.A.'s Law of Obligations and Conditions]]
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[[File:JonesEssayOnBailments1796Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Jones's Essay on the Law of Bailments]]
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[[File:CunninghamLawOfBillsOfExchange1760Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Cunningham's Law of Bills of Exchange]]
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[[File:BrydallJusSigilli1673Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Brydall's Jus Sigilli]]
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[[File:CromptonAuthoritieEtJurisdiction1594Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Crompton's Authoritie et Jurisdiction des Courts]]
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[[File:GilbertHistoryAndPracticeHCC1758 Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Gilbert's History and Practice of the High Court of Chancery]]
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[[File:ManleyClerksGuide1672Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Manley's Clerks Guide]]
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[[File:LambardeEirenarcha1599Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Lambarde's Eirenarcha]]
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[[File:CokeFourthPartInstitutes1644Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Fourth Part of Coke's Institutes]]
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[[File:BrownVadeMecum1678Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|rown's Entring Clerk's Vade Mecum]]
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[[File:GilbertLawOfEvidence1760Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Gilbert's Law of Evidence]]
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[[File:CokeThirdPartInstitutes1644Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Third Part of Coke's Institutes]]
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[[File:HalePleasOfTheCrown1716Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Hale's Pleas of the Crown]]
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[[File:StaunfordPleesDelCoron1583 Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Staunford's Plees del Coron]]
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[[File:BurnsEcclesiasticalLaw1781Spines.jpg|35px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Burn's Ecclesiastical Law]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798V1-5.jpg|80px|bottom|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798V6-9.jpg|60px|bottom|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798V10-13.jpg|61px|bottom|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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[[File:StackhouseHistoryOfNewTestament1765Spines.jpg|47px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Stackhouse's History of the Holy Bible]]
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[[File:VetusTestamentum1665_Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Old Testament in Greek]]
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[[File:LowthDeSacraPoesiHebraeorum1763Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Lowth's De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum]]
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[[File:NovumTestamentum1728 Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|New Testament in Greek]]
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[[File:BlackwellSacredClassics1737 Spines.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Blackwell's The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated]]
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[[File:GrotiusVeritateReligionisChristianae1696Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Grotius's De Veritate Religionis Christianae]]
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[[File:NelsonCompanionforFestivals1720Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Nelson's Companion for the Festivals and Facts of the Church of England]]
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[[File:BiblosTesDemosiasEuches1665Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Book of Common Prayer in Greek]]
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[[File:LiturgiaSeuLiberPrecumCommunium1744 Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Book of Common Prayer in Latin]]
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[[File:Orosius1773Spines.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Orosius, The Anglo-Saxon Version]]
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[[De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum|]]
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[[File:LowthDeSacraPoesiHebraeorum1763.jpg|x55px|bottom|border|link=De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum|Lowth's De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:AristophanisComoediae1783v1 frontispiececrop.jpg|x55px|bottom|link=Aristophanis Comoediae (1783)|The Comedies of Aristophanes]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:AristophanisComoediae1783v2_title.jpg|x55px|bottom|link=Aristophanis Comoediae (1783)|The Comedies of Aristophanes]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:DrydenDramaticWorks1762V1Frontispiece.jpg|x40px|bottom|border|link=Dramatick Works of John Dryden|The Dramatick Works of John Dryden]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:DrydenDramatickWorks1762v1TitlePage.jpg|x40px|bottom|border|link=Dramatick Works of John Dryden|The Dramatick Works of John Dryden]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:PhaedrusPhaedriAugLibertiFabularum1713Frontispiece.jpg|x42px|bottom|border|link=Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque|The Fables of Phaedrus]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:PhaedrusPhaedriAug.LibertiFabularum1713.jpg|x42px|bottom|border|link=Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque|The Fables of Phaedrus]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:VidaDeArtePoetica1723FacingTP.jpg|x39px|bottom|link=Marci Hieronymi Vidae, Cremonensis, Albae Episcopi, De Arte Poetica|Vida's De Arte Poetica]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:VidaDeArtePoetica1723TitlePage.jpg|x39px|bottom|link=Marci Hieronymi Vidae, Cremonensis, Albae Episcopi, De Arte Poetica|Vida's De Arte Poetica]]
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[[File:HobartReportsSpine1641.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Hobart's Reports]]
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[[File:MarchReportsCasesSpine1648.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|March's Reports]]
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[[File:StyleNarrationesModernaeSpine1658.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Style's Narrationes Modernae]]
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[[File:RaymondReportsOfDiversSpecialCases1793Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Raymond's Reports]]
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[[File:BrownlowReportsOfDiversSpine1675.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Brownlow and Goldesborough's Reports]]
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[[File:HuttonReportsOfThatReverendAndLearnedJudgeSpine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Hutton's Reports]]
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[[File:BridgmanReportsSpine1659.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Bridgman's Reports]]
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[[File:BarnesNotesOfCasesInPointOfPractice1754SpineV1.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Barnes' Reports]]
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[[File:BarnesNotesOfCasesInPointOfPractice1754SpineV2.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Barnes' Reports]]
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[[File:HardresReportsSpine1693.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Hardres' Reports ]]
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[[File:CarewReportsOrCausesInChancery1650_Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Carew's Reports]]
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[[File:NelsonReportsOfSpecialCases1717Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Nelson's Reports]]
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[[File:ForresterCasesInEquity1753Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Forrester's Cases in Equity]]
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[[File:HughesReportsSpine1652.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Hughes' Reports]]
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[[File:SheppardAnEpitomeOfCommonLawsSpine1656.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Sheppard's Epitome]]
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[[File:WingateMaximesOfReason1658Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Wingate's Maximes of Reason]]
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[[File:BlackstoneLawTractsSpines.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Blackstone's Law Tracts]]
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[[File:FitzherbertNewNaturaBrevium1755Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Fitzherbert's New Natura Breviume]]
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[[File:HenriciDeBracton1640Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Bracton's De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:OdysseyOfHomer1752PlateBXII.jpg|x40px|bottom|link=Odyssey of Homer|The Odyssey of Homer]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:HomerOdyssey1752v3Bk12P1.jpg|x40px|bottom|link=Odyssey of Homer|The Odyssey of Homer]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:SwiftTheWorksofJSwift1768V4P306.jpg|x42px|bottom|link=Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift|The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:SwiftTheWorksofJSwift1768V4P307.jpg|x42px|bottom|link=Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift|The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:VirgilWorks1748v3p892.jpg|x39px|bottom|link=Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis|The Works of Virgil]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798V14-18.jpg|80px|bottom|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798v15p170.jpg|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|x64px|Encyclopaedia, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798v15p171.jpg|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|x64px|Encyclopaedia, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:ButlerHudibras1709IllusAndP73b.jpg|link=Hudibras|x31px|Butler's Hudibras]]
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[[File:MarshallLifeOfGeorgeWashington1804SpinesV1-5.jpg|62px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Marshall's Life of George Washington]]
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[[File:MarshallLifeOfGeorgeWashington1804SpineAtlas.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Atlas for Marshall's Life of George Washington]]
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[[File:StithHistoryOfVirginiaSpine1747.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Stith's History of Virginia]]
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[[File:JeffersonNotesOnTheStateOfVirginia1801Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia]]
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[[File:GuthrieNewSystemOfModernGeography1794-95Spines.jpg|26px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Guthrie's New System of Modern Geography]]
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[[File:PinkertonModernGeography1804Spine.jpg|26px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Pinkerton's Modern Geography]]
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[[File:CluverIntroductionisInUniversamGeographiam1651Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Cluver's Introduction to Geography]]
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[[File:ArrowsmithGeneralAtlasSpine1804.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Atlas by Arrowsmith and Lewis]]
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[[File:SteuartAnInquirySpines1767.jpg|24px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Steuart's Political Oeconomy]]
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[[File:WytheRoomComputer.jpg|125px|bottom|link=George Wythe Room|Wythepedia: The George Wythe Encyclopedia]]
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[[File:HouseCommonsHistory1742SpinesV1-7.jpg|53px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons]]
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[[File:HouseCommonsHistory1742BookplateTPVersoV4.jpg|link=History and Proceedings of the House of Commons|border|x44px|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons]]
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[[File:Commons Contents v4.jpg|link=History and Proceedings of the House of Commons|border|x44px|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons]]
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[[File:HouseCommonsHistory1742SpinesV8-14.jpg|58px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons]]

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|<div align="center" style="font-size: 35%;">★</div>
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[[File:VirginiaProceedingsOfConvention1775Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|★ Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates (Wythe's copy)]]
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[[File:PufendorfDeOfficioHominis1758Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|Pufendorf's De Officio Hominis & Civis]]
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[[File:BrookeGraundeAbridgementSpine1576.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|Brooke's Graunde Abridgement]]
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[[Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV|]]
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[[File:OvidPubliiOvidiiNasonisMetamorphoseon1751.jpg|x47px|bottom|link=Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV|Ovid's Metamorphoses]]
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[[File:WythePleading1746.jpg|link=Complaint, 5 November 1746, of William Russell v. Thomas Dowde|border|x70px|Wythe Pleading]]
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[[File:LawsOfTheUnitedStates1796Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Laws of the United States]]
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[[File:TuckerBlackstonesCommentaries1803Spines.jpg|56px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Tucker's Blackstone]]
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[[File:VirginiaCode1803Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (1803)]]
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[[File:MercerExactAbridgment1759 Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Mercer's Abridgement]]
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[[File:WashingtonReports1798Spines.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Washington's Reports]]
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[[File:WytheDecisionsOfCasesSpine1795.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Wythe's Reports (1795)]]
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[[File:WytheDecisionsofCases1852Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Wythe's Reports (1852)]]
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[[File:CallReportsSpine1801v1.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Call's Reports]]
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[[File:CallReportsSpine1801v2-3.jpg|20px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Call's Reports]]
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[[File:HeningNewVirginiaJustice1795Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Hening's New Virginia Justice]]
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[[File:BoethiusAniciiManliiSeverini1751Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Anicii Manlii Severini Boetii Consolationis Philosophiaen]]
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[[File:BaconOfTheAdvancement1640Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Bacon's Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning]]
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[[File:BolingbrokePhilosophicalWorks1754Spines.jpg|32px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Philosophical Works of Lord Bolingbroke]]
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[[File:ShaftesburyCharacteristicks1714Spines.jpg|23px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Shaftesbury's Characteristicks ]]
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[[File:AldrichArtisLogicaeCompendium1723Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Aldrich's Artis Logicae Compendium]]
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[[File:GadburyGenethlialogia1658.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Gadbury's Genethlialogia]]
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[[File:KamesEssaysOnPrinciplesOfMorality1751Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Kames' Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion]]
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[[File:RaymondisTraiteElementairedeMoraleetduBonheur1784 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Raymondis's Traité Élémentaire de Morale et du Bonheur]]
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[[File:BryantNewSystem1775Spines.jpg|36px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Bryant's New System, or, An Analysis of Ancient Mythology]]
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[[File:DelanyDoctrineofAbstinence1734Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Delany's Doctrine of Abstinence from Blood Defended]]
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[[File:MarciMinuciiFelicisOctavius1750Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Marci Minucii Felicis Octavius]]
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[[File:HolyBible1754Spine.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|The Holy Bible]]
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[[File:HumeHistoryOfEngland1762Spines.jpg|52px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Hume's History of England]]| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|
[[File:BolingbrokeRemarksOnHistorySpine1743.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Bolingbroke's Remarks on the History of England]]
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[[File:BolingbrokeDissertationUponPartiesSpine1749.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Bolingbroke's Dissertation Upon Parties]]
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[[File:BolingbrokeLettertoSirWilliamWindhamSpine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Bolingbroke's Letter to Sir William Windham]]
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[[File:BuchananRerumScoticarumSpine1643.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Buchanan's Rerum Scoticarum Historia]]
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[[File:CaldwellDebatesRelative1766Spines.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Caldwell's Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland]]
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[[File:PelloutierHistoireDesCeltes1750Spines.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Pelloutier's Historie Des Celtes]]

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[[File:PlutarchsLives1727WythesV8 Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|★ Plutarch's Lives (Wythe's copy)]]
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[[File:PlutarchLivesSpines1727.jpg|60px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Plutarch's Lives]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:RabeliasWorks1737v4 IllusAtP29.jpg|link=Works of Francis Rabelais|x31px|The Works of Rabelais]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:RabeliasWorks1737v4P29.jpg|link=Works of Francis Rabelais|x32px|The Works of Rabelais]]
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[[File:LeonardReportsAndCasesSpine1658-75.jpg|19px|bottom|link=Shelf E-4|Leonard's Reports]]
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[[File:OwenReportsSpine1656.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf E-4|Owen's Reports]]
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[[File:CokeReports1738Spines.jpg|69px|bottom|link=Shelf E-4|Coke's Reports]]

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[[File:CokeReports1738SpineV6.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf E-4|★ Coke's Reports (Wythe's copy)]]
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[[File:BretonBritton1640Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Britton]]
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[[File:Fleta1647Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Fleta]]
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[[File:GlanvilleTractatus1554Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Glanville's Tractatus de Legibus]]
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[[File:HaleHistoryOfCommonLaw1739Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Hale's History of the Common Law of England]]
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[[File:StGermanDoctorAndStudent1761Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Saint Germain's Doctor and Student]]
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[[File:BlackstoneCommentariesSpines.jpg|40px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England]]
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[[File:JacobATreatiseOfLaws1721Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Jacob's A Treatise of Laws]]
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[[File:KamesHistoricalLawTracts1761Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Kames's Historical Law Tracts]]
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[[File:NoyTreatisePrincipalGroundsMaximesLawes1651Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Noy's Treatise of the Principal Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes]]
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[[File:FinchNomotexnia1613Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Finch's Nomotexnia]]
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[[File:StylePracticalRegister1707Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Style's Practical Register]]
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[[File:TaylorElementsOfTheCivilLaw1769Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Taylor's Elements of Civil Law]]
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[[File:LawOfCovenants1712Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Law of Covenants]]
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[[File:CraigJusFeudal1732Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Craig's Jus Feudal]]
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[[File:DalrympleEssayFeudalProperty1757Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Dalrymple's Essay Towards a General History of Feudal Property]]
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[[File:GilbertLawOfUses1734Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Gilbert's Law of Uses and Trusts]]
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[[File:BrydallArsTransferendiDominium1702 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Brydall's Ars Transferendi Dominium, the Second Part]]
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[[File:ArnoldiVinnii1726Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Vinnius's Commentary on Justinian's Institutes]]
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[[File:DJustinianiInstitutionum1761Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Harris's Translation of Justinian's Institutes]]
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[[File:TheophiliAntecessoris1751Cover.jpg|49px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Theophilus's Paraphrase of Justinian's Institutes]]
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[[File:PothierTreatiseOnObligations1802Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Pothier's Treatise on Obligations]]
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[[File:RutherforthInstitutesNaturalLaw1754Spines.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Rutherforth's Institutes of Natural Law]]

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[[File:BaconWorks1740Spines.jpg|50px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|The Works of Francis Bacon]]
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[[File:LockeWorks1714Spines.jpg|36px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|The Works of John Locke]]
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[[File:ClementofAlexandriaKlementosAlexandreos1641Spine.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|Klēmentos Alexandreōs ta Euriskomena]]
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[[File:LightfootsWorks1684Spines.jpg|32px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|Lightfoot's Works]]
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[[File:HammondNewTestament1653Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|Hammond's New Testament Paraphrase]]
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[[File:HookerWorks1723Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|The Works of Richard Hooker]]
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[[File:TillotsonWorks1722Spines.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|The Works of Dr. John Tillotson]]
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[[File:BarclayAnApology1765Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Barclay's Apology for the True Christian Divinity]]
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[[File:BlairChronologyandHistorySpine1753.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Blair's Chronology and History of the World]]
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[[File:TempleWorks1720Spines.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|The Works of Sir William Temple]]
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[[File:ClarendonHistoryOfTheRebellion1701Spines.jpg|37px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Clarendon's History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England]]
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[[File:Ralph HistoryOfEngland1744 Spines.jpg|32px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Ralph's History of England during the Reigns of K. William, Q. Anne, and K. George I]]
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[[File:SandysTravelsSpine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Sandys' Travels]]
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[[File:JosephusWorksSpine1702.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|The Works of Flavius Josephus]]
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[[File:StraboStrabonisRerum1620Spine.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Strabonis Rerum Geographicarum Libri XVII]]
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[[File:PostlethwaytDictionary1766Spines.jpg|38px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Postlethwayt's Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce]]
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[[File:HarringtonOceanaSpine1700.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|The Oceana of James Harrington]]
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[[File:PufendorfOfTheLawOfNature1710Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Pufendorf's Of the Law of Nature and Nations]]
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[[File:DomatCivilLaw1722Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Domat's Civil Law in its Natural Order]]
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[[File:ShowerCasesinParliament1698Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Shower's Cases in Parliament]]
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[[File:ReportsDesCasesArgueAndAdjudge1678SpinesV1-5.jpg|50px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|The Year Books]]
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[[File:ReportsDesCasesArgueAndAdjudge1678SpinesV6-11.jpg|57px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|The Year Books]]
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[[File:DyerReportsDesDiversSpine1688.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Dyer's Reports]]
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[[File:PlowdenCommentariesOrReports1761Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Plowden's Commentaries]]
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[[File:CrokeFirstPartReportsSpines.jpg|36px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Croke's Reports]]
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[[File:PophamReportsAndCases1682 Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Popham's Reports]]
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[[File:YelvertonReportsSpine1735.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Yelverton's Reports]]
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[[File:BulstrodeReportsSpine1688.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Bulstrode's Reports]]
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[[File:RolleLesReportsSpine1675.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Rolle's Reports]]
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[[File:PalmerReportsSpine1678.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Palmer's Reports]]
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[[File:JonesLesReportsSpine1675.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Jones's Reports]]
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[[File:SiderfinReportsDesDiversSpine1683.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Siderfin's Reports]]
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[[File:KebleReportsSpine1685.jpg|44px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Keble's Reports]]
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[[File:ModernReportsSpines1725V1-3.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Modern Reports]]
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[[File:ModernReportsSpines1725V4-6.jpg|29px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Modern Reports]]
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[[File:HoltModernCases1725Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Modern Reports, Volume 7]]
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[[File:SaundersLesReportsSpine1722.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Saunder's Reports]]
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[[File:RolleAbridgmentdesPlusieursSpine1668.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Rolle's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VentrisReportsSpine1726.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Ventris's Reports]]
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[[File:PollexfenArgumentsReportsSpine1702.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Pollexfen's Reports]]
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[[File:ShowerReportsSpines1708.jpg|23px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Shower's King's Bench Reports]]
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[[File:SkinnerKingsBenchReportsSpine1728.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Skinner's Reports]]
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[[File:ComberbachReportsSpine1754.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Comberbach's Reports]]
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[[File:CarthewReportsKingsBenchSpine1728.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Carthew's Reports]]
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[[File:ReportOfAllTheCasesDeterminedBySirJohnHolt1738 Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Holt's Reports]]
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[[File:SalkeldReportsofCases1717-18Spines.jpg|20px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Salkeld's Reports]]
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[[File:RaymondReportsOfCasesKingsBench1743Spines.jpg|35px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Raymond's Reports]]
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[[File:ComynsReports1744Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Comyns's Reports]]
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[[File:FortescueReportsSpine1748.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Fortescue-Aland's Reports]]
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[[File:LucasCasesInLawAndEquity1736Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Lucas's Reports]]
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[[File:StrangeReports1755Spines.jpg|31px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Strange's Reports]]
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[[File:BarnardistonReportsSpine1744.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Barnardiston's Reports]]
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[[File:AndrewsReportsSpine1754.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Andrews's Reports]]
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[[File:EightCenturiesOfReports1734Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Eight Centuries of Reports]]
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[[File:HarrisPhilologicalInquiries1781Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Harris's Philological Inquiries]]
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[[File:HarrisHermes1771Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Harris's Hermes]]
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[[File:CamdenGrammarOfGreek1800Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|A Grammar of the Greek Language]]
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[[File:KusterLudKusterus1750Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Lud. Kusterus De Vero Usu Verborum Mediorum]]
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[[File:HederichGraecumLexiconSpine1766.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Hederich's Graecum Lexicon Manuale ]]
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[[File:RuddimanRudimentsOfTheLatinTongue1769 Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Ruddiman's Rudiments of the Latin Tongue]]
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[[File:LittletonLatineDictionary1678Board.jpg|51px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Littleton's Latin Dictionary]]
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[[File:HistoriarumMirabilium1622 Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Historiarum Mirabilium Auctores Graeci]]
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[[File:DiscoursDeLycurgue1783Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Discourses of Lycurgus (and others)]]
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[[File:Aelian1701Spines.jpg|20px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Aelian's Varia Historia]]
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[[File:AeschylusHaiTouAischylouTrageodiai1746Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|The Tragedies of Aeschylus]]
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[[File:AnacreontisOdaria1802Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Odes of Anacreon (Greek)]]
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[[File:AnacreonOdes1804Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Odes of Anacreon (English)]]
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[[File:IsocratesOevresComplettes1781Spine.jpg|22px|bottom|link=Shelf I-1|Complete Works of Isocrates]]
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[[File:LonginusDionysiouLonginou1694Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf I-1|Longinus's On the Sublime]]
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[[File:LucianLoukianouSamosateos1743Spines123.jpg|40px|bottom|link=Shelf I-1]]
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[[File:LucianLoukianouSamosateos1743v4Cover.jpg|50px|bottom|link=Shelf I-1]]
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[[File:CiceronisOperaSpines1740-1742.jpg|100px|bottom|link=M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera cum Delectu Commentariorum|The Works of Cicero]]
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[[File:EdwinJefferson.jpg|130px|bottom|link=File:EdwinJefferson.jpg|Engraved portrait of Thomas Jefferson, by David Edwin.]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:LucretiusOfTheNatureOfThings1714v1Frontispiece.jpg|x54px|bottom|border|link=Of the Nature of Things|Lucretius' Of the Nature of Things]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:TheocritusIdylliumsOfTheocritus1767Frontispiece.jpeg|x56px|bottom|border|link=Idylliums of Theocritus|The Idylliums of Theocritus]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:TheocritusIdylliums1767.jpg|x56px|bottom|border|link=Idylliums of Theocritus|The Idylliums of Theocritus]]
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[[File:TheSpectator1769Spines.jpg|47px|bottom|link=Shelf M-1|The Spectator]]
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[[File:TownConnoisseur1757Spines.jpg|22px|bottom|link=Shelf M-1|The Connoisseur]]
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[[File:LongacreWytheFramed.jpg|border|x79px|Stipple engraving of [[George Wythe]] by J.B. Longacre]]
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[[File:AntoninouLiberalisMetamorphoseonSynagoge1676Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|The Metamorphoses of Antonius Liberalis]]
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[[File:AppianusAppianouAlexandreosRomaika1670Spines.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Appianus's Roman History]]
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[[File:AristophanisComoediae1783_spines.jpg|40px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Aristophanes' Comedies]]
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[[File:BionosTouSmyrnaiou1748Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Works of Bion of Smyrna and Moschus]]
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[[File:CallimachusHoiTouKallimachou1755Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Callimachus]]| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|
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[[File:ColluthusKolouthouArpage1747Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Colluthus's Rape of Helen]]
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[[File:DemetriusPhalereideElocutione1743Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Demetrius of Phalerum on Elocution]]
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[[File:DemosthenesDemosthenousLogoiEklektoi1755 Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Select Orations of Demosthenes]]
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[[File:DemosthenesOevresComplettes1777Spines.jpg|26px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Works of Demosthenes and Aeschine]]
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[[File:DionysiusDionysiouHalikarnasseos1728Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Dionysius of Halicarnassus's Peri Syntheseōs Onomatōn]]
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[[File:EpictetusEpictetiManuale1711Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Epictetus's Manuale et Sententiae]]
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[[File:EuripidesEuripidisTrageediae1703Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Euripides's Medea and The Phoenician Women]]
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[[File:EuripidesTragedies1781Spines.jpg|24px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|The Tragedies of Euripides]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:ShakespeareWorks1740v8RomJulIllus.jpg|x43px|bottom|link=Works of Shakespeare|The Works of Shakespeare]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:ShakespeareWorks1740v8RomeoTP.jpg|x42px|bottom|link=Works of Shakespeare|The Works of Shakespeare]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:PindarTaTouPindarou1754Spines.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Ta_tou_Pindarou_Sesosmena|Works of Pindar]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:CervantesDonQuixote1792v1Illustration.jpg|x40px|bottom|link=Don Quixote|Cervantes' The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:CervantesDonQuixote1792v1P191.jpg|x40px|bottom|link=Don Quixote|Cervantes' The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote]]
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[[File:CiceroMTulliCiceronisOperaQuaeSupersuntOmnia1748Spines.jpg|126px|bottom|link=M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera quae Supersunt Omnia|The Works of Cicero]]
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[[File:PlinyNaturalisHistoriae1669Spine.jpg|35px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Pliny the Elder's Natural History]]
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[[File:PlinyEpistolePanegyricus1653Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Pliny the Younger's Letters]]
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[[File:QuintilianM.FabiiQuinctiliani1714Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Quintillian's Institutione Oratoria]]
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[[File:StatiusPubliiPapinii1671Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Statius' Silvae, Thebaid, and Achilleid]]
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[[File:SuetoniusC.SuetoniiTranquilliSpine1718.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Suetonius]]
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[[File:TacitusC.CorneliiTacitiOpera1672Spines.jpg|33px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Tacitus]]
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[[File:TerencPubliiTerentii1742Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Terence's Six Comedies]]
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[[File:TibullusTibulliEtPropertii1753Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Tibullus and Propertius]]
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[[File:ValeriiMaximi DictorumFactorumqueMemorabilium1690Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Valerius Maximus]]
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[[File:CVelleiiPaterculiHistoriaeRomanae1730Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Velleius Paterculus' Roman History]]
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[[File:PVirgiliiMaronisBucolicaGeorgicaEtAeneis1743 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Virgil's Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]
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[[File:VirgilMaronisOpera1746Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Virgil (Latin)]]
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[[File:PubliiVirgiliiMaronis1784Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Virgil's Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]
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[[File:VirgilWorks1748Spines.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Virgil (English)]]
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[[File:ShakespearePlays1778SpinesV1-6.jpg|53px|bottom|link=Shelf M-2|The Plays of Shakespeare]]
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[[File:ShakespearePlays1778SpinesV7-12.jpg|54px|bottom|link=Shelf M-2|The Plays of Shakespeare]]
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[[File:ShakespeareWorks1740Spines.jpg|61px|bottom|link=Shelf M-2|The Works of Shakespeare]]
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[[File:SterneWorks1780Spines.jpg|55px|bottom|link=Shelf N-2|The Works of Laurence Sterne]]
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[[File:SwiftWorks1768Spines.jpg|80px|bottom|link=Shelf N-2|The Works of Jonathan Swift]]
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[[File:MathiasPursuitsOfLiterature1798Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf N-2|Mathias's Pursuits of Literature]]
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[[File:MunfordPoemsAndCompositionsInProse1798Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf N-2|Poems and Compositions in Prose on Several Occasions]]
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[[File:EuripidesTragediesOfEuripides1781v2Frontispiece.jpg|link=Tragedies of Euripides|70px|border|The Tragedies of Euripides]]
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[[File:LysiasOperaOmnia1783Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf I-3|Works of Lysias]]
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[[File:PlatoPlatonisPhilosophi1781Spines.jpg|75px|bottom|link=Shelf I-3|Plato's Philosophy]]
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[[File:PlutarchMorals1694vSpines.jpg|33px|bottom|link=Shelf I-3|Plutarch's Morals]]
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[[File:PolybiusHistorionTaSozomena1670Spines.jpg|31px|bottom|link=Shelf I-3|Polybius' Histories]]
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[[Q. Horatii Flacci Opera|]]
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[[File:HoraceQHoratiiFlacci1711.jpg|x47px|bottom|link=Q. Horatii Flacci Opera|The Works of Horace (Latin)]]
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[[M. Acci Plauti Comoediae|]]
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[[File:PlautusM.AcciPlautiComoediae1669.jpg|x43px|bottom|border|link=M. Acci Plauti Comoediae|Comedies of Plautus]]
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[[File:HomerIliad1750v5ShieldOfAchillesPage118.jpg|x41px|link=Iliad of Homer|The Iliad of Homer]]
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[[File:HomerIliad1750v5 ShieldofAchilles.jpg|x41px|link=Iliad of Homer|The Iliad of Homer]]
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[[Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum|]]
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[[File:PubliiPapiniiStatiiSylvarum1671HalfTitle.jpeg|x47px|bottom|border|link=Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum|Statius' Silvae, Thebaid, and Achilleid]]
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[[D. Junii Juvenalis et A. Persii Flacci Satyrae|]]
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[[File:DJuniiJuvenalisEtAPersiiFlacciSatyrae1691TitlePage.jpg|x46px|bottom|border|link=D. Junii Juvenalis et A. Persii Flacci Satyrae|Satires of Juvenal and Persius]]
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[[File:AddisonMiscellaneousWorks1746Spines.jpg|23px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Addison's Miscellaneous Works]]
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[[File:ButlerHudibras1710Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Butler's Hudibras]]
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[[File:DarwinBotanicGarden1798Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Darwin's Botanic Garden]]
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[[File:DrydenDramatickWorks1762Spines.jpg|42px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|The Works of John Dryden]]
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[[File:MacphersonPoemsOfOssian1784Spines.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Poems of Ossian]]
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[[File:MiltonParadiseLost1758Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Milton's Paradise Lost]]
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[[File:MiltonParadiseRegain'd1758Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Milton's Paradise Regain'd]]
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[[File:PopeWorks1751Spines.jpg|57px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|The Works of Alexander Pope]]
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[[File:FergusonTablesAndTracts1767 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Ferguson's Tables and Tracts]]
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[[File:MartinPhilosophicalGrammar1735Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Martin's Philosophical Grammar]]
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[[File:EuclidEuclidisElementorum1756Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Elements of Euclid (Latin)]]
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[[File:EuclidElements1756Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Elements of Euclid (English)]]
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[[File:EmersonTreatiseOfAlgebra1764Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Emerson's Treatise of Algebra]]
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[[File:NewtonArithmeticaUniversalisSpine1722.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Newton's Arithmetica Universalis]]
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[[File:WardYoungMathematiciansGuide1719Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Ward's Young Mathematician's Guide]]
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[[File:HuttonMathematicalTables1785Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Hutton's Mathematical Tables]]
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[[File:SimpsonTreatiseOfAlgebra1767_Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Simpson's Treatise of Algebra]]
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[[Poems and Compositions in Prose on Several Occasions|]]
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[[File:HerodotusHerodotiHalicarnassensisHistoriaSpine1761.jpg|63px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Herodotus's Histories]]
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[[File:HomerIliasAndOdyssea1711V1Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Homer's Iliad in Greek and Latin]]
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[[File:HomerHomeriIlias1740Spines.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Homer's Iliad in Greek and Latin]]
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[[File:IncertiScriptorisGraeciFabulae1745Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Incerti scriptoris Graeci fabulae aliquot Homericae]]
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[[File:HomerIliad1750 Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Homer's Iliad]]
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[[File:HomerOdyssey1752Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Homer's Odyssey]]
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[[File:SophoclesTragediesOfSophocles1758Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|The Tragedies of Sophocles]]
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[[File:TheocritusTaTouTheokritou1746Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|The Works of Theocritus]]
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[[File:TheocritusIdylliums1767Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|The Idylliums of Theocritus]]
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[[File:Theophrastus CharakteresEthikoi1758 Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|Theophratus's Characters]]
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[[File:TyrataeusSpartanLessonsSpine1759.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|]]
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[[File:Xenophon XenophontosKyrouPaideiasBibliaOkto1727 Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|Xenophon's Cyropaedia]]
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[[File:XenophonXenophontosHellenika1762Spines.jpg|26px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|Xenophon's Hellenica and Agesilaus]]
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[[File:PoetaeLatiniMinores1752Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|Minor Latin Poets]]
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[[File:CaesarCJuliiCaesaris1719Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|The Works of Caesar]]
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[[File:SterneWorksv2Illustration.jpg|27px|bottom|link=Works of Laurence Sterne|The Works of Laurence Sterne]]
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[[File:SterneWorksV8IllustrationP221.jpg|27px|bottom|link=Works of Laurence Sterne|The Works of Laurence Sterne]]
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[[File:CiceroM.T.CiceronisOrationes1722Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Select Orations of Cicero]]
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[[File:QCurtiiRufiHistoriaAlexandriMagni1658Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Curtius Rufus's History of Alexander the Great]]
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[[File:AuliGelliNoctesAtticae1651Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Gellius's Attic Nights]]
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[[File:HoraceQHoratiiFlacci1711Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Works of Horace (Latin)]]
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[[File:HoracePoeticalTranslation1747Spines.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Works of Horace (English)]]
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[[File:HoraceQuintusHoratiusFlaccus1744Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Horace's Epodes, Sermons, Epistles, and Ars Poetica]]
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[[File:HoraceQHoratiiFlacciEpistolaeAdPisonesEtAugustum1768Spines.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Horace's Epistles to the Pisos and Augustus]]
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[[File:JustiniHistoriaePhilippicae1762Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Justin's Historiarum Philippicarum]]
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[[File:DJuniiJuvenalisEtAPersiiFlacciSatyrae1691Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Satires of Juvenal and Persius]]
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[[File:LivyTitiLiviiHistoriarum1678Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Livy's History]]
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[[File:LucretiusCarusTitiLucretiiCari1759Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Lucretius's Of the Nature of Things (Latin)]]
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[[File:LucretisOfTheNature1714Spines.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Lucretius's Of the Nature of Things (English)]]
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[[File:NeposCorneliiNepotisExcellentiumSpine1749.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Nepos's On Famous Men]]
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[[File:OvidPubliiOvidiiNasonisMetamorphoseon1751Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Ovid's Metamorphosis]]
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[[File:PetroniusTitiPetroniiArbitriEquitis1669Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Satyricon of Petronius]]
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[[File:PhaedrusPhaedriAug.LibertiFabularum1713Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Fables of Phaedrus]]
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[[File:PlautusAcciPlavtiComoediae1669FullCover.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Comedies of Plautus]]
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[[File:WalkerCriticalPronouncingDictionarySpine1803.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary]]
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[[File:VidaDeArtePoetica1723Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|De Arte Poetica]]
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[[File:ErasmusAdagiorum1663Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Erasmus's Adages]]
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[[File:MontaigneEssays1711Spines.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Montaigne's Essays]]
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[[File:RabelaisWorks1737Spines.jpg|29px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Rabelais's Works]]
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[[File:MontesquieuOeuvres1767Spines.jpg|31px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|MontesquieuOeuvres1767Spines.jpg]]
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[[File:CervantesDonQuixote1792Spines.jpg|27px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Cervantes's Don Quixote]]
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[[File:CharterOak.jpg|x20px|William & Mary Charter Oak]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:Spectator1769V1Frontispiece.jpg|x38px|bottom|link=Spectator|The Spectator]]
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[[File:MartinPhilosophiaBritannica1788Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Martin's Philosophia Britannica]]
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[[File:HelshamCourseOfLecturesInNaturalPhilosophy1739Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Helsham's Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy]]
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[[File:GoldsmithHistoryOfTheEarth1795Spines.jpg|35px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Goldsmith's History of the Earth and Animated Nature]]
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[[File:DarwinZoonomia1801Spines.jpg|43px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Darwin's Zoonomia]]
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[[File:HippocratesHippocratisAphorismi1784Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Hippocrates's Aphorisms]]
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[[File:DobsonMedicalCommentary1787Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Dobson's Medical Commentary on Fixed Air]]
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[[File:GibsonTreatiseOfPracticalSurveying1789Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Gibson's Treatise of Practical Surveying]]
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[[File:GlasseCookerySpine1760.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Glasse's Art of Cookery]]
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[[File:BenloeLesReportsDeGulielmeBenloe1689 Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Dalison's Reports]]
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[[File:VaughanReportsSpine1706.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Vaughan's Reports]]
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[[File:BlackstoneReportsCommonPleasExchequer1796Spines.jpg|27px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Blackstone's Reports]]
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[[File:BunburyReportsSpine1755.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Bunbury's Reports]]
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[[File:ChanceryReportsOfCasesSpine1736.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Chancery Reports]]
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[[File:FinchReportsSpine1725.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Finch's Reports]]
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[[File:CasesArguedAndDecreed1735 Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Chancery Cases]]
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[[File:VernonsCasesArguedSpines1726.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Vernon's Reports]]
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[[File:WilliamsReportsOfCasesSpines1740.jpg|52px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Peere Williams's Reports]]
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[[File:GilbertReportsSpine1742.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Gilbert's Reports]]
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[[File:AtkynsReportsOfCasesSpines1765.jpg|47px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Atkyns's Reports]]
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[[File:VeseyCasesArguedSpines1726.jpg|24px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Vesey's Reports]]
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[[File:PrecedentsinChancerySpine1733.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Precedents in Chancery]]
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[[File:ChanceryCasesInEquitySpine1756v1.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Abridgment of Cases in Equity]]
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[[File:ChanceryCasesInEquitySpine1756v2.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Abridgment of Cases in Equity]]
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[[File:MooreCasesCollect&Report1688_Spine.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Sir Francis Moore's Cases]]
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[[File:BaconAbridgementSpines1768.jpg|61px|bottom|link=Shelf I-5|Bacon's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VinersAbridgement1741SpinesV1-4.jpg|46px|bottom|link=General Abridgment of Law and Equity|Viner's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VinersAbridgement1741SpinesV5-8.jpg|45px|bottom|link=General Abridgment of Law and Equity|Viner's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VinersAbridgement1741SpinesV9-12.jpg|39px|bottom|link=General Abridgment of Law and Equity|Viner's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VinersAbridgement1741SpinesV13-17.jpg|54px|bottom|link=General Abridgment of Law and Equity|Viner's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VinersAbridgement1741SpinesV18-21.jpg|48px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Viner's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VinersAbridgement1741SpinesV22-24.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Viner's Abridgment]]
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[[File:CowellLawDictionary1727 Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Cowell's Interpreter]]
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[[File:JacobsLawDictionary1729Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Jacob's New Law Dictionary]]
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[[File:CokeBookOfEntries1671Spine.jpg|19px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Coke's Book of Entries]]
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[[File:SpelmanEnglishWorks1723Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|English Works of Sir Henry Spelman]]
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[[File:HenghamRegistrumBrevium1687Spine.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Registrum Brevium]]
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[[File:CokeSecondInstitute1681Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Coke's Second Part of the Institutes]]
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[[File:BallowTreatiseOfEquity1737Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Ballow's Treatise of Equity]]
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[[File:KamesPrinciplesOfEquity1760Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Kames's Principles of Equity]]
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[[File:BoothNatureAndPracticeOfRealActions1701Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf K-5|Booth's Nature and Practice of Real Actions]]
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[[File:CokeFirstPartOfTheInstitutes1684Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Coke on Littleton (First Part of the Institutes)]]
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[[File:PigottNewPrecedentsInConveyancing1742Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Pigott's New Precedents in Conveyancing]]
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[[File:SwinburneTreatiseOfTestamentsAndLastWills1743Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Swinburne's Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills]]
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[[File:CookeCommonPleasReports1742.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Cooke's Common Pleas Reports]]
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[[File:RobinsonBookOfSpecialEntries1684 Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Robinson's Book of Special Entries]]
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[[File:DaltonCountreyJustice1666 Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Dalton's Countrey Justice]]
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[[File:DaltonOfficiumVicecomitum1623Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Dalton's Officium Vicecomitum]]
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[[File:BrownlowBookOfEntries1693Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Brownlow Latine Redivivus]]
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[[File:ModernEntriesinEnglish1734Spines.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Mallory's Modern Entries]]
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[[File:WinchLeBeauPledeur1680Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Winch's Beau Pledeur]]
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[[File:HaleHistoryOfPleasOfCrownSpine1736.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Hale's Historia Placitorum Coronae]]
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[[File:HawkinTreatiseOfPleasOfCrown1716-26Spines.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Hawkins's Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown]]
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[[File:FosterReportOfProceedingsSpine1762.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf L-5|Foster's Reports]]
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[[File:VirginiaCollectionOfActsOfAssembly1733Spine.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Collection of Acts of the Virginia Assembly (1733)]]
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[[File:ActsofAssemblyVirginia1769Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Acts of Virginia Assembly (1769)]]
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[[File:VirginiaCollectionOfPublicActsSpine1785.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Collection of Virginia's Public Acts (1785)]]
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[[File:VirginiaCollectionofActsofVirginiaAssembly1794Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Collection of Public Acts of the Virginia Assembly (1794)]]
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[[File:CorpusJurisCivilis1663Spine.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Corpus Juris Civilis]]
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[[File:GrotiusRightsOfWarAndPeace1738Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Grotius's Rights of War and Peace]]
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[[File:SpencePolymetisSpine1747.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Spence's Polymetis]]
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[[File:ScapulaLexiconGraecoLatinum1628Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Scapula's Greek-Latin Lexicon]]
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[[File:FaberThesaurusEruditionisScholasticae1710 Spine.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Faber's Thesaurus Eruditionis Scholasticae]]| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|
[[File:CooperThesaurusLinguaeRomanae1565Spine.jpg|23px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Cooper's Thesaurus Linguae Romanae & Britannicae]]
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[[File:WolfDemosthenisEtAeschinis1604Spine.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf M-5|Demosthenis et Aeschinis Opera (1604)]]
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[[File:DiodorusDiodoriSiculi1746Spines.jpg|x99px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Diodurus's Library]]
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[[File:HerodotusHerodotiHalicarnasseiHistoriarumSpine1763.jpg|x101px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Herodotus's Histories]]
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[[File:HomerouIliados1756Spine.jpg|x79px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Homer's Iliad (Greek)]]
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[[File:HomerouOdysseias1758Spine.jpg|x79px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Homer's Odyssey (Greek)]]
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[[File:PausaniasPausaniouTesHelladosSpine1583.jpg|x76px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Pausanias's Descriptions of Greece]]
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[[File:ThucydidesBelloPeloponnesiaco1731Spine.jpg|x93px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War]]
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[[File:CaesarCaiiJulii1750Spine.jpg|x79px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Works of Caesar]]
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[[File:CowleyWorks1678Spine.jpg|x71px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Works of Abraham Cowley]]
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[[File:MiltonHistoricalPoliticalWorks1738Spines.jpg|x78px|bottom|link=Shelf N-5|Milton's Historical and Political Works]]
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==See Also==
*[[George Wythe Collection|George Wythe Collection Title List]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Known Surviving Wythe Volumes]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]

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[[Category: Shelves]]
[[Category: Wythe's Library]]

George Wythe Room

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:The George Wythe Room at the Wolf Law Library}}
[[George Wythe]] (1726 – 1806), William & Mary's — and America's — first law professor, assembled one of the most important libraries in eighteenth-century Virginia. Wythe's collection included Western classics, history, philosophy, science, mathematics, and law. These books had a direct impact on the development of Virginia law and the law of the new nation. In 2005 the [https://law.wm.edu/library/home/index.php Wolf Law Library] began a project to replicate Wythe's library, focusing on items of a legal nature, but reflecting the breadth of Wythe's interests. The [https://law.wm.edu/library/collections/rarebooks/ '''George Wythe Boswell-Caracci Room'''] houses our collection of about 360 of the roughly 500 titles in Wythe's collection. For a bibliography of the books, see the [[George Wythe Collection|George Wythe Collection Title List]]. For a complete list of the books owned by Wythe, see [[Wythe's Library]].

The images below represent the permanent exhibit. Copies which actually belonged to Wythe are indicated with a star: ★. Select a book to view more details about the titles on that shelf:

==Marshall Wall==

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[[File:NewAndCompleteDictionary1754-55 Spines.jpg|66px|bottom|link=New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences|New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences]]
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[[File:BarthelemyTravelOfAnacharsis1796Spines.jpg|36px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Barthélemy's Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece]]
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[[File:PotterArchaeologiaGraeca1728Spines.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Potter's Antiquities of Greece]]
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[[File:ThucydidesHistoryOfThePeloponnesianSpine1753.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War]]
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[[File:GuysVoyageLitteraireGrece1783SpineV1-2.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Guys' Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce]]
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[[File:GuysVoyageLitteraireGrece1783SpinesV3-4.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Guys' Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce]]
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[[File:MachiavelliHistoryOfFlorence1761Spines.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Machiavelli's History of Florence]]
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[[File:VolneyVoyageEnSyrie1787Spines.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Volney's Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte]]
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[[File:SavaryLettresSurL'Egypte1785Spines.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Savary's Lettres sur l'Égypte]]
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[[File:ChastelluxTravelsNorthAmerica1787Spines.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Chastellux's Travels in North-America]]
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[[File:FranklinInterestOfGreatBritainSpine1761.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Franklin's Interest of Great Britain]]
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[[File:MirabeauConsiderationsOnTheOrder1786Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Mirabeau's Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus]]
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[[File:MazzeiRecherchesHistoriquesSpine1788.jpg|29px|bottom|link=Shelf C-1|Mazzei's Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale]]
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[[File:PhilippsTenenda1660Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Philipps's Tenenda Non Tollenda]]
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[[File:RowlettTablesOfDiscountSpine1802.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Rowlett's Tables of Discount]]
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[[File:MaseresPrinciples1783Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Maseres' Principles of the Doctrine of Life-Annuities]]
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[[File:PriceObservationsOnReversionary1772Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Price's Observations on Reversionary Payments]]
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[[File:BeccariaEssayOnCrimes1767Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Beccaria's Essay on Crimes and Punishments]]
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[[File:HistoryHouseOfLords1742v1-4.jpg|33px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|History and Proceedings of the House of Lords]]
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[[File:HistoryHouseOfLords1742v5-8.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|History and Proceedings of the House of Lords]]
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[[File:AristotleTreatiseOnGovernmentSpine1778.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Aristotle's Treatise on Government]]
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[[File:FilmerPatriarchaSpine1680.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Filmer's Patriarcha]]
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[[File:PaineRightsofManSpine1791.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Paine's Rights of Man]]
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[[File:VirginiaDebatesAndOtherProceedingsSpine1805.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf E-1|Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia]]
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[[File:PopeWorks1751v6Frontispiece.jpg|x48px|bottom|border|link=Works of Alexander Pope|The Works of Alexander Pope]]
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[[File:PopeWorks1751v1.jpg|x48px|bottom|border|link=Works of Alexander Pope|The Works of Alexander Pope]]
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[[File:PerkinsTreatiseOfTheLaws1792 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Perkins on Conveyancing]]
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[[File:SheppardTouch-Stone1648Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Sheppard's Touch-stone of Common Assurances]]
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[[File:GilbertLawOfDevisesSpine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Gilbert's Law of Devises]]
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[[File:GodolphinOrphan'sLegacy1701Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Godolphin's Orphan's Legacy]]
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[[File:NelsonLexTestamentaria1728Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Nelson's Lex Testamentaria]]
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[[File:JALawOfObligations1693Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|J.A.'s Law of Obligations and Conditions]]
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[[File:JonesEssayOnBailments1796Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Jones's Essay on the Law of Bailments]]
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[[File:CunninghamLawOfBillsOfExchange1760Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Cunningham's Law of Bills of Exchange]]
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[[File:BrydallJusSigilli1673Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Brydall's Jus Sigilli]]
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[[File:CromptonAuthoritieEtJurisdiction1594Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Crompton's Authoritie et Jurisdiction des Courts]]
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[[File:GilbertHistoryAndPracticeHCC1758 Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Gilbert's History and Practice of the High Court of Chancery]]
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[[File:ManleyClerksGuide1672Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Manley's Clerks Guide]]
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[[File:LambardeEirenarcha1599Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Lambarde's Eirenarcha]]
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[[File:CokeFourthPartInstitutes1644Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Fourth Part of Coke's Institutes]]
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[[File:BrownVadeMecum1678Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|rown's Entring Clerk's Vade Mecum]]
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[[File:GilbertLawOfEvidence1760Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Gilbert's Law of Evidence]]
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[[File:HalePleasOfTheCrown1716Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Hale's Pleas of the Crown]]
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[[File:StaunfordPleesDelCoron1583 Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Staunford's Plees del Coron]]
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[[File:BurnsEcclesiasticalLaw1781Spines.jpg|35px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Burn's Ecclesiastical Law]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798V6-9.jpg|60px|bottom|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798V10-13.jpg|61px|bottom|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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[[File:StackhouseHistoryOfNewTestament1765Spines.jpg|47px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Stackhouse's History of the Holy Bible]]
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[[File:VetusTestamentum1665_Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Old Testament in Greek]]
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[[File:LowthDeSacraPoesiHebraeorum1763Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Lowth's De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum]]
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[[File:NovumTestamentum1728 Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|New Testament in Greek]]
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[[File:BlackwellSacredClassics1737 Spines.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Blackwell's The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated]]
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[[File:GrotiusVeritateReligionisChristianae1696Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Grotius's De Veritate Religionis Christianae]]
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[[File:NelsonCompanionforFestivals1720Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Nelson's Companion for the Festivals and Facts of the Church of England]]
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[[File:BiblosTesDemosiasEuches1665Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Book of Common Prayer in Greek]]
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[[File:LiturgiaSeuLiberPrecumCommunium1744 Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Book of Common Prayer in Latin]]
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[[File:LowthDeSacraPoesiHebraeorum1763.jpg|x55px|bottom|border|link=De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum|Lowth's De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum]]
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[[File:MarchReportsCasesSpine1648.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|March's Reports]]
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[[File:StyleNarrationesModernaeSpine1658.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Style's Narrationes Modernae]]
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[[File:RaymondReportsOfDiversSpecialCases1793Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Raymond's Reports]]
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[[File:BrownlowReportsOfDiversSpine1675.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Brownlow and Goldesborough's Reports]]
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[[File:HuttonReportsOfThatReverendAndLearnedJudgeSpine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Hutton's Reports]]
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[[File:BridgmanReportsSpine1659.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Bridgman's Reports]]
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[[File:BarnesNotesOfCasesInPointOfPractice1754SpineV1.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Barnes' Reports]]
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[[File:BarnesNotesOfCasesInPointOfPractice1754SpineV2.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Barnes' Reports]]
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[[File:CarewReportsOrCausesInChancery1650_Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Carew's Reports]]
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[[File:NelsonReportsOfSpecialCases1717Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Nelson's Reports]]
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[[File:ForresterCasesInEquity1753Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Forrester's Cases in Equity]]
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[[File:HughesReportsSpine1652.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Hughes' Reports]]
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[[File:SheppardAnEpitomeOfCommonLawsSpine1656.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Sheppard's Epitome]]
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[[File:WingateMaximesOfReason1658Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Wingate's Maximes of Reason]]
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[[File:BlackstoneLawTractsSpines.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Blackstone's Law Tracts]]
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[[File:FitzherbertNewNaturaBrevium1755Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Fitzherbert's New Natura Breviume]]
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[[File:HenriciDeBracton1640Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf F-2|Bracton's De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:OdysseyOfHomer1752PlateBXII.jpg|x40px|bottom|link=Odyssey of Homer|The Odyssey of Homer]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:SwiftTheWorksofJSwift1768V4P306.jpg|x42px|bottom|link=Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift|The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:SwiftTheWorksofJSwift1768V4P307.jpg|x42px|bottom|link=Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift|The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:VirgilWorks1748v3p892.jpg|x39px|bottom|link=Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis|The Works of Virgil]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798V14-18.jpg|80px|bottom|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798v15p170.jpg|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|x64px|Encyclopaedia, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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[[File:EncyclopaediaDictionary1798v15p171.jpg|link=Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|x64px|Encyclopaedia, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:ButlerHudibras1709IllusAndP73b.jpg|link=Hudibras|x31px|Butler's Hudibras]]
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[[File:MarshallLifeOfGeorgeWashington1804SpinesV1-5.jpg|62px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Marshall's Life of George Washington]]
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[[File:MarshallLifeOfGeorgeWashington1804SpineAtlas.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Atlas for Marshall's Life of George Washington]]
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[[File:StithHistoryOfVirginiaSpine1747.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Stith's History of Virginia]]
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[[File:JeffersonNotesOnTheStateOfVirginia1801Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia]]
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[[File:GuthrieNewSystemOfModernGeography1794-95Spines.jpg|26px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Guthrie's New System of Modern Geography]]
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[[File:PinkertonModernGeography1804Spine.jpg|26px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Pinkerton's Modern Geography]]
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[[File:CluverIntroductionisInUniversamGeographiam1651Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Cluver's Introduction to Geography]]
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[[File:ArrowsmithGeneralAtlasSpine1804.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Atlas by Arrowsmith and Lewis]]
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[[File:SteuartAnInquirySpines1767.jpg|24px|bottom|link=Shelf C-3|Steuart's Political Oeconomy]]
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[[File:WytheRoomComputer.jpg|125px|bottom|link=George Wythe Room|Wythepedia: The George Wythe Encyclopedia]]
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[[File:HouseCommonsHistory1742SpinesV1-7.jpg|53px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons]]
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[[File:HouseCommonsHistory1742BookplateTPVersoV4.jpg|link=History and Proceedings of the House of Commons|border|x44px|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons]]
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[[File:Commons Contents v4.jpg|link=History and Proceedings of the House of Commons|border|x44px|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons]]
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[[File:HouseCommonsHistory1742SpinesV8-14.jpg|58px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons]]

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[[File:VirginiaProceedingsOfConvention1775Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|★ Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates (Wythe's copy)]]
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[[File:PufendorfDeOfficioHominis1758Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|Pufendorf's De Officio Hominis & Civis]]
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[[File:BrookeGraundeAbridgementSpine1576.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf E-3|Brooke's Graunde Abridgement]]
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[[Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV|]]
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[[File:OvidPubliiOvidiiNasonisMetamorphoseon1751.jpg|x47px|bottom|link=Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV|Ovid's Metamorphoses]]
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[[File:WythePleading1746.jpg|link=Complaint, 5 November 1746, of William Russell v. Thomas Dowde|border|x70px|Wythe Pleading]]
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[[File:LawsOfTheUnitedStates1796Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Laws of the United States]]
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[[File:TuckerBlackstonesCommentaries1803Spines.jpg|56px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Tucker's Blackstone]]
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[[File:VirginiaCode1803Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (1803)]]
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[[File:MercerExactAbridgment1759 Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Mercer's Abridgement]]
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[[File:WashingtonReports1798Spines.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Washington's Reports]]
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[[File:WytheDecisionsOfCasesSpine1795.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Wythe's Reports (1795)]]
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[[File:WytheDecisionsofCases1852Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Wythe's Reports (1852)]]
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[[File:CallReportsSpine1801v1.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Call's Reports]]
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[[File:CallReportsSpine1801v2-3.jpg|20px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Call's Reports]]
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[[File:HeningNewVirginiaJustice1795Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf G-3|Hening's New Virginia Justice]]
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[[File:BoethiusAniciiManliiSeverini1751Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Anicii Manlii Severini Boetii Consolationis Philosophiaen]]
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[[File:BaconOfTheAdvancement1640Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Bacon's Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning]]
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[[File:BolingbrokePhilosophicalWorks1754Spines.jpg|32px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Philosophical Works of Lord Bolingbroke]]
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[[File:ShaftesburyCharacteristicks1714Spines.jpg|23px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Shaftesbury's Characteristicks ]]
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[[File:AldrichArtisLogicaeCompendium1723Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Aldrich's Artis Logicae Compendium]]
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[[File:GadburyGenethlialogia1658.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Gadbury's Genethlialogia]]
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[[File:KamesEssaysOnPrinciplesOfMorality1751Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Kames' Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion]]
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[[File:RaymondisTraiteElementairedeMoraleetduBonheur1784 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Raymondis's Traité Élémentaire de Morale et du Bonheur]]
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[[File:BryantNewSystem1775Spines.jpg|36px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Bryant's New System, or, An Analysis of Ancient Mythology]]
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[[File:DelanyDoctrineofAbstinence1734Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Delany's Doctrine of Abstinence from Blood Defended]]
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[[File:MarciMinuciiFelicisOctavius1750Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|Marci Minucii Felicis Octavius]]
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[[File:HolyBible1754Spine.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf A-4|The Holy Bible]]
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[[File:HumeHistoryOfEngland1762Spines.jpg|52px|bottom|link=Shelf B-2|Hume's History of England]]| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|
[[File:BolingbrokeRemarksOnHistorySpine1743.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Bolingbroke's Remarks on the History of England]]
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[[File:BolingbrokeDissertationUponPartiesSpine1749.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Bolingbroke's Dissertation Upon Parties]]
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[[File:BolingbrokeLettertoSirWilliamWindhamSpine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Bolingbroke's Letter to Sir William Windham]]
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[[File:BuchananRerumScoticarumSpine1643.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Buchanan's Rerum Scoticarum Historia]]
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[[File:CaldwellDebatesRelative1766Spines.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Caldwell's Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland]]
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[[File:PelloutierHistoireDesCeltes1750Spines.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Pelloutier's Historie Des Celtes]]
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[[File:PlutarchLivesSpines1727.jpg|60px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|Plutarch's Lives]]

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[[File:PlutarchsLives1727WythesV8 Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf B-4|★ Plutarch's Lives (Wythe's copy)]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:RabeliasWorks1737v4 IllusAtP29.jpg|link=Works of Francis Rabelais|x31px|The Works of Rabelais]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:RabeliasWorks1737v4P29.jpg|link=Works of Francis Rabelais|x32px|The Works of Rabelais]]
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[[File:LeonardReportsAndCasesSpine1658-75.jpg|19px|bottom|link=Shelf E-4|Leonard's Reports]]
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[[File:OwenReportsSpine1656.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf E-4|Owen's Reports]]
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[[File:CokeReports1738Spines.jpg|69px|bottom|link=Shelf E-4|Coke's Reports]]

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[[File:CokeReports1738SpineV6.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf E-4|★ Coke's Reports (Wythe's copy)]]
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[[File:BretonBritton1640Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Britton]]
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[[File:Fleta1647Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Fleta]]
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[[File:GlanvilleTractatus1554Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Glanville's Tractatus de Legibus]]
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[[File:HaleHistoryOfCommonLaw1739Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Hale's History of the Common Law of England]]
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[[File:StGermanDoctorAndStudent1761Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Saint Germain's Doctor and Student]]
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[[File:BlackstoneCommentariesSpines.jpg|40px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England]]
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[[File:JacobATreatiseOfLaws1721Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Jacob's A Treatise of Laws]]
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[[File:KamesHistoricalLawTracts1761Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Kames's Historical Law Tracts]]
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[[File:NoyTreatisePrincipalGroundsMaximesLawes1651Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Noy's Treatise of the Principal Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes]]
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[[File:FinchNomotexnia1613Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Finch's Nomotexnia]]
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[[File:StylePracticalRegister1707Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Style's Practical Register]]
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[[File:TaylorElementsOfTheCivilLaw1769Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Taylor's Elements of Civil Law]]
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[[File:LawOfCovenants1712Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Law of Covenants]]
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[[File:CraigJusFeudal1732Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Craig's Jus Feudal]]
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[[File:DalrympleEssayFeudalProperty1757Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Dalrymple's Essay Towards a General History of Feudal Property]]
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[[File:GilbertLawOfUses1734Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-4|Gilbert's Law of Uses and Trusts]]
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[[File:BrydallArsTransferendiDominium1702 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf G-1|Brydall's Ars Transferendi Dominium, the Second Part]]
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[[File:ArnoldiVinnii1726Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Vinnius's Commentary on Justinian's Institutes]]
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[[File:DJustinianiInstitutionum1761Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Harris's Translation of Justinian's Institutes]]
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[[File:TheophiliAntecessoris1751Cover.jpg|49px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Theophilus's Paraphrase of Justinian's Institutes]]
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[[File:PothierTreatiseOnObligations1802Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Pothier's Treatise on Obligations]]
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[[File:RutherforthInstitutesNaturalLaw1754Spines.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf G-4|Rutherforth's Institutes of Natural Law]]

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[[File:BaconWorks1740Spines.jpg|50px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|The Works of Francis Bacon]]
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[[File:LockeWorks1714Spines.jpg|36px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|The Works of John Locke]]
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[[File:ClementofAlexandriaKlementosAlexandreos1641Spine.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|Klēmentos Alexandreōs ta Euriskomena]]
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[[File:LightfootsWorks1684Spines.jpg|32px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|Lightfoot's Works]]
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[[File:HammondNewTestament1653Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|Hammond's New Testament Paraphrase]]
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[[File:HookerWorks1723Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|The Works of Richard Hooker]]
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[[File:TillotsonWorks1722Spines.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf A-5|The Works of Dr. John Tillotson]]
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[[File:BarclayAnApology1765Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Barclay's Apology for the True Christian Divinity]]
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[[File:BlairChronologyandHistorySpine1753.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Blair's Chronology and History of the World]]
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[[File:TempleWorks1720Spines.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|The Works of Sir William Temple]]
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[[File:ClarendonHistoryOfTheRebellion1701Spines.jpg|37px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Clarendon's History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England]]
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[[File:Ralph HistoryOfEngland1744 Spines.jpg|32px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Ralph's History of England during the Reigns of K. William, Q. Anne, and K. George I]]
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[[File:SandysTravelsSpine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Sandys' Travels]]
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[[File:JosephusWorksSpine1702.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|The Works of Flavius Josephus]]
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[[File:StraboStrabonisRerum1620Spine.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Strabonis Rerum Geographicarum Libri XVII]]
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[[File:PostlethwaytDictionary1766Spines.jpg|38px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|Postlethwayt's Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce]]
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[[File:HarringtonOceanaSpine1700.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf B-5|The Oceana of James Harrington]]
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[[File:PufendorfOfTheLawOfNature1710Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Pufendorf's Of the Law of Nature and Nations]]
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[[File:DomatCivilLaw1722Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Domat's Civil Law in its Natural Order]]
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[[File:ShowerCasesinParliament1698Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Shower's Cases in Parliament]]
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[[File:ReportsDesCasesArgueAndAdjudge1678SpinesV1-5.jpg|50px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|The Year Books]]
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[[File:ReportsDesCasesArgueAndAdjudge1678SpinesV6-11.jpg|57px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|The Year Books]]
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[[File:DyerReportsDesDiversSpine1688.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Dyer's Reports]]
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[[File:PlowdenCommentariesOrReports1761Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf C-5|Plowden's Commentaries]]
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[[File:CrokeFirstPartReportsSpines.jpg|36px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Croke's Reports]]
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[[File:PophamReportsAndCases1682 Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Popham's Reports]]
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[[File:YelvertonReportsSpine1735.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Yelverton's Reports]]
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[[File:BulstrodeReportsSpine1688.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Bulstrode's Reports]]
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[[File:RolleLesReportsSpine1675.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Rolle's Reports]]
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[[File:PalmerReportsSpine1678.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Palmer's Reports]]
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[[File:JonesLesReportsSpine1675.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Jones's Reports]]
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[[File:SiderfinReportsDesDiversSpine1683.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Siderfin's Reports]]
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[[File:KebleReportsSpine1685.jpg|44px|bottom|link=Shelf E-5|Keble's Reports]]
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[[File:ModernReportsSpines1725V1-3.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Modern Reports]]
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[[File:ModernReportsSpines1725V4-6.jpg|29px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Modern Reports]]
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[[File:HoltModernCases1725Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Modern Reports, Volume 7]]
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[[File:SaundersLesReportsSpine1722.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Saunder's Reports]]
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[[File:RolleAbridgmentdesPlusieursSpine1668.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Rolle's Abridgment]]
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[[File:VentrisReportsSpine1726.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Ventris's Reports]]
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[[File:PollexfenArgumentsReportsSpine1702.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Pollexfen's Reports]]
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[[File:ShowerReportsSpines1708.jpg|23px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Shower's King's Bench Reports]]
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[[File:SkinnerKingsBenchReportsSpine1728.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Skinner's Reports]]
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[[File:ComberbachReportsSpine1754.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Comberbach's Reports]]
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[[File:CarthewReportsKingsBenchSpine1728.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf F-5|Carthew's Reports]]
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[[File:ReportOfAllTheCasesDeterminedBySirJohnHolt1738 Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Holt's Reports]]
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[[File:SalkeldReportsofCases1717-18Spines.jpg|20px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Salkeld's Reports]]
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[[File:RaymondReportsOfCasesKingsBench1743Spines.jpg|35px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Raymond's Reports]]
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[[File:ComynsReports1744Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Comyns's Reports]]
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[[File:FortescueReportsSpine1748.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Fortescue-Aland's Reports]]
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[[File:LucasCasesInLawAndEquity1736Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Lucas's Reports]]
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[[File:StrangeReports1755Spines.jpg|31px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Strange's Reports]]
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[[File:BarnardistonReportsSpine1744.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Barnardiston's Reports]]
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[[File:AndrewsReportsSpine1754.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Andrews's Reports]]
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[[File:EightCenturiesOfReports1734Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf G-5|Eight Centuries of Reports]]
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[[File:HarrisPhilologicalInquiries1781Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Harris's Philological Inquiries]]
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[[File:HarrisHermes1771Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Harris's Hermes]]
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[[File:CamdenGrammarOfGreek1800Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|A Grammar of the Greek Language]]
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[[File:KusterLudKusterus1750Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Lud. Kusterus De Vero Usu Verborum Mediorum]]
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[[File:HederichGraecumLexiconSpine1766.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Hederich's Graecum Lexicon Manuale ]]
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[[File:RuddimanRudimentsOfTheLatinTongue1769 Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Ruddiman's Rudiments of the Latin Tongue]]
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[[File:LittletonLatineDictionary1678Board.jpg|51px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Littleton's Latin Dictionary]]
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[[File:HistoriarumMirabilium1622 Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Historiarum Mirabilium Auctores Graeci]]
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[[File:DiscoursDeLycurgue1783Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Discourses of Lycurgus (and others)]]
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[[File:Aelian1701Spines.jpg|20px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Aelian's Varia Historia]]
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[[File:AeschylusHaiTouAischylouTrageodiai1746Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|The Tragedies of Aeschylus]]
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[[File:AnacreontisOdaria1802Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Odes of Anacreon (Greek)]]
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[[File:AnacreonOdes1804Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-1|Odes of Anacreon (English)]]
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[[File:IsocratesOevresComplettes1781Spine.jpg|22px|bottom|link=Shelf I-1|Complete Works of Isocrates]]
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[[File:LonginusDionysiouLonginou1694Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf I-1|Longinus's On the Sublime]]
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[[File:CiceronisOperaSpines1740-1742.jpg|100px|bottom|link=M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera cum Delectu Commentariorum|The Works of Cicero]]
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[[File:EdwinJefferson.jpg|130px|bottom|link=File:EdwinJefferson.jpg|Engraved portrait of Thomas Jefferson, by David Edwin.]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:LucretiusOfTheNatureOfThings1714v1Frontispiece.jpg|x54px|bottom|border|link=Of the Nature of Things|Lucretius' Of the Nature of Things]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:TheocritusIdylliumsOfTheocritus1767Frontispiece.jpeg|x56px|bottom|border|link=Idylliums of Theocritus|The Idylliums of Theocritus]]
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[[File:TheSpectator1769Spines.jpg|47px|bottom|link=Shelf M-1|The Spectator]]
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[[File:TownConnoisseur1757Spines.jpg|22px|bottom|link=Shelf M-1|The Connoisseur]]
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[[File:LongacreWytheFramed.jpg|border|x79px|Stipple engraving of [[George Wythe]] by J.B. Longacre]]
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[[File:AntoninouLiberalisMetamorphoseonSynagoge1676Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|The Metamorphoses of Antonius Liberalis]]
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[[File:AppianusAppianouAlexandreosRomaika1670Spines.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Appianus's Roman History]]
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[[File:AristophanisComoediae1783_spines.jpg|40px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Aristophanes' Comedies]]
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[[File:BionosTouSmyrnaiou1748Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Works of Bion of Smyrna and Moschus]]
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[[File:CallimachusHoiTouKallimachou1755Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Callimachus]]| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|
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[[File:ColluthusKolouthouArpage1747Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Colluthus's Rape of Helen]]
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[[File:DemetriusPhalereideElocutione1743Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Demetrius of Phalerum on Elocution]]
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[[File:DemosthenesOevresComplettes1777Spines.jpg|26px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Works of Demosthenes and Aeschine]]
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[[File:DionysiusDionysiouHalikarnasseos1728Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Dionysius of Halicarnassus's Peri Syntheseōs Onomatōn]]
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[[File:EpictetusEpictetiManuale1711Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Epictetus's Manuale et Sententiae]]
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[[File:EuripidesEuripidisTrageediae1703Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|Euripides's Medea and The Phoenician Women]]
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[[File:EuripidesTragedies1781Spines.jpg|24px|bottom|link=Shelf H-2|The Tragedies of Euripides]]
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[[File:CiceroMTulliCiceronisOperaQuaeSupersuntOmnia1748Spines.jpg|126px|bottom|link=M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera quae Supersunt Omnia|The Works of Cicero]]
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[[File:PlinyNaturalisHistoriae1669Spine.jpg|35px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Pliny the Elder's Natural History]]
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[[File:PlinyEpistolePanegyricus1653Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Pliny the Younger's Letters]]
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[[File:QuintilianM.FabiiQuinctiliani1714Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Quintillian's Institutione Oratoria]]
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[[File:StatiusPubliiPapinii1671Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Statius' Silvae, Thebaid, and Achilleid]]
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[[File:SuetoniusC.SuetoniiTranquilliSpine1718.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Suetonius]]
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[[File:TacitusC.CorneliiTacitiOpera1672Spines.jpg|33px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Tacitus]]
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[[File:TerencPubliiTerentii1742Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Terence's Six Comedies]]
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[[File:TibullusTibulliEtPropertii1753Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Tibullus and Propertius]]
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[[File:ValeriiMaximi DictorumFactorumqueMemorabilium1690Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Valerius Maximus]]
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[[File:CVelleiiPaterculiHistoriaeRomanae1730Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Velleius Paterculus' Roman History]]
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[[File:PVirgiliiMaronisBucolicaGeorgicaEtAeneis1743 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Virgil's Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]
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[[File:VirgilMaronisOpera1746Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Virgil (Latin)]]
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[[File:PubliiVirgiliiMaronis1784Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|Virgil's Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]
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[[File:VirgilWorks1748Spines.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf L-2|The Works of Virgil (English)]]
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[[File:ShakespearePlays1778SpinesV1-6.jpg|53px|bottom|link=Shelf M-2|The Plays of Shakespeare]]
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[[File:ShakespearePlays1778SpinesV7-12.jpg|54px|bottom|link=Shelf M-2|The Plays of Shakespeare]]
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[[File:ShakespeareWorks1740Spines.jpg|61px|bottom|link=Shelf M-2|The Works of Shakespeare]]
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[[File:SterneWorks1780Spines.jpg|55px|bottom|link=Shelf N-2|The Works of Laurence Sterne]]
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[[File:SwiftWorks1768Spines.jpg|80px|bottom|link=Shelf N-2|The Works of Jonathan Swift]]
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[[File:MathiasPursuitsOfLiterature1798Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf N-2|Mathias's Pursuits of Literature]]
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[[File:MunfordPoemsAndCompositionsInProse1798Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf N-2|Poems and Compositions in Prose on Several Occasions]]
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[[File:EuripidesTragediesOfEuripides1781v2Frontispiece.jpg|link=Tragedies of Euripides|70px|border|The Tragedies of Euripides]]
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[[File:LysiasOperaOmnia1783Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf I-3|Works of Lysias]]
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[[File:PlatoPlatonisPhilosophi1781Spines.jpg|75px|bottom|link=Shelf I-3|Plato's Philosophy]]
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[[File:PlutarchMorals1694vSpines.jpg|33px|bottom|link=Shelf I-3|Plutarch's Morals]]
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[[File:PolybiusHistorionTaSozomena1670Spines.jpg|31px|bottom|link=Shelf I-3|Polybius' Histories]]
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[[Q. Horatii Flacci Opera|]]
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[[File:HoraceQHoratiiFlacci1711.jpg|x47px|bottom|link=Q. Horatii Flacci Opera|The Works of Horace (Latin)]]
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[[M. Acci Plauti Comoediae|]]
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[[File:PlautusM.AcciPlautiComoediae1669.jpg|x43px|bottom|border|link=M. Acci Plauti Comoediae|Comedies of Plautus]]
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[[File:HomerIliad1750v5ShieldOfAchillesPage118.jpg|x41px|link=Iliad of Homer|The Iliad of Homer]]
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[[File:HomerIliad1750v5 ShieldofAchilles.jpg|x41px|link=Iliad of Homer|The Iliad of Homer]]
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[[Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum|]]
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[[File:PubliiPapiniiStatiiSylvarum1671HalfTitle.jpeg|x47px|bottom|border|link=Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum|Statius' Silvae, Thebaid, and Achilleid]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:BlairLecturesOnRhetoric1784Spine.jpg|x71px|bottom|link=Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres|★ Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres (Wythe's copy)]]
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[[D. Junii Juvenalis et A. Persii Flacci Satyrae|]]
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[[File:DJuniiJuvenalisEtAPersiiFlacciSatyrae1691TitlePage.jpg|x46px|bottom|border|link=D. Junii Juvenalis et A. Persii Flacci Satyrae|Satires of Juvenal and Persius]]
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[[File:AddisonMiscellaneousWorks1746Spines.jpg|23px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Addison's Miscellaneous Works]]
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[[File:ButlerHudibras1710Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Butler's Hudibras]]
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[[File:DarwinBotanicGarden1798Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Darwin's Botanic Garden]]
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[[File:DrydenDramatickWorks1762Spines.jpg|42px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|The Works of John Dryden]]
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[[File:MacphersonPoemsOfOssian1784Spines.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Poems of Ossian]]
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[[File:MiltonParadiseLost1758Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Milton's Paradise Lost]]
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[[File:MiltonParadiseRegain'd1758Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|Milton's Paradise Regain'd]]
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[[File:PopeWorks1751Spines.jpg|57px|bottom|link=Shelf M-3|The Works of Alexander Pope]]
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[[File:FergusonTablesAndTracts1767 Spine.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Ferguson's Tables and Tracts]]
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[[File:MartinPhilosophicalGrammar1735Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Martin's Philosophical Grammar]]
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[[File:EuclidEuclidisElementorum1756Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Elements of Euclid (Latin)]]
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[[File:EuclidElements1756Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Elements of Euclid (English)]]
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[[File:EmersonTreatiseOfAlgebra1764Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Emerson's Treatise of Algebra]]
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[[File:NewtonArithmeticaUniversalisSpine1722.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Newton's Arithmetica Universalis]]
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[[File:WardYoungMathematiciansGuide1719Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Ward's Young Mathematician's Guide]]
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[[File:HuttonMathematicalTables1785Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Hutton's Mathematical Tables]]
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[[File:SimpsonTreatiseOfAlgebra1767_Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf N-3|Simpson's Treatise of Algebra]]
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[[Poems and Compositions in Prose on Several Occasions|]]
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[[File:MunfordPoemsandCompositionsinProseonSeveralOccasions1798TitlePage.jpg|30px|bottom|link=Poems and Compositions in Prose on Several Occasions|Munford's Poems and Compositions in Prose on Several Occasions]]
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[[File:HerodotusHerodotiHalicarnassensisHistoriaSpine1761.jpg|63px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Herodotus's Histories]]
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[[File:HomerIliasAndOdyssea1711V1Spine.jpg|17px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Homer's Iliad in Greek and Latin]]
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[[File:HomerHomeriIlias1740Spines.jpg|18px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Homer's Iliad in Greek and Latin]]
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[[File:IncertiScriptorisGraeciFabulae1745Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Incerti scriptoris Graeci fabulae aliquot Homericae]]
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[[File:HomerIliad1750 Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Homer's Iliad]]
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[[File:HomerOdyssey1752Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf H-4|Homer's Odyssey]]
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[[File:SophoclesTragediesOfSophocles1758Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|The Tragedies of Sophocles]]
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[[File:TheocritusTaTouTheokritou1746Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|The Works of Theocritus]]
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[[File:TheocritusIdylliums1767Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|The Idylliums of Theocritus]]
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[[File:Theophrastus CharakteresEthikoi1758 Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|Theophratus's Characters]]
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[[File:TyrataeusSpartanLessonsSpine1759.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|]]
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[[File:Xenophon XenophontosKyrouPaideiasBibliaOkto1727 Spine.jpg|14px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|Xenophon's Cyropaedia]]
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[[File:XenophonXenophontosHellenika1762Spines.jpg|26px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|Xenophon's Hellenica and Agesilaus]]
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[[File:PoetaeLatiniMinores1752Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|Minor Latin Poets]]
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[[File:CaesarCJuliiCaesaris1719Spine.jpg|9px|bottom|link=Shelf I-4|The Works of Caesar]]
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[[File:SterneWorksv2Illustration.jpg|27px|bottom|link=Works of Laurence Sterne|The Works of Laurence Sterne]]
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[[File:SterneWorksV8IllustrationP221.jpg|27px|bottom|link=Works of Laurence Sterne|The Works of Laurence Sterne]]
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[[File:CiceroM.T.CiceronisOrationes1722Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Select Orations of Cicero]]
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[[File:QCurtiiRufiHistoriaAlexandriMagni1658Spine.jpg|13px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Curtius Rufus's History of Alexander the Great]]
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[[File:AuliGelliNoctesAtticae1651Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Gellius's Attic Nights]]
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[[File:HoraceQHoratiiFlacci1711Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Works of Horace (Latin)]]
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[[File:HoracePoeticalTranslation1747Spines.jpg|25px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Works of Horace (English)]]
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[[File:HoraceQuintusHoratiusFlaccus1744Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Horace's Epodes, Sermons, Epistles, and Ars Poetica]]
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[[File:HoraceQHoratiiFlacciEpistolaeAdPisonesEtAugustum1768Spines.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Horace's Epistles to the Pisos and Augustus]]
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[[File:JustiniHistoriaePhilippicae1762Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Justin's Historiarum Philippicarum]]
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[[File:DJuniiJuvenalisEtAPersiiFlacciSatyrae1691Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Satires of Juvenal and Persius]]
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[[File:LivyTitiLiviiHistoriarum1678Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Livy's History]]
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[[File:LucretiusCarusTitiLucretiiCari1759Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Lucretius's Of the Nature of Things (Latin)]]
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[[File:LucretisOfTheNature1714Spines.jpg|16px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Lucretius's Of the Nature of Things (English)]]
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[[File:NeposCorneliiNepotisExcellentiumSpine1749.jpg|6px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Nepos's On Famous Men]]
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[[File:OvidPubliiOvidiiNasonisMetamorphoseon1751Spine.jpg|12px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|Ovid's Metamorphosis]]
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[[File:PetroniusTitiPetroniiArbitriEquitis1669Spine.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Satyricon of Petronius]]
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[[File:PhaedrusPhaedriAug.LibertiFabularum1713Spine.jpg|4px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Fables of Phaedrus]]
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[[File:PlautusAcciPlavtiComoediae1669FullCover.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf J-4|The Comedies of Plautus]]
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[[File:WalkerCriticalPronouncingDictionarySpine1803.jpg|15px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary]]
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[[File:VidaDeArtePoetica1723Spine.jpg|3px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|De Arte Poetica]]
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[[File:ErasmusAdagiorum1663Spine.jpg|11px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Erasmus's Adages]]
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[[File:MontaigneEssays1711Spines.jpg|21px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Montaigne's Essays]]
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[[File:RabelaisWorks1737Spines.jpg|29px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Rabelais's Works]]
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[[File:MontesquieuOeuvres1767Spines.jpg|31px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|MontesquieuOeuvres1767Spines.jpg]]
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[[File:CervantesDonQuixote1792Spines.jpg|27px|bottom|link=Shelf L-4|Cervantes's Don Quixote]]
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[[File:CharterOak.jpg|x20px|William & Mary Charter Oak]]
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| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:Spectator1769V1Frontispiece.jpg|x38px|bottom|link=Spectator|The Spectator]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; font-size: 0;"|[[File:Spectator1769V7TitlePage.jpg|x38px|bottom|link=Spectator|The Spectator]]
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[[File:MartinPhilosophiaBritannica1788Spines.jpg|28px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Martin's Philosophia Britannica]]
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[[File:HelshamCourseOfLecturesInNaturalPhilosophy1739Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Helsham's Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy]]
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[[File:GoldsmithHistoryOfTheEarth1795Spines.jpg|35px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Goldsmith's History of the Earth and Animated Nature]]
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[[File:DarwinZoonomia1801Spines.jpg|43px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Darwin's Zoonomia]]
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[[File:HippocratesHippocratisAphorismi1784Spine.jpg|5px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Hippocrates's Aphorisms]]
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[[File:DobsonMedicalCommentary1787Spine.jpg|7px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Dobson's Medical Commentary on Fixed Air]]
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[[File:GibsonTreatiseOfPracticalSurveying1789Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Gibson's Treatise of Practical Surveying]]
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[[File:GlasseCookerySpine1760.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf N-4|Glasse's Art of Cookery]]
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[[File:BenloeLesReportsDeGulielmeBenloe1689 Spine.jpg|8px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Dalison's Reports]]
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[[File:VaughanReportsSpine1706.jpg|10px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Vaughan's Reports]]
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[[File:BlackstoneReportsCommonPleasExchequer1796Spines.jpg|27px|bottom|link=Shelf H-5|Blackstone's Reports]]
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==See Also==
*[[George Wythe Collection|George Wythe Collection Title List]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Known Surviving Wythe Volumes]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]

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Wythe's Library

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George Wythe supported his voracious reading habits with an extensive personal library<ref>Douglas L. Miller, "Jefferson's Library," in ''Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography'' (New York: Scribner, 1986), pp. 157-179.</ref> but, if he made any record of its contents, that has not been found. When Wythe died in 1806, he bequeathed all his books to his favorite protégé, Thomas Jefferson.<ref>See the [[Jefferson-DuVal Correspondence|letters between Jefferson and Wythe's executor, William Duval]], for a discussion of Wythe's bequest.</ref> For 200 years, very little was known about Wythe's library other than its existence within Jefferson's massive collection.
[[File:RarebooksWithWytheDecisionsOfCases.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Selected Virginia legal titles including [[Daniel Call|Daniel Call's]] copy of [[George Wythe|George Wythe's]] ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery]]'' (1795).]]
Colonial Williamsburg attempted to identify specific titles as early as 1958 when Mary R.M. Goodwin, a senior researcher at the Rockefeller Library, wrote [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/View/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports/RR0216.xml ''The George Wythe House: Its Furniture and Furnishings''.] Goodwin listed 54 titles and divided them into three categories: law books, journals, and miscellaneous. Within these categories, Goodwin identified several of the [[Known Surviving Wythe Volumes|known surviving Wythe volumes]]. Goodwin's research laid the foundation for another Colonial Williamsburg attempt at reconstructing Wythe's library. In an [[Dean Bibliography|internal memo]]<ref>Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, to Mrs. Stiverson (June 16, 1975).</ref>, Barbara C. Dean expanded Goodwin's list to 189 titles by utilizing the published papers of Wythe's students and adding titles illustrative of the time.

Until 2008, the Goodwin and Dean bibliographies represented the extent of known information regarding Wythe's library. That changed with the discovery by Endrina Tay, a librarian at Monticello's Jefferson Library, and Jeremy Dibbell of the Massachusetts Historical Society, of a manuscript list in the hand of Thomas Jefferson which appeared to document dispersal decisions Jefferson made regarding Wythe's books.<ref>Endrina Tay & Jeremy Dibbell, [http://www.common-place.org/vol-10/no-02/tales "Reconstructing a Lost Library: George Wythe's 'Legacie' to President Thomas Jefferson,"] Tales from the Vault, ''Common-Place'', Jan. 2009.</ref> [[Jefferson Inventory|Jefferson's inventory]] identifies 338 titles (649 volumes) with brief notations. In some cases, specific titles and editions can be derived from Jefferson's entries. In other instances, mystery remains.<ref>[https://www.masshist.org/database/doc-viewer.php?item_id=1768 "Inventory of the Books Received by Thomas Jefferson from the Estate of George Wythe, Circa September, 1806,"] Massachusetts Historical Society. For a transcribed version, see [https://tjlibraries.monticello.org/transcripts/wythelibrary/1.html "Library of George Wythe,"] Thomas Jefferson Libraries.</ref>

Tay and Dibbell's discovery led to the creation of two further bibliographies: [https://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe] on [https://www.librarything.com/ LibraryThing] which combines titles from the Jefferson inventory with other known items, and "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," an [https://hdl.handle.net/10288/13433 unpublished compilation by Bennie Brown,] from the Bookpress Ltd. in Williamsburg.<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available online at the [https://hdl.handle.net/10288/13433 Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center.]</ref> Brown conducted extensive research, visiting each of the libraries with known or suspected Wythe volumes. He also combed primary sources, including the published legal records of [[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery|Wythe's decisions]] and his arguments for the plaintiff in ''[[Bolling v. Bolling]]''. The most recent version of Brown's bibliography includes 478 titles and provides much of the substantiating evidence for the Wolf Law Library's [[George Wythe Room]].

== '''Art''' ==
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* Spence, Joseph. ''[[Polymetis|Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement Between the Works of the Roman Poets, and the Remains of the Antient Artists, Being an Attempt to Illustrate Them Mutually from One Another]]''. London: R. Dodsley, 1747. Held by W&M Law Library.
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== '''Astrology''' ==
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*Gadbury, John. ''[[Genethlialogia, or, The Doctrine of Nativities|Genethlialogia, or, The Doctrine of Nativities: Containing the Whole Art of Directions and Annual Revolutions, Whereby Any Man (Even of an Ordinary Capacity) May Be Enabled to Discover the Most Remarkable and Occult Accidents of His Life, as They Shall Occur Unto Him in the Whole Course Thereof, Either for Good or Evil: also Tables for Calculating the Planets Places for Any Time, Either Past, Present or to Come, Together with the Doctrine of Horarie Questions Which (in the Absence of a Nativity) is Sufficient to Inform Any One of All Manner of Contingencies Necessary to be Known]]''. London: Printed by Ja. Cottrel for Giles Calvert ..., William Larnar ..., and Daniel White ..., 1658. Held by W&M Law Library.
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=='''Case Reports, Digests, and Statutes'''==
===England===
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*Bacon, Matthew. ''[[New Abridgment of the Law|A New Abridgment of the Law]].'' 3rd ed. corrected. London: Printed by His Majesty's Law-Printers for J. Worrall and Co. ..., 1768. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Brooke, Robert, Sir. ''[[Graunde Abridgement|La Graunde Abridgement]].'' London: R. Tottyl, 1576. Held by W&M Law Library.

*D'Anvers, Knightley. ''[[General Abridgment of the Common Law|A General Abridgment of the Common Law, Alphabetically Digested under Proper Titles: With Notes and References to the Whole.]]'' 2nd ed. London, In the Savoy: 1722-1737.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[General Abridgment of Cases in Equity|A General Abridgment of Cases in Equity: Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, &c]].'' London, In the Savoy: H. Lintot, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jenkins, David. ''[[Eight Centuries of Reports|Eight Centuries of Reports: or, Eight Hundred Cases Solemnly Adjudged in the Exchequer-Chamber, or, Upon Writs of Error]].'' 2nd ed., corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for John Worrall ... and Thomas Worrall, 1734. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rolle, Henry. ''[[Abridgment des Plusieurs Cases et Resolutions del Common Ley|Un Abridgment des Plusieurs Cases et Resolutions del Common Ley: Alphabeticalment Digest Desouth Severall Titles]]''. London: Printed for A. Crooke ..., 1668. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Viner, Charles. ''[[General Abridgment of Law and Equity|A General Abridgment of Law and Equity: Alphabetically Digested under Proper Titles with Notes and References to the Whole]]''. Aldershot: Printed for the Author, by Agreement with the Law-Patentees, 1741-1753. Held by W&M Law Library.
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====Court of Chancery====
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*Atkyns, John Tracy. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery|Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke]]''. London: Printed by H. Woodfall and W. Strahan ... and sold by J. Worrall ... and W. Sandby , 1765-1768. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Carew, George. ''[[Reports or Causes in Chancery|Reports or Causes in Chancery, collected by Sir George Cary one of the Masters of the Chancery in Anno 1601]]''. 1st edition. London: 1650. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Forrester, Alexander. ''[[Cases in Equity During the Time of the Late Lord Chancellor Talbot|Cases in Equity During the Time of the Late Lord Chancellor Talbot: With Tables of the Names of the Cases and Principal Matters]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot ... for T. Waller, 1753. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Cases Argued and Decreed in the High Court of Chancery]]''. 3rd ed. London, In the Savoy: Printed by C. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling for J. Walthoe, 1735. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe copy possibly held by the Library of Congress.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Reports of Cases Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery|Reports of Cases Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery, in the Reign of King Charles I., Charles II., James II., William III. and Queen Anne: Being Special Cases and Most of Them Decreed with the Assistance of the Judges, and All of Them Referring to the Register Books Wherein are Settled Several Points of Equity, Law and Practice]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for J. Walthoe, 1736. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Select Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery|Select Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, Before the Late Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal and the Late Lord Chancellor King, from the year 1724 to 1733 with Two Tables, One of the Names of the Cases, and the Other of the Principal Matters]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for H. Lintot, D. Browne, and J. Shuckburgh, 1740.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Third Part of Reports of Cases, Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery|The Third Part of Reports of Cases, Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery, in the Reigns of King Charles II, King William, and Queen Anne]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by J. Nutt, Assignee of Edward Sayer Esq; for J. Walthoe, and J. Walthoe Jun., 1716.

*Nelson, William. ''[[Reports of Special Cases Argued and Decreed in the Court of Chancery|Reports of Special Cases Argued and Decreed in the Court of Chancery, in the Reigns of King Charles I., King Charles II. and King William III]]''. London, In the Savoy, Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assignees of E. Sayer) for B. Lintott ..., 1717. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Nottingham, Heneage Finch, Earl of. ''[[Reports of Cases Decreed in the High Court of Chancery|Reports of Cases Decreed in the High Court of Chancery, During the Time Sir Heneage Finch, afterwards Earl of Nottingham, was Lord Chancellor, in Many of Which Decrees He was Assisted by Some of the Judges of the Common Law]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed for E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for R. Gosling ..., 1725. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Precedents in Chancery|Precedents in Chancery, Being a Collection of Cases, Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery; from the Year 1689, to 1722]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. And R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, for Arthur Bettesworth, 1733. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Vernon, Thomas. ''[[Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling (assigns of Edw. Sayer) for J. Tonson ..., 1726-1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Vesey, Francis. ''[[Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery|Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke, from the year 1746-7, to 1755]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall ... for T. Cadell, 1773. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Williams, William Peere. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, and of Some Special Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for T. Osborne, 1740-1749. Held by W&M Law Library.
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====Court of Common Pleas====
*Barnes, Henry. ''[[Notes of Cases in Points of Practice|Notes of Cases in Points of Practice: Taken in the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster from Michaelmas Term, the Sixth Year of King George II. 1732. to Hillary Term, the Thirteenth Year of king George II. 1740]]''. London, In the Savoy: 1740. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bendlowes, William. ''[[Reports de Gulielme Benloe|Les reports de Gulielme Benloe: des Divers Pleadings et Cases en le Court del Comon-bank, en le Several Roignes de les Tres Hault & Excellent Princes, le Roy Henry VII. Henry VIII. Edw. VI. & le roignes Mary & Elizabeth]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkins, esquires, for Samuel Keble, Daniel Brown, Isaac Cleave, and William Rogers, 1689. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bridgman, John, Sir. ''[[Reports of that Grave and Learned Judge, Sir John Bridgman]]''. London: Printed by Tho. Roycroft for H. Twyford, Tho. Dring, and Jo. Place, 1659. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Brownlow, Richard and John Goldesborough. ''[[Reports of Divers Choice Cases in Law|Reports of Divers Choice Cases in Law, Taken by Those Late and Most Judicious Prothonotaries of the Common Pleas, Richard Brownlow and John Goldesborough]]''. London: Henry Twyford ... and Samuel Heyrick, 1675. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cooke, George, Sir. ''[[Reports and Cases of Practice in the Court of Common Pleas|Reports and Cases of Practice in the Court of Common Pleas in the Reigns of Q. Anne, K. George I. and K. George II.]]'' London: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, Esq;) for J. Stephens ..., 1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dalison, William. ''[[Reports des Divers Special Cases Adjudge en le Court del Common Bank|Les Reports des Divers Special Cases Adjudge en le Court del Common Bank en les Reignes de les Tres Hault & Excellency Princes Hen. VIII. Edw. VI. Et les Reignes Mar. & Eliz.]]'' 1st ed. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins for Samuel Keble, 1689. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hutton, Richard, Sir. ''[[Reports of that Reverend and Learned Judge, Sir Richard Hutton|The Reports of that Reverend and Learned Judge, Sir Richard Hutton ... Sometimes One of the Judges of the Common Pleas, Containing Many Choice Cases, Judgements, and Resolutions, in Points of Law, in the Severall Raignes of King James and King Charles]]''. London : printed by T.R. for H. Twyford and T. Dring, 1656. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Vaughan, John, Sir. ''[[Reports and Arguments of that Learned Judge, Sir John Vaughan|The Reports and Arguments of that Learned Judge, Sir John Vaughan, kt., Late Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and Many Wherein He Pronounced the Resolution of the Whole Court of Common Pleas]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkins, 1706. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Court of Exchequer====
*Bunbury, William. ''[[Reports of Cases in the Court of Exchequer|Reports of Cases in the Court of Exchequer, From the Beginning of the Reign of King George the First, until the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of King George the Second]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for D. Browne ..., 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hardres, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Exchequer|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Exchequer, in the years 1655, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, and 1660, and from Thence Continued to the 21st year of the Reign of His Late Majesty King Charles II]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkins ... for Christopher Wilkinson ... Samuel Heyrick ... and Mary Tonson, 1693. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Court of King's Bench====
*Andrews, George. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench|Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, in the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of His Present Majesty King George the Second]]''. London, in the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for J. Worrall, 1754. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Barnardiston, Thomas. ''[[Reports of Cases Determined in the Court of King's Bench|Reports of Cases Determined in the Court of King's Bench: Together with Some Other Cases: from Trin. 12 Geo. I. to Trin. 7 Geo. II. with Tables of the Names of the Cases and of the Principal Matters]]''. In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer) and sold by W. Chinnery, 1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bulstrode, Edward. ''[[Reports of Edward Bulstrode|The Reports of Edward Bulstrode ... in Three Parts. Of Divers Resolutions and Judgments Given ... by the Grave, Reverend, and Learned Judges and Sages of the Law, of Cases and Matters in the Law with the Reasons and Causes of Their Said Judgments, Given in the Court of King's Bench, in the Time of the Reign of King James I. and King Charles I]]''. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and M. Flesher, assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkyns esquires, for H. Twyford, T. Bassett, T. Dring, 1688. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Burrow, James. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Burrow)|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, Since the Death of Lord Raymond]].'' 1st ed. London: Printed by His Majesty's Law Printers for John Worrall, 1766-1780.

*Carthew, Thomas. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, from the Third Year of King James the Second, to the Twelfth Year of King William the Third]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt for R. Gosling, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Comberbach, Roger. ''[[Report of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster|The Report of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster: From the First Year of King James the Second, to the Tenth Year of King William the Third]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for J. Walthoe, 1724. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Farresley, Thomas. ''[[Report of all the Cases Determined by Sir John Holt|A Report of all the Cases Determined by Sir John Holt, Knt. From 1688 to 1710, during the Time He was Lord Chief Justice of England]]''. London, In the Savoy: 1738. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Fortescue-Aland, John. ''[[Reports of Select Cases in All the Courts of Westminster-Hall|Reports of Select Cases in All the Courts of Westminster-Hall: Also the Opinion of All the Judges of England Relating to the Grandest Prerogative of the Royal Family, and Some Observations Relating to the Prerogative of a Queen Consort]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed for H. Lintot, 1748. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hughes, William. ''[[Reports of Certain Cases|Reports of Certain Cases, Arising in the Severall Courts of Record at Westminster in the Raignes of Q. Elizabeth, K. James, and the late King Charles With the Resolutions of the Judges of the Said Courts, Upon Debate and Solemn Arguments.]]'' London: Printed by T. N. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, and Gabriell Bedell, 1652. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Keble, Joseph. ''[[Reports in the Court of Kings Bench at Westminster|Reports in the Court of Kings Bench at Westminster, from the XII to the XXX Year of the Reign of our Late Sovereign Lord King Charles II]]''. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S Roycroft and M. Flesher, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for Thomas Dring, Charles Harper, Samuel Keble, and William Freeman, 1685. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Latch, John. ''[[Plusieurs Tres-Bons Cases|Plusieurs Tres-Bons Cases: Come Ils Estoyent Adjudgees es Trois Premiers Ans du Raign du Feu Roy Charles le Premier en la Court de Bank le Roy, non Encore Publiees per Aucun Autre]]''. London: Printed by T.R. for H. Twyford, T. Dring, and J. Place ..., 1661. Held by W&M Law Library.

*March, John. ''[[Reports, or New Cases|Reports, or New Cases: with Divers Resolutions and Judgements Given upon Solemn Arguments, and with Great Deliberation. And the Reasons and Causes of the Said Resolutions and Judgments]]''. London: Printed by M.F. for W. Lee, M. Walbanke, D. Pakeman, and G. Beadel, 1648. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Palmer, Gefrey, Sir. ''[[Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer|Les Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer, Chevalier & Baronet ...: Imprime & Publie per l'Original]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns, for Robert Pawlet, 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rolle, Henry. ''[[Reports de Henry Rolle|Les Reports de Henry Rolle, Serjeant del' Ley, de Divers Cases en le Court del' Banke le Roy en le Temps del' Reign de Roy Jacques]]''. London: Printed for A. Roper, F. Titon, J. Starkey, T. Basset, 1675-1676. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Salkeld, William. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Salkeld)|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench: with Some Special Cases in the Courts of Chancery, Common Pleas and Exchequer, from the first year of K. William and Q. Mary, to the tenth year of Queen Anne]]''. London, In the Savoy: J. Walthoe and J. Walthoe, jun., 1717-1718. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Saunders, Edmund, Sir. ''[[Reports du Tres Erudite Edmund Saunders|Les Reports du Tres Erudite Edmund Saunders ... des Divers Pleadings et Cases en le Court del Bank le Roy en le Temps del Reign sa Tres Excellent Majesty le Roy Charles le II]]''. 2nd ed. corrected. London, In the Savoy, D. Browne ..., 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Shower, Bartholomew, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower|The Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower, Knt. of Cases Adjudg'd in the Court of King's Bench, in the Reign of His Late Majesty King William III]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs; for Danial Borwne .. and J. Walthoe, 1708-1720. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Skinner, Robert. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Skinner)|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, from the Thirty-Third Year of King Charles the Second, to the Ninth Year of King William the Third]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for B. Lintot, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Style, William. ''[[Narrationes Modernae|Narrationes Modernae, or, Modern Reports Begun in the Now Upper Bench Court at Westminster: in the Beginning of Hillary Term 21 Caroli and Continued to the End of Michaelmas Term 1655 as well on the Criminall, as on the Pleas Side. Most of which Time the late Lord Chief Justice Roll gave the Rule There]]''. London: Printed by F. L. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, G. Bedel, and C. Adams, 1658. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Year Books. ''[[Year Books|Reports des Cases Argue and Adjudge in le Temps del'Roy: Edward I - Henrie VIII]]''. London: 1678-1680. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Yelverton, Henry, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Henry Yelverton|The Reports of Sir Henry Yelverton, Knight and Baronet ... of Divers Special Cases in the Court of King's Bench, as Well in the Latter End of the Reign of Q. Elizabeth, as in the First Ten Years of K. James]]''. 3rd ed. corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for W. Feales, 1735. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Multiple Courts====
*Blackstone, Henry. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer Chamber|Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer Chamber: From Easter Term 28th George III. 1788, to Hilary Term 36th George III. 1796]]''. London: Printed by A. Strahan and W. Woodfall, law-printers to the King, for Whieldon and Butterworth, 1791-1796. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Edward Coke|The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. In English, in Thirteen Parts Compleat (with References to All the Ancient and Modern Books of the Law.)]]'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, for R. Gosling ..., 1738. Wythe's copy at William & Mary. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Comyns, John, Sir. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer|Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer: to Which are Added Some Special Cases in the Court of Chancery, and Before the Delegates in the Reigns of King William, Queen Anne, King George the First, and His present Majesty]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer, esq;) for D. Browne, 1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Croke, George, Sir. ''[[First-Third Part of the Reports of Sr George Croke|The First-Third Part of the Reports of Sr George Croke Kt.: Late One of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench, and Formerly One of the Justices of the Court of Common-Bench, of Such Select Cases as were Adjudged in the Said Courts]]''. 3rd impression, carefully corrected. London : Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, 1683. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dyer, James, Sir. ''[[Reports des Divers Select Matters and Resolutions des Reverend Judges and Sages del Ley|Les Reports des Divers Select Matters & Resolutions des Reverend Judges & Sages del Ley, Touchant & Concernant Mults Principal Points Occurrent Estre Debate per Eux: En le Several Reignes de les Treshault & Excellent Princes, le Roys Hen. 8 & Edw. 6. & le Roignes Mar. & Eliz]].'' London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and M. Flesher Assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esquires. For Samuel Keble ..., 1688. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Reports of Cases in Equity|Reports of Cases in Equity: Argued and Decreed in the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer, Chiefly in the Reign of King George I ... to which are Added Some Select Cases in Equity, Heard and Determined in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland]]''. 2nd ed., carefully corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, esq;) for D. Browne ... J. Shuckburgh ..., 1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hobart, Henry, Sir. ''[[Reports of that Learned Sir Henry Hobart Knight|The Reports of that Learned Sir Henry Hobart Knight, Late Lord Chiefe Justice of His Maiesties Court of Common Pleas at Westminster Resolved and Adjudged by Himselfe and Others, the Judges and Sages of the Law Renowned for That Profession in His Time]]''. London: Printed by the assignes of Iohn More, 1641. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jones, William, Sir. ''[[Reports de Sir William Jones|Les Reports de Sir William Jones, Chevalier ... De Divers Special Cases Cy Bien in le Court de Banck le Roy, come le Common-Banck in Angleterre, Cy Bien en le Darreign Temps del'Reign de roy Jaqves, come en la'nn de Roy Charles I]]''. London: Printed by T. R. N. T. for Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswel, 1675. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Leonard, William. ''[[Reports and Cases of Law|Reports and Cases of Law: Argued, and Adjudged in the Courts of Law, at Westminister, in the Time of the Late Queen Elizabeth]]''. London: Printed by Tho. Roycroft, for Nath. Ekins, 1658-1675. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Levinz, Creswell, Sir. ''[[Reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz|Les Reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz: Jades un del Justices del Common Bank, en Trois Parts, Commencant en le 12 an de Roy Charles II. & Fini en le 8 an de son Majesty William III]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins esq; for S. Keble ... D. Browne ... T. Benskin ... and J. Walthoe, 1702. Wythe copy held by the Library of Congress.

*Lucas, Robert. ''[[Cases in Law and Equity|Cases in Law and Equity, Chiefly During the Time the Late Earl of Macclesfield Presided in the Courts of King's-Bench and Chancery]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq;) for T. Ward ... and E. Wicksteed, 1736. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Modern Reports|Modern Reports, or, Select Cases Adjudged in the Courts of Kings Bench, Chancery, Common Pleas, and Exchequer: Since the Restoration of His Majesty King Charles II]]''. 3rd ed. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling, (Assigns of Edward Sayer Esq;) for D. Browne ... [and 9 others], 1720-1733. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Moore, Francis, Sir. ''[[Cases Collect & Report per Sir Fra. Moore, Chivalier]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed for G. Pawlet, and are to be sold by Mat. Wotton, 1688. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Owen, Thomas. ''[[Reports of that Late Reverend and Learned Judge, Thomas Owen|The Reports of that Late Reverend and Learned Judge, Thomas Owen ... Wherein are Many Choice Cases, Most of Them Throughly Argued by the Learned Serjeants, and After Argued and Resolved by the Grave Judges of Those Times]]''. London: Printed by T.R. for H. Twyford, T. Dring, and J. Place, 1656. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plowden, Edmund. ''[[Commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden|The Commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden ... Containing Divers Cases upon Matters of Law, Argued and Adjudged in the Several Reigns of King Edward VI, Queen Mary, King and Queen Philip and Mary, and Queen Elizabeth]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Catharine Lintot, and Samuel Richardson, for the translator, 1761. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plowden, Edmund. ''[[Commentaries, ou Reportes de Edmunde Plowden|Les Commentaries, ou Reportes de Edmunde Plowden vn Apprentice de le Comen Ley, di Diuers Cases Esteants Matters en Ley, & de les Arguments sur Yceux, en les Temps des Raygnes le Roye Edwarde le Size, le Roigne Mary, le Roy & Roigne Phillip & Mary, & le Roigne Elizabeth]]''. Londini: in ædibus Richardi Tottelli, 1578. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Pollexfen, Henry, Sir. ''[[Arguments and Reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen|The Arguments and Reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen: ... in Some Special Cases, by Him Argued During the Time of his Practice at the Barr, Together with Divers Decrees in the High Court of Chancery Upon Limitations of Trusts of Terms for Years]]''. London: Printed for R. Smith ... and John Deeve, 1702. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Popham, John, Sir. ''[[Reports and Cases Collected by the Learned Sr. John Popham|Reports and Cases Collected by the Learned Sr. John Popham, Kt ... Written with His Own Hand in French, and Now Faithfully tr. into English, to Which are Added Some Remarkable Cases Reported by Other Learned Pens Since His Death]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, esquires, for John Place, 1682. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Raymond, Robert, Baron Raymond. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas|Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, in the Reigns of the Late King William, Queen Anne, King George the First, and His Present Majesty]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer) For the executor of Fletcher Gyles ..., 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Raymond, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Reports of Divers Special Cases|Reports of Divers Special Cases Adjudged in the Courts of King's bench, Common pleas, and Exchequer, in the reign of King Charles II]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer) for D. Browne [etc.], 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Siderfin, Thomas. ''[[Reports des Divers Special Cases|Les Reports des Divers Special Cases Argue & Adjudge en le Court del Bank le Roy et Auxy en le Co. Ba. & l'Exchequer]]''. London: Printed by W. Ralins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for Samuel Keble, 1683-1684. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Strange, John, Sir. ''[[Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer|Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, from Trinity Term in the Second Year of King George I. to Trinity Term in the Twenty-First Year of King George II]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, law-printer to the King, for W. Sandby, 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ventris, Peyton, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris|The Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris]]''. 4th impression, carefully corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling for D. Browne ..., 1726. Held by W&M Law Library.

==== House of Lords ====
*Shower, Bartholomew, Sir. ''[[Cases in Parliament Resolved and Adjudged|Cases in Parliament Resolved and Adjudged, Upon Petitions and Writs of Error]]''. London: Printed for A. and J. Churchill, 1698. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Statutes====
*Great Britain. ''[[Statutes at Large|The Statutes at Large, in Paragraphs, and Sections or Numbers, from Magna Charta, to the End of the Session of Parliament, March 14. 1704, in the Fourth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Anne, Carefully Examined by the Rolls of Parliament; with the Titles of Such Statutes as are Expired, Repealed, Altered, or Out of Use]]''. London: Printed by C. Bill, 1706.

=== United States ===
*''[[Hamiltons versus Eaton|Hamiltons versus Eaton: A Case Respecting British Debts, Lately Determined in the Circuit Court of the United States, for North-Carolina District, Presided by C.J. Ellsworth]]''. Newbern: Francois-Xavier Martin, 1797. Wythe copy held by Library of Congress.

*United States. ''[[Acts Passed at a Congress of the United States of America]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*United States. ''[[Laws of the United States of America|The Laws of the United States of America]]''. Philadelphia: Printed by Richard Folwell, 1796. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Virginia===
====Abridgments====
*Mercer, John. ''[[Exact Abridgement of all the Public Acts of Assembly of Virginia|An Exact Abridgement of all the Public Acts of Assembly of Virginia in Force and Use]].'' Glasgow: Printed by John Bryce and David Paterson, 1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Case Reports====
*Call, Daniel. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Virginia]].'' Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicholson, 1801-1805. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tatham, William. ''[[Report of Kamper v. Hawkins|Report of a Case Decided on Saturday the 16th of November 1793, in the General Court of Virginia wherein Peter Kamper was Plaintiff, Against Mary Hawkins, Defendant, on a Question Adjourned from the District Court of Dumfries, for Novelty and Difficulty, Touching the Constitutionality of an Act of Assembly ...]]'' Philadelphia: Printed for A. M'Kenzie, & Co. ... by W.W. Woodward ..., 1794. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Washington, Bushrod. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia]]''. Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1798-1799. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy may be owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Between Wilkins and Taylor|Between, Joseph Wilkins, Administrator of his Late Defunct Wife Sarah, One of the Grandaughters and Legataries of Thomas Williamson, and Widow, when She was Married Last of Hartwell Cocke, Plaintiff, and, John Taylor, and William Urquhart, Executors of the Said Thomas Williamson, Defendents]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1799(?). Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Between Fowler and Saunders|Between William Fowler and Susanna His Wife, Plaintiffs, and, Lucy Saunders, an Infant, by James A. Patterson, Her Guardian, Defendent. Between Parke Goodall and John Clough, Plaintiffs, and, John Bullock, the Younger, Defendent]].'' Richmond, Va.: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1798(?). Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Between Yates and Salle|Between William Yates and Sarah his Wife, Plaintiffs, and Abraham Salle, Bernard Markham, Edward Moseley, Benjamin Harris, and William Wager Harris, Defendents]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796(?). Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Case upon the Statute for Distribution (pamphlet)|Case upon the Statute for Distribution]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Case of Overtons Mill: Prolegomena|Case of Overtons Mill: Prolegomena, in the Richmond Common-Law District Court, Elizabeth Overton and Richard Overton, Plaintiffs, against David Ross, Defendent]].'' Richmond, Va(?): 1803(?).

*Wythe, George. ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery|Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery: with Remarks upon Decrees by the Court of Appeals, Reversing Some of Those Decisions]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1795. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copies owned by the Library of Congress and the University of Virginia.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Love against Donelson|Love against Donelson and Hodgson]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1801(?). Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Report of the Case between Aylett and Aylett|Report of the Case between Aylett and Aylett, Determined by the High Court of Chancery, in Which the Decree Was Reversed by the Court of Appeals]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Report of the Case between Field and Harrison|A Report of the Case between Field and Harrison, Determined by the High Court of Chancery, in Which the Decree was Reversed by the Court of Appeals]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

====Statutes====
*Virginia. ''[[Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia (1752)|The Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by W. Rind, A. Purdie, and J. Dixon, 1752.

*Virginia. ''[[Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia|The Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by W. Rind, A. Purdie, and J. Dixon, 1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (1803)|A Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of a Public and Permanent Nature, as are Now in Force: to Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution, or Form of Government]]''. Richmond: Printed by S. Pleasants, Jun. and H. Pace, 1803. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (1794)|A Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: of a Public and Permanent Nature as are now in Force, with a Table of the Principal Matters. To Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution, or Form of Government]]''. Richmond, Va. : Augustine Davis, printer for the Commonwealth, 1794. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All Such Public Acts of the General Assembly, and Ordinances of the Conventions of Virginia|A Collection of All Such Public Acts of the General Assembly, and Ordinances of the Conventions of Virginia, Passed since the Year 1768, as are Now in Force with a Table of the Principal Matters Published under Inspection of the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, by a Resolution of General Assembly, the 16th day of June 1783]]''. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson and William Prentis, 1785. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All the Acts of Assembly Now in Force in the Colony of Virginia|A Collection of All the Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia with the Titles of Such as are Expir'd, or Repeal'd. And Notes in the Margin, Shewing How, and at What Time, They were Repeal'd. Examin'd with the Records, by a Committee Appointed for that Purpose. Who have Added Many Useful Marginal Notes, and References and an Exact Table]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by William Parks, 1733. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Session Laws]]''. 1776-1783.

=='''Cooking'''==
*Glasse, Hannah. ''[[Art of Cookery|The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy : Which Far Exceeds Any Thing of the Kind Yet Published]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, W. Strahan, P. Davey and B. Law, 1760. Held by W&M Law Library.

=='''Dictionaries and Encyclopedias'''==
=== Legal ===
*Cowell, John. ''[[Law Dictionary, or, The Interpreter of Words and Terms|A Law Dictionary, or, The Interpreter of Words and Terms Used Either in the Common or Statute Laws of Great Britain, and in Tenures and Jocular Customs]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq.)for J. Walthoe ...[et al.], 1727. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Félice, Fortuné Barthélemy de. ''[[Code de l'Humanité|Code de l'Humanité, ou La Législation Universelle, Naturelle, Civile et Politique, avec l'Histoire Littéraire des plus Grands Hommes qui ont Contribué a la Perfection de ce Code]]''. Yverdon: Impr. de m. de Felice, 1778.

*Jacob, Giles. ''[[New Law-Dictionary|A New Law-Dictionary: Containing, the Interpretation and Definition of Words and Terms Used in the Law, and also the Whole Law, and the Practice Thereof, Under All the Heads and Titles of the Same Together with Such Informations Relating Thereto, as Explain the History and Antiquity of the Law, and Our Manners, Customs, and Original Government, Abstracted from All Dictionaries, Abridgments, Institutes, Reports, Year-Books, Charters, Registers, Chronicles, and Histories, Published to this Time, and Fitted for the Use of Barristers, Students, and Practisers of the Law, Members of Parliament, and Other Gentlemen, Justices of Peace, Clergymen, &c]].'' London, In the Savoy : Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq.) for J. and J. Knapton et al., 1729. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sheppard, William. ''[[Epitome of All the Common and Statute Laws of this Nation, Now in Force|An Epitome of All the Common & Statute Laws of this Nation, Now in Force: Wherein More Than Fifteen Hundred of the Hardest Words or Terms of the Law are Explained and All of the Most Useful and Profitable Heads or Titles of the Law by Way of Common Place, Largely, Plainly, and Methodically Handled]]''. London: Printed for W. Lee, D. Pakemann, F. Wright, H. Twyford, G. Bedell, Tho. Brewster, Ed. Dod, and F. PLace, 1656. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Other ===
*Ainsworth, Robert. ''[[Ainsworth's Dictionary|An Abridgement of the Last Quarto Edition of Ainsworth's Dictionary, English and Latin]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Cooper, Thomas. ''[[Thesaurus Linguae Romanae and Britannicae|Thesaurus Linguæ Romanæ & Britannicæ: tam Accurate Congestus, vt Nihil Penè in Eo Desyderari Possit, Quod Vel Latinè Complectatur Amplissimus Stephani Thesaurus, vel Anglicè, Toties Aucta Eliotæ Bibliotheca]]''. Londini: Quondam Bertheleti, cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis, per Henricum W. Vykes, 1565. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature: Constructed on a Plan, by Which the Different Sciences and Arts are Digested into the Form of Distinct Treatises or Systems, Comprehending the History, Theory, and Practice, of Each, According to the Latest Discoveries and Improvements; and Full Explanations Given of the Various Detached Parts of Knowledge, Whether Relating to Natural and Artificial Objects, or to Matters Ecclesiastical, Civil, Military, Commercial, &c..]]''. 1st American ed. Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson, 1798. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Faber, Basil. ''[[Thesaurus Eruditionis Scholasticae|Basilii Fabri Sorani Thesaurus Eruditionis Scholasticae]]''. Lipsiae: Apud Thomam Fritsch, 1710. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hederich, Benjamin. ''[[Graecum Lexicon Manuale]]''. Londini : H. Woodfall, 1766. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Littleton, Adam. ''[[Latine Dictionary in Four Parts|Linguae Latinae Liber Dictionarius Quadripartitus = A Latine Dictionary in Four Parts]]''. London: Printed for T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswell, 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences|A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Comprehending All the Branches of Useful Knowledge]]''. Illustrated ... by Mr. Jefferys; by a Society of Gentlemen. London: Printed for W. Owen, 1754-1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Postlethwayt, Malachy. ''[[Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce|The Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce: with Large Additions and Improvements, Adapting the Same to the Present State of British Affairs in America, Since the Last Treaty of Peace Made in the Year 1763. with Great Variety of New Remarks and Illustrations Incorporated Throughout the Whole Together with Everything Essential that is Contained in Savary's Dictionary: also, All the Material Laws of Trade and Navigation Relating to These Kingdoms, and the Customs and Usages to Which All Traders are Subject]]''. 3rd ed. London : Printed for H. Woodfall, A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, J. Rivington, J. Hinton, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes and W. Clarke and R. Collins, R. Horsfield, W. Johnston, T. Longman, J. Brotherton, J. Dodsley, T. Payne, J. Robson, T. Lowndes, W. Nicoll, and J. Knox, 1766. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Scapula, Johann. ''[[Lexicon Graeco-Latinum Novum|Lexicon Græco-Latinum Novum: In Quo Ex Primitivorum & Simplicium Fontibus Derivata Atque Composita Ordine Non Minus Naturali, Quàm Alphabetico, Breviter & Dilucidè Deducuntur]]''. Editio ultima, priori locupletior & correctior. Basileæ: Apud Henricpetrinos, 1628. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Walker, John. ''[[Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language]]''. 1st American ed. Philadelphia: Printed by Budd and Bartram for H. & P. Rice ..., 1803. Held by W&M Law Library.

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=='''Economics and Finance'''==
*Maseres, Francis. ''[[Principles of the Doctrine of Life-Annuities|The Principles of the Doctrine of Life-Annuities Explained in a Familiar Manner, so as to be Intelligible to Persons not Acquainted with the Doctrine of Chances and Accompanied with a Variety of New Tables]]''. London: Printed for B. White, 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Moivre, Abraham de. ''[[Annuities on Lives|Annuities on Lives: with Several Tables, Exhibiting at One View, the Values of Lives, for Different Rates in Interest]]''. 4th ed. London: 1752.

*Price, Richard. ''[[Observations on Reversionary Payments|Observations on Reversionary Payments: on Schemes for Providing Annuities for Widows, and for Persons in Old Age; on the Method of Calculating the Values of Assurances on Lives; and on the National Debt to Which are Added Four Essays on Different Subjects in the Doctrine of Life-Annuities and Political Arithmetick, also an Appendix]]''. 2nd ed. London: T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1772. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rowlett, John. ''[[Rowlett's Tables of Discount|Rowlett's Tables of Discount, or Interest, on Every Dollar, From Unit, or One, to Two Thousand; on Every Ten Dollars, From Two Thousand to Two Thousand Five Hundred; on Every Fifty, From Two Thousand Five Hundred to Three Thousand; And on Every Five Hundred, From Three Thousand to Five Thousand; From One, to Sixty-Four Days, Inclusive, Also for Every Month, From One to Twelve, and for Eighteen Months, and Two Years; Besides a Complete Cent Table: the Whole Computed at Six Per Cent Together With Examples ... Shewing In What Manner (By Means of the Tables) to Ascertain the Interest, at Five, Seven, and at Eight Per Cent]]''. Philadelphia: Printed for the proprietor, by Hugh Maxwell , 1802. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Steuart, James, Sir. ''[[Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy|An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy: Being an Essay on the Science of Domestic Policy in Free Nations, in Which are Particularly Considered Population, Agriculture, Trade, Industry, Money, Coin, Interest, Circulation, Banks, Exchange, Public Credit, and Taxes]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

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== '''Geography and Travel''' ==
*Arrowsmith, Aaron. ''[[New and Elegant General Atlas|A New and Elegant General Atlas: Comprising All the New Discoveries, to the Present Time: Containing Sixty-Five Maps]]''. Philadelphia: John Conrad & Co., 1804. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Chastellux, François Jean, marquis de. ''[[Travels in North-America|Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782]]''. Translated from the French by an English gentleman, who resided in America at that period. With notes by the translator. London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Clüver, Philipp. ''[[Introductionis in Universam Geographiam|Philippi Cluverii Introdvctionis in Universam Geographiam tam Veterem Quam Novam Libri VI]]''. Amstelodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1651. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Fisher, George. ''[[Instructor or Young Man's Best Companion|The Instructor: or, Young Man's Best Companion]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Guthrie, William. ''[[New System of Modern Geography|A New System of Modern Geography: or, A Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar, and Present State of the Several Nations of the World]]''. 1st American ed., corrected, improved and greatly enlarged. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, 1794-95. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Guys, M. ''[[Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce|Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce: Ou, Lettres sur les Grecs, Anciens et Modernes, Avec un Parallèle de Leurs Moeurs]]''. 3rd ed. rev., cor. Paris: Veuve Duchesne, 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Keith, George. ''[[Geography and Navigation Compleated|Geography and Navigation Compleated: Being a New Theory and Method Whereby the True Longitude of any Place in the World May be Found]].'' London: printed for B. Aylmer, at the Three Pigeons in Cornhill, 1709.

*Le Roy, David. ''[[Ruins of Athens|Ruins of Athens, with Remains and Other Valuable Antiquities in Greece]]''. London: R. Sayer, 1759.

*Pausanias. ''[[Pausaniou Tēs Hellados Periēgēsis|Pausaniou Tēs Hellados Periēgēsis = Hoc Est, Pausaniae Accurata Graeciae Descriptio, Qua Lector Ceu Manu Per Eam Regionem Circumducitur]]''. Francofurti: Apud haeredes Andreae Wecheli, 1583. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pinkerton, John. ''[[Modern Geography|Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies; with the Oceans, Seas, and Isles; in All Parts of the World: Including the Most Recent Discoveries, and Political Alterations. Digested on a New Plan]]''. Philadelphia : Published by John Conrad & co. ... [and 10 others], 1804. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sandys, George. ''[[Sandys Travels|Sandys Travels, Containing an History of the Original and Present State of the Turkish Empire ... the Mahometan Religion and Ceremonies: a Description Of Constantinople ... Also, of Greece ... of Aegypt ... a Voyage on the River Nylvs ... a Description of the Holy-Land; of the Jews ... and What Else Either of Antiquity, or Worth Observation. Lastly, Italy Described, and the Islands Adjoining ... Illustrated with Fifty Graven Maps and Figures]]''. 7th ed. London: Printed for J. Williams junior, 1673. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Strabo. ''[[Strabonis Rerum Geographicarum Libri XVII]]''. Lutetiae Parisiorum : Typis regiis, 1620. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stuart, James and Nicholas Revett. ''[[Antiquities of Athens|The Antiquities of Athens]]''. London: J. Haberkorn, 1762-1830.

*Volney, C. F. ''[[Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte|Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte, Pendant les Années 1783, 1784 et 1785]]''. Paris: Volland [et] Desenne, 1787. Held by W&M Law Library.
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=='''Government'''==
*Adams, John. ''[[Thoughts on Government|Thoughts on Government Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies]]''. Boston: Reprinted by John Gill, 1776. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*Aristotle. ''[[Treatise on Government|A Treatise on Government]]''. London: T. Payne, 1778. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Dissertation Upon Parties|A Dissertation Upon Parties: in Several Letters to Caleb D'Anvers, Esq.]]'' 7th ed. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1749. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Filmer, Robert, Sir. ''[[Patriarcha, Or, The Natural Power of Kings|Patriarcha, or, The Natural Power of Kings]]''. London: Printed, and are to be sold by Walter Davis Book-binder, 1680. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. ''[[Journals of the House of Commons]]''. London, 1740- .

*Harrington, James. ''[[Oceana of James Harrington|The Oceana of James Harrington, and His Other Works: Som [sic] Wherof are Now First Publish'd from His Own Manuscripts]]''. London: Printed by J. Darby? and are to be sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1700. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jefferson, Thomas. ''[[Manual of Parliamentary Practice|A Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the Senate of the United States]]''. Washington City: Samuel Harrison Smith, 1801.

*Paine, Thomas. ''[[Rights of Man|Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution]]''. 8th ed. London: Printed for J.S. Jordan, 1791. Held by W&M Law Library.

*United States. Continental Congress. ''[[Journals of Congress|Journals of Congress Containing the Proceedings from Sept. 5. 1774, to Jan. 1, 1776]]''. Philadelphia: 1777.

*Virginia. Convention 1788. ''[[Journal of the Convention of Virginia|Journal of the Convention of Virginia, Held in the City of Richmond, on the First Monday in June, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Eight]]''. Richmond: Printed by Augustine Davis ..., 1788.

*Virginia. House of Burgesses. ''[[Journal of the House of Burgesses|The Journal of the House of Burgesses]]''. Williamsburg: 1732-1775

*Virginia. House of Delegates. ''[[Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia]]''. Williamsburg: 1776-1780; Richmond: 1780-1806.

*Xenophon. ''[[Xenophontos Hierōn, ē Tyrannikos|Xenophontos Hierōn, ē Tyrannikos = Xenophontis Hiero sive De Regno]]''. Glasguæ: in Aedibus Academicis Excudebat R. Foulis, Academiae Typographus, 1745.
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=='''History'''==
=== General ===
*Blair, John. ''[[Chronology and History of the World|The Chronology and History of the World: From the Creation to the Year of Christ 1753 Illustrated in LVI tables; of Which IV are Introductory & Include the Centurys Prior to the Ist Olympiad, and Each of the Remaining LII Contain in One Expanded View, 50 Years or Half a Century]]''. London: Printed in the year 1754. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== American ===
*Franklin, Benjamin. ''[[Interest of Great Britain Considered|The Interest of Great Britain Considered: with Regard to Her Colonies, and the Acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe, to Which are added, Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of countries, Etc.]]'' 2nd ed. London: Printed for T. Becket, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jefferson, Thomas. ''[[Notes on the State of Virginia]]''. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1782. The Virginia Historical Society owns a copy Wythe gave to Benjamin Harrison, Jr.

*Jefferson, Thomas. ''[[Appendix to the Notes on Virginia|An Appendix to the Notes on Virginia Relative to the Murder of Logan's Family]]''. Philadelphia: 1800.

*Marshall, John. ''[[Life of George Washington|The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States]]''. Philadelphia: Printed and published by C.P. Wayne, 1804-1807. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Mathew, Thomas. ''[[Beginning of Progress and Conclusion of Bacon's Rebellion|The Beginning of Progress and Conclusion of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in the Years 1675 & 1676]]''. Manuscript copy: July 13, 1705.

*Mazzei, Filippo. ''[[Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale|Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale: où l'on Traite des Établissemens des Treize Colonies, de Leurs Rapports & de Leurs Dissentions avec la Grande-Bretagne, de Leurs Gouvernemens Avant & Après la Révolution, &c]]''. A Colle et se trouve a Paris: Chez Froullé, libraire ..., 1788. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Mirabeau, Comte Gabriel-Honoré de Riquetti de. ''[[Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus|Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus to Which are Added, as well Several Original Papers Relative to That Institution, as also a Letter from the Late M. Turgot, ... to Dr. Price, on the Constitutions of America; and an Abstract of Dr. Price's Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution]]''. Probable work. Precise edition unknown.Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stith, William. ''[[History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia|The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia: Being an Essay Towards a General History of this Colony]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by William Parks, 1747. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates for the Counties and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia|The Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates for the Counties and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia, Held at Richmond Town, in the County of Henrico, on Monday the 17th of July, 1775]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by Alexander Purdie, 1775. Wythe's copy at William & Mary. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia|Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia, Convened at Richmond, on Monday the Second Day of June, 1788, for the Purpose of Deliberating on the Constitution Recommended by the Grand Federal Convention. To Which is Prefixed the Federal Constitution]]''. 2nd ed. Richmond: Printed at the Enquirer-press, for Ritchie & Worsley and Augustine Davis, 1805. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. General Assembly. Committee of Revisors. ''[[Report of the Committee of Revisors|Report of the Committee of Revisors Appointed by the General Assembly of Virginia in 1776]]''. Richmond: Published by order of the General Assembly & printed by Dixon & Holt, 1784.

=== Ancient ===
*Aelian. ''[[Kl. Ailianou Sophistou Poikilē Historia|Kl. Ailianou Sophistou Poikilē Historia = Cl. Aeliani Sophistae Varia Historia: ad Mstos Codices Nuc Primum Recognita & Castigata: cum Versione Justi Vulteji, Sed Innumeris in Locis ad Graecum Auctoris Contextum Emendata et Perpetuo Commentario Jacobi Perizonii: Accedunt Indices & Plures & Superioribus Longe Locupletiores]]''. Lugduni in Batavis: Apud Johannem du Vivie, Isaacum Severinum, 1701. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Appianus, of Alexandria. ''[[Appianou Alexandreōs Rōmaika|Appianou Alexandreōs Rōmaika = Appiani Alexandrini Romanarum Historiarum pars Prior]]''. Amstelodami: Ex officinâ Joh. Janssonii à Waesbergen, et Johannis à Someren, 1670. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Barthélemy, J.J. ''[[Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece|Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, During the Middle of the Fourth Century before the Christian Æra]]''. London : G.G. and J. Robinson, 1796. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Caesar, Julius. ''[[C. Julii Caesaris Quae Exstant]]''. Edition tertia. Londini: E [sic] typographaeo Mariae Matthews : Impensis J. & B. Sprint, B. Tooke, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, J. Bowyer, H. Clements, Gul. Taylor, T. Ward, Gul. & J. Innys, & Gul. Churchill, 1719. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Caesar, Julius. ''[[Caii Julii Caesaris et A. Hirtii de Rebus a Caesare Gestis Commentarii]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Curtius Rufus, Quintus. ''[[Q. Curtii Rufi Historiarum Alexandri Magni|Q. Curtii Rufi Historiarum Alexandri Magni: cum Notis Variorum]]''. Precise edition unknown. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Diodorus, Siculus. ''[[Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena|Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena = Diodori Siculi Bibliothecae Historicae Libri qui Supersunt]]''. Amstelodami: Sumptibus Jacobi Wetstenii, 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Herodotus. ''[[Hērodotou Halikarnēssēos Historiōn Logoi 9 Epigraphomenoi Mousai|Hērodotou Halikarnēssēos Historiōn Logoi 9 Epigraphomenoi Mousai = Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum Libri IX Musarum Nominibus Inscripti]]''. Amstelodami: Sumptibus Petri Schoutenii, 1763. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Herodotus. ''[[Hērodotou Halikarnasseōs Historia|Hē tou Hērodotou Halikarnasseōs Historia = Herodoti Halicarnassensis Historia]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis, Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Josephus, Flavius. ''[[Works of Flavius Josephus|The Works of Flavius Josephus]]''. Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange. London: Printed for Richard Sare ..., 1702. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Justinus, Marcus Junianus. ''[[Justini Historiæ Philippicæ]]''. Amstelaedami, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Livy. ''[[T. Livii Patavini Historiarum Liber I. et Selecta Capita]]''. Moguntiae Gymn. Elect. 1780.

*Livy. ''[[Titi Livii Historiarum Quod Extat]]''. Amstelodami: Apud D. Elzevirium, 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Nepos, Cornelius. ''[[Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum|Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum: cum Versione Anglica, in qua Verbum de Verbo, Quantum Fieri Potuit, Redditur]]''. Edinburgh, 1744. Probable edition.

*Nepos, Cornelius. ''[[Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae et Editione Oxoniensi Fideliter Expressae]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1749. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Orosius. ''[[Anglo-Saxon Version, from the Historian Orosius|The Anglo-Saxon Version, from the Historian Orosius]]''. London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1773. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plutarch. ''[[Plutarch's Lives]]''. Translated with notes historical and critical from M. Dacier. London: Printed for J. Tonson, 1727. Wythe's copy of volume 8 at William & Mary. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Polybius. ''[[Historiōn ta Sōzomena|Historiōn ta Sōzomena: Polybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarum Libri qui Supersunt]]''. Amstelodami: Officina Johannis Janssonii à Waesberge, & Johannis van Someren, 1670. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Polybius. ''[[Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historiōn ta Sōzomenea|Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historiōn ta Sōzomenea = Polybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarum Libri qui Supersunt]]''. Leipzig, 1763-1764. Possible edition. Precise edition unknown.

*Potter, John. ''[[Archæologia Græca|Archæologia Græca: or, The Antiquities of Greece]]''. 5th ed. London: Printed for J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. and B. Sprint, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, R. Robinson, W. and J. Innys, J. Osborne, T. Longman, W. Mears, and A. Ward, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sallust. ''[[C. Sallustii Crispi Opera Omnia quae Extant]]''. Londini: typis Gul. Strahan. Impensis S. Ballard, W. Innys, A. Ward, T. Osborne, T. Longman, C. Hitch, E. Wicksteed, C. Bathurst, & M. Cooper, 1746. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Savary, M. Claude Etienne. ''[[Lettres sur l'Égypte|Lettres sur l'Égypte, Où l'on Offre le Parallèle des Moeurs Anciennes & Modernes de Ses Habitans, Où l'on Décrit l'état, le Commerce, l'Agriculture, Le Gouvernement du Pays, & la Descente de S. Louis À Damiette, Tirée de Joinville & des Auteurs Arabes, avec des Cartes Géographiques]]''. Paris: Onfroi, 1785-1786. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Suetonius. ''[[C. Suetonii Tranquilli Opera Omnia Quae Extant]]''. Londini: E typographaeo Mariae Matthews : Impensis R. Knaplock, J. & B. Sprint, B. Tooke, H. Clements, F. Gyles, R. Robinson, W. Churchil, & W. Meares, 1718. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tacitus, Cornelius. ''[[C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, Quae Exstant|C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, Quae Exstant: J. Lipsii, Rhennani, Ursini ... & Selectis Aliorum Commentariis Illustrata]]''. Amstelodami: Apud Danielem Elsevirium, 1672-1673. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Thucydides. ''[[History of the Peloponnesian War|The History of the Peloponnesian War]]''. Translated by William Smith. London: Printed by John Watts, 1753. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Thucydides. ''[[Thoukydidou peri tou Peloponnēsiakou Polemou Biblia Oktō|Thoukydidou peri tou Peloponnēsiakou Polemou Biblia Oktō = Thucydidis de Bello Peloponnesiaco Libri Octo]]''. Amstelædami : Apud R. & J. Wetstenios & Gul. Smith., 1731. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tyrtaeus. ''[[Spartan Lessons|Spartan Lessons; or, The Praise Of Valour: in the Verses of Tyrtaeus, an Ancient Athenian Poet, Adopted by the Republic of Lacedaemon, and Employed to Inspire Their Youth with Warlike Sentiments]]''. Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Valerius Maximus. ''[[Valerii Maximi Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium|Valerii Maximi Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium: Libri IX]]''. Amstelodami : Juxta exemplar Elzevirirum, 1690. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Velleius Paterculus. ''[[C Velleii Paterculi Historiae Romanae|C. Velleii Paterculi Historiae Romanae ad M. Vinicium cos. Libri Duo]]''. Interpretatione & notis illustravit Robertus Riguez. Londini: Impensis Gul. Innys ..., 1730. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Xenophon. ''[[Xenophontos Hellenika|Ta tou Xenophontos Hellenika: kai ho Agesilaos = Xenophontis Graecorum res Gestae: et Agesilaus]]''. Edited by Edward Wells. Glasguae: R. et A. Foulis, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Xenophon. ''[[Xenophōntes Kyrou Paideias Biblia Oktō|Xenophōntes Kyrou Paideias Biblia Oktō = Xenophontis De Cyri Institutione Libri Octo]]''. Oxonii, e theatro Sheldoniano, 1727. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== British ===
*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Letter to Sir William Windham|A Letter to Sir William Windham ; II. Some Reflections on the Present State of the Nation ; III. A Letter to Mr. Pope'']]. London: Printed for the Editor, and sold by A. Millar, 1753. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Remarks on the History of England|Remarks on the History of England: From the Minutes of Humphry Oldcastle]]''. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Buchanan, George. ''[[Rerum Scoticarum Historia]]''. Amsterodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1643. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Caldwell, James, Sir. ''[[Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764|Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764 Taken by a Military Officer to Which are Added, an Inquiry How Far the Restrictions Laid Upon the Trade of Ireland, by British Acts of Parliament, are a Benefit or Disadvantage to British Dominions in General, and to England in Particular, for Whose Separate Advantage They Were Intended, with Extracts of Such Parts of the Statutes as Lay the Trade of Ireland under Those Restrictions]]''. London, 1766. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of. ''[[History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England|The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641: With the Precedent Passages, and Actions, That Contributed Thereunto, and the Happy End, and Conclusion Thereof by the King's Blessed Restoration, and Return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660]]''. Oxford: Printed at the Theater, An. Dom. 1707. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. ''[[History and Proceedings of the House of Commons|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons from the Restoration to the Present Time Containing the Most Remarkable Motions, Speeches, Resolves, Reports and Conferences to be Met With in That Interval]]''. London: Printed for Richard Chandler ..., 1742-1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. ''[[History and Proceedings of the House of Lords|The History and Proceedings of The House of Lords, From the Restoration in 1660, to the Present Time, Containing the Most Remarkable Motions, Speeches, Debates, Orders and Resolutions. ... And Illustrated with Historical Notes and Observations. Together with the Debates in the Parliament of Scotland Relating to the Union]]''. London: Printed for Ebenezer Timberland, in Ship-Yard, Temple-Bar ..., 1742-1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Guthrie, William. ''[[General History of England|A General History of England: From the Invasion of the Romans under Julius Cæsar to the Late Revolution in MDCLXXXIII Including the Histories of the Neighboring People and States, so far as they are Connected with That of England]]''. London: Printed for D. Browne by T. Waller, 1744-1751.

*Hume, David. ''[[History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688|The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688: in Six Volumes]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Milton, John. ''[[Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton|A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton: Correctly Printed from the Original Editions: With An Historical And Critical Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, Containing Several Original Papers of His, Never Before Published]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar ..., 1738. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Phillips, Teresia Constantia. ''[[Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips|An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips more particularly, that Part of it which Relates to Her Marriage with an Eminent Dutch Merchant]]''. London: Printed for the Author and Sold at her House in Craig's Court Charing Cross, 1748-1749. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ralph, James. ''[[History of England during the Reigns of K. William, Q. Anne, and K. George I|The History of England during the Reigns of K. William, Q. Anne, and K. George I]]''. London: Printed by D. Browne, for F. Cogan, 1744-1746.

*Temple, William, Sir. ''[[Works of Sir William Temple|The Works of Sir William Temple, Bart.: To Which is Prefix'd Some Account of the Life and Writings of the Author]]''. London: Printed for A. Churchill, T. Goodwin, J. Knapton, R. Smith, B. Tooke ..., 1720. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== European ===
*Pufendorf, Freiherr Samuel von and Antoine Augustin Bruzen de La Martinière. ''[[Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe|An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe]]''. London: printed for J. and P. Knapton, T. Osborne, C. Hitch, S. Austen, A. Millar [and 4 others in London], 1748.

=== French ===
*Pelloutier, Simon. ''[[Histoire des Celtes|Histoire des Celtes: et Particulierment des Gaulois et des Germains, Depuis les Tems Fabuleux, Jusqu'à la Prise de Rome par les Gaulois]]''. À La Haye: Chez Isaac Beauregard, 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Italian ===
*Machiavelli, Niccolò. ''[[History of Florence|The History of Florence: in Eight Books]]''. Glasgow: Printed for Robert Urie, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

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== '''Language and Rhetoric''' ==
*Aler, Paul. ''[[Gradus ad Parnassum|Gradus ad Parnassum sive Novus Synonymorum, Epithetorum, et Phrasium Poeticarum Thesaurus, Elegantias, Flavissas Poëticas, Parnasssum Poëticum, Thesaurum Virgilii, Smetium, Ianuam Musarum, Alioque id Genus Libros ad Poësim Necessarios Complectens]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Ash, John. ''[[Grammatical Institutes|Grammatical Institutes, or, An Easy Introduction to Dr. Lowth's English Grammar: Designed for the Use of Schools, and to Lead Young Gentlemen and Ladies into the Knowledge of the First Principles of the English Language]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Blair, Hugh. ''[[Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres]]''. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Aitken, 1784. Wythe's copy at William & Mary. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cicero, Marcus Tullius. ''[[M.T. Ciceronis Orationes Quaedam Selectae]]''. Editio quarta, auctior & emendatior. Londini: Typis Gulielmi Sayes, impensis J. Knapton, R Wilkin, J. & B. Sprint, B. & S. Tooke, D. Midwinter, B. Cowse, G. Mortlock, W. & J. Innys, & A. Ward, 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cordier, Mathurin. ''[[Select Century of Cordery's Colloquies|Corderii Colloquiorum Centuria Selecta, or A Select Century of Cordery's Colloquies]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*Demetrius. ''[[Demetriou Phalēreōs Peri Hermēneias|Demetriou Phalēreōs Peri Hermēneias = Demetrii Phalerei De Elocutione, Sive Dictione Rhetoriae, in cac Editione, Contextus Graecus ex Optimis Exemplaribus Emendatur, Versio Latina Passim ab Erroribus Repurgatur; & Loca À Demetris Laudata, Quae Hactenus Graecè Tantum Extabant, Nunc Primùm Latinitate Donantur]]''. Glasguae : ex officina Roberti Foulis, 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Demosthenes. ''[[Demosthenis et Aeschinis Opera|Demosthenis et Æschinis Principum Graeciae Oratorum Opera, cum Utriusque Autoris Vita & Ulpiani Commentariis, Novisque Scholis, ex quarta eaque Postrema Recognitione, Graecolatina, Annotationibus illustrata]]''. Francofurti: Apud Claudium Marnium, & haeredes Iohannis Aubrii, 1604. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Demosthenes. ''[[Dēmosthenous Logoi Eklektoi|Dēmosthenous Logoi Eklektoi = Demosthenis Selectæ Orationes]]''. Etonæ: apud Joseph. & Thomam Pote, 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Demosthenes. ''[[Œuvres Complettes de Démosthene et d'Eschine|Œuvres Complettes de Démosthene et d'Eschine, Traduites en François, avec des Remarques sur les Harangues & Plaidoyers de Ces Deux Orateurs, & des Notes Critiques & Grammaticales en Latin, sur le Texte Grec: Accompagnées D'un Discours Préliminaire sur L'éloquence & Autres Objets Intéressants; D'un Traité de la Jurisdiction & les Loix d'Athenes; D'un Précis Historique sur la Constitution de la Grece, sur le Gouvernement d'Athenes, & sur la Vie de Philippe; &C.]]'' Paris: Lacombe, 1777. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dionysius, of Halicarnassus. ''[[Dionysiou Halikarnasseōs Peri Syntheseōs Onomatōn|Dionysiou Halikarnasseōs Peri Syntheseōs Onomatōn = Dionysii Halicarnassei De Structura Orationis Liber]]''. Londini: Impensis R. Knaplock, in Cœmeterio Paulino, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Discours de Lycurgue, d'Andocide, d'Isée, de Dinarque|Discours de Lycurgue, d'Andocide, d'Isée, de Dinarque, avec un Fragment Sous le Nom de Démade]]''. Translated into French by M. l'abbé Auger. A Paris: Chez De Bure, fils aîné ... ; Théophile Barrois ... ; Alexandre Jombert jeune ..., 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Exercises of Syntax]]''. Duodecimo. Precise work and edition unknown.

*Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-. ''[[Dialogues Concerning Eloquence|Dialogues Concerning Eloquence with a Letter to the French Academy, Concerning Rhetoric, and Poetry]]''. Glasgow: Printed and Sold by R. and A. Foulis, 1760.

*''[[Grammar of the Greek Language|A Grammar of the Greek Language: Originally Composed for the College-School, at Gloucester, in Which it has been the Editor's Design to Reject What, in the Most Improved Edition of Cambden, is Redundant, to Supply What is Deficient, to Reduce to Order What is Intricate and Confused, and to Consign to an Appendix What is not Requisite to be got by Heart]]''. 1st American ed. from 3rd London. Boston: by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, 1800. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Harris, James. ''[[Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar]]''. 3rd. ed., rev. and corr. London: Printed for John Nourse and Paul Vaillan, 1771. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Harris, James. ''[[Philological Inquiries|Philological Inquiries in Three Parts]]''. London: Printed for C. Nourse, 1781. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Isocrates. ''[[Isocratis Opera Omnia Graecè et Latinè|Isocratis Opera Omnia Graecè et Latinè: cum Versione Nova, Triplici Indice, Variantibus Lectionibus, et Notis]]''. Parisiis: F.A. Didot, 1782.

*Isocrates. ''[[Œuvres Complettes d'Isocrate|Œuvres complettes d'Isocrate, Auxquelles on a Joint Quelques Discours Analogues à Ceux de cet Orateur, Tirés de Platon, de Lysias, de Thucydide, de Xénophon, de Démosthene, d'Antiphon, de Gorgias, d'Antisthene & d'Alcidamas]]''. Translated into French by M. l'abbé Auger. Paris: chez De Bure, fils aîné, Théoph. Barrois jeune, 1781. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Kuster, Ludolf. ''[[Lud. Kusterus de Vero Usu Verborum Mediorum Eorumque Differentia a Verbis Activis & Passivis|Lud. Kusterus de Vero Usu Verborum Mediorum Eorumque Differentia a Verbis Activis & Passivis.: Item Veteres Poetæ Citati Ad P. Labbei De Ancipitum Græcarum Vocalium In Prioribus Syllabis Mensura Confirmandum Sententiam.: Sive Index Vocabulorum In Quibus Anceps Vocalis Pro Longa Habenda Est.]]'' Londini: Prostant apud J. & J. Rivington ..., 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lancelot, Claude. ''[[New Method of Learning with Greater Facility the Greek Tongue|A New Method of Learning with Greater Facility the Greek Tongue]]''. Translated by Thomas Nugent. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Lucian of Samosata. ''[[Excerpta Quædam ex Luciani Samosatensis Operibus]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Lucian, of Samosata. ''[[Loukianou Samosateōs Hapanta|Loukianou Samosateōs Hapanta = Luciani Samosatensis Opera]]''. Amstelodami: Sumptibus J. Wetstenii, 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lysias. ''[[Opera Omnia, Graece et Latine]]''. Paris: Franc. Ambr. Didot L'ainé, 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pliny, the Younger. ''[[C. Plinii Cæcilii Secvndi Epistolæ et Panegyricus]]''. Editio nova. Lvgd. Batav.: Apud Joan. & Danielem Elsevier, 1653. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Quintilian. ''[[M. Fabii Quinctiliani de Institutione Oratoria|M. Fabii Quinctiliani de Institutione Oratoria Libri Duodecim: Juxta Editionem, Quae, ad Fidem Trium Codicum Mss. & Octo Impressorum, Prodiit è Theatro Sheldoniano, Oxonii, An. 1693]]''. Londini: Excudebat E.P. ; Impensis J. Nicholson, 1714. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ruddiman, Thomas. ''[[Rudiments of the Latin Tongue|The Rudiments of the Latin Tongue or, a Plain and Easy Introduction to Latin Grammar; ... with Useful Notes and Observations, Explaining the Terms of Grammar, and Further Improving Its Rules]]''. Edinburgh: Printed by Wal Ruddiman, J Richardson and Company and sold by the widow of the author and the booksellers there, 1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tooke, John Horne. ''[[Epea Pteroenta, or The Diversions of Purley]]''. London: printed for J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1786.

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== '''Legal Treatises''' ==
=== General ===
*Blackstone, William. ''[[Commentaries on the Laws of England]]''. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1765-1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Blackstone, William, 1723-1780. ''[[Law Tracts]].'' Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bracton, Henry de. ''[[De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae|Henrici de Bracton De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae Libri Quinque: in Varios Tractatus Distincti, ad Diversorum & Vetustissimorum Codicum Collationem, Ingenti Cura Denuò Typis Vulgati]]''. Londini: typis Milonis Flesher & Roberti Young, assign: Johannis More, armig., 1640. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Breton, John le. ''[[Britton]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed by the assignes of John Moore Esquire, 1640. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Containing the Exposition of Many Ancient and Other Statutes]]''. 6th edition. London: Printed by W. Rawlins for Thomas Basset, 1681. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Finch, Henry, Sir. ''[[Nomotexnia|Nomotexnia: Cestascavoir, Vn Description del Common Leys Dangleterre Solonque les Rules Del Art: Parallelees ove les Prerogatives le Roy. Ovesque Auxy le Substance & Effect de les Estatutes (Disposes en Lour Proper Lieux) per le Quels le Common Ley est Abridge, Enlarge, ou Ascunment Alter, del Commencement de Magna Charta fait 9. H.3. Tanque a Cest Jour]].'' London: Printed for the Societie of Stationers, 1613. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Fitzherbert, Anthony. ''[[New Natura Brevium|The New Natura Brevium]].'' 8th ed., carefully revised. London, in the Savoy : printed for Henry Lintot ... and sold by J. Shuckburgh, 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Fleta|Fleta Seu Commentarius Juris Anglicani Sic Nuncupatus: Sub Edwardo Rege Primo, Seu Circa Annos Abhince CCCXLL, Ab Anonymo Conscriptus, Atque È Codice Veteri, Autore Ipso Aliqantulùm Recentiori, Nunc Primùm Typis Editus : Accedit Tractatulus Vetus De Agendi Excipiendique Formulis Gallicanus, Fet Assavoir Dictus]]''. Londini: Typis M.F. prostant apud Guilielmium Lee, Mathaeuem Wabancke & Danielem Pakeman, 1647. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Glanville, Ranulf de. ''[[Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus Regni Angliae|Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus Regni Angliae: Tempore Regis Henrici Secundi Compositus, Iusticie Gubernacula Tenente Illustri Viro Ranulpho de Glanvilla Iuris Regni & Antiquarum Consuetudinu[M] Eo Tempore Peritissimo. Et Illas Solu[M] Leges Continet & Consuetudines Secundum Quas Placitatur in Curia Regis Ad Scaccarium & Coram Iusticiis Ubicunque Fuerint. Huic Adiectae Sunt A Quodam Legum Studioso Adnotationes Aliquot Marginales Non Inutiles]].'' Londini: in aedibus Richardi Totteli. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum, 1554? Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hale, Matthew. ''[[History of the Common Law of England|The History of the Common Law of England Divided into Twelve Chapters]]''. 3rd ed., corrected. London, In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq); for T. Waller, 1739. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jacob, Giles. ''[[Treatise of Laws|A Treatise of Laws or, A General Introduction to the Common, Civil, and Canon Law]]''. London: printed for T. Woodward; and J. Peele, 1721. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Kames, Henry Home, Lord. ''[[Historical Law-Tracts]].'' 2nd ed. Edinburgh and London: Printed by A. Kincaid, His Majesty's Printer, for A. Millar, London, and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, in Edinburgh, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Noy, William. ''[[Treatise of the Principal Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes|A Treatise of the Principal Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes of this Nation: Very Usefull and Commodious for All Students and Such Others as Desire the Knowledge and Understandings of the Laws]].'' 2nd ed. London: by T.N. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, R. Best, and G. Bedell, 1651. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Registrum Brevium|Registrum Brevium Tam Originalium, Quam Judicialium: Correctum & Emendatum Ad Vetus Exemplar Manuscriptum, Cujus Beneficio, À Multis Erroribus Purgatum, Ad Usus, Quibus Inservit Redditur Accommodatius]].'' Editio quarta. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, esquires, for Thomas Bassett ..., 1687. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Saint German, Christopher. ''[[Doctor and Student|Doctor and Student, or, Dialogues Between a Doctor of Divinity and a Student in the Laws Of England: Containing the Grounds of Those Laws, Together with Questions and Cases Concerning the Equity and Conscience Thereof: also Comparing the Civil, Canon, Common and Statute Laws, and Shewing Wherein they Vary from One Another]].'' 16th ed. London: Printed by S. Richardson and C. Lintot, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Spelman, Henry, Sir. ''[[English Works of Sir Henry Spelman|The English Works of Sir Henry Spelman, Kt. Publish'd in His Life-Time; Together with His Posthumous Works, Relating to the Laws and Antiquities of England; First Publish'd by the Present Lord Bishop of Lincoln, in the Year 1695, Together with the Life of the Author, Now Revised by His Lordship. to Which are Added, Two More Treatises of Sir Henry Spelman, Never Before Printed: One, of the Admiral-Jurisdiction, and the Officers Thereof: the Other, of Antient Deeds and Charters, with a Compleat Index to the Whole]]''. London: Printed for D. Browne, sen. & jun. W. Mears, F. Clay ..., 1723. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Style, William. ''[[Style's Practical Register|Style's Practical Register: Begun in the Reign of King Charles I Consisting of Rules, Orders, and the Principal Observations Concerning the Practice of The Common Law in the Courts at Westminster: Particularly the King's Bench, as Well in Matters Criminal as Civil: Carefully Continued Down to this Time from Modern Reports: Alphabetically Digested Under Several Titles: with a Table for the Ready Finding Out of Those Titles]]''. 4th ed. London: Printed for C. Harper, D. Brown, J. Walthoe and D. Midwinter, 1707. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Wingate, Edmund. ''[[Maximes of Reason|Maximes of Reason, or, The Reason of the Common Law of England]].'' London: Printed by R. & W. L. for W. Lee, A. Crook, D. Pakeman, H. Twiford, G. Bedell, T. Dring, J. Place, 1658. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Administration of Criminal Justice ===
*Dalton, Michael. ''[[Officium Vicecomitum|Officium Vicecomitum: The Office and Avthoritie of Sherifs. Written for the Better Incouragement of the Gentrie (Upon Whom the Burthen of This Office Lyeth) to Keepe Their Continuall Care of the businesse, and Eye Ouer Their Officers, They May the Better Discharge Their Dutie to God, Their Prince, and Countrey, in the Execution of This Their Office Gathered Ovt of the Statutes, and Bookes of the Common Lawes of This Kingdome]].'' London: Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1623. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Civil Law ===
*Domat, Jean. ''[[Civil Law in its Natural Order|The Civil Law in its Natural Order: Together with the Public Law]].'' London: Printed by J. Bettenham, for E. Bell, 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Taylor, John. ''[[Elements of the Civil Law]].'' 3rd ed. London: Charles Bathurst, 1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Civil Procedure ===
*Brown, William. ''[[Entring Clerk's Vade Mecum|The Entring Clerk's Vade Mecum: Being an Exact Collection of Precedents for Declarations and Pleadings in Most Actions, Especially Such as are Brought for, or Against Heirs, Executors, or Administrators, Executrices, Administratrices, and Their Husbands, in Person Actions, Also upon Bills of Exchange, Pollicies of Assurance, &c., and Such Process and Parts of Pleading as Relate Thereunto: Being Very Practicable and Useful to All Entring-Clerks, and Attornies in His Majesties Courts of Kings-Bench]]''. London: Printed by G. Sawbridge, W. Rawlins, and S. Roycroft, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs., for W. Jacob ... and C. Smith ..., 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Brown, William. ''[[Modus Intrandi Placita Generalia|Modus Intrandi Placita Generalia: the Entring Clerk's Introduction: Being a Collection of Such Precedents of Declarations, and Other Pleadings, with Process as well Mesn as Judicial, as are Generally Used in Every Days Practice, with Notes and Observations Thereupon Composed, for the Benefit of the Students of the Common Law of England, as also of the Attorneys, Entring Clerks, and Sollicitors of the Courts of Common Pleas and King's Bench]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and Edw. Atkins Esquires for J. Walthoe ..., 1702-1703.

*Brownlow, Richard. ''[[Brownlow Latine Redivivus|Brownlow Latine Redivivus: a Book of Entries, of Such Declarations, Informations, Pleas in Barr and Abatement, Replications, Rejoynders, Issues, Verdicts, Bills of Exception to Verdicts, Judgements, Demurrers, and other Parts of Pleadings, (Now in Use) in Personal and Mixt Actions; Contained in the First and Second Parts of the Declarations and pleadings of Richard Brownlow]].'' London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkyns, Esquires, 1693. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Book of Entries|A Book of Entries: Containing Perfect and Approved Presidents of Counts, Declarations, Informations, Pleints, Indictments, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Pleadings, Processes, Continuances, Essoines, Issues, Defaults, Departure in Despight of the Court, Demurrers, Trials, Judgements, Executions, and All Other Matters and Proceedings (in Effect) Concerning the Practick Part of the Laws of England, in Actions Real, Personal, and Mixt, and in Appeals. Being Very Necessary to be Known, and of Excellent Use for the Modern Practice of the Law, Many of Them Containing Matters in Law, and Points of Great Learning]].'' 2nd ed. carefully corrected. London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins ..., 1671. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey, Sir. ''[[History and Practice of the High Court of Chancery|The History and Practice of the High Court of Chancery in Which is Introduced, an Account of the Institution and Various Regulations of the Said Court; Shewing Likewise, the Ancient and Present Practice Thereof in an Easy and Familiar Method]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for J. Worall and W. Owen, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Mallory, John. ''[[Modern Entries|Modern Entries, in English Being a Select Collection of Pleadings in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer: ... and also All Kinds of Writs ... Together with Readings and Observations]]''. In the Savoy: In the Savoy : Printed by E and R Nutt, and R Gosling (asigns of E Sayer) for R Gosling, 1734-35. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Manley, Thomas. ''[[Clerks Guide|The Clerks Guide: Leading into Three Parts]]''. London : Printed by John Streater, Henry Twyford, and E. Flesher, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, Esquires, 1672. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rastell, William. ''[[Collection of Entries|A Collection of Entries of Declarations, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Issues, Verdicts, Judgements, Rxecutions, Proces, Continuances, Essoynes, and Divers Other Matters Newly Amended and Much Enlarged with Many Good Presidents of Later Time, Whereof Divers are upon Sundry Statutes, and Noted in the End of the Table]]''. London : Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins ... and are to be sold by George Sawbridge [and 13 others], 1670. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*Robinson, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Book of Special Entries|A Book of Special Entries of Declarations, Pleadings, Issues, Verdicts, Judgments and Judicial Process in Such Actions as are Now in Use and have not Hitherto been Published in Any Printed Book of Precedents Together with Such Notes and Observations as do Either Illustrate or Explain the Same]]''. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft and H. Sawbridge assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for T. Basset ... R. Chriswell ... and B. Tooke ..., 1684. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Winch, Humphrey, Sir. ''[[Beau-Pledeur|Le Beau-Pledeur: A Book of Entries, Containing Declarations, Informations, and Other Select and Approved Pleadings, with Special Verdicts and Demurrers, in Most Actions, Feal, Personal, and Mixt, Which have been Argued and Adjudged in the Courts at Westminster, Together with Faithful References to the Most Authentick Printed Law-Books now Extant, Where the Cases of These Entries are Reported: and a More Copious and Useful Table than Hath Been Hitherto Printed in Any Book of Entries : The Whole Comprehending the Very Art and Method of Good Pleading]].'' London: Printed by George Sawbridge, William Rawlins, and Samuel Roycroft ... for Thomas Basset ... Richard Chiswell, and Benjamin Tooke ..., 1680. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Commercial Law ===
*Bacon, Matthew. ''[[Compleat Arbitrator|The Compleat Arbitrator or, the Law of Awards and Arbitraments]]''. London, octavo, precise edition unknown.

*Brydall, John. ''[[Ars Transferendi Dominium, the Second Part|Ars Transferendi Dominium, the Second Part or, A Sure Law-Guide to the Conveyancer Consisting of Many Observations and Various Questions, with Their Resolutions, Relating to Feoffments, Grants, Fines, Common Recoveries, Exchanges, Releases, Confirmations, Attornments, Surrenders, Bargains and Sales, and Devises]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns ... for Samuel Heyrick ... and Isaac Cleave ..., 1702. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cunningham, Timothy. ''[[Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-Notes, and Insurances|The Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-Notes, and Insurances, Containing All the Statutes, Cases at Large, Arguments, Resolutions, Judgments, Decrees, and Customs of Merchants Concerning Them, Methodically Digested: Together with Rules and Examples for Computing the Exchange between England and the Principal Places of Trade in Europe: Also, the Arbitrations of Exchange]]''. Dublin: Printed for Richard Watts, 1760. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Herne, John. ''[[Law of Conveyances|The Law of Conveyances, Shewing the Natures, Kinds, and Effects, of All Manner of Assurances, with the Manner of Their Several Executions and Operations, also Directions to Sue Out and Prosecute All Manner of Writs, of Extent, Elegit, and Judiciall Writs upon Statutes, Recognizances, Judgments, &c.]]'' London: Printed by T.R. for Hen. Twyford, and Tho. Dring ..., 1657.

*Perkins, John. ''[[Treatise of the Laws of England, on the Various Branches of Conveyancing|A Treatise of the Laws of England, on the Various Branches of Conveyancing]]''. Precise edition unknown. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pigott, Nathaniel. ''[[New Precedents in Conveyancing|New Precedents In Conveyancing: Containing Great Variety of Curious Draughts, Many of Them on Special Occations, Drawn or Settled By Mr. Piggot, Northey, Webb, And Other Eminent Hands; And Now Publish'd From Original Manuscripts]].'' London: Printed by H. Lintot for J. Worrall, 1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sheppard, William. ''[[Touch-Stone of Common Assurances|The Touch-Stone of Common Assurances, or, A Plain and Familiar Treatise, Opening the Learning of the Common Assurances or Conveyances of the Kingdome]].'' London: Printed by M.F. for W. Lee, M. Walbancke, D. Pakeman, and G. Bedell, 1648. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Constitutional Law ===
*Brydall, John. ''[[Jus Sigilli|Jus Sigilli: or, the Law of England, touching His Majesties Four Principal Seals, viz. The Great Seale, The Privy Seale, the Exchequer Seale, and the Signet]]''. London: Printed by E. Flesher, for Thomas Dring and John Leigh, 1673. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Contracts ===
*A., J. ''[[Law of Obligations and Conditions|The Law of Obligations and Conditions, or, An Accurate Treatise, Wherein is Contained the Whole Learning of the Law Concerning Bills, Bonds, Conditions, Statutes, Recognizances, and Defeasances]]''. London: Printed for J. Walthoe ..., 1693. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Law of Covenants|The Law of Covenants: a Treatise Explaining the Nature and Rules of the Several Sorts of Covenants]].'' 2nd ed. London, in the Savoy: Printed by John Nutt, for Samuel Butler, 1712. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jones, William, Sir. ''[[Essay on the Law of Bailments|An Essay on the Law of Bailments]].'' Boston: From the Press of Samuel Etheridge, for John West, c1796. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pothier, Robert Joseph. ''[[Treatise on Obligations|A Treatise on Obligations: Considered in a Moral and Legal View]].'' Translated. Newburn, N.C.: Martin & Ogden, 1802. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Courts ===
*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning the Jurisdiction of Courts]].'' London: Printed by M. Flesher, for W. Lee, and D. Pakeman, 1644. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Crompton, Richard. ''[[Authoritie et Jurisdiction des Courts de la Majestie de la Roygne|L'Authoritie et Jurisdiction des Courts de la Majestie de la Roygne]]''. Londini, in aedibus Caroli Yetsweirti Armig., 1594. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dalton, Michael. ''[[Countrey Justice|The Countrey Justice: Containing the Practice of the Justices of the Peace as well in and out of their Sessions]]''. London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkyns, and Edward Atkyns, esquires, 1666. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lambarde, William. ''[[Eirenarcha|Eirenarcha, or, Of the Office of the Iustices of Peace: in Foure Bookes]].'' Fourthly revised, corrected and enlarged. At London Printed by Thomas Wight, and Bonham Norton, 1599. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Criminal Law ===
*Beccaria, Cesare. ''[[Essay on Crimes and Punishments|An Essay on Crimes and Punishments]].'' Translated from the Italian, with a commentary, attributed to Mons. de Voltaire, translated from the French. London: Printed for J. Almon, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning High Treason, and Other Pleas of the Crown, and Criminall Causes]].'' London: Printed by M. Flesher, for W. Lee, and D. Pakeman, 1644. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Foster, Michael, Sir. ''[[Report of Some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer|A Report of Some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Goal Delivery for the Trial of the Rebels in the Year 1746 in the County of Surry and of Other Crown Cases]].'' Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press ; London: sold by J. Worrall and B. Tovey, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Evidence|The Law of Evidence]]''. 2nd ed., corrected. London, In the Savoy : Printed by Catherine Lintot ... for W. Owen, 1760. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hale, Matthew, Sir. ''[[History of the Pleas of the Crown|Historia Placitorum Coronæ. The History of the Pleas of the Crown]].'' London, In the Savoy, Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for F. Gyles ..., 1736. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hale, Matthew, Sir. ''[[Pleas of the Crown|Pleas of the Crown, or, A Methodical Summary of the Principal Matters Relating to That Subject]]''. 5th edition. London, in the Savoy: Printed by J.N., assignee of Edw. Sayer, Esq;, for J. Walthoe ... and J. Walthoe junr., 1716. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hawkins, William. ''[[Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown|A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown, or, A System of the Principal Matters Relating to that Subject: Digested Under Their Proper Heads]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by Eliz. Nutt, (executrix of J. Nutt, assignee of E. Sayer, esq;) for J. Walthoe ... and J. Walthoe, jun., 1716-1726. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Staunford, William, Sir. ''[[Plees del Coron|Les Plees del Coron: Diuisees in Plusours Titles & Common Lieux. Per Queux Home Plus Redement et Plenairemẽt Trouera, Quelqz chose que il Quira, Touchant les Ditz Plees]]''. [London]: in aedibus Richardi Tottelli, 1583-1590. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Ecclesiastical Law ===
*Burn, Richard. ''[[Ecclesiastical Law]].'' 4th ed. London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, Law-Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1781. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hooker, Richard. ''[[Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker|The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker: in Eight Books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity]]''. London: Printed for John Walthoe, George Conyers, James Knapton, Robert Knaplock, J. and B. Sprint ... [and 9 others], 1723. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Equity ===
*Ballow, Henry. ''[[Treatise of Equity|A Treatise of Equity]].'' London, in the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer) for D. Browne, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; and J. Shuckburgh, at the Sun next the Inner Temple gate in Fleetstreet, 1737. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Kames, Henry Home, Lord. ''[[Principles of Equity]].'' Edinburgh: Printed by Alexander Kincaid, His Majesty's printer. For A. Millar, London; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1760. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== International Law ===
*Grotius, Hugo. ''[[Rights of War and Peace|The Rights of War and Peace, In Three Books: Wherein are Explained, the Law of Nature and Nations, and the Principal Points Relating to Government]].'' Translated. London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, J. and P. Knapton, D. Brown, T. Osborn, and E. Wicksteed, 1738. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von. ''[[Of the Law of Nature and Nations|Of the Law of Nature And Nations: Eight Books]].'' 2nd ed. Oxford: Printed by L. Lichfield, for A. and J. Churchil ..., 1710. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von. ''[[De Officio Hominis & Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem|S. Pufendorfii, De Officio Hominis & Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo: Selectis Variorum Notis, Maximeq; Propriis Illustravit... Buddei Historiam Juris Naturalis Notis Adauctam Præmisit, Indicemq]].'' 4th ed., longe auctior & emendatior. Londini: impensis G. Thurlbourn, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rutherforth, Thomas. ''[[Institutes of Natural Law|Institutes of Natural Law: Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures on Grotius De Jure Belli et Pacis]].'' Cambridge: Printed by J. Bentham, printer to the University, for W. Thurlbourn, bookseller in Cambridge, 1754-1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Property ===
*Booth, George. ''[[Nature and Practice of Real Actions|The Nature and Practice of Real Actions: In Their Writs and Process, Both Original and Judicial, Together with Some Records in the Court Before the Justice of the County Palatine of Chester, proving the Antiquity of the Jurisdiction of That Court and of Some Families]].'' London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, for Awnsham and John Churchil ..., 1701. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, or, A Commentary upon Littleton, not the Name of the Author Only, but of the Law It Selfe]]''. 4th ed, corrected. London: Printed by M.F. I.H. and R.Y., assignes of I. More Esquire, 1639. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Craig, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Jus Feudale|Jus Feudale: Tribus Libris Comprehensum: Quibus Non Solùm Consuetudines Feudales, & Praediorum Jura, Quae in Scotia, Anglia & Plerisque Galliae Locis Obtinent, Continentur; Sed Universum Jus Scoticum, & Omnes Ferè Materiae Juris Clarè & Dilucidè Exponuntur, & Ad Fontes Juris Feudalis & Civilis Singula Reducuntur]].'' Editio tertia. Edinburgi: Apud Thos. & Walt. Ruddimannos, 1732. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dalrymple, John, Sir. ''[[Essay Towards a General History of Feudal Property in Great Britain|An Essay Towards a General History of Feudal Property in Great Britain]].'' London: Printed for A. Millar, 1757. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Uses and Trusts|The Law of Uses and Trusts: Collected and Digested in a Proper Order, from the Reports of Adjudg'd Cases, in the Courts of Law and Equity, and Other Books of Authority. Together with a Treatise of Dower. To Which is Added, a Complete Table of All the Matters Therein Contain'd]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (Assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for R. Gosling, 1734. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Law of Ejectments|The Law of Ejectments, or, A Treatise Shewing the Nature of Ejectione Firme, the Difference Between it and Trespass...]]'' London, 1700.

*Littleton, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Tenures de Monsieur Littleton|Les Tenures de Monsieur Littleton: Ouesque Certain Cases Addes per Auters de Puisne Temps q́ux Cases vo Trouers Signes Ouesq; cest sSigne * al Commencem̃t, & al Fine de Chescun de Eux: au Fine que ne Poies eux Misprender pur les Cases de Monsieur Littleton; Pur quel Enconuenience, ils Fueront Derniermt̃ Tolles de cest Lieur. Et cy vn Foits Pluis Admonetes al Request des Gentlehomes, Students en la ley Dengleterre]]''. London. Precise edition unknown.

*Philipps, Fabian. ''[[Tenenda Non Tollenda|Tenenda Non Tollenda, or the Necessity of Preserving Tenures in Capite and by Knightservice, Which According to Their First Institution were, and are yet, a Great Part of the Salus Populi, and the Safety and Defence of the King, as well as of His People: Together with a Prospect of the very Many Mischiefs and Inconveniences, Which by the Taking Away or Altering of Those Tenures, will Inevitably Happen to the King and His Kingdomes]].'' London: Printed by Thomas Leach, for the author, and are to be sold by Abel Roper ... 1660. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Roman Law ===
*''[[Institutionum Imperialium Commentarius|Arnoldi Vinnii JC. in Quatuor Libros Institutionum Imperialium Commentarius: Academicus & Forensis]]''. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Joannem van der Linden, Juniorem, 1726. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Codex Justinianus|Codex Justinianus ad Vetustorum Exemplarium Fidem Diligẽtissime Recognitus. In Quo Casus Uiuiani (Qui Antea Fedissimi et Corruptissimi Legebantur) Ita sunt Restituti, vt Iam non Inutiliter Adiecti Videantur...]]'' Parisijs in via ad duum Jacobum, sub sole aure / et sub elephante Francoys Regnavlt, 1532.

*''[[Corpus Juris Civilis|Corpus Juris Civilis: Pandectis ad Florentinum Archetypum Expressis, Institutionibus, Codice et Novellis, Addito Textu Græco, ut & in Digestis & Codice, Legibus & Constitutionibus Græcis, cum Optimis Quibusque Editionibus Collatis ; cum Notis Integris, Repetitæ Quintum Prælectionis, Dionysii Gothofredi, JC., Præter Justiniani Edicta, Leonis & Aliorum Apostolorum, Græce` & Latine`, Feudorum Libros, Leges XII Tabul. & Alios ad Jus Pertinentes Tractatus, Fastos Consulares, Indicesque Titulorum ac Legum : & Quæcunque in Ultimis Parisiensi Vel Lugdunensi Editionibus Continentur, Huic Editioni Nove` Accesserunt Pauli Receptæ Sententiæ Cum Selectis Notis J. Cujacii et Sparsim ad Universum Corpus Antonii Anselmo ... Observationes Singulares, Remissiones & Notæ Juris Civilis, Canonici, & Novissimi ac in Praxi Recepti Differentiam Continentes ; Denique Lectiones Variæ & Notæ Selectæ Augustini, Belloni, Goveani, Cujacii, Duareni, Russardi, Hotomanni, Contii, Roberti, Rævardi, Charondæ, Grotii, Salmasii & Aliorum]]''. Amstelodami: apud Joannem Blaeu, Ludovicum, & Danielem Elzevirios ; Lugd. Batavorum : apud Franciscum Hackium, 1663. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Four Books of Justinian's Institutions|D. Justiniani Institutionum Libri Quator, The Four Books of Justinian's Institutions]]''. Translated by George Harris. 2nd ed. London: Printed by J. Purser for M. Withers, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Theophilou Antikēnsōros ta Heuriskomena|Theophilou Antikēnsōros ta Heuriskomena: Theophili Antecessoris Paraphrasis Graeca Institutionum Caesarearum]]''. Hagae Comitis: apud fratres Ottonem et Petrum Thollios, 1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Torts ===
*''[[Law of Actions on the Case for Torts and Wrongs|The Law of Actions on the Case for Torts and Wrongs: Being a Methodical Collection of All the Cases Concerning Such Actions ... to Which are Added, Several Select Precedents of Declarations and Pleas in Such Actions, and References to All that are Extant in the Books of Entries]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed for Thomas Trye, 1741. Wythe copy held at Library of Congress.

=== Virginia Law ===
*Hening, William Waller. ''[[New Virginia Justice|The New Virginia Justice, Comprising the Office and Authority of a Justice of the Peace, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Together with a Variety of Useful Precedents Adopted [!] to the Laws Now in Force, to Which is Added, an Appendix Containing All the Most Approved Forms of Conveyancing, Commonly Used in this Country ... also the Duties of a Justice of the Peace Arising Under the Laws of the United States]].'' Richmond: Printed by T. Nicolson, 1795. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tucker, St. George. ''[[Blackstone's Commentaries|Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference, to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Virginia.]]'' Philadelphia :Published by William Young Birch, and Abraham Small, 1803. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Wills ===
*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last Wills|The Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last Wills, to Which is Added, Choice Precedents of Wills]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for T. Waller, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Godolphin, John. ''[[Orphan's Legacy|The Orphan's Legacy: or, A Testamentary Abridgment. In Three Parts. I. Of Last Wills and Testaments. II. Of Executors and Administrators. III. Of Legacies and Devises. Wherein the Most Material Points of Law Relating to that Subject, are Succintly Treated, as well According to the Common and Temporal, as Ecclesiastical and Civil Laws of this Realm]].'' 4th ed., much augmented and enlarged. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, esquires, for Robert Vincent, 1701. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Nelson, William. ''[[Lex Testamentaria|Lex Testamentaria: or, A Compendious System of All the Laws of England, as well Before the Statute of Henry VIII, as Since, Concerning Last Wills and Testaments in Which are Collected, All the Judgments and Resolutions Dispers'd in the Year-Books, and All Other Reports Both in Law and Equity, What Estates in Fee, in Tail, for Life or Years, have been Created By Wills Either Expressly Or By Implication. Treating Also Of All Cases Concerning Executory Devices And Legacies. And Of All Actions, Pleas, and Judgments, by, for, or Against Executors, Administrators, and Guardians: Very Necessary for All who are, or may be, Entitled to Any Estates by Virtue of Any Will or Administration, or as Guardians to Infants: Collected in a More Plain, Easy, and Methodical Manner than Hither to Hath been done in Any Treatise of this Nature]].'' 2nd ed., with many corrections and additions. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Gosling for Joell Stephens, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Swinburne, Henry. ''[[Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills|A Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills: Compiled out of the Laws Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Canon, as also out of the Common Law, Customs and Statutes of this Realm]].'' 6th edition, corrected and very much enlarged. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edw. Sayer, esq.) and sold by S. Birt ..., 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Wentworth, Thomas. ''[[Office and Duty of Executors|The Office and Duty of Executors: or, a Treatise of Wills and Executors, directed to Testators]]''. Precise edition unknown.

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*Shakespeare, William. ''[[Works of Shakespeare|The Works of Shakespeare: in Eight Volumes, Collated with the Oldest Copies, and Corrected]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed for H. Lintott, C. Hitch, J. and R. Tonson, C. Corbet, R. and B. Wellington, J. Brindley, and E. New, 1740. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sterne, Laurence. ''[[Works of Laurence Sterne|The Works of Laurence Sterne]]''. London : Printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, G. Kearsley, T. Lowndes, G. Robinson ... 1780. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Swift, Jonathan. ''[[Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift|The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin with the Author's Life and Character, Notes Historical, Critical and Explanatory, Tables of Contents and Indexes More Complete than any Preceding Editions: in Thirteen Volumes Accurately Corrected by the Best Editions]].'' Edinburgh: Printed for A. Donaldson and sold at his shop ... in ... London, and at Edinburgh, 1768. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Town, Mr., pseud. ''[[Connoisseur|The Connoisseur]]''. 3rd ed. London: Printed for R. Baldwin, 1757. Held by W&M Law Library.

===French===
*Montaigne, Michel de. ''[[Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne|Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne in Three Books with Marginal Notes and Quotations and an Account of the Author's Life ]]''. Translated by Charles Cotton. 4th ed. London: Daniel Brown [etc.], 1711. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rabelais, François. ''[[Works of Francis Rabelais|The Works of Francis Rabelais, M.D.]]'' London: Printed by J. Hughs ... for J. Brindley ... and C. Corbett ..., 1737. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Vanière, Jacques. ''[[Jacobi Vanierii è Societate Jesu Praedium Rusticum]]''. Tolosæ: 1742.

===Greek===
*Aeschylus. ''[[Hai tou Aischylou Trageodiai Seozomenai Hepta|Hai tou Aischylou Trageodiai Seozomenai Hepta = Aeschyli Tragoediae quae Extant septem]]''. Glasguæ: In aedibus academicis excudebat R. Foulis academiae typographys, 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Anacreon. ''[[Anacreontis Odaria ad Textus Barnesiani Fidem Emendata]]''. Londini: Sumptibus editoris excudebant Gul. Bulmer et Soc. et prostant apud J. White et G. Miller, 1802. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Anacreon. ''[[Odes of Anacreon]]''. Translated by Thomas Moore. Philadelphia: Printed and published by Hugh Maxwell, opposite Christ-church. 1804. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Anacreon, Sappho, and Alcaeus. ''[[Anacreontis Carmina cum Sapphonis, et Alcaei fragmentis|Hai tou Anakreontos ōdai kai ta tēs Sapphous kai ta tou Alkaiou Leipsana = Anacreontis Carmina cum Sapphonis, et Alcaei fragmentis]]''. Octavo. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebat Robertus et Andreas Foulis academiae typographi,1757.

*Antoninus Liberalis. ''[[Antōninou Liberalis Metamorphōseōn Synagōgē|Antōninou Liberalis Metamorphōseōn Synagōgē = Antonini Liberalis Transformationum Congeries]]''. Amstelodami: Apud Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1676. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Aristophanes. ''[[Aristophanis Comoediae]]''. Lipsiensis: 1710.

*Aristophanes. ''[[Aristophanis Comoediae (1783)|Aristophanis Comoediae]]''. Argentorati: Sumtibus J. G. Treuttel, 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Callimachus. ''[[Hoi tou Kallimachou Kyrenaiou Hymnoi te Kai Epigrammata]]''. Glasguae: Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, academiae typographi, 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Colluthus of Lycopolis. ''[[Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo|Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo = Coluthi Raptus Helenae: Recensuit ad Fidem Codicum Mss. ac Variantes Lectiones et Notas Adiecit Joannes Daniel A Lennep]]''. Leovardiae, ex officina Gulielmi Coulon, 1747. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Euripides. ''[[Euripidis Tragœdiæ Medea et Phœnissæ|Euripidis Tragœdiæ Medea et Phœnissæ: Græco-Latinæ cum Scholiis Græcis Integris]]''. Cantabrigiæ : Typis academicis, impensis Sam. Smith & Benj. Walford. D. Pauli Londini. A.D, 1703. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Euripides. ''[[Tragedies of Euripides|The Tragedies of Euripides]]''. Translated by R. Potter. London: Printed for J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall, 1781-1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Historiarum Mirabilium Auctores Graeci]]''. Edited by Johannes Meursius. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Abraham Elzevirium, 1622. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Homer. ''[[Homeri Ilias|Homeri Ilias, Graece et Latine, cum Annotationibus Samuelis Clarke]]''. Editio tertia. Londini: Impensis Johannis & Pauli Knapton, 1740. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Homer. ''[[Homerou Ilias kai Odysseia|Homērou Ilias kai Odysseia kai eis Autas Scholia, ē Exēgēsis, tōn Palaiōn = Homeri Ilias & Odyssea, et in Easdem Scholia, sive Interpretatio, Veterum]]''. Cantabrigiae: C. Crownfield, 1711. Held by W&M Law Library (volume one only).

*Homer. ''[[Homerou Iliados|Tēs tou Homērou Iliados]]''. Edited by J. Moor and G. Muirhead. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Homer. ''[[Homērou Odysseia]]''. Oxford: Ek Theatrou en Oxonia, En tō etei 1750. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*Homer. ''[[Homerou Odysseias|Tēs tou Homērou Odysseias]]''. Edited by J. Moor and G. Muirhead. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Homer. ''[[Iliad of Homer|The Iliad of Homer]]''. Translated by Alexander Pope, Esq. London: Printed for Henry Lintot, 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Homer. ''[[Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion|Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion = Homeri Ilias et Veterum in eam Scholia, quae Vulgo Appellantur Didymi]]''. Quarto. Precise edition unknown.

*Homer. ''[[Odyssey of Homer|The Odyssey of Homer]]''. Translated by Alexander Pope. London: Printed for Henry Lintot, 1752. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus|Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus, Ethice Explicatae]]''. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud P. Bonk, 1745. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jodrell, Richard P. ''[[Illustrations of Euripides, on the Ion and the Bacchae]]''. London: Printed by J. Nichols; Sold by J. Dodsley, R. Faulder, Leigh and Sotheby, 1781.

*Pindar. ''[[Ta tou Pindarou Sesosmena|Ta tou Pindarou Sesosmena: Olympia, Pythia, Nemia, Isthmia]]''. Ex editione Oxoniensi. Glasguae : Excudebat R. & A. Foulis, 1754-1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sophocles. ''[[Tragedies of Sophocles|The Tragedies of Sophocles]]''. Translated by Thomas Francklin. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1758-1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Theocritus. ''[[Idylliums of Theocritus|The Idylliums of Theocritus]]''. Translated by Francis Fawkes. London: Printed for the author by D. Leach and sold by J. and R. Tonson ..., 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Theocritus. ''[[Ta tou Theokritou Sesomena|Ta tou Theokritou Sesomena = Theocriti Quae Extant]]''. Ex editione Danielis Heinsii expressa. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Italian===
*Vida, Marco Girolamo. ''[[Marci Hieronymi Vidae, Cremonensis, Albae Episcopi, De Arte Poetica|Marci Hieronymi Vidae, Cremonensis, Albae Episcopi, De Arte Poetica]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Latin===
*Bion of Smyrna. ''[[Biōnos tou Smyrnaiou, kai Moschou tou Syrakosiou, ta Sōzomena|Biōnos tou Smyrnaiou, kai Moschou tou Syrakosiou, ta Sōzomena = Bionis Smyrnæl, et Moschi Syracusani, quæ Supersunt]]''. Oxonii: e Typographeo Clarendoniano, prostant venales apud Johan. Barrett, 1748. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cato, Marcus Porcius, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, and Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella. ''[[Rei Rusticae Auctores Latini Veteres|Rei Rusticae Auctores Latini Veteres, M. Cato, M. Varro, L. Columella, Palladius]]''. Heidelberg, Germany: Ex Hier. Commelini typographio, 1595.

*Horace. ''[[Oeuvres d'Horace|Oeuvres d'Horace en Latin et en Francois, avec des Remarques Critiques et Historiques]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Horace. ''[[Poetical Translation of the Works of Horace|A Poetical Translation of the Works of Horace: with the Original Text, and Notes Collected from the Best Latin and French Commentators on that Author]]''. 2nd ed. London : Printed for A. Millar ... in the Strand, 1747. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Horace. ''[[Q. Horatii Flacci Epistolae ad Pisones, et Augustum|Q. Horatii Flacci Epistolae ad Pisones, et Augustum with an English Commentary and Notes]]''. Edited by Richard Hurd. Dublin: Printed by Sarah Stringer, 1768. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Horace. ''[[Q. Horatii Flacci Opera]]''. Editio quinta. Londini: Impensis Gulielmi Innys, 1711. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Horace. ''[[Quintus Horatius Flaccus|Quintus Horatius Flaccus: ad Lectiones Probatiores Diligenter Emendatus, et Interpunctione Nova Saepius Illustratus]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis, excudebat Robert Foulis ..., 1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Juvenal and Persius. ''[[D. Junii Juvenalis et A. Persii Flacci Satyrae]]''. Interpretatione ac notis illustravit Ludovicus Prateus. Londini: impensis Tho. Dring, contra Hospitium Templariorum in vico Fleetstreet dicto, & Abel Swalle, ad insigne Monocerotis in Ludgatestreet, 1691. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[De Rerum Natura Libri Sex|De Rerum Natura Libri Sex ad Optimorum Exemplarium Fidem Recensiti]]''. Londini: Sumptibus & typis Jacobi Tonson, 1712.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[Titi Lucretii Cari. De Rerum Natura Libri Sex]]''. Cantabrigiæ: Ex officina Joann. Hayes, Impensis W. Morden, 1675 or 1686.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[De Rerum Natura|Titi Lucretii Cari De Rerum Natura Libri Sex: ex Editione Thomae Creech, Explain'd and Illustrated with Notes and Animadversions ; being a Compleat System of the Epicurean Philosophy]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[Of the Nature of Things|T. Lucretius Carus, Of the Nature of Things, in Six Books]]''. Translated by Thomas Creech. London: Printed by J. Matthews for G. Sawbridge, 1714. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*''[[Musæ Anglicanæ sive Poemata Quædam Melioris Notæ]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Ovid. ''[[De Arte Amandi]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Ovid. ''[[Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV]]''. In hac editione quinta fere notarum pars expungitur. Londini: Impensis S. Ballard, J. & P. Knapton, S. Birt, T. Longman, D. Browne [and 13 others in London], 1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Petronius Arbiter. ''[[Titi Petronii Arbitri Equitis Romani Satyricon|Titi Petronii Arbitri Equitis Romani Satyricon: cum Fragmento Nuper Tragurii Reperto. Accedunt Diversorum Poëtarum Lusus in Priapum, Pervigilium Veneris, Ausonii Cento Nuptialis, Cupido Crucifixus, Epistolae de Cleopatra, & alia Nonnulla. Omnia Commentariis, & Notis Doctorum Virorum Illustrata]]''. Amstelodami: Typis Ioannis Blaev, 1669. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Phaedrus. ''[[Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque|Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque: Item Fabulæ Quædam ex ms. Veteri à Marquardo Gudio Descriptæ; cum Indice Vocum & Locutionum. Appendicis Loco Adjiciuntur Fabulæ Græcæ Quædam & Latinæ ex Variis Authoribus Collectæ; quas Claudit Avieni Æsopicarum Fabularum Liber Unicus]]''. Londini: Ex officinâ Jacobi Tonson, & Johannis Watts., 1713. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plautus, Titus Maccius. ''[[M. Acci Plauti Comoediae]]''. Lugd. Batav., Roterod.: Ex Officina Hackiana, 1669. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Poetae Latini Minores|Poetae Latini Minores: ex Editione Petri Burmanni Fideliter Expressi]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1752. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Statius, P. Papinius. ''[[Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum|Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum lib. V. ; Thebaidos lib. XII. ; Achilleidos lib. II.]]'' Lugd. Batav.: Ex officina Hackiana, Ao 1671. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Terence. ''[[Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae Sex|Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae Sex: Ex Editione Westerhoviana Recensita Ad Fidem Duodecim Amplius Msstorum Codicum & Pluscularum Optimae Notae Editionum]]''. Glasguae: Cura & impensis Roberti Foulis, typis Roberti Urie & soc., 1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tibullus and Propertius. ''[[Tibulli Et Propertii Opera|Tibulli Et Propertii Opera: Ex Editione J. Broukhusii Fideliter Expressa]]''. Glasguae: Excudebant Robertus & Andreas Foulis, 1753. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virgil. ''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]''. Ex recensione Alexandri Cuningamii Scoti. Edinburgi: Apud G. Hamilton & J. Balfour, 1743. Wythe's copy owned by the Mount Gulian Historic Site, Beacon, New York. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virgil. ''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Opera]]''. Juxta editionem novissimam Parisiensem, a. 1722. Londini: Impensis W. Innys, 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virgil. ''[[Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]''. ex editione Petri Burmanni. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis, excudebat Andreas Foulis, Academiae Typographus, 1784. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virgil. ''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae et Philosophiae|P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae & Philosophiae Professoris Regii Praelectionibus Exposita: Quibus Poëtae Vita Praeposita Est]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Virgil. ''[[Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis|The Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis]]''. Translated by John Dryden. 7th ed. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1748. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Scottish===
*Macpherson, James. ''[[Poems of Ossian|The Poems of Ossian]]''. A new ed. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1784-85. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Spanish===
*Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. ''[[Don Quixote|The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote]]''.Translated by T. Smollett. 6th ed. London: Printed for F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman, B. Law, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, J. Johnson [and 12 others in London], 1792. Held by W&M Law Library.

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== '''Mathematics and Engineering''' ==
*Archimedes. ''[[Archimedous tou Syrakousiou Psammites|Archimedous tou Syrakousiou Psammites, kai Kyklou Metresis. Eutokiou Askalonitou eis Auten Hypomnema = Archimedis Syracusani Arenarius, et Dimensio Circuli. Eutocii Ascalonitæ, in hanc Commentarius]].'' Oxonii: e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1676.

*Bézout, Etienne. ''[[Cours de Mathematiques|Cours de Mathematiques, a l'Usage des Gardes du Corps de la Marine]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Digges, Leonard. ''[[Arithmetical Warlike Treatise Named Stratioticos|An Arithmetical Warlike Treatise Named Stratioticos: Compendiously Teaching the Science of Nombers ... as ... Requisite for the Profession of a Soldiour]]''. At London: Imprinted by Richard Field, 1590.

*Emerson, William. ''[[Treatise of Algebra|A Treatise of Algebra: in Two Books]]''. London: Printed for J. Nourse, 1764. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Euclid. ''[[Elements of Euclid|The Elements of Euclid: viz. the First Six Books, Together with the Eleventh and Twelfth. In this edition, the Errors, by which Theon, or Others, have Long Ago Vitiated These Books, are Corrected, and Some of Euclid's Demonstrations Restored]]''. Edited by Robert Simson. Glasgow : Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, Printers to the University, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Euclid. ''[[Elements of Euclid (octavo)|The Elements of Euclid]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Euclid. ''[[Euclidis Elementorum|Euclidis Elementorum Libri Priores Sex, Item Undecimus et Duodecimus, ex Versione Latina Federici Commandini; Sublatis iis Quibus Olim Libri hi a Theone, Aliisve, Vitiati Sunt, et Quibusdam Euclidis Demonstrationibus Restitutis]]''. Edited by Robert Simson. Glasguae: in Aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gibson, Robert. ''[[Treatise of Practical Surveying|A Treatise of Practical Surveying: Which is Demonstrated From its First Principles Wherein Every Thing That is Useful and Curious in that Art, is Fully Considered and Explained]]''. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank ..., 1789. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hutton, Charles. ''[[Mathematical Tables|Mathematical Tables: Containing the Common, Hyperbolic, and Logistic Logarithms, also Sines, Tangents, Secants, and Versed Sines, Both Natural and Logarithmic]]''. London: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1785. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Keith, George. ''[[Essay for the Discovery of Some New Geometrical Problems|An Essay for the Discovery of Some New Geometrical Problems (Judged by Some Learned Men, Impractical) concerning Angular Sections]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*MacLaurin, Colin. ''[[Treatise of Algebra in Three Parts|A Treatise of Algebra in Three Parts]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Moss, Thomas. ''[[Treatise of Gauging|A Treatise of Gauging Containing not Only What is Common on the Subject, but Likewise a Great Variety of New and Interesting Improvements with the Demonstrations]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Newton, Isaac, Sir. ''[[Arithmetica Universalis|Arithmetica Universalis: Sive De Compositione Et Resolutione Arithmetica Liber]]''. Editio secunda. Londini: Benji & Sam. Tooke, 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rocque, John. ''[[Set of Plans and Forts in America|A Set of Plans and Forts in America, Reduced from Actual Surveys]]''. London: Publish'd according to act of Parliament, by Mary Ann Rocque topographer to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, in the Strand, 1765.

*Simpson, Thomas. ''[[Treatise of Algebra (Simpson)|A Treatise of Algebra Wherein the Fundamental Principles are Fully and Clearly Demonstrated, ... to Which is Added, the Construction of a Great Number of Geometrical Problems]]''. 3rd ed., rev. London: printed for John Nourse, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ward, John. ''[[Young Mathematician's Guide|The Young Mathematician's Guide: Being a Plain and Easie Introduction to the Mathematicks, in Five Parts]]''. 3rd. ed. corrected. London: Printed for Tho. Horne at the South Entrance of the Royal-Exchange, 1719. Held by W&M Law Library.

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=='''Philosophy'''==
*Aldrich, Henry. ''[[Artis Logicae Compendium]]''. Oxoniae: E Theatro Sheldoniano, Impensis A. Peisley, 1723. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bacon, Francis. ''[[Works of Francis Bacon|The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Lord High Chancellor of England ... With Several Additional Pieces, Never Before Printed in any Edition of His Works]]''. London: A. Millar, 1740. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Boethius. ''[[Anicii Manlii Severini Boetii Consolationis Philosophiae Libri Quinque]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis academiae typographi,1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Philosophical Works of the Late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke|The Philosophical Works of the Late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke: in Five Volumes]]''. London: Published by David Mallet, Esq., 1754. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cicero, Marcus Tullius. ''[[M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera cum Delectu Commentariorum]]''. Parisiis: Apud J. B. Coignard, [etc.]; Londini: Apud P. Vaillant, 1740-1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cicero, Marcus Tullius. ''[[M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera quae Supersunt Omnia|M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera quae Supersunt Omnia: ad Fidem Optimarum Editionum Diligenter Expressa]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis, Excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1748-49. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Epictetus. ''[[Epicteti Manuale et Sententiae|Epicteti Manuale et Sententiae: Quibus Accedunt Tabula Cebetis, & Alia Affinis Argumenti, in Linguam Latinam Conversa A Marco Meibomio: Subjiciuntur Ejusdem Notae, Emendationes Claudii Salmasii in Epictetum, Notae Illorum & Alius Viri Docti in Dissertationes Epicteti ab Arriano Digestas, & Varians Scriptura Codicum Manu Exaratorum]]''. Trajecti Batavorum: Ex officina Guilielmi Broedelet, 1711. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Epictetus. ''[[Epiktētou Encheiridion, Kēbētos Pinax, Prodikou Hēraklēs, kai Kleanthous Hymnos]]''. Glasguae: in Aedibus Academicis Excudebat Robertus Foulis. Precise edition unknown.

*Erasmus, Desiderius. ''[[Adagiorum D. Erasmi Roterodami Epitome]]''. Editio novissima. Amstelodami: Ex officina Elzeviriana, Sumptibus Societatis, 1663. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gellius, Aulus. ''[[Auli Gellii Noctes Atticae]]''. Editio nova. Amstelodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1651. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hume, David. ''[[Essays]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*Kames, Henry Home, Lord. ''[[Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion|Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion: In Two Parts]]''. Edinburgh: Printed by R. Fleming, for A. Kincaid and A. Donaldson, 1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Locke, John. ''[[Essay Concerning Humane Understanding|An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding]]''. London: Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil ... and Samuel Manship, 1700. Wythe's copy in a private collection.

*Locke, John. ''[[Works of John Locke|The Works of John Locke Esq., in Three Volumes]]''. London: Printed for John Churchill at the Black Swan in Pater-noster-Row, and Sam. Manship at the Ship in Cornhil., 1714. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Longinus. ''[[Dionysiou Longinou Peri Hupsous, Kai Talla Heuriskomena|Dionysiou Longinou Peri Hupsous, Kai Talla Heuriskomena = Dionysii Longini de Sublimitate Commentarius, Ceteraque, Quae Reperiri Potuere: in Usum Serenissimi Principis Electoralis Brandenburgici Jacobus Tollius e Quinque Codicibus Mss. Emendavit, & Fr. Robortelli, Fr. Porti, Gabrielis de Petra, Ger. Lanbaenii, & Tanaquilli Fabri, Notis Integris Suas Subjecit, Novamque Versionum Suam Latinam, & Gallicam Boilavii, cum Ejusdem, ac Dacierii, Suisque Notis Gallicis Addidit]]''. Trajecto ad Rhenum: Ex Officinâ Francisci Halma ..., 1694. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de. ''[[Œuvres de Monsieur de Montesquieu]]''. Nouv. éd. rev., cor., & considérablement augm. par l'auteur. Londres: Nourse, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plato. ''[[Platonis Philosophi Quae Extant Graece|Platonis Philosophi Quae Extant Graece ad Editionem Henrici Stephani Accurate Expressa cum Marsilii Ficini Interpretatione; Praemittitur 1. III Laertii De Vita Et Dogm. Plat. cum Notitia Literaria. Accedit Varietas Lectionis. Studiis Societatis Bipontinae]]''. Biponti: ex typographia Societatis, 1781-87. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plato. ''[[Platonos Hapanta ta Sozomena|Platonos Hapanta ta Sozomena = Platonis Opera Quae Extant Omnia]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*Plutarch. ''[[Plutarch's Morals]]''. 3rd ed. corr. and amended. London: Printed by Tho. Braddyll, and are to be sold by most Booksellers in London and Westminister, 1694. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Raymondis, Jean Paradis de. ''[[Traité Élémentaire de Morale et du Bonheur]]''. A Lyon: Barret, 1784. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of. ''[[Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times]]''. 2nd edition. London: [Publisher unknown], 1714. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Theophrastus. ''[[Theophrastou Charaktēres Εthikoi|Theophrastou Charaktēres Εthikoi = Theophrasti Characteres Ethici]]''. Glasguae: Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

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=='''Religion'''==
*Barclay, Robert. ''[[Apology for the True Christian Divinity|An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers]]''. 8th ed. in English. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, 1765. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bible. ''[[Holy Bible|The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated Out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches]]''. Oxford: Printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the University, 1754. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Bible. New Testament. ''[[Kaines Diathekes Apanta|Tes Kaines Diathekes Apanta = Novum Testamentum]]''. Londini: Impensis R. Knaplock, J. Tonson, & J. Watts. 1728. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Bible. New Testament. ''[[Kainēs Diathēkēs Hapanta|Tēs Kainēs Diathēkēs Hapanta = Novum Testamentum]]''. Londini: Ex officinâ Jacobi Tonson & Johannis Watts, 1730.

*Bible. New Testament. ''[[Kainē Diathēkē|Hē Kainē Diathēkē. Novum Testamentum]]''. Londini: Excudebat G. Bowyer, Impensis Societatis Stationariorum, 1743. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress?

*Bible. Old Testament. ''[[Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta|Hē Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta = Vetus Testamentum Græcum: ex Versione Septuaginta Interpretum Juxta Exemplar Vaticanum Romæ Editum]]''. Cantabrigiæ: Excusum per Joannem Field, 1665. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bible. Psalms. ''[[Psaltērion Psalterium|Psaltērion Psalterium: Juxta Exemplar Alexandrinum]]''. ed. by Thomas Gale. Oxoniæ: E. Theatro Sheldoniano, 1678.

*Blackwall, Anthony. ''[[Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated|The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated, or, An Essay Humbly Offer'd Towards Proving the Purity, Propriety, and True Eloquence of the Writers of the New Testament]]''. London: Printed for C. Rivington ... , 1737. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Buchanan, George. ''[[Psalmorum Sacrorum Davidis|Psalmorum Sacrorum Davidis Libri Quinque Duplici Poetica Metaphrasi, Altera Alteri è Regione Opposita Vario Carminum]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Bryant, Jacob. ''[[New System, or, an Analysis of Ancient Mythology|A New System, or, an Analysis of Ancient Mythology: Wherein an Attempt is Made to Divest Tradition of Fable and to Reduce the Truth to its Original Purity : in this work is given an history of the Babylonians, Chaldeans, Egyptians, Canaanites, Helladians, Ionians, Leleges, Dorians, Pelasgi : also of the Scythae, Indo-Scythae, Ethiopians, Phenicians]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed for T. Payne, P. Elmsly, B. White, and J. Walter, 1775-1776. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Church of England. Book of Common Prayer (Greek). ''[[Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs|Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs: Kai Yeleseōs Mystēriōn kai tōn Allōn Thesmōn kai Teletōn tēs Ekklēsias: Kata to Eth[os] tēs Agglikanēs Ekklēsias: Pros [de] t[ou]tois Typos k[ai] Tropos tēs Katagaseōs, Cheirotonias, kai Kathierōseōs Episkopōn Presbyterōn k[ai] Diakonōn]]''. En tē Kantabrigia: Exetypōthē par' Iōannou Phieldou ..., 1665. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Church of England. Book of Common Prayer (Latin). ''[[Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium|Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium, et Administrationis Sacramentorum, aliorumque Rituum et Ceremoniarum in Ecclesia Anglicana Receptus: Itémque Forma et Modus Creandi, Ordinandi, et Consecrandi Episcopos, Presbyteros, et Diaconos]]''. Londini: Typis G. Bowyer, Impensis J. & J. Bonwicke, 1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Claesse, Lawrence. ''[[Morning and Evening Prayer, the Litany, Church Catechism|The Morning and Evening Prayer, the Litany, Church Catechism, Family Prayers, and Several Chapters of the Old and New-Testament]]''. New York: Printed by William Bradford in New-York, 1715.

*Clarke, Samuel. ''[[Brief Concordance to the Holy Bible|A Brief Concordance to the Holy Bible of the Most Usual and Useful Places Which One May Have Occasion to Seek For]]''. London: T. Parkhurst [etc.], 1696. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Clement of Alexandria. ''[[Klēmentos Alexandreōs ta Euriskomena|Klēmentos Alexandreōs ta Euriskomena = Clementis Alexandrini Opera Graece et Latine Quae Extant]]''. Lutetiae Parisiorum: Apud Matthaeum Guillemot, via Iacobaea, sub signo Bibliothecae, 1641. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Delany, Patrick. ''[[Doctrine of Abstinence from Blood Defended|The Doctrine of Abstinence from Blood Defended. In Answer to Two Pamphlets, the One Called, The Question About Eating Blood Stated and Examined, &c. The Other Intitled, The Prohibition of Blood a Temporary Precept]]''. London: C. Rivington, 1734. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Grotius, Hugo. ''[[De Veritate Religionis Christianae]]''. Editio novissima, in qua ejusdem annotationes ipsius textus verbis subjectae sunt. Amstelaedami: Apud Henricum Wetstenium, 1696. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hammond, Henry. ''[[Paraphrase, and Annotations upon All the Books of the New Testament|A Paraphrase, and Annotations upon All the Books of the New Testament: Briefly Explaining All the Difficult Places Thereof]]''. London. : Printed by J. Flesher for Richard Royston at the Angel in Ivie-Lane., 1653. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hartley, Thomas and Emanuel Swedenborg. ''[[Nine Queries Concerning the Trinity|Nine Queries Concerning the Trinity, &c.: Proposed to the Hon. Emanuel Swedenborg, by the Rev. Thomas Hartley]]''. London: R. Hindmarsh, 1786 or 1790.

*Hindmarsh, Robert. ''[[Short Account of the Honourable Emanuel Swedenborg and His Theological Writings|A Short Account of the Honourable Emanuel Swedenborg and His Theological Writings]]''. Baltimore: Samuel and John Adams, 1792.

*Lightfoot, John. ''[[Works of the Reverend and Learned John Lightfoot|The Works of the Reverend and Learned John Lightfoot]]''. London: Printed by W. R. for Robert Scot, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell, 1684. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Lowth, Robert. ''[[De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum|De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum. Prælectiones Academiæ Oxonii Habitæ]]''. Ed. altera, emendatior. Oxonii: e typographeo Clarendoniano, 1763. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Minucius Felix, Marcus. ''[[Marci Minucii Felicis Octavius]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

*More, Henry. ''[[Henrici Mori Cantabrigiensis Opera Omnia|Henrici Mori Cantabrigiensis Opera Omnia tum Quae Latine, tum Quae Anglice Scripta]]''. Londini : Typis J. Macock, impensis J. Martyn & Gault. Kettilby, sub insignibus Campanae, & Capitis Episcopi in Coemeterio D. Pauli, 1679.

*Nelson, Robert. ''[[Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England|A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England, with Collects and Prayers for Each Solemnity]]''. 11th ed. London : Printed by W. Bowyer for R. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, J. Walthoe, M. Wotton, B. Tooke, R. Wilkin, R. Smith, and T. Ward, 1720. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stackhouse, Thomas. ''[[New History of the Holy Bible|A New History of the Holy Bible: From the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity: with Answers to Most of the Controverted Questions, Dissertations upon the Most Remarkable Passages, and a Connection of Profane History All Along: to Which are Added, Notes Explaining Difficult Texts, Rectifying Mis-translations, and Reconciling Seeming Contradictions: the Whole Illustrated with Proper Maps and Sculptures]]''. Edinburgh: Printed for Alex. Donaldson, and John Wood, and for James Meuros, bookseller in Kilmarnock, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stackhouse, Thomas. ''[[New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ|A New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: From His Birth, to the Establishment of Christianity: with Answers to Most of the Controverted Questions, Dissertations upon the Most Remarkable Passages, and a Connection of Profane History All Along: to Which are Added, Notes Explaining Difficult Texts, Rectifying Mis-translations, and Reconciling Seeming Contradictions: the Whole Illustrated with Proper Maps]]''. Edinburgh: Printed by Sands, Murray, and Cochran for James Meuros, bookseller in Kilmarnock, 1765. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stith, William. ''[[Sinfulness and Pernicious Nature of Gaming|The Sinfulness and Pernicious Nature of Gaming: A Sermon Preached before the General Assembly of Virginia at Williamsburg, March 1st 1752]]''. Williamsburg: Printed and sold by William Hunter, 1752.

*Swedenborg, Emanuel. ''[[Liturgy of the New Church|The Liturgy of the New Church]]''. Baltimore: Samuel and John Adams, 1792.

*Swedenborg, Emanuel. ''[[True Christian Religion]]''. Philadelphia: Francis Bailey, 1789. volume one only.

*Tillotson, John. ''[[Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson|The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: Containing Two Hundred Sermons and Discourses on Several Occasions: to Which are Annexed Prayers Composed by Him for His Own Use, a Discourse to His Servants Before the Sacrament, and a Form of Prayer Composed by Him, for the Use of King William: Being All That were Printed after His Grace's Decease: Now Collected into Two Volumes: Together with Tables to the Whole: One, of the Texts Preached Upon; Another of the Places of Scripture, Occasionally Explain'd; a Third, an Alphabetical Table of Matter]]''. 3rd. ed. London: Printed for Benjamin Tooke, John Pemberton, and Edward Valentone ..., Jacob Tonson ..., and James Round, 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

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=='''Science and Medicine'''==
*Bacon, Francis. ''[[Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning|Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning, or, The Partitions of Sciences, IX Bookes]]''. Oxford: Printed by Leon. Lichfield for Rob. Young & Ed. Forrest, 1640. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Darwin, Erasmus. ''[[Zoonomia or The Laws of Organic Life]]''. 3d ed. cor. London: J. Johnson, 1801. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dobson, Matthew. ''[[Medical Commentary on Fixed Air|A Medical Commentary on Fixed Air with an Appendix on the Efficacy of the Solution of Fixed Alkaline Salts Saturated with Fixible Air, in the Stone and Gravel with Large Additions and Several New Cases]]''. 3rd ed. London: T. Cadell, 1787. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ferguson, James. ''[[Tables and Tracts Relative to Several Arts and Sciences]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar and T. Cadell, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Goldsmith, Oliver. ''[[History of the Earth, and Animated Nature|An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature]]''. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, 1795. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Helsham, Richard. ''[[Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy|A Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy]]''. London: Published by Bryan Robinson, printed by J. Nourse, 1739. Held by W&M Law Library.

* Hippocrates. ''[[Hippocratis Aphorismi|Hippokratous Aphorismoi = Hippocratis Aphorismi: Hippocratis et Celsi Locis Parallelis Illustrati]]''. Parisiis: Apud Theophilium Barrois Juniorem, 1784. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Martin, Benjamin. ''[[Philosophia Britannica|Philosophia Britannica: or, A New and Comprehensive System of the Newtonian Philosophy, Astronomy, and Geography, in a Course of Twelve Lectures, with Notes ... the Whole Collected and Methodized from All the Principal Authors, and Public Memoirs; and Embellished with Eighty-One Copper-Plates]]''. 4th ed. London: Printed for John, Francis, Charles Rivington; and Thomas Carnan, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and Andrew Strahan, in New Street, 1788. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Martin, Benjamin. ''[[Philosophical Grammar|The Philosophical Grammar: Being a View of the Present State of Experimented Physiology, or Natural Philosophy in Four Parts. Part I. Somatology, ... Part II. Cosmology, ... Part III. Aerology, ... Part IV. Geology, ... : The Whole Extracted from the Writings of the Greatest Naturalists of the Last and Present Age]]''. London: Printed for J. Noon ..., 1735. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Nairne, Edward. ''[[Description and Use of Nairne's Patent Electrical Machine|The Description and Use of Nairne's Patent Electrical Machine with the Addition of Some Philosophical Experiments and Medical Observations]]''. London: Printed for Nairne and Blunt ..., 1783.

*Pliny, the Elder. ''[[C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis Historiæ]]''. Lugd. Batav. & Roterodami: Apud Hackios, a 1669. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pliny, the Elder. ''[[Naturalis Historiæ|C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis Historiæ]]''. Folio. Precise edition unknown.

*Winslow, Jacques-Bénigne. ''[[Anatomical Exposition of the Structures of the Human Body|An Anatomical Exposition of the Structures of the Human Body]]''. London: Printed for R. Ware, J. Knapton, S. Birt, T. and T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, C. Davis, T. Astley, and R. Baldwin, 1756.

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==See also==
*[[George Wythe Collection]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Known Surviving Wythe Volumes]]
*[[Dean Bibliography|Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean]]
*[[Wythe Titles Not Held by the Wolf Law Library]]

==References==
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==External links==
*Bennie Brown, [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond,"] (unpublished manuscript, May, 2009) Microsoft Word file.

*[https://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe] on [https://www.librarything.com/ LibraryThing].

*Mary R. M. Goodwin, ''[https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/DigitalLibrary/view/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports\RR0216.xml The George Wythe House: Its Furniture and Furnishings]'' (Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, 1958).

*Linda K. Tesar, [https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/libpubs/85 "Forensic Bibliography: Reconstructing the Library of George Wythe,"] ''Law Library Journal'' 105 (2013): 57-77.

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Category:Teresia Constantia Phillips

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Also known as Teresia Constantia Muilman.

Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips

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===by Teresia Constantia Phillips===
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}}[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748V1 Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume one.</center>]][[wikipedia:Teresia Constantia Phillips|Teresia Constantia Phillips]] (1709-1765) was a courtesan who became famed in London for her multi-volume memoir, ''An Apology for the Conduct of Teresia Constantia Phillips, more particularly that Part of it which Relates to Her Marriage with an Eminent Dutch Merchant.''<ref>Julie Mellby, "[http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicarts/2013/03/post_71.html Teresia Constantia Phillips and the Shame of Publick Fame]," ''Graphic Arts Exhibitions, acquisitions, and other highlights from the Graphic Arts Collection'' (Princeton University Library), accessed January 15, 2015.</ref> Phillips was a serial bigamist who married at least five men and became mistress to at least seven other wealthy and well-connected men throughout her life.<ref>Lawrence Stone, ''Uncertain Unions: Marriage in England 1660-1753'' (Oxford: Oxford University, 1992), 236.</ref> She published her memoir in three volumes between 1748-1749 in an effort to blackmail her husbands and lovers, unsuccessfully requesting annuities in return for suppressing sections of the autobiography that related to her relationships with them. Phillips defended her sexual behavior and career as a mistress, maintaining that her actions were necessitated by poverty and gender. She also noted the injustice of the double standards between men and women, remarking on the nature of laws as being created for the benefit of men.<ref>Ibid., 244-245.</ref>

Phillips’ memoirs elucidated difficulties navigating the legal system at the time, as indicated by her many lengthy lawsuits with her husband, Henry Muilman. Her lawsuits and memoirs contributed to exposing the failure of marriage laws. Clandestine marriages were not uncommon at the time due to marriage requirements being governed by the Church of England, requiring only that the marriage be performed by an Anglican clergymen. Phillips’ history inspired legal reform, particularly Lord Hardwicke’s ''Marriage Act of 1753'', which tightened marriage requirements by requiring that ceremonies be performed in a church after obtaining a license.<ref>Caroline Breashears, "The Female Appeal Memoir: Genre and Female Literacy Tradition in Eighteenth-Century England," ''Modern Philosophy'' 107, no. 4 (2010): 616.</ref>

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Constantia Philips. 2d. & 3d. v. 12mo." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and may have been sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Jefferson did sell a copy of volumes two and three of ''An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. T. C. Phillips'' to the Library of Congress, but the library may never have received them from Jefferson. The Library of Congress does own copies of the first edition (1748) of volumes two and three, but they include no signs of Wythe's (or Jefferson's) prior ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:458 [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125&view=1up&seq=480 [no.4360]].</ref> [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on February 11, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing notes the copy sold to the Library of Congress and indicates "Precise edition unknown. Three-volume editions in duodecimo were published at London in 1750 and 1761." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. May, 2014.) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the first edition (1748) published in London based on the edition at the Library of Congress remarking "it does accord with the partial set" listed on the Jefferson Inventory.

The Wolf Law Library received a gift of a mixed edition (1748-1749) of ''An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips''.

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Bound in full brown morocco, stained as sheep, by Philip Dusel. Spines feature red title labels and green volume labels with gilt decorative elements and lettering. Spine compartments marked by raised bands with double gilt rules and floral motifs. Boards also decorated with double gilt rules. Signed by the author on the frontispiece of volume one as well as pages xv, 221 and 285. Also signed in volume two after page 246, on the title page of "The Promised Justification in Number IV, Volume II." Volume one includes a detached owner's label "Mr. J. M. Hancher (?)." Bound with ''A Letter Humbly Address'd to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield'', 2nd ed. (Printed for J. Rowlands, Bookseller, at Pope's Head, in Exeter-Change, 1750). Set a gift of James Boswell and Christopher Caracci. 
 
Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/albums/72177720331983482/ available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://catalog.libraries.wm.edu/permalink/01COWM_INST/oaj29m/alma991034625591103196 William & Mary's online catalog.]
[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748V2_PromisedJustificationTitle.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Title page, "The Promised Justification in Number IV, Volume II."]]
[[File:MuilmanLetterToEarlOfChesterfield1750 TitlePage.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Title page, ''A Letter Humbly Address'd to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield''.]]

==See also==
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*[[George Wythe Room]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]
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==References==
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<references/>
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==External Links==
Read volume one of this book in the [https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-apology-for-the-condu_muilman-teresia-constan_1748_1_0 Internet Archive.] 
Read volume two of this book in the [https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-apology-for-the-condu_muilman-teresia-constan_1748_2_0 Internet Archive.] 
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Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips

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}}[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748V1 Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume one.</center>]][[wikipedia:Teresia Constantia Phillips|Teresia Constantia Phillips]] (1709-1765) was a courtesan who became famed in London for her multi-volume memoir, ''An Apology for the Conduct of Teresia Constantia Phillips, more particularly that Part of it which Relates to Her Marriage with an Eminent Dutch Merchant.''<ref>Julie Mellby, "[http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicarts/2013/03/post_71.html Teresia Constantia Phillips and the Shame of Publick Fame]," ''Graphic Arts Exhibitions, acquisitions, and other highlights from the Graphic Arts Collection'' (Princeton University Library), accessed January 15, 2015.</ref> Phillips was a serial bigamist who married at least five men and became mistress to at least seven other wealthy and well-connected men throughout her life.<ref>Lawrence Stone, ''Uncertain Unions: Marriage in England 1660-1753'' (Oxford: Oxford University, 1992), 236.</ref> She published her memoir in three volumes between 1748-1749 in an effort to blackmail her husbands and lovers, unsuccessfully requesting annuities in return for suppressing sections of the autobiography that related to her relationships with them. Phillips defended her sexual behavior and career as a mistress, maintaining that her actions were necessitated by poverty and gender. She also noted the injustice of the double standards between men and women, remarking on the nature of laws as being created for the benefit of men.<ref>Ibid., 244-245.</ref>

Phillips’ memoirs elucidated difficulties navigating the legal system at the time, as indicated by her many lengthy lawsuits with her husband, Henry Muilman. Her lawsuits and memoirs contributed to exposing the failure of marriage laws. Clandestine marriages were not uncommon at the time due to marriage requirements being governed by the Church of England, requiring only that the marriage be performed by an Anglican clergymen. Phillips’ history inspired legal reform, particularly Lord Hardwicke’s ''Marriage Act of 1753'', which tightened marriage requirements by requiring that ceremonies be performed in a church after obtaining a license.<ref>Caroline Breashears, "The Female Appeal Memoir: Genre and Female Literacy Tradition in Eighteenth-Century England," ''Modern Philosophy'' 107, no. 4 (2010): 616.</ref>

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Constantia Philips. 2d. & 3d. v. 12mo." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and may have been sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Jefferson did sell a copy of volumes two and three of ''An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. T. C. Phillips'' to the Library of Congress, but the library may never have received them from Jefferson. The Library of Congress does own copies of the first edition (1748) of volumes two and three, but they include no signs of Wythe's (or Jefferson's) prior ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:458 [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125&view=1up&seq=480 [no.4360]].</ref> [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on February 11, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing notes the copy sold to the Library of Congress and indicates "Precise edition unknown. Three-volume editions in duodecimo were published at London in 1750 and 1761." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. May, 2014.) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the first edition (1748) published in London based on the edition at the Library of Congress remarking "it does accord with the partial set" listed on the Jefferson Inventory.

The Wolf Law Library received a gift of a mixed edition (1748-1749) of ''An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips''.

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Bound in full brown morocco, stained as sheep, by Philip Dusel. Spines feature red title labels and green volume labels with gilt decorative elements and lettering. Spine compartments marked by raised bands with double gilt rules and floral motifs. Boards also decorated with double gilt rules. Signed by the author on the frontispiece of volume one as well as pages xv, 221 and 285. Also signed in volume two after page 246, on the title page of "The Promised Justification in Number IV, Volume II." Volume one includes a detached owner's label "Mr. J. M. Hancher (?)." Bound with ''A Letter Humbly Address'd to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield'', 2nd ed. (Printed for J. Rowlands, Bookseller, at Pope's Head, in Exeter-Change, 1750). Set a gift of James Boswell and Christopher Caracci. 
 
Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/albums/72177720331983482/ available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://catalog.libraries.wm.edu/permalink/01COWM_INST/oaj29m/alma991034625591103196 William & Mary's online catalog.]
[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748V2_PromisedJustificationTitle.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Title page, "The Promised Justification in Number IV, Volume II."]]
[[File:MuilmanLetterToEarlOfChesterfield1750 TitlePage.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Title page, ''A Letter Humbly Address'd to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield''.]]

==See also==
<div style="overflow: hidden;">
*[[George Wythe Room]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]
</div>

==References==
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<references/>
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==External Links==
Read volume one of this book in the [https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-apology-for-the-condu_muilman-teresia-constan_1748_1_0 Internet Archive.] 
Read volume two of this book in the [https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-apology-for-the-condu_muilman-teresia-constan_1748_2_0 Internet Archive.] 
Read volume three of this book in the [https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-apology-for-the-condu_muilman-teresia-constan_1748_3_0 Internet Archive.]

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Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips

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===by Teresia Constantia Muilman===
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}}[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748V1 Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume one.</center>]][[wikipedia:Teresia Constantia Phillips|Teresia Constantia Phillips]] (1709-1765) was a courtesan who became famed in London for her multi-volume memoir, ''An Apology for the Conduct of Teresia Constantia Phillips, more particularly that Part of it which Relates to Her Marriage with an Eminent Dutch Merchant.''<ref>Julie Mellby, "[http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicarts/2013/03/post_71.html Teresia Constantia Phillips and the Shame of Publick Fame]," ''Graphic Arts Exhibitions, acquisitions, and other highlights from the Graphic Arts Collection'' (Princeton University Library), accessed January 15, 2015.</ref> Phillips was a serial bigamist who married at least five men and became mistress to at least seven other wealthy and well-connected men throughout her life.<ref>Lawrence Stone, ''Uncertain Unions: Marriage in England 1660-1753'' (Oxford: Oxford University, 1992), 236.</ref> She published her memoir in three volumes between 1748-1749 in an effort to blackmail her husbands and lovers, unsuccessfully requesting annuities in return for suppressing sections of the autobiography that related to her relationships with them. Phillips defended her sexual behavior and career as a mistress, maintaining that her actions were necessitated by poverty and gender. She also noted the injustice of the double standards between men and women, remarking on the nature of laws as being created for the benefit of men.<ref>Ibid., 244-245.</ref>

Phillips’ memoirs elucidated difficulties navigating the legal system at the time, as indicated by her many lengthy lawsuits with her husband, Henry Muilman. Her lawsuits and memoirs contributed to exposing the failure of marriage laws. Clandestine marriages were not uncommon at the time due to marriage requirements being governed by the Church of England, requiring only that the marriage be performed by an Anglican clergymen. Phillips’ history inspired legal reform, particularly Lord Hardwicke’s ''Marriage Act of 1753'', which tightened marriage requirements by requiring that ceremonies be performed in a church after obtaining a license.<ref>Caroline Breashears, "The Female Appeal Memoir: Genre and Female Literacy Tradition in Eighteenth-Century England," ''Modern Philosophy'' 107, no. 4 (2010): 616.</ref>

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Constantia Philips. 2d. & 3d. v. 12mo." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and may have been sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Jefferson did sell a copy of volumes two and three of ''An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. T. C. Phillips'' to the Library of Congress, but the library may never have received them from Jefferson. The Library of Congress does own copies of the first edition (1748) of volumes two and three, but they include no signs of Wythe's (or Jefferson's) prior ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:458 [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125&view=1up&seq=480 [no.4360]].</ref> [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on February 11, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing notes the copy sold to the Library of Congress and indicates "Precise edition unknown. Three-volume editions in duodecimo were published at London in 1750 and 1761." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. May, 2014.) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the first edition (1748) published in London based on the edition at the Library of Congress remarking "it does accord with the partial set" listed on the Jefferson Inventory.

The Wolf Law Library received a gift of a mixed edition (1748-1749) of ''An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips''.

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Bound in full brown morocco, stained as sheep, by Philip Dusel. Spines feature red title labels and green volume labels with gilt decorative elements and lettering. Spine compartments marked by raised bands with double gilt rules and floral motifs. Boards also decorated with double gilt rules. Signed by the author on the frontispiece of volume one as well as pages xv, 221 and 285. Also signed in volume two after page 246, on the title page of "The Promised Justification in Number IV, Volume II." Volume one includes a detached owner's label "Mr. J. M. Hancher (?)." Bound with ''A Letter Humbly Address'd to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield'', 2nd ed. (Printed for J. Rowlands, Bookseller, at Pope's Head, in Exeter-Change, 1750). Set a gift of James Boswell and Christopher Caracci. 
 
Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/albums/72177720331983482/ available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://catalog.libraries.wm.edu/permalink/01COWM_INST/oaj29m/alma991034625591103196 William & Mary's online catalog.]
[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748V2_PromisedJustificationTitle.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Title page, "The Promised Justification in Number IV, Volume II."]]
[[File:MuilmanLetterToEarlOfChesterfield1750 TitlePage.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Title page, ''A Letter Humbly Address'd to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield''.]]

==See also==
<div style="overflow: hidden;">
*[[George Wythe Room]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]
</div>

==References==
<div style="overflow: hidden;">
<references/>
</div>

==External Links==
Read volume one of this book in the [https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-apology-for-the-condu_muilman-teresia-constan_1748_1_0 Internet Archive.] 
Read volume two of this book in the [https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-apology-for-the-condu_muilman-teresia-constan_1748_2_0 Internet Archive.] 
Read volume three of this book in the [https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-apology-for-the-condu_muilman-teresia-constan_1748_3_0 Internet Archive.]

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[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]
[[Category:Jefferson's Books]]
[[Category:Teresia Constantia Phillips]]
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]

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[[Category:Folios]]
[[Category:London]]
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George Wythe Collection

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[[File:WytheRoomSeptember2015.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[George Wythe Room]] at the College of William & Mary's [https://law.wm.edu/library/ Wolf Law Library.] The Wythe Room houses the library's George Wythe Collection.]]
This list represents the titles held by the [https://law.wm.edu/library/ Wolf Law Library] in its recreation of the library of [[George Wythe]]. These books are on permanent display in the [[George Wythe Room]]. For a bibliography of all the titles Wythe may have owned, see [[Wythe's Library]].
== '''Art''' ==
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*Spence, Joseph. ''[[Polymetis|Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement Between the Works of the Roman Poets, and the Remains of the Antient Artists, Being an Attempt to Illustrate Them Mutually from One Another]]''. London: R. Dodsley, 1747.
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== '''Astrology''' ==
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*Gadbury, John. ''[[Genethlialogia, or, The Doctrine of Nativities|Genethlialogia, or, The Doctrine of Nativities: Containing the Whole Art of Directions and Annual Revolutions, Whereby Any Man (Even of an Ordinary Capacity) May Be Enabled to Discover the Most Remarkable and Occult Accidents of His Life, as They Shall Occur Unto Him in the Whole Course Thereof, Either for Good or Evil: also Tables for Calculating the Planets Places for Any Time, Either Past, Present or to Come, Together with the Doctrine of Horarie Questions Which (in the Absence of a Nativity) is Sufficient to Inform Any One of All Manner of Contingencies Necessary to be Known]]''. London: Printed by Ja. Cottrel for Giles Calvert ..., William Larnar ..., and Daniel White ..., 1658.
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=='''Case Reports, Digests, and Statutes'''==
===England===
====Abridgments====
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*Bacon, Matthew. ''[[New Abridgment of the Law|A New Abridgment of the Law]].'' 3rd ed. corrected. London: Printed by His Majesty's Law-Printers for J. Worrall and Co. ..., 1768.

*Brooke, Robert, Sir. ''[[Graunde Abridgement|La Graunde Abridgement]].'' London: R. Tottyl, 1576.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[General Abridgment of Cases in Equity|A General Abridgment of Cases in Equity: Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, &c]].'' London, In the Savoy: H. Lintot, 1756.

*Jenkins, David. ''[[Eight Centuries of Reports|Eight Centuries of Reports: or, Eight Hundred Cases Solemnly Adjudged in the Exchequer-Chamber, or, Upon Writs of Error]].'' 2nd ed., corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for John Worrall ... and Thomas Worrall, 1734.

*Rolle, Henry. ''[[Abridgment des Plusieurs Cases et Resolutions del Common Ley|Un Abridgment des Plusieurs Cases et Resolutions del Common Ley: Alphabeticalment Digest Desouth Severall Titles]]''. London: Printed for A. Crooke ..., 1668.

*Viner, Charles. ''[[General Abridgment of Law and Equity|A General Abridgment of Law and Equity: Alphabetically Digested under Proper Titles with Notes and References to the Whole]]''. Aldershot: Printed for the Author, by Agreement with the Law-Patentees, 1741-1753.
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====Court of Chancery====
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*Atkyns, John Tracy. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery|Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke]]''. London: Printed by H. Woodfall and W. Strahan ... and sold by J. Worrall ... and W. Sandby , 1765-1768.

*Carew, George. ''[[Reports or Causes in Chancery|Reports or Causes in Chancery, collected by Sir George Cary one of the Masters of the Chancery in Anno 1601]]''. 1st edition. London: 1650.

*Forrester, Alexander. ''[[Cases in Equity During the Time of the Late Lord Chancellor Talbot|Cases in Equity During the Time of the Late Lord Chancellor Talbot: With Tables of the Names of the Cases and Principal Matters]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot ... for T. Waller, 1753.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Cases Argued and Decreed in the High Court of Chancery]]''. 3rd ed. London, In the Savoy: Printed by C. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling for J. Walthoe, 1735.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Reports of Cases Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery|Reports of Cases Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery, in the Reign of King Charles I., Charles II., James II., William III. and Queen Anne: Being Special Cases and Most of Them Decreed with the Assistance of the Judges, and All of Them Referring to the Register Books Wherein are Settled Several Points of Equity, Law and Practice]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for J. Walthoe, 1736.

*Nelson, William. ''[[Reports of Special Cases Argued and Decreed in the Court of Chancery|Reports of Special Cases Argued and Decreed in the Court of Chancery, in the Reigns of King Charles I., King Charles II. and King William III]]''. London, In the Savoy, Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assignees of E. Sayer) for B. Lintott ..., 1717.

*Nottingham, Heneage Finch, Earl of. ''[[Reports of Cases Decreed in the High Court of Chancery|Reports of Cases Decreed in the High Court of Chancery, During the Time Sir Heneage Finch, afterwards Earl of Nottingham, was Lord Chancellor, in Many of Which Decrees He was Assisted by Some of the Judges of the Common Law]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed for E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for R. Gosling ..., 1725.

*''[[Precedents in Chancery|Precedents in Chancery, Being a Collection of Cases, Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery; from the Year 1689, to 1722]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. And R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, for Arthur Bettesworth, 1733.

*Vernon, Thomas. ''[[Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling (assigns of Edw. Sayer) for J. Tonson ..., 1726-1728.

*Vesey, Francis. ''[[Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery|Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke, from the year 1746-7, to 1755]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall ... for T. Cadell, 1773.

*Williams, William Peere. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, and of Some Special Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for T. Osborne, 1740-1749.
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====Court of Common Pleas====
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*Barnes, Henry. ''[[Notes of Cases in Points of Practice|Notes of Cases in Points of Practice: Taken in the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster from Michaelmas Term, 1732, to Hillary Term, 1754]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot, for John Shuckburgh, 1754.

*Bendlowes, William. ''[[Reports de Gulielme Benloe|Les reports de Gulielme Benloe: des Divers Pleadings et Cases en le Court del Comon-bank, en le Several Roignes de les Tres Hault & Excellent Princes, le Roy Henry VII. Henry VIII. Edw. VI. & le roignes Mary & Elizabeth]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkins, esquires, for Samuel Keble, Daniel Brown, Isaac Cleave, and William Rogers, 1689.

*Bridgman, John, Sir. ''[[Reports of that Grave and Learned Judge, Sir John Bridgman]]''. London: Printed by Tho. Roycroft for H. Twyford, Tho. Dring, and Jo. Place, 1659.

*Brownlow, Richard and John Goldesborough. ''[[Reports of Divers Choice Cases in Law|Reports of Divers Choice Cases in Law, Taken by Those Late and Most Judicious Prothonotaries of the Common Pleas, Richard Brownlow and John Goldesborough]]''. London: Henry Twyford ... and Samuel Heyrick, 1675.

*Cooke, George, Sir. ''[[Reports and Cases of Practice in the Court of Common Pleas|Reports and Cases of Practice in the Court of Common Pleas, in the Reigns of Queen Anne, King George I, and King George II]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, Esq;) for J. Stephens ... et al., 1742.

*Dalison, William. ''[[Reports des Divers Special Cases Adjudge en le Court del Common Bank|Les Reports des Divers Special Cases Adjudge en le Court del Common Bank en les Reignes de les Tres Hault & Excellency Princes Hen. VIII. Edw. VI. Et les Reignes Mar. & Eliz.]]'' 1st ed. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins for Samuel Keble, 1689.

*Hutton, Richard, Sir. ''[[Reports of that Reverend and Learned Judge, Sir Richard Hutton|The Reports of that Reverend and Learned Judge, Sir Richard Hutton ... Sometimes One of the Judges of the Common Pleas, Containing Many Choice Cases, Judgements, and Resolutions, in Points of Law, in the Severall Raignes of King James and King Charles'']]. London : printed by T.R. for H. Twyford and T. Dring, 1656.

*Vaughan, John, Sir. ''[[Reports and Arguments of that Learned Judge, Sir John Vaughan|The Reports and Arguments of that Learned Judge, Sir John Vaughan, kt., Late Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and Many Wherein He Pronounced the Resolution of the Whole Court of Common Pleas]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkins, 1706.
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====Court of Exchequer====
*Bunbury, William. ''[[Reports of Cases in the Court of Exchequer|Reports of Cases in the Court of Exchequer, From the Beginning of the Reign of King George the First, until the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of King George the Second]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for D. Browne ..., 1755.

*Hardres, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Exchequer|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Exchequer, in the years 1655, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, and 1660, and from Thence Continued to the 21st year of the Reign of His Late Majesty King Charles II]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkins ... for Christopher Wilkinson ... Samuel Heyrick ... and Mary Tonson, 1693.

====Court of King's Bench====
*Andrews, George. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench|Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, in the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of His Present Majesty King George the Second]]''. London, in the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for J. Worrall, 1754.

*Barnardiston, Thomas. ''[[Reports of Cases Determined in the Court of King's Bench|Reports of Cases Determined in the Court of King's Bench: Together with Some Other Cases: from Trin. 12 Geo. I. to Trin. 7 Geo. II. with Tables of the Names of the Cases and of the Principal Matters]]''. In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer) and sold by W. Chinnery, 1744.

*Bulstrode, Edward. ''[[Reports of Edward Bulstrode|The Reports of Edward Bulstrode ... in Three Parts. Of Divers Resolutions and Judgments Given ... by the Grave, Reverend, and Learned Judges and Sages of the Law, of Cases and Matters in the Law with the Reasons and Causes of Their Said Judgments, Given in the Court of King's Bench, in the Time of the Reign of King James I. and King Charles I]]''. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and M. Flesher, assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkyns esquires, for H. Twyford, T. Bassett, T. Dring, 1688.

*Carthew, Thomas. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, from the Third Year of King James the Second, to the Twelfth Year of King William the Third]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt for R. Gosling, 1728.

*Comberbach, Roger. ''[[Report of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster|The Report of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster: From the First Year of King James the Second, to the Tenth Year of King William the Third]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for J. Walthoe, 1724.

*Farresley, Thomas. ''[[Report of all the Cases Determined by Sir John Holt|A Report of all the Cases Determined by Sir John Holt, Knt. From 1688 to 1710, during the Time He was Lord Chief Justice of England]]''. London, In the Savoy: 1738.

*Fortescue-Aland, John. ''[[Reports of Select Cases in All the Courts of Westminster-Hall|Reports of Select Cases in All the Courts of Westminster-Hall: Also the Opinion of All the Judges of England Relating to the Grandest Prerogative of the Royal Family, and Some Observations Relating to the Prerogative of a Queen Consort]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed for H. Lintot, 1748.

*Hughes, William. ''[[Reports of Certain Cases|Reports of Certain Cases, Arising in the Severall Courts of Record at Westminster in the Raignes of Q. Elizabeth, K. James, and the late King Charles With the Resolutions of the Judges of the Said Courts, Upon Debate and Solemn Arguments.]]'' London: Printed by T. N. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, and Gabriell Bedell, 1652.

*Keble, Joseph. ''[[Reports in the Court of Kings Bench at Westminster|Reports in the Court of Kings Bench at Westminster, from the XII to the XXX Year of the Reign of our Late Sovereign Lord King Charles II]]''. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S Roycroft and M. Flesher, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for Thomas Dring, Charles Harper, Samuel Keble, and William Freeman, 1685.

*Latch, John. ''[[Plusieurs Tres-Bons Cases|Plusieurs Tres-Bons Cases: Come Ils Estoyent Adjudgees es Trois Premiers Ans du Raign du Feu Roy Charles le Premier en la Court de Bank le Roy, non Encore Publiees per Aucun Autre]]''. London: Printed by T.R. for H. Twyford, T. Dring, and J. Place ..., 1661.

*March, John. ''[[Reports, or New Cases|Reports, or New Cases: with Divers Resolutions and Judgements Given upon Solemn Arguments, and with Great Deliberation. And the Reasons and Causes of the Said Resolutions and Judgments]]''. London: Printed by M.F. for W. Lee, M. Walbanke, D. Pakeman, and G. Beadel, 1648.

*Palmer, Gefrey, Sir. ''[[Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer|Les Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer, Chevalier & Baronet ...: Imprime & Publie per l'Original]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns, for Robert Pawlet, 1678.

*Rolle, Henry. ''[[Reports de Henry Rolle|Les Reports de Henry Rolle, Serjeant del' Ley, de Divers Cases en le Court del' Banke le Roy en le Temps del' Reign de Roy Jacques]]''. London: Printed for A. Roper, F. Titon, J. Starkey, T. Basset, 1675-1676.

*Salkeld, William. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Salkeld)|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench: with Some Special Cases in the Courts of Chancery, Common Pleas and Exchequer, from the first year of K. William and Q. Mary, to the tenth year of Queen Anne]]''. London, In the Savoy: J. Walthoe and J. Walthoe, jun., 1717-1718.

*Saunders, Edmund, Sir. ''[[Reports du Tres Erudite Edmund Saunders|Les Reports du Tres Erudite Edmund Saunders ... des Divers Pleadings et Cases en le Court del Bank le Roy en le Temps del Reign sa Tres Excellent Majesty le Roy Charles le II]]''. 2nd ed. corrected. London, In the Savoy, D. Browne ..., 1722.

*Shower, Bartholomew, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower|The Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower, Knt. of Cases Adjudg'd in the Court of King's Bench, in the Reign of His Late Majesty King William III]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs; for Danial Borwne .. and J. Walthoe, 1708-1720.

*Skinner, Robert. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Skinner)|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, from the Thirty-Third Year of King Charles the Second, to the Ninth Year of King William the Third]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for B. Lintot, 1728.

*Style, William. ''[[Narrationes Modernae|Narrationes Modernae, or, Modern Reports Begun in the Now Upper Bench Court at Westminster: in the Beginning of Hillary Term 21 Caroli and Continued to the End of Michaelmas Term 1655 as well on the Criminall, as on the Pleas Side. Most of which Time the late Lord Chief Justice Roll gave the Rule There]]''. London: Printed by F. L. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, G. Bedel, and C. Adams, 1658.

*Year Books. ''[[Year Books|Reports des Cases Argue and Adjudge in le Temps del'Roy: Edward I - Henrie VIII]]''. London: 1678-1680.

*Yelverton, Henry, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Henry Yelverton|The Reports of Sir Henry Yelverton, Knight and Baronet ... of Divers Special Cases in the Court of King's Bench, as Well in the Latter End of the Reign of Q. Elizabeth, as in the First Ten Years of K. James]]''. 3rd ed. corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for W. Feales, 1735.

====Multiple Courts====
*Blackstone, Henry. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer Chamber|Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer Chamber: From Easter Term 28th George III. 1788, to Hilary Term 36th George III. 1796]]''. London: Printed by A. Strahan and W. Woodfall, law-printers to the King, for Whieldon and Butterworth, 1791-1796.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Edward Coke|The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. In English, in Thirteen Parts Compleat (with References to All the Ancient and Modern Books of the Law.)]]'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, for R. Gosling ..., 1738.

*Comyns, John, Sir. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer|Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer: to Which are Added Some Special Cases in the Court of Chancery, and Before the Delegates in the Reigns of King William, Queen Anne, King George the First, and His present Majesty]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer, esq;) for D. Browne, 1744.

*Croke, George, Sir. ''[[First-Third Part of the Reports of Sr George Croke|The First-Third Part of the Reports of Sr George Croke Kt.: Late One of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench, and Formerly One of the Justices of the Court of Common-Bench, of Such Select Cases as were Adjudged in the Said Courts]]''. 3rd impression, carefully corrected. London : Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, 1683.

*Dyer, James, Sir. ''[[Reports des Divers Select Matters and Resolutions des Reverend Judges and Sages del Ley|Les Reports des Divers Select Matters & Resolutions des Reverend Judges & Sages del Ley, Touchant & Concernant Mults Principal Points Occurrent Estre Debate per Eux: En le Several Reignes de les Treshault & Excellent Princes, le Roys Hen. 8 & Edw. 6. & le Roignes Mar. & Eliz]].'' London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and M. Flesher Assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esquires. For Samuel Keble ..., 1688.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Reports of Cases in Equity|Reports of Cases in Equity: Argued and Decreed in the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer, Chiefly in the Reign of King George I ... to which are Added Some Select Cases in Equity, Heard and Determined in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland]]''. 2nd ed., carefully corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, esq;) for D. Browne ... J. Shuckburgh ..., 1742.

*Hobart, Henry, Sir. ''[[Reports of that Learned Sir Henry Hobart Knight|The Reports of that Learned Sir Henry Hobart Knight, Late Lord Chiefe Justice of His Maiesties Court of Common Pleas at Westminster Resolved and Adjudged by Himselfe and Others, the Judges and Sages of the Law Renowned for That Profession in His Time]]''. London: Printed by the assignes of Iohn More, 1641.

*Jones, William, Sir. ''[[Reports de Sir William Jones|Les Reports de Sir William Jones, Chevalier ... De Divers Special Cases Cy Bien in le Court de Banck le Roy, come le Common-Banck in Angleterre, Cy Bien en le Darreign Temps del'Reign de roy Jaqves, come en la'nn de Roy Charles I]]''. London: Printed by T. R. N. T. for Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswel, 1675.

*Leonard, William. ''[[Reports and Cases of Law|Reports and Cases of Law: Argued, and Adjudged in the Courts of Law, at Westminister, in the Time of the Late Queen Elizabeth]]''. London: Printed by Tho. Roycroft, for Nath. Ekins, 1658-1675.

*Lucas, Robert. ''[[Cases in Law and Equity|Cases in Law and Equity, Chiefly During the Time the Late Earl of Macclesfield Presided in the Courts of King's-Bench and Chancery]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq;) for T. Ward ... and E. Wicksteed, 1736.

*''[[Modern Reports|Modern Reports, or, Select Cases Adjudged in the Courts of Kings Bench, Chancery, Common Pleas, and Exchequer: Since the Restoration of His Majesty King Charles II]]''. 3rd ed. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling, (Assigns of Edward Sayer Esq;) for D. Browne ... [and 9 others], 1720-1733.

*Moore, Francis, Sir. ''[[Cases Collect & Report per Sir Fra. Moore, Chivalier]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed for G. Pawlet, and are to be sold by Mat. Wotton, 1688.

*Owen, Thomas. ''[[Reports of that Late Reverend and Learned Judge, Thomas Owen|The Reports of that Late Reverend and Learned Judge, Thomas Owen ... Wherein are Many Choice Cases, Most of Them Throughly Argued by the Learned Serjeants, and After Argued and Resolved by the Grave Judges of Those Times]]''. London: Printed by T.R. for H. Twyford, T. Dring, and J. Place, 1656.

*Plowden, Edmund. ''[[Commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden|The Commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden ... Containing Divers Cases upon Matters of Law, Argued and Adjudged in the Several Reigns of King Edward VI, Queen Mary, King and Queen Philip and Mary, and Queen Elizabeth]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Catharine Lintot, and Samuel Richardson, for the translator, 1761. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Pollexfen, Henry, Sir. ''[[Arguments and Reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen|The Arguments and Reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen: ... in Some Special Cases, by Him Argued During the Time of his Practice at the Barr, Together with Divers Decrees in the High Court of Chancery Upon Limitations of Trusts of Terms for Years]]''. London: Printed for R. Smith ... and John Deeve, 1702.

*Popham, John, Sir. ''[[Reports and Cases Collected by the Learned Sr. John Popham|Reports and Cases Collected by the Learned Sr. John Popham, Kt ... Written with His Own Hand in French, and Now Faithfully tr. into English, to Which are Added Some Remarkable Cases Reported by Other Learned Pens Since His Death]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, esquires, for John Place, 1682.

*Raymond, Robert, Baron Raymond. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas|Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, in the Reigns of the Late King William, Queen Anne, King George the First, and His Present Majesty]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer) For the executor of Fletcher Gyles ..., 1743.

*Raymond, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Reports of Divers Special Cases|Reports of Divers Special Cases Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer, in the Reign of King Charles II]]''. 3rd ed. Dublin: Printed by James Moore, 1793.

*Siderfin, Thomas. ''[[Reports des Divers Special Cases|Les Reports des Divers Special Cases Argue & Adjudge en le Court del Bank le Roy et Auxy en le Co. Ba. & l'Exchequer]]''. London: Printed by W. Ralins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for Samuel Keble, 1683-1684.

*Strange, John, Sir. ''[[Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer|Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, from Trinity Term in the Second Year of King George I. to Trinity Term in the Twenty-First Year of King George II]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, law-printer to the King, for W. Sandby, 1755.

*Ventris, Peyton, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris|The Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris]]''. 4th impression, carefully corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling for D. Browne ..., 1726.

==== House of Lords ====
*Shower, Bartholomew, Sir. ''[[Cases in Parliament Resolved and Adjudged|Cases in Parliament Resolved and Adjudged, Upon Petitions and Writs of Error]]''. London: Printed for A. and J. Churchill, 1698.

=== United States ===
*''[[Laws of the United States of America|The Laws of the United States of America]]''. Philadelphia: Printed by Richard Folwell, 1796-1797.

===Virginia===
====Abridgments====
*Mercer, John. ''[[Exact Abridgement of all the Public Acts of Assembly of Virginia|An Exact Abridgement of all the Public Acts of Assembly of Virginia in Force and Use]].'' Glasgow: Printed by John Bryce and David Paterson, 1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Case Reports====
*Call, Daniel. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Virginia]].'' Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicholson, 1801-1805. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Washington, Bushrod. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia]]''. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1798-1799.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery|Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery: with Remarks upon Decrees by the Court of Appeals, Reversing Some of Those Decisions]].'' Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1795.

====Statutes====
*Virginia. ''[[Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by W. Rind, A. Purdie, and J. Dixon, 1769.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (1803)|A Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of a Public and Permanent Nature, as are Now in Force: to Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution, or Form of Government]]''. Richmond: Printed by S. Pleasants, Jun. and H. Pace, 1803.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (1794)|A Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: of a Public and Permanent Nature as are now in Force, with a Table of the Principal Matters. To Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution, or Form of Government]]''. Richmond, Va. : Augustine Davis, printer for the Commonwealth, 1794.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All Such Public Acts of the General Assembly, and Ordinances of the Conventions of Virginia|A Collection of All Such Public Acts of the General Assembly, and Ordinances of the Conventions of Virginia, Passed since the Year 1768, as are Now in Force with a Table of the Principal Matters Published under Inspection of the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, by a Resolution of General Assembly, the 16th day of June 1783]]''. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson and William Prentis, 1785.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All the Acts of Assembly Now in Force in the Colony of Virginia|Collection of All the Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia with the Titles of Such as are Expir'd, or Repeal'd. And Notes in the Margin, Shewing How, and at What Time, They were Repeal'd. Examin'd with the Records, by a Committee Appointed for that Purpose. Who have Added Many Useful Marginal Notes, and References and an Exact Table]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by William Parks, 1733.

=='''Cooking'''==
*Glasse, Hannah. ''[[Art of Cookery|The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy : Which Far Exceeds Any Thing of the Kind Yet Published]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, W. Strahan, P. Davey and B. Law, 1760.

=='''Dictionaries and Encyclopedias'''==
=== Legal ===
*Cowell, John. ''[[Law Dictionary, or, The Interpreter of Words and Terms|A Law Dictionary, or, The Interpreter of Words and Terms Used Either in the Common or Statute Laws of Great Britain, and in Tenures and Jocular Customs]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq.)for J. Walthoe ...[et al.], 1727.

*Jacob, Giles. ''[[New Law-Dictionary|A New Law-Dictionary: Containing, the Interpretation and Definition of Words and Terms Used in the Law, and also the Whole Law, and the Practice Thereof, Under All the Heads and Titles of the Same Together with Such Informations Relating Thereto, as Explain the History and Antiquity of the Law, and Our Manners, Customs, and Original Government, Abstracted from All Dictionaries, Abridgments, Institutes, Reports, Year-Books, Charters, Registers, Chronicles, and Histories, Published to this Time, and Fitted for the Use of Barristers, Students, and Practisers of the Law, Members of Parliament, and Other Gentlemen, Justices of Peace, Clergymen, &c]].'' London, In the Savoy : Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq.) for J. and J. Knapton et al., 1729.

*Sheppard, William. ''[[Epitome of All the Common and Statute Laws of this Nation, Now in Force|An Epitome of All the Common & Statute Laws of this Nation, Now in Force: Wherein More Than Fifteen Hundred of the Hardest Words or Terms of the Law are Explained and All of the Most Useful and Profitable Heads or Titles of the Law by Way of Common Place, Largely, Plainly, and Methodically Handled]]''. London: Printed for W. Lee, D. Pakemann, F. Wright, H. Twyford, G. Bedell, Tho. Brewster, Ed. Dod, and F. PLace, 1656.

=== Other ===
*Cooper, Thomas. ''[[Thesaurus Linguae Romanae and Britannicae|Thesaurus Linguæ Romanæ & Britannicæ: tam Accurate Congestus, vt Nihil Penè in Eo Desyderari Possit, Quod Vel Latinè Complectatur Amplissimus Stephani Thesaurus, vel Anglicè, Toties Aucta Eliotæ Bibliotheca]]''. Londini: Quondam Bertheleti, cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis, per Henricum W. Vykes, 1565.

*''[[Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature: Constructed on a Plan, by Which the Different Sciences and Arts are Digested into the Form of Distinct Treatises or Systems, Comprehending the History, Theory, and Practice, of Each, According to the Latest Discoveries and Improvements; and Full Explanations Given of the Various Detached Parts of Knowledge, Whether Relating to Natural and Artificial Objects, or to Matters Ecclesiastical, Civil, Military, Commercial, &c...]]'' 1st American ed. Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson, 1798.

*Faber, Basil. ''[[Thesaurus Eruditionis Scholasticae|Basilii Fabri Sorani Thesaurus Eruditionis Scholasticae]]''. Lipsiae: Apud Thomam Fritsch, 1710.

*Hederich, Benjamin. ''[[Graecum Lexicon Manuale]]''. Londini : H. Woodfall, 1766.

*Littleton, Adam. ''[[Latine Dictionary in Four Parts|Linguae Latinae Liber Dictionarius Quadripartitus = A Latine Dictionary in Four Parts]]''. London: Printed for T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswell, 1678.

*''[[New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences|A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Comprehending All the Branches of Useful Knowledge ... Illustrated with Above Three Hundred Copper-Plates, Curiously Engraved by Mr. Jefferys ... by a Society of Gentlemen]]''. London: Printed for W. Owen, 1754-1755.

*Postlethwayt, Malachy. ''[[Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce|The Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce: with Large Additions and Improvements, Adapting the Same to the Present State of British Affairs in America, Since the Last Treaty of Peace Made in the Year 1763. with Great Variety of New Remarks and Illustrations Incorporated Throughout the Whole Together with Everything Essential that is Contained in Savary's Dictionary: also, All the Material Laws of Trade and Navigation Relating to These Kingdoms, and the Customs and Usages to Which All Traders are Subject]]''. 3rd ed. London : Printed for H. Woodfall, A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, J. Rivington, J. Hinton, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes and W. Clarke and R. Collins, R. Horsfield, W. Johnston, T. Longman, J. Brotherton, J. Dodsley, T. Payne, J. Robson, T. Lowndes, W. Nicoll, and J. Knox, 1766.

*Scapula, Johann. ''[[Lexicon Graeco-Latinum Novum|Lexicon Græco-Latinum Novum: In Quo Ex Primitivorum & Simplicium Fontibus Derivata Atque Composita Ordine Non Minus Naturali, Quàm Alphabetico, Breviter & Dilucidè Deducuntur]]''. Editio ultima, priori locupletior & correctior. Basileæ: Apud Henricpetrinos, 1628.

*Walker, John. ''[[Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language]]''. 1st American ed. Philadelphia: Printed by Budd and Bartram for H. & P. Rice ..., 1803.

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=='''Economics and Finance'''==
*Maseres, Francis. ''[[Principles of the Doctrine of Life-Annuities|The Principles of the Doctrine of Life-Annuities Explained in a Familiar Manner, so as to be Intelligible to Persons not Acquainted with the Doctrine of Chances and Accompanied with a Variety of New Tables]]''. London: Printed for B. White, 1783.

*Price, Richard. ''[[Observations on Reversionary Payments|Observations on Reversionary Payments: on Schemes for Providing Annuities for Widows, and for Persons in Old Age; on the Method of Calculating the Values of Assurances on Lives; and on the National Debt to Which are Added Four Essays on Different Subjects in the Doctrine of Life-Annuities and Political Arithmetick, also an Appendix]]''. 2nd ed. London: T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1772.

*Rowlett, John. ''[[Rowlett's Tables of Discount|Rowlett's Tables of Discount, or Interest, on Every Dollar, From Unit, or One, to Two Thousand; on Every Ten Dollars, From Two Thousand to Two Thousand Five Hundred; on Every Fifty, From Two Thousand Five Hundred to Three Thousand; And on Every Five Hundred, From Three Thousand to Five Thousand; From One, to Sixty-Four Days, Inclusive, Also for Every Month, From One to Twelve, and for Eighteen Months, and Two Years; Besides a Complete Cent Table: the Whole Computed at Six Per Cent Together With Examples ... Shewing In What Manner (By Means of the Tables) to Ascertain the Interest, at Five, Seven, and at Eight Per Cent]]''. Philadelphia: Printed for the proprietor, by Hugh Maxwell , 1802.

*Steuart, James, Sir. ''[[Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy|An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy: Being an Essay on the Science of Domestic Policy in Free Nations, in Which are Particularly Considered Population, Agriculture, Trade, Industry, Money, Coin, Interest, Circulation, Banks, Exchange, Public Credit, and Taxes]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1767.

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== '''Geography and Travel''' ==
*Arrowsmith, Aaron. ''[[New and Elegant General Atlas|A New and Elegant General Atlas: Comprising All the New Discoveries, to the Present Time: Containing Sixty-Five Maps]]''. Philadelphia: John Conrad & Co., 1804.

*Chastellux, François Jean, marquis de. ''[[Travels in North-America|Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782]]''. Translated from the French by an English gentleman, who resided in America at that period. With notes by the translator. London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787.

*Clüver, Philipp. ''[[Introductionis in Universam Geographiam|Philippi Cluverii Introdvctionis in Universam Geographiam tam Veterem Quam Novam Libri VI]].'' Amstelodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1651.

*Guthrie, William. ''[[New System of Modern Geography|A New System of Modern Geography: or, A Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar, and Present State of the Several Nations of the World]]''. 1st American ed., corrected, improved and greatly enlarged. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, 1794-95.

*Guys, M. ''[[Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce|Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce: Ou, Lettres sur les Grecs, Anciens et Modernes, Avec un Parallèle de Leurs Moeurs]]''. 3rd ed. rev., cor. Paris: Veuve Duchesne, 1783.

*Pausanias. ''[[Pausaniou Tēs Hellados Periēgēsis|Pausaniou Tēs Hellados Periēgēsis = Hoc Est, Pausaniae Accurata Graeciae Descriptio, Qua Lector Ceu Manu Per Eam Regionem Circumducitur]]''. Francofurti: Apud haeredes Andreae Wecheli, 1583.

*Pinkerton, John. ''[[Modern Geography|Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies; with the Oceans, Seas, and Isles; in All Parts of the World: Including the Most Recent Discoveries, and Political Alterations. Digested on a New Plan]]''. Philadelphia : Published by John Conrad & co. ... [and 10 others], 1804.

*Sandys, George. ''[[Sandys Travels|Sandys Travels, Containing an History of the Original and Present State of the Turkish Empire ... the Mahometan Religion and Ceremonies: a Description Of Constantinople ... Also, of Greece ... of Aegypt ... a Voyage on the River Nylvs ... a Description of the Holy-Land; of the Jews ... and What Else Either of Antiquity, or Worth Observation. Lastly, Italy Described, and the Islands Adjoining ... Illustrated with Fifty Graven Maps and Figures]]''. 7th ed. London: Printed for J. Williams junior, 1673.

*Strabo. ''[[Strabonis Rerum Geographicarum Libri XVII]]''. Lutetiae Parisiorum : Typis regiis, 1620.

*Volney, C. F. ''[[Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte|Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte, Pendant les Années 1783, 1784 et 1785]]''. Paris: Volland [et] Desenne, 1787.
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=='''Government'''==
*Aristotle. ''[[Treatise on Government|A Treatise on Government]]''. London: T. Payne, 1778.

*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Dissertation Upon Parties|A Dissertation Upon Parties: in Several Letters to Caleb D'Anvers, Esq.]]'' 7th ed. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1749.

*Filmer, Robert, Sir. ''[[Patriarcha, Or, The Natural Power of Kings|Patriarcha, or, The Natural Power of Kings]]''. London: Printed, and are to be sold by Walter Davis Book-binder, 1680.

*Harrington, James. ''[[Oceana of James Harrington|The Oceana of James Harrington, and His Other Works: Som [sic] Wherof are Now First Publish'd from His Own Manuscripts]]''. London: Printed by J. Darby? and are to be sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1700.

*Paine, Thomas. ''[[Rights of Man|Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution]]''. 8th ed. London: Printed for J.S. Jordan, 1791.
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=='''History'''==
=== General ===
*Blair, John. ''[[Chronology and History of the World|The Chronology and History of the World: From the Creation to the Year of Christ 1753 Illustrated in LVI tables; of Which IV are Introductory & Include the Centurys Prior to the Ist Olympiad, and Each of the Remaining LII Contain in One Expanded View, 50 Years or Half a Century]]''. London: Printed in the year 1754.

=== American ===
*Franklin, Benjamin. ''[[Interest of Great Britain Considered|The Interest of Great Britain Considered: with Regard to Her Colonies, and the Acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe, to Which are added, Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of countries, Etc.]]'' 2nd ed. London: Printed for T. Becket, 1761.

*Jefferson, Thomas. ''[[Notes on the State of Virginia]]''. 3rd American ed. New York: Printed by M. L. & W. A. Davis for Furman & Loudon, opposite the City-Hall, 180l.

*Marshall, John. ''[[Life of George Washington|The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States]]''. Philadelphia: Printed and published by C.P. Wayne, 1804-1807.

*Mazzei, Filippo. ''[[Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale|Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale: où l'on Traite des Établissemens des Treize Colonies, de Leurs Rapports & de Leurs Dissentions avec la Grande-Bretagne, de Leurs Gouvernemens Avant & Après la Révolution, &c]]''. A Colle et se trouve a Paris: Chez Froullé, libraire ..., 1788.

*Mirabeau, Comte Gabriel-Honoré de Riquetti de. ''[[Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus|Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus to Which are Added, as well Several Original Papers Relative to That Institution]]''. trans. by Sir Samuel Romilly. Philadephia: Printed by T. Seddon ... and W. Spotswood ..., 1786.

*Stith, William. ''[[History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia|The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia: Being an Essay Towards a General History of this Colony]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by William Parks, 1747.

*Virginia. ''[[Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates for the Counties and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia|The Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates for the Counties and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia, Held at Richmond Town, in the County of Henrico, on Monday the 17th of July, 1775]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by Alexander Purdie, 1775.

*Virginia. ''[[Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia|Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia, Convened at Richmond, on Monday the Second Day of June, 1788, for the Purpose of Deliberating on the Constitution Recommended by the Grand Federal Convention. To Which is Prefixed the Federal Constitution]]''. 2nd ed. Richmond: Printed at the Enquirer-press, for Ritchie & Worsley and Augustine Davis, 1805.

=== Ancient ===
*Aelian. ''[[Kl. Ailianou Sophistou Poikilē Historia|Kl. Ailianou Sophistou Poikilē Historia = Cl. Aeliani Sophistae Varia Historia: ad Mstos Codices Nuc Primum Recognita & Castigata: cum Versione Justi Vulteji, Sed Innumeris in Locis ad Graecum Auctoris Contextum Emendata et Perpetuo Commentario Jacobi Perizonii: Accedunt Indices & Plures & Superioribus Longe Locupletiores]]''. Lugduni in Batavis: Apud Johannem du Vivie, Isaacum Severinum, 1701.

*Appianus, of Alexandria. ''[[Appianou Alexandreōs Rōmaika|Appianou Alexandreōs Rōmaika = Appiani Alexandrini Romanarum Historiarum pars Prior]]''. Amstelodami: Ex officinâ Joh. Janssonii à Waesbergen, et Johannis à Someren, 1670.

*Barthélemy, J.-J. ''[[Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece|Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, During the Middle of the Fourth Century before the Christian Æra]]''. London : G.G. and J. Robinson, 1796.

*Caesar, Julius. ''[[C. Julii Caesaris Quae Exstant]]''. Edition tertia. Londini: E [sic] typographaeo Mariae Matthews : Impensis J. & B. Sprint, B. Tooke, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, J. Bowyer, H. Clements, Gul. Taylor, T. Ward, Gul. & J. Innys, & Gul. Churchill, 1719.

*Caesar, Julius. ''[[Caii Julii Caesaris et A. Hirtii de Rebus a Caesare Gestis Commentarii]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1750.

*Curtius Rufus, Quintus. ''[[Q. Curtii Rufi Historiarum Alexandri Magni|Q. Curtii Rufi Historiarum Alexandri Magni: cum Notis Variorum]]''. Lvgdvni Batavorvm, J. Elsevir, 1658.

*Diodorus, Siculus. ''[[Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena|Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena = Diodori Siculi Bibliothecae Historicae Libri qui Supersunt]]''. Amstelodami: Sumptibus Jacobi Wetstenii, 1746.

*Herodotus. ''[[Hērodotou Halikarnēssēos Historiōn Logoi 9 Epigraphomenoi Mousai|Hērodotou Halikarnēssēos Historiōn Logoi 9 Epigraphomenoi Mousai = Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum Libri IX Musarum Nominibus Inscripti]]''. Amstelodami: Sumptibus Petri Schoutenii, 1763.

*Herodotus. ''[[Hērodotou Halikarnasseōs Historia|Hē tou Hērodotou Halikarnasseōs Historia = Herodoti Halicarnassensis Historia]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis, Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1761.

*Josephus, Flavius. ''[[Works of Flavius Josephus|The Works of Flavius Josephus]]''. Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange. London: Printed for Richard Sare ..., 1702.

*Justinus, Marcus Junianus. ''[[Justini Historiæ Philippicæ]]''. Amsterodami: apud Henricum Wetstenium; & Trajecti ad Rhenum: Apud Guillelmum van de Water, 1694

*Livy. ''[[Titi Livii Historiarum Quod Extat]]''. Amstelodami: Apud D. Elzevirium, 1678.

*Nepos, Cornelius. ''[[Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae et Editione Oxoniensi Fideliter Expressae]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1749.

*Orosius. ''[[Anglo-Saxon Version, from the Historian Orosius|The Anglo-Saxon Version, from the Historian Orosius]]''. London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1773.

*Plutarch. ''[[Plutarch's Lives]]''. Translated with notes historical and critical from M. Dacier. London: Printed for J. Tonson, 1727.

*Polybius. ''[[Historiōn ta Sōzomena|Historiōn ta Sōzomena: Polybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarum Libri qui Supersunt]]''. Amstelodami: Officina Johannis Janssonii à Waesberge, & Johannis van Someren, 1670.

*Potter. John. ''[[Archæologia Græca|Archæologia Græca: or, The Antiquities of Greece]]''. 5th ed. London: Printed for J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. and B. Sprint, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, R. Robinson, W. and J. Innys, J. Osborne, T. Longman, W. Mears, and A. Ward, 1728.

*Savary, M. Claude Etienne. ''[[Lettres sur l'Égypte|Lettres sur l'Égypte, Où l'on Offre le Parallèle des Moeurs Anciennes & Modernes de Ses Habitans, Où l'on Décrit l'état, le Commerce, l'Agriculture, Le Gouvernement du Pays, & la Descente de S. Louis À Damiette, Tirée de Joinville & des Auteurs Arabes, avec des Cartes Géographiques]]''. Paris: Onfroi, 1785-1786.

*Suetonius. ''[[C. Suetonii Tranquilli Opera Omnia Quae Extant]]''. Londini: E typographaeo Mariae Matthews : Impensis R. Knaplock, J. & B. Sprint, B. Tooke, H. Clements, F. Gyles, R. Robinson, W. Churchil, & W. Meares, 1718.

*Tacitus, Cornelius. ''[[C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, Quae Exstant|C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, Quae Exstant: J. Lipsii, Rhennani, Ursini ... & Selectis Aliorum Commentariis Illustrata]]''. Amstelodami: Apud Danielem Elsevirium, 1672-1673.

*Thucydides. ''[[History of the Peloponnesian War|The History of the Peloponnesian War]]''. Translated by William Smith. London: Printed by John Watts, 1753.

*Thucydides. ''[[Thoukydidou peri tou Peloponnēsiakou Polemou Biblia Oktō|Thoukydidou peri tou Peloponnēsiakou Polemou Biblia Oktō = Thucydidis de Bello Peloponnesiaco Libri Octo]]''. Amstelædami : Apud R. & J. Wetstenios & Gul. Smith., 1731.

*Tyrtaeus. ''[[Spartan Lessons|Spartan Lessons; or, The Praise Of Valour: in the Verses of Tyrtaeus, an Ancient Athenian Poet, Adopted by the Republic of Lacedaemon, and Employed to Inspire Their Youth with Warlike Sentiments]]''. Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1759.

*Valerius Maximus. ''[[Valerii Maximi Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium|Valerii Maximi Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium: Libri IX]]''. Amstelodami : Juxta exemplar Elzevirirum, 1690.

*Velleius Paterculus. ''[[C Velleii Paterculi Historiae Romanae|C. Velleii Paterculi Historiae Romanae ad M. Vinicium cos. Libri Duo]]''. Interpretatione & notis illustravit Robertus Riguez. Londini: Impensis Gul. Innys ..., 1730.

*Xenophon. ''[[Xenophontos Hellenika|Ta tou Xenophontos Hellenika: kai ho Agesilaos = Xenophontis Graecorum res Gestae: et Agesilaus]]''. Edited by Edward Wells. Glasguae: R. et A. Foulis, 1762.

*Xenophon. ''[[Xenophōntes Kyrou Paideias Biblia Oktō|Xenophōntes Kyrou Paideias Biblia Oktō = Xenophontis De Cyri Institutione Libri Octo]]''. Oxonii, e theatro Sheldoniano, 1727.

=== British ===
*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John. ''[[Letter to Sir William Windham|A Letter to Sir William Windham ; II. Some Reflections on the Present State of the Nation ; III. A Letter to Mr. Pope'']]. London: Printed for the Editor, and sold by A. Millar, 1753.

*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John. ''[[Remarks on the History of England|Remarks on the History of England: From the Minutes of Humphry Oldcastle]]''. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1743.

*Buchanan, George. ''[[Rerum Scoticarum Historia]]''. Amsterodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1643.

*Caldwell, James, Sir. ''[[Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764|Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764 Taken by a Military Officer to Which are Added, an Inquiry How Far the Restrictions Laid Upon the Trade of Ireland, by British Acts of Parliament, are a Benefit or Disadvantage to British Dominions in General, and to England in Particular, for Whose Separate Advantage They Were Intended, with Extracts of Such Parts of the Statutes as Lay the Trade of Ireland under Those Restrictions]]''. London, 1766.

*Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of. ''[[History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England|The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641: With the Precedent Passages, and Actions, That Contributed Thereunto, and the Happy End, and Conclusion Thereof by the King's Blessed Restoration, and Return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660]]''. Oxford: Printed at the Theater, An. Dom. 1707.

*Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. ''[[History and Proceedings of the House of Commons|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons from the Restoration to the Present Time Containing the Most Remarkable Motions, Speeches, Resolves, Reports and Conferences to be Met With in That Interval]]''. London: Printed for Richard Chandler ..., 1742-1744.

*Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. ''[[History and Proceedings of the House of Lords|The History and Proceedings of The House of Lords, From the Restoration in 1660, to the Present Time, Containing the Most Remarkable Motions, Speeches, Debates, Orders and Resolutions. ... And Illustrated with Historical Notes and Observations. Together with the Debates in the Parliament of Scotland Relating to the Union]]''. London: Printed for Ebenezer Timberland, in Ship-Yard, Temple-Bar ..., 1742-1743.

*Hume, David. ''[[History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688|The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688: in Six Volumes]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar,|c1762.

*Milton, John. ''[[Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton|A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton: Correctly Printed from the Original Editions: With An Historical And Critical Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, Containing Several Original Papers of His, Never Before Published]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar ..., 1738.

*Muilman, Teresia Constantia. ''[[Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips|An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips more particularly, that Part of it which Relates to Her Marriage with an Eminent Dutch Merchant]]''. London: Printed for the Author and Sold at her House in Craig's Court Charing Cross, 1748-1749.

*Ralph, James. ''[[History of England during the Reigns of K. William, Q. Anne, and K. George I|The History of England during the Reigns of K. William, Q. Anne, and K. George I]]''. London: Printed by D. Browne, for F. Cogan, 1744-1746.

*Temple, William, Sir. ''[[Works of Sir William Temple|The Works of Sir William Temple, Bart.: To Which is Prefix'd Some Account of the Life and Writings of the Author]]''. London: Printed for A. Churchill, T. Goodwin, J. Knapton, R. Smith, B. Tooke ..., 1720.

=== French ===
*Pelloutier, Simon. ''[[Histoire des Celtes|Histoire des Celtes: et Particulierment des Gaulois et des Germains, Depuis les Tems Fabuleux, Jusqu'à la Prise de Rome par les Gaulois]]''. À La Haye: Chez Isaac Beauregard, 1750.

=== Italian ===
*Machiavelli, Niccolò. ''[[History of Florence|The History of Florence: in Eight Books]]''. Glasgow: Printed for Robert Urie, 1761.

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== '''Language and Rhetoric''' ==
*Blair, Hugh. ''[[Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres]]''. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Aitken, 1784.

*Cicero, Marcus Tullius. ''[[M.T. Ciceronis Orationes Quaedam Selectae]]''. Editio quarta, auctior & emendatior. Londini: Typis Gulielmi Sayes, impensis J. Knapton, R Wilkin, J. & B. Sprint, B. & S. Tooke, D. Midwinter, B. Cowse, G. Mortlock, W. & J. Innys, & A. Ward, 1722.

*Demetrius. ''[[Demetriou Phalēreōs Peri Hermēneias|Demetriou Phalēreōs Peri Hermēneias = Demetrii Phalerei De Elocutione, Sive Dictione Rhetoriae, in cac Editione, Contextus Graecus ex Optimis Exemplaribus Emendatur, Versio Latina Passim ab Erroribus Repurgatur; & Loca À Demetris Laudata, Quae Hactenus Graecè Tantum Extabant, Nunc Primùm Latinitate Donantur]]''. Glasguae : ex officina Roberti Foulis, 1743.

*Demosthenes. ''[[Demosthenis et Aeschinis Opera|Demosthenis et Æschinis Principum Graeciae Oratorum Opera, cum Utriusque Autoris Vita & Ulpiani Commentariis, Novisque Scholis, ex quarta eaque Postrema Recognitione, Graecolatina, Annotationibus illustrata]]''. Francofurti: Apud Claudium Marnium, & haeredes Iohannis Aubrii, 1604.

*Demosthenes. ''[[Dēmosthenous Logoi Eklektoi|Dēmosthenous Logoi Eklektoi = Demosthenis Selectæ Orationes]]''. Etonæ: apud Joseph. & Thomam Pote, 1755.

*Demosthenes. ''[[Œuvres Complettes de Démosthene et d'Eschine|Œuvres Complettes de Démosthene et d'Eschine, Traduites en François, avec des Remarques sur les Harangues & Plaidoyers de Ces Deux Orateurs, & des Notes Critiques & Grammaticales en Latin, sur le Texte Grec: Accompagnées D'un Discours Préliminaire sur L'éloquence & Autres Objets Intéressants; D'un Traité de la Jurisdiction & les Loix d'Athenes; D'un Précis Historique sur la Constitution de la Grece, sur le Gouvernement d'Athenes, & sur la Vie de Philippe; &C.]]'' Paris: Lacombe, 1777.

*Dionysius, of Halicarnassus. ''[[Dionysiou Halikarnasseōs Peri Syntheseōs Onomatōn|Dionysiou Halikarnasseōs Peri Syntheseōs Onomatōn = Dionysii Halicarnassei De Structura Orationis Liber]]''. Londini: Impensis R. Knaplock, in Cœmeterio Paulino, 1728.

*''[[Discours de Lycurgue, d'Andocide, d'Isée, de Dinarque|Discours de Lycurgue, d'Andocide, d'Isée, de Dinarque, avec un Fragment Sous le Nom de Démade]]''. Translated into French by M. l'abbé Auger. A Paris: Chez De Bure, fils aîné ... ; Théophile Barrois ... ; Alexandre Jombert jeune ..., 1783.

*''[[Grammar of the Greek Language|A Grammar of the Greek Language: Originally Composed for the College-School, at Gloucester, in Which it has been the Editor's Design to Reject What, in the Most Improved Edition of Cambden, is Redundant, to Supply What is Deficient, to Reduce to Order What is Intricate and Confused, and to Consign to an Appendix What is not Requisite to be got by Heart]]''. 1st American ed. from 3rd London. Boston: by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, 1800.

*Harris, James. ''[[Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar]].'' London: Printed for John Nourse and Paul Vaillan, 1771.

*Harris, James. ''[[Philological Inquiries|Philological Inquiries in Three Parts]].'' London: Printed for C. Nourse, 1781.

*Isocrates. ''[[Œuvres Complettes d'Isocrate|Œuvres complettes d'Isocrate, Auxquelles on a Joint Quelques Discours Analogues à Ceux de cet Orateur, Tirés de Platon, de Lysias, de Thucydide, de Xénophon, de Démosthene, d'Antiphon, de Gorgias, d'Antisthene & d'Alcidamas]]''. Translated into French by M. l'abbé Auger. Paris: chez De Bure, fils aîné, Théoph. Barrois jeune, 1781.

*Kuster, Ludolf. ''[[Lud. Kusterus de Vero Usu Verborum Mediorum Eorumque Differentia a Verbis Activis & Passivis|Lud. Kusterus de Vero Usu Verborum Mediorum Eorumque Differentia a Verbis Activis & Passivis.: Item Veteres Poetæ Citati Ad P. Labbei De Ancipitum Græcarum Vocalium In Prioribus Syllabis Mensura Confirmandum Sententiam.: Sive Index Vocabulorum In Quibus Anceps Vocalis Pro Longa Habenda Est.]]'' Londini: Prostant apud J. & J. Rivington ..., 1750.

*Lucian, of Samosata. ''[[Loukianou Samosateōs Hapanta|Loukianou Samosateōs Hapanta = Luciani Samosatensis Opera]]''. Amstelodami: Sumptibus J. Wetstenii, 1743.

*Lysias. ''[[Opera Omnia, Graece et Latine]]''. Paris: Franc. Ambr. Didot L'ainé, 1783.

*Pliny, the Younger. ''[[C. Plinii Cæcilii Secvndi Epistolæ et Panegyricus]]''. Editio nova. Lvgd. Batav.: Apud Joan. & Danielem Elsevier, 1653.

*Quintilian. ''[[M. Fabii Quinctiliani de Institutione Oratoria|M. Fabii Quinctiliani de Institutione Oratoria Libri Duodecim: Juxta Editionem, Quae, ad Fidem Trium Codicum Mss. & Octo Impressorum, Prodiit è Theatro Sheldoniano, Oxonii, An. 1693]]''. Londini: Excudebat E.P. ; Impensis J. Nicholson, 1714.

*Ruddiman, Thomas. ''[[Rudiments of the Latin Tongue|The Rudiments of the Latin Tongue or, a Plain and Easy Introduction to Latin Grammar; ... with Useful Notes and Observations, Explaining the Terms of Grammar, and Further Improving Its Rules]]''. Edinburgh: Printed by Wal Ruddiman, J Richardson and Company and sold by the widow of the author and the booksellers there, 1769.

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== '''Legal Treatises''' ==
=== General ===
*Blackstone, William. ''[[Commentaries on the Laws of England]]''. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1765-1769.

*Blackstone, William, 1723-1780. ''[[Law Tracts]].'' Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1762.

*Bracton, Henry de. ''[[Henrici de Bracton De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae Libri Quinque|Henrici de Bracton De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae Libri Quinque: in Varios Tractatus Distincti, ad Diversorum & Vetustissimorum Codicum Collationem, Ingenti Cura Denuò Typis Vulgati]]''. Londini: typis Milonis Flesher & Roberti Young, assign: Johannis More, armig., 1640.

*Breton, John le. ''[[Britton]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed by the assignes of John Moore Esquire, 1640.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Containing the Exposition of Many Ancient and Other Statutes]]''. 6th edition. London: Printed by W. Rawlins for Thomas Basset, 1681.

*Finch, Henry, Sir. ''[[Nomotexnia|Nomotexnia: Cestascavoir, Vn Description del Common Leys Dangleterre Solonque les Rules Del Art: Parallelees ove les Prerogatives le Roy. Ovesque Auxy le Substance & Effect de les Estatutes (Disposes en Lour Proper Lieux) per le Quels le Common Ley est Abridge, Enlarge, ou Ascunment Alter, del Commencement de Magna Charta fait 9. H.3. Tanque a Cest Jour]].'' London: Printed for the Societie of Stationers, 1613.

*''[[Fleta|Fleta Seu Commentarius Juris Anglicani Sic Nuncupatus: Sub Edwardo Rege Primo, Seu Circa Annos Abhince CCCXLL, Ab Anonymo Conscriptus, Atque È Codice Veteri, Autore Ipso Aliqantulùm Recentiori, Nunc Primùm Typis Editus : Accedit Tractatulus Vetus De Agendi Excipiendique Formulis Gallicanus, Fet Assavoir Dictus]]''. Londini: Typis M.F. prostant apud Guilielmium Lee, Mathaeuem Wabancke & Danielem Pakeman, 1647.

*Glanville, Ranulf de. ''[[Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus Regni Angliae|Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus Regni Angliae: Tempore Regis Henrici Secundi Compositus, Iusticie Gubernacula Tenente Illustri Viro Ranulpho de Glanvilla Iuris Regni & Antiquarum Consuetudinu[M] Eo Tempore Peritissimo. Et Illas Solu[M] Leges Continet & Consuetudines Secundum Quas Placitatur in Curia Regis Ad Scaccarium & Coram Iusticiis Ubicunque Fuerint. Huic Adiectae Sunt A Quodam Legum Studioso Adnotationes Aliquot Marginales Non Inutiles]].'' Londini: in aedibus Richardi Totteli. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum, 1554?

*Hale, Matthew. ''[[History of the Common Law of England|The History of the Common Law of England Divided into Twelve Chapters]]''. 3rd ed., corrected. London, In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq); for T. Waller, 1739.

*Jacob, Giles. ''[[Treatise of Laws|A Treatise of Laws or, A General Introduction to the Common, Civil, and Canon Law]]''. London: printed for T. Woodward; and J. Peele, 1721.

*Kames, Henry Home, Lord. ''[[Historical Law-Tracts]].'' 2nd ed. Edinburgh and London: Printed by A. Kincaid, His Majesty's Printer, for A. Millar, London, and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, in Edinburgh, 1761.

*Noy, William. ''[[Treatise of the Principal Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes|A Treatise of the Principal Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes of this Nation: Very Usefull and Commodious for All Students and Such Others as Desire the Knowledge and Understandings of the Laws]].'' 2nd ed. London: by T.N. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, R. Best, and G. Bedell, 1651.

*''[[Registrum Brevium|Registrum Brevium Tam Originalium, Quam Judicialium: Correctum & Emendatum Ad Vetus Exemplar Manuscriptum, Cujus Beneficio, À Multis Erroribus Purgatum, Ad Usus, Quibus Inservit Redditur Accommodatius]].'' Editio quarta. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, esquires, for Thomas Bassett ..., 1687.

*Saint German, Christopher. ''[[Doctor and Student|Doctor and Student, or, Dialogues Between a Doctor of Divinity and a Student in the Laws Of England: Containing the Grounds of Those Laws, Together with Questions and Cases Concerning the Equity and Conscience Thereof: also Comparing the Civil, Canon, Common and Statute Laws, and Shewing Wherein they Vary from One Another]].'' 16th ed. London: Printed by S. Richardson and C. Lintot, 1761.

*Spelman, Henry, Sir. ''[[English Works of Sir Henry Spelman|The English Works of Sir Henry Spelman, Kt. Publish'd in His Life-Time; Together with His Posthumous Works, Relating to the Laws and Antiquities of England; First Publish'd by the Present Lord Bishop of Lincoln, in the Year 1695, Together with the Life of the Author, Now Revised by His Lordship. to Which are Added, Two More Treatises of Sir Henry Spelman, Never Before Printed: One, of the Admiral-Jurisdiction, and the Officers Thereof: the Other, of Antient Deeds and Charters, with a Compleat Index to the Whole]]''. London: Printed for D. Browne, sen. & jun. W. Mears, F. Clay ..., 1723.

*Style, William. ''[[Style's Practical Register|Style's Practical Register: Begun in the Reign of King Charles I Consisting of Rules, Orders, and the Principal Observations Concerning the Practice of The Common Law in the Courts at Westminster: Particularly the King's Bench, as Well in Matters Criminal as Civil: Carefully Continued Down to this Time from Modern Reports: Alphabetically Digested Under Several Titles: with a Table for the Ready Finding Out of Those Titles]]''. 4th ed. London: Printed for C. Harper, D. Brown, J. Walthoe and D. Midwinter, 1707.

*Wingate, Edmund. ''[[Maximes of Reason|Maximes of Reason, or, The Reason of the Common Law of England]].'' London: Printed by R. & W. L. for W. Lee, A. Crook, D. Pakeman, H. Twiford, G. Bedell, T. Dring, J. Place, 1658.

=== Administration of Criminal Justice ===
*Dalton, Michael. ''[[Officium Vicecomitum|Officium Vicecomitum: The Office and Avthoritie of Sherifs. Written for the Better Incouragement of the Gentrie (Upon Whom the Burthen of This Office Lyeth) to Keepe Their Continuall Care of the businesse, and Eye Ouer Their Officers, They May the Better Discharge Their Dutie to God, Their Prince, and Countrey, in the Execution of This Their Office Gathered Ovt of the Statutes, and Bookes of the Common Lawes of This Kingdome]].'' London: Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1623.

=== Civil Law ===
*Domat, Jean. ''[[Civil Law in its Natural Order|The Civil Law in its Natural Order: Together with the Public Law]].'' London: Printed by J. Bettenham, for E. Bell, 1722.

*Taylor, John. ''[[Elements of the Civil Law]].'' 3rd ed. London: Charles Bathurst, 1769.

=== Civil Procedure ===
*Brown, William. ''[[Entring Clerk's Vade Mecum|The Entring Clerk's Vade Mecum: Being an Exact Collection of Precedents for Declarations and Pleadings in Most Actions, Especially Such as are Brought for, or Against Heirs, Executors, or Administrators, Executrices, Administratrices, and Their Husbands, in Person Actions, Also upon Bills of Exchange, Pollicies of Assurance, &c., and Such Process and Parts of Pleading as Relate Thereunto: Being Very Practicable and Useful to All Entring-Clerks, and Attornies in His Majesties Courts of Kings-Bench]]''. London: Printed by G. Sawbridge, W. Rawlins, and S. Roycroft, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs., for W. Jacob ... and C. Smith ..., 1678.

*Brownlow, Richard. ''[[Brownlow Latine Redivivus|Brownlow Latine Redivivus: a Book of Entries, of Such Declarations, Informations, Pleas in Barr and Abatement, Replications, Rejoynders, Issues, Verdicts, Bills of Exception to Verdicts, Judgements, Demurrers, and other Parts of Pleadings, (Now in Use) in Personal and Mixt Actions; Contained in the First and Second Parts of the Declarations and pleadings of Richard Brownlow]].'' London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkyns, Esquires, 1693.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Book of Entries|A Book of Entries: Containing Perfect and Approved Presidents of Counts, Declarations, Informations, Pleints, Indictments, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Pleadings, Processes, Continuances, Essoines, Issues, Defaults, Departure in Despight of the Court, Demurrers, Trials, Judgements, Executions, and All Other Matters and Proceedings (in Effect) Concerning the Practick Part of the Laws of England, in Actions Real, Personal, and Mixt, and in Appeals. Being Very Necessary to be Known, and of Excellent Use for the Modern Practice of the Law, Many of Them Containing Matters in Law, and Points of Great Learning]].'' 2nd ed. carefully corrected. London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins ..., 1671.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey, Sir. ''[[History and Practice of the High Court of Chancery|The History and Practice of the High Court of Chancery in Which is Introduced, an Account of the Institution and Various Regulations of the Said Court; Shewing Likewise, the Ancient and Present Practice Thereof in an Easy and Familiar Method]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for J. Worall and W. Owen, 1758.

*Mallory, John. ''[[Modern Entries|Modern Entries, in English Being a Select Collection of Pleadings in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer: ... and also All Kinds of Writs ... Together with Readings and Observations]]''. In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq.) for R. Gosling ..., 1734-1741.

*Manley, Thomas. ''[[Clerks Guide|The Clerks Guide: Leading into Three Parts]]''. London : Printed by John Streater, Henry Twyford, and E. Flesher, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, Esquires, 1672.

*Robinson, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Book of Special Entries|A Book of Special Entries of Declarations, Pleadings, Issues, Verdicts, Judgments and Judicial Process in Such Actions as are Now in Use and have not Hitherto been Published in Any Printed Book of Precedents Together with Such Notes and Observations as do Either Illustrate or Explain the Same]]''. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft and H. Sawbridge assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for T. Basset ... R. Chriswell ... and B. Tooke ..., 1684.

*Winch, Humphrey, Sir. ''[[Beau-Pledeur|Le Beau-Pledeur: A Book of Entries, Containing Declarations, Informations, and Other Select and Approved Pleadings, with Special Verdicts and Demurrers, in Most Actions, Feal, Personal, and Mixt, Which have been Argued and Adjudged in the Courts at Westminster, Together with Faithful References to the Most Authentick Printed Law-Books now Extant, Where the Cases of These Entries are Reported: and a More Copious and Useful Table than Hath Been Hitherto Printed in Any Book of Entries : The Whole Comprehending the Very Art and Method of Good Pleading]].'' London: Printed by George Sawbridge, William Rawlins, and Samuel Roycroft ... for Thomas Basset ... Richard Chiswell, and Benjamin Tooke ..., 1680.

=== Commercial Law ===
*Brydall, John. ''[[Ars Transferendi Dominium, the Second Part|Ars Transferendi Dominium, the Second Part or, A Sure Law-Guide to the Conveyancer Consisting of Many Observations and Various Questions, with Their Resolutions, Relating to Feoffments, Grants, Fines, Common Recoveries, Exchanges, Releases, Confirmations, Attornments, Surrenders, Bargains and Sales, and Devises]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns ... for Samuel Heyrick ... and Isaac Cleave ..., 1698.

*Cunningham, Timothy. ''[[Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-Notes, and Insurances|The Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-Notes, and Insurances, Containing All the Statutes, Cases at Large, Arguments, Resolutions, Judgments, Decrees, and Customs of Merchants Concerning Them, Methodically Digested: Together with Rules and Examples for Computing the Exchange between England and the Principal Places of Trade in Europe: Also, the Arbitrations of Exchange]]''. Dublin: Printed for Richard Watts, 1760.

*Perkins, John. ''[[Treatise of the Laws of England, on the Various Branches of Conveyancing|A Treatise of the Laws of England, on the Various Branches of Conveyancing]]''. 15th ed. Dublin : Printed by Henry Watts, bookseller, 1792.

*Pigott, Nathaniel. ''[[New Precedents in Conveyancing|New Precedents In Conveyancing: Containing Great Variety of Curious Draughts, Many of Them on Special Occations, Drawn or Settled By Mr. Piggot, Northey, Webb, And Other Eminent Hands; And Now Publish'd From Original Manuscripts]].'' London: Printed by H. Lintot for J. Worrall, 1742.

*Sheppard, William. ''[[Touch-Stone of Common Assurances|The Touch-Stone of Common Assurances, or, A Plain and Familiar Treatise, Opening the Learning of the Common Assurances or Conveyances of the Kingdome]].'' London: Printed by M.F. for W. Lee, M. Walbancke, D. Pakeman, and G. Bedell, 1648.

=== Constitutional Law ===
*Brydall, John. ''[[Jus Sigilli|Jus Sigilli: or, the Law of England, touching His Majesties four principal Seals, viz. The Great Seale, The Privy Seale, the Exchequer Seale, and the Signet]]''. London: Printed by E. Flesher, for Thomas Dring and John Leigh, 1673.

=== Contracts ===
*A., J. ''[[Law of Obligations and Conditions|The Law of Obligations and Conditions, or, An Accurate Treatise, Wherein is Contained the Whole Learning of the Law Concerning Bills, Bonds, Conditions, Statutes, Recognizances, and Defeasances]]''. London: Printed for J. Walthoe ..., 1693.

*''[[Law of Covenants|The Law of Covenants: a Treatise Explaining the Nature and Rules of the Several Sorts of Covenants]].'' 2nd ed. London, in the Savoy: Printed by John Nutt, for Samuel Butler, 1712.

*Jones, William, Sir. ''[[Essay on the Law of Bailments|An Essay on the Law of Bailments]].'' Boston: From the Press of Samuel Etheridge, for John West, c1796.

*Pothier, Robert Joseph. ''[[Treatise on Obligations|A Treatise on Obligations: Considered in a Moral and Legal View]].'' Translated. Newburn, N.C.: Martin & Ogden, 1802.

=== Courts ===
*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning the Jurisdiction of Courts]].'' London: Printed by M. Flesher, for W. Lee, and D. Pakeman, 1644.

*Crompton, Richard. ''[[Authoritie et Jurisdiction des Courts de la Majestie de la Roygne|L'Authoritie et Jurisdiction des Courts de la Majestie de la Roygne]]''. Londini, in aedibus Caroli Yetsweirti Armig., 1594.

*Dalton, Michael. ''[[Countrey Justice|The Countrey Justice: Containing the Practice of the Justices of the Peace as well in and out of their Sessions]]''. London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkyns, and Edward Atkyns, esquires, 1666.

*Lambarde, William. ''[[Eirenarcha|Eirenarcha, or, Of the Office of the Iustices of Peace: in Foure Bookes]].'' Fourthly revised, corrected and enlarged. At London Printed by Thomas Wight, and Bonham Norton, 1599.

=== Criminal Law ===
*Beccaria, Cesare. ''[[Essay on Crimes and Punishments|An Essay on Crimes and Punishments]].'' Translated from the Italian, with a commentary, attributed to Mons. de Voltaire, translated from the French. London: Printed for J. Almon, 1767.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning High Treason, and Other Pleas of the Crown, and Criminall Causes]].'' London: Printed by M. Flesher, for W. Lee, and D. Pakeman, 1644.

*Fitzherbert, Anthony. ''[[New Natura Brevium|The New Natura Brevium]].'' 8th ed., carefully revised. London, in the Savoy : printed for Henry Lintot ... and sold by J. Shuckburgh, 1755.

*Foster, Michael, Sir. ''[[Report of Some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer|A Report of Some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Goal Delivery for the Trial of the Rebels in the Year 1746 in the County of Surry and of Other Crown Cases]].'' Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press ; London: sold by J. Worrall and B. Tovey, 1762.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Evidence|The Law of Evidence]]''. 2nd ed., corrected. London, In the Savoy : Printed by Catherine Lintot ... for W. Owen, 1760.

*Hale, Matthew, Sir. ''[[History of the Pleas of the Crown|Historia Placitorum Coronæ. The History of the Pleas of the Crown]].'' London, In the Savoy, Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for F. Gyles ..., 1736.

*Hale, Matthew, Sir. ''[[Pleas of the Crown|Pleas of the Crown, or A Methodical Summary of the Principal Matters Relating to that Subject]]''. 5th ed. London, in the Savoy: Printed by J.N., assignee of Edw. Sayer, Esq;, for J. Walthoe ... and J. Walthoe junr., 1716.

*Hawkins, William. ''[[Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown|A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown, or, A System of the Principal Matters Relating to that Subject: Digested Under Their Proper Heads]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by Eliz. Nutt, (executrix of J. Nutt, assignee of E. Sayer, esq;) for J. Walthoe ... and J. Walthoe, jun., 1716-1726.

*Staunford, William, Sir. ''[[Plees del Coron|Les Plees del Coron: Diuisees in Plusiours Titles & Common Lieux. Per Queux Home Plus Redement et Plenairemẽt Trouera, Quelqz chose que il Quira, Touchant les Ditz Plees]]''. Londini: in aedibus Richardi Tottelli, 1560.

=== Ecclesiastical Law ===
*Burn, Richard. ''[[Ecclesiastical Law]].'' 4th ed. London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, Law-Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1781.

*Hooker, Richard. ''[[Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker|The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker: in Eight Books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity]]''. London: Printed for John Walthoe, George Conyers, James Knapton, Robert Knaplock, J. and B. Sprint ... [and 9 others], 1723.

=== Equity ===
*Ballow, Henry. ''[[Treatise of Equity|A Treatise of Equity]].'' London, in the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer) for D. Browne, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; and J. Shuckburgh, at the Sun next the Inner Temple gate in Fleetstreet, 1737.

*Kames, Henry Home, Lord. ''[[Principles of Equity]].'' Edinburgh: Printed by Alexander Kincaid, His Majesty's printer. For A. Millar, London; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1760.

=== International Law ===
*Grotius, Hugo. ''[[Rights of War and Peace|The Rights of War and Peace, In Three Books: Wherein are Explained, the Law of Nature and Nations, and the Principal Points Relating to Government]].'' Translated. London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, J. and P. Knapton, D. Brown, T. Osborn, and E. Wicksteed, 1738.

*Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von. ''[[Of the Law of Nature and Nations|Of the Law of Nature and Nations: Eight Books]].'' 2nd ed. Oxford: Printed by L. Lichfield, for A. and J. Churchil ..., 1710.

*Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von. ''[[De Officio Hominis & Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem|S. Pufendorfii, De Officio Hominis & Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo: Selectis Variorum Notis, Maximeq; Propriis Illustravit... Buddei Historiam Juris Naturalis Notis Adauctam Præmisit, Indicemq]].'' 4th ed., longe auctior & emendatior. Londini: impensis G. Thurlbourn, 1758.

*Rutherforth, Thomas. ''[[Institutes of Natural Law|Institutes of Natural Law: Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures on Grotius De Jure Belli et Pacis]].'' Cambridge: Printed by J. Bentham, printer to the University, for W. Thurlbourn, bookseller in Cambridge, 1754-1756.

=== Property ===
*Booth, George. ''[[Nature and Practice of Real Actions|The Nature and Practice of Real Actions: In Their Writs and Process, Both Original and Judicial, Together with Some Records in the Court Before the Justice of the County Palatine of Chester, proving the Antiquity of the Jurisdiction of That Court and of Some Families]].'' London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, for Awnsham and John Churchil ..., 1701.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, or, A Commentary upon Littleton, not the Name of the Author Only, but of the Law It Selfe]]''. 9th ed. London: Printed by William Rawlins, Samuel Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, esquires, 1684.

*Craig, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Jus Feudale|Jus Feudale: Tribus Libris Comprehensum: Quibus Non Solùm Consuetudines Feudales, & Praediorum Jura, Quae in Scotia, Anglia & Plerisque Galliae Locis Obtinent, Continentur; Sed Universum Jus Scoticum, & Omnes Ferè Materiae Juris Clarè & Dilucidè Exponuntur, & Ad Fontes Juris Feudalis & Civilis Singula Reducuntur]].'' Editio tertia. Edinburgi: Apud Thos. & Walt. Ruddimannos, 1732.

*Dalrymple, John, Sir. ''[[Essay Towards a General History of Feudal Property in Great Britain|An Essay Towards a General History of Feudal Property in Great Britain]].'' London: Printed for A. Millar, 1757.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Uses and Trusts|The Law of Uses and Trusts: Collected and Digested in a Proper Order, from the Reports of Adjudg'd Cases, in the Courts of Law and Equity, and Other Books of Authority. Together with a Treatise of Dower. To Which is Added, a Complete Table of All the Matters Therein Contain'd]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (Assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for R. Gosling, 1734.

*Philipps, Fabian. ''[[Tenenda Non Tollenda|Tenenda Non Tollenda, or the Necessity of Preserving Tenures in Capite and by Knightservice, Which According to Their First Institution were, and are yet, a Great Part of the Salus Populi, and the Safety and Defence of the King, as well as of His People: Together with a Prospect of the very Many Mischiefs and Inconveniences, Which by the Taking Away or Altering of Those Tenures, will Inevitably Happen to the King and His Kingdomes]].'' London: Printed by Thomas Leach, for the author, and are to be sold by Abel Roper ... 1660.

=== Roman Law ===
*''[[Institutionum Imperialium Commentarius|Arnoldi Vinnii JC. in Quatuor Libros Institutionum Imperialium Commentarius: Academicus & Forensis]]''. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Joannem van der Linden, Juniorem, 1726.

*''[[Corpus Juris Civilis|Corpus Juris Civilis: Pandectis ad Florentinum Archetypum Expressis, Institutionibus, Codice et Novellis, Addito Textu Græco, ut & in Digestis & Codice, Legibus & Constitutionibus Græcis, cum Optimis Quibusque Editionibus Collatis ; cum Notis Integris, Repetitæ Quintum Prælectionis, Dionysii Gothofredi, JC., Præter Justiniani Edicta, Leonis & Aliorum Apostolorum, Græce` & Latine`, Feudorum Libros, Leges XII Tabul. & Alios ad Jus Pertinentes Tractatus, Fastos Consulares, Indicesque Titulorum ac Legum : & Quæcunque in Ultimis Parisiensi Vel Lugdunensi Editionibus Continentur, Huic Editioni Nove` Accesserunt Pauli Receptæ Sententiæ Cum Selectis Notis J. Cujacii et Sparsim ad Universum Corpus Antonii Anselmo ... Observationes Singulares, Remissiones & Notæ Juris Civilis, Canonici, & Novissimi ac in Praxi Recepti Differentiam Continentes ; Denique Lectiones Variæ & Notæ Selectæ Augustini, Belloni, Goveani, Cujacii, Duareni, Russardi, Hotomanni, Contii, Roberti, Rævardi, Charondæ, Grotii, Salmasii & Aliorum]]''. Amstelodami: apud Joannem Blaeu, Ludovicum, & Danielem Elzevirios ; Lugd. Batavorum : apud Franciscum Hackium, 1663.

*''[[Four Books of Justinian's Institutions|D. Justiniani Institutionum Libri Quator, The Four Books of Justinian's Institutions]]''. Translated by George Harris. 2nd ed. London: Printed by J. Purser for M. Withers, 1761.

*''[[Theophilou Antikēnsōros ta Heuriskomena|Theophilou Antikēnsōros ta Heuriskomena: Theophili Antecessoris Paraphrasis Graeca Institutionum Caesarearum]]''. Hagae Comitis: apud fratres Ottonem et Petrum Thollios, 1751.

=== Virginia Law ===
*Hening, William Waller. ''[[New Virginia Justice|The New Virginia Justice, Comprising the Office and Authority of a Justice of the Peace, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Together with a Variety of Useful Precedents Adopted [!] to the Laws Now in Force, to Which is Added, an Appendix Containing All the Most Approved Forms of Conveyancing, Commonly Used in this Country ... also the Duties of a Justice of the Peace Arising Under the Laws of the United States]].'' Richmond: Printed by T. Nicolson, 1795.

*Tucker, St. George. ''[[Blackstone's Commentaries|Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference, to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Virginia.]]'' Philadelphia :Published by William Young Birch, and Abraham Small, 1803.

=== Wills ===
*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last Wills|The Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last Will, to Which is Added, Choice Precedents of Wills]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for T. Waller, 1756.

*Godolphin, John. ''[[Orphan's Legacy|The Orphan's Legacy: or, A Testamentary Abridgment. In Three Parts. I. Of Last Wills and Testaments. II. Of Executors and Administrators. III. Of Legacies and Devises. Wherein the Most Material Points of Law Relating to that Subject, are Succintly Treated, as well According to the Common and Temporal, as Ecclesiastical and Civil Laws of this Realm]].'' 4th ed., much augmented and enlarged. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, esquires, for Robert Vincent, 1701.

*Nelson, William. ''[[Lex Testamentaria|Lex Testamentaria: or, A Compendious System of All the Laws of England, as well Before the Statute of Henry VIII, as Since, Concerning Last Wills and Testaments in Which are Collected, All the Judgments and Resolutions Dispers'd in the Year-Books, and All Other Reports Both in Law and Equity, What Estates in Fee, in Tail, for Life or Years, have been Created By Wills Either Expressly Or By Implication. Treating Also Of All Cases Concerning Executory Devices And Legacies. And Of All Actions, Pleas, and Judgments, by, for, or Against Executors, Administrators, and Guardians: Very Necessary for All who are, or may be, Entitled to Any Estates by Virtue of Any Will or Administration, or as Guardians to Infants: Collected in a More Plain, Easy, and Methodical Manner than Hither to Hath been done in Any Treatise of this Nature]].'' 2nd ed., with many corrections and additions. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Gosling for Joell Stephens, 1728.

*Swinburne, Henry. ''[[Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills|A Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills: Compiled out of the Laws Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Canon, as also out of the Common Law, Customs and Statutes of this Realm]].'' 6th edition, corrected and very much enlarged. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edw. Sayer, esq.) and sold by S. Birt ..., 1743.

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*Homer. ''[[Homerou Odysseias|Tēs tou Homērou Odysseias]]''. Edited by J. Moor and G. Muirhead. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1758.

*''[[Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus|Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus, Ethice Explicatae]]''. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud P. Bonk, 1745.

*Pindar. ''[[Ta tou Pindarou Sesosmena|Ta tou Pindarou Sesosmena: Olympia, Pythia, Nemia, Isthmia]]''. Ex editione Oxoniensi. Glasguae : Excudebat R. & A. Foulis, 1754-1758.

*Sophocles. ''[[Tragedies of Sophocles|The Tragedies of Sophocles]]''. Translated by Thomas Francklin. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1758-1759.

*Theocritus. ''[[Idylliums of Theocritus|The Idylliums of Theocritus]]''. Translated by Francis Fawkes. London: Printed for the author by D. Leach and sold by J. and R. Tonson ..., 1767.

*Theocritus. ''[[Ta tou Theokritou Sesomena|Ta tou Theokritou Sesomena = Theocriti Quae Extant]]''. Ex editione Danielis Heinsii expressa. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1746.

===Italian===
*Vida, Marco Girolamo. ''[[Marci Hieronymi Vidae, Cremonensis, Albae Episcopi, De Arte Poetica|Marci Hieronymi Vidae, Cremonensis, Albae Episcopi, De Arte Poetica]]''. 2nd ed. Oxonii: E typographeo Clarendoniano, 1723.

===Latin===
*Bion of Smyrna. ''[[Biōnos tou Smyrnaiou, kai Moschou tou Syrakosiou, ta Sōzomena|Biōnos tou Smyrnaiou, kai Moschou tou Syrakosiou, ta Sōzomena = Bionis Smyrnæl, et Moschi Syracusani, quæ Supersunt]]''. Oxonii: e Typographeo Clarendoniano, prostant venales apud Johan. Barrett, 1748.

*Horace. ''[[Poetical Translation of the Works of Horace|A Poetical Translation of the Works of Horace: with the Original Text, and Notes Collected from the Best Latin and French Commentators on that Author]]''. 2nd ed. London : Printed for A. Millar ... in the Strand, 1747.

*Horace. ''[[Q. Horatii Flacci Epistolae ad Pisones, et Augustum|Q. Horatii Flacci Epistolae ad Pisones, et Augustum with an English Commentary and Notes]]''. Edited by Richard Hurd. Dublin: Printed by Sarah Stringer, 1768.

*Horace. ''[[Q. Horatii Flacci Opera]]''. Editio quinta. Londini: Impensis Gulielmi Innys, 1711.

*Horace. ''[[Quintus Horatius Flaccus|Quintus Horatius Flaccus: ad Lectiones Probatiores Diligenter Emendatus, et Interpunctione Nova Saepius Illustratus]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis, excudebat Robert Foulis ..., 1744.

*Juvenal and Persius. ''[[D. Junii Juvenalis et A. Persii Flacci Satyrae]]''. Interpretatione ac notis illustravit Ludovicus Prateus. Londini: impensis Tho. Dring, contra Hospitium Templariorum in vico Fleetstreet dicto, & Abel Swalle, ad insigne Monocerotis in Ludgatestreet, 1691.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[De Rerum Natura|Titi Lucretii Cari De Rerum Natura Libri Sex: ex Editione Thomae Creech, Explain'd and Illustrated with Notes and Animadversions ; being a Compleat System of the Epicurean Philosophy]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1759.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[Of the Nature of Things|T. Lucretius Carus, Of the Nature of Things, in Six Books]]''. Translated by Thomas Creech. London: Printed by J. Matthews for G. Sawbridge, 1714.

*Ovid. ''[[Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV]]''. In hac editione quinta fere notarum pars expungitur. Londini: Impensis S. Ballard, J. & P. Knapton, S. Birt, T. Longman, D. Browne [and 13 others in London], 1751.

*Petronius Arbiter. ''[[Titi Petronii Arbitri Equitis Romani Satyricon|Titi Petronii Arbitri Equitis Romani Satyricon: cum Fragmento Nuper Tragurii Reperto. Accedunt Diversorum Poëtarum Lusus in Priapum, Pervigilium Veneris, Ausonii Cento Nuptialis, Cupido Crucifixus, Epistolae de Cleopatra, & alia Nonnulla. Omnia Commentariis, & Notis Doctorum Virorum Illustrata]]''. Amstelodami: Typis Ioannis Blaev, 1669.

*Phaedrus. ''[[Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque|Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque: Item Fabulæ Quædam ex ms. Veteri à Marquardo Gudio Descriptæ; cum Indice Vocum & Locutionum. Appendicis Loco Adjiciuntur Fabulæ Græcæ Quædam & Latinæ ex Variis Authoribus Collectæ; quas Claudit Avieni Æsopicarum Fabularum Liber Unicus]]''. Londini: Ex officinâ Jacobi Tonson, & Johannis Watts., 1713.

*Plautus, Titus Maccius. ''[[M. Acci Plauti Comoediae]]''. Lugd. Batav., Roterod.: Ex Officina Hackiana, 1669.

*''[[Poetae Latini Minores|Poetae Latini Minores: ex Editione Petri Burmanni Fideliter Expressi]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1752.

*Statius, P. Papinius. ''[[Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum|Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum lib. V. ; Thebaidos lib. XII. ; Achilleidos lib. II.]]'' Lugd. Batav.: Ex officina Hackiana, Ao 1671.

*Terence. ''[[Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae Sex|Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae Sex: Ex Editione Westerhoviana Recensita Ad Fidem Duodecim Amplius Msstorum Codicum & Pluscularum Optimae Notae Editionum]]''. Glasguae: Cura & impensis Roberti Foulis, typis Roberti Urie & soc., 1742.

*Tibullus and Propertius. ''[[Tibulli Et Propertii Opera|Tibulli Et Propertii Opera: Ex Editione J. Broukhusii Fideliter Expressa]]''. Glasguae: Excudebant Robertus & Andreas Foulis, 1753.

*Virgil. ''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]''. Ex recensione Alexandri Cuningamii Scoti. Edinburgi: Apud G. Hamilton & J. Balfour, 1743.

*Virgil. ''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Opera]]''. Juxta editionem novissimam Parisiensem, a. 1722. Londini: Impensis W. Innys, 1746.

*Virgil. ''[[Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]''. ex editione Petri Burmanni. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis, excudebat Andreas Foulis, Academiae Typographus, 1784.

*Virgil. ''[[Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis|The Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis]]''. Translated by John Dryden. 7th ed. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1748.

===Scottish===
*Macpherson, James. ''[[Poems of Ossian|The Poems of Ossian]]''. A new ed. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1784-85.

===Spanish===
*Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. ''[[Don Quixote|The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote]]''.Translated by T. Smollett. 6th ed. London: Printed for F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman, B. Law, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, J. Johnson [and 12 others in London], 1792.

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== '''Mathematics and Engineering''' ==
*Emerson, William. ''[[Treatise of Algebra|A Treatise of Algebra: in Two Books]]''. London: Printed for J. Nourse, 1764.

*Euclid. ''[[Elements of Euclid|The Elements of Euclid: viz. the First Six Books, Together with the Eleventh and Twelfth. In this edition, the Errors, by which Theon, or Others, have Long Ago Vitiated These Books, are Corrected, and Some of Euclid's Demonstrations Restored]]''. Edited by Robert Simson. Glasgow : Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, Printers to the University, 1756.

*Euclid. ''[[Euclidis Elementorum|Euclidis Elementorum Libri Priores Sex, Item Undecimus et Duodecimus, ex Versione Latina Federici Commandini; Sublatis iis Quibus Olim Libri hi a Theone, Aliisve, Vitiati Sunt, et Quibusdam Euclidis Demonstrationibus Restitutis]]''. Edited by Robert Simson. Glasguae: in Aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1756.

*Gibson, Robert. ''[[Treatise of Practical Surveying|A Treatise of Practical Surveying: Which is Demonstrated From its First Principles Wherein Every Thing That is Useful and Curious in that Art, is Fully Considered and Explained]]''. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank ..., 1789.

*Hutton, Charles. ''[[Mathematical Tables|Mathematical Tables: Containing the Common, Hyperbolic, and Logistic Logarithms, also Sines, Tangents, Secants, and Versed Sines, Both Natural and Logarithmic]]''. London: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1785.

*Newton, Isaac, Sir. ''[[Arithmetica Universalis|Arithmetica Universalis: Sive De Compositione Et Resolutione Arithmetica Liber]]''. Editio secunda. Londini: Benji & Sam. Tooke, 1722.

*Simpson, Thomas. ''[[Treatise of Algebra (Simpson)|A Treatise of Algebra Wherein the Fundamental Principles are Fully and Clearly Demonstrated, ... to Which is Added, the Construction of a Great Number of Geometrical Problems]]''. 3rd ed., rev. London: printed for John Nourse, 1767.

*Ward, John. ''[[Young Mathematician's Guide|The Young Mathematician's Guide: Being a Plain and Easie Introduction to the Mathematicks, in Five Parts]]''. 3rd. ed. corrected. London: Printed for Tho. Horne at the South Entrance of the Royal-Exchange, 1719.

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=='''Philosophy'''==
*Aldrich, Henry. ''[[Artis Logicae Compendium]]''. Oxoniae: E Theatro Sheldoniano, Impensis A. Peisley, 1723.

*Bacon, Francis. ''[[Works of Francis Bacon|The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Lord High Chancellor of England ... With Several Additional Pieces, Never Before Printed in any Edition of His Works]]''. London: A. Millar, 1740.

*Boethis. ''[[Anicii Manlii Severini Boetii Consolationis Philosophiae Libri Quinque]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis academiae typographi,1751.

*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Philosophical Works of the Late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke|The Philosophical Works of the Late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke: in Five Volumes]]''. London: Published by David Mallet, Esq., 1754.

*Cicero, Marcus Tullius. ''[[M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera cum Delectu Commentariorum]]''. Parisiis: Apud J. B. Coignard, [etc.]; Londini: Apud P. Vaillant, 1740-1742.

*Cicero, Marcus Tullius. ''[[M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera quae Supersunt Omnia|M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera quae Supersunt Omnia: ad Fidem Optimarum Editionum Diligenter Expressa]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis, Excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1748-49.

*Epictetus. ''[[Epicteti Manuale et Sententiae|Epicteti Manuale et Sententiae: Quibus Accedunt Tabula Cebetis, & Alia Affinis Argumenti, in Linguam Latinam Conversa A Marco Meibomio: Subjiciuntur Ejusdem Notae, Emendationes Claudii Salmasii in Epictetum, Notae Illorum & Alius Viri Docti in Dissertationes Epicteti ab Arriano Digestas, & Varians Scriptura Codicum Manu Exaratorum]]''. Trajecti Batavorum: Ex officina Guilielmi Broedelet, 1711.

*Erasmus, Desiderius. ''[[Adagiorum D. Erasmi Roterodami Epitome]]''. Editio novissima. Amstelodami: Ex officina Elzeviriana, Sumptibus Societatis, 1663.

*Gellius, Aulus. ''[[Auli Gellii Noctes Atticae]]''. Editio nova. Amstelodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1651.

*Kames, Henry Home, Lord. ''[[Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion|Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion: In Two Parts]]''. Edinburgh: Printed by R. Fleming, for A. Kincaid and A. Donaldson, 1751.

*Locke, John. ''[[Works of John Locke|The Works of John Locke Esq., in Three Volumes]]''. London: Printed for John Churchill at the Black Swan in Pater-noster-Row, and Sam. Manship at the Ship in Cornhil., 1714.

*Longinus. ''[[Dionysiou Longinou Peri Hupsous, Kai Talla Heuriskomena|Dionysiou Longinou Peri Hupsous, Kai Talla Heuriskomena = Dionysii Longini de Sublimitate Commentarius, Ceteraque, Quae Reperiri Potuere: in Usum Serenissimi Principis Electoralis Brandenburgici Jacobus Tollius e Quinque Codicibus Mss. Emendavit, & Fr. Robortelli, Fr. Porti, Gabrielis de Petra, Ger. Lanbaenii, & Tanaquilli Fabri, Notis Integris Suas Subjecit, Novamque Versionum Suam Latinam, & Gallicam Boilavii, cum Ejusdem, ac Dacierii, Suisque Notis Gallicis Addidit]]''. Trajecto ad Rhenum: Ex Officinâ Francisci Halma ..., 1694.

*Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de. ''[[Œuvres de Monsieur de Montesquieu]]''. Nouv. éd. rev., cor., & considérablement augm. par l'auteur. Londres: Nourse, 1767.

*Plato. ''[[Platonis Philosophi Quae Extant Graece|Platonis Philosophi Quae Extant Graece ad Editionem Henrici Stephani Accurate Expressa cum Marsilii Ficini Interpretatione; Praemittitur 1. III Laertii De Vita Et Dogm. Plat. cum Notitia Literaria. Accedit Varietas Lectionis. Studiis Societatis Bipontinae]]''. Biponti: ex typographia Societatis, 1781-87.

*Plutarch. ''[[Plutarch's Morals]]''. 3rd ed. corr. and amended. London: Printed by Tho. Braddyll, and are to be sold by most Booksellers in London and Westminister, 1694.

*Raymondis, Jean Paradis de. ''[[Traité Élémentaire de Morale et du Bonheur]]''. A Lyon: Barret, 1784.

*Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of. ''[[Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times]]''. 2nd edition. London: [Publisher unknown], 1714.

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=='''Religion'''==
*Barclay, Robert. ''[[Apology for the True Christian Divinity|An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers]]''. 8th ed. in English. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, 1765.

*Bible. New Testament. ''[[Kaines Diathekes Apanta|Tes Kaines Diathekes Apanta = Novum Testamentum]]''. Londini: Impensis R. Knaplock, J. Tonson, & J. Watts. 1728.

*Bible. Old Testament. ''[[Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta|Hē Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta = Vetus Testamentum Græcum: ex Versione Septuaginta Interpretum Juxta Exemplar Vaticanum Romæ Editum]]''. Cantabrigiæ: Excusum per Joannem Field, 1665.

*Blackwall, Anthony. ''[[Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated|The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated, or, An Essay Humbly Offer'd Towards Proving the Purity, Propriety, and True Eloquence of the Writers of the New Testament]]''. London: Printed for C. Rivington ... , 1737.

*Bryant, Jacob. ''[[New System, or, an Analysis of Ancient Mythology|A New System, or, an Analysis of Ancient Mythology: Wherein an Attempt is Made to Divest Tradition of Fable and to Reduce the Truth to its Original Purity : in this work is given an history of the Babylonians, Chaldeans, Egyptians, Canaanites, Helladians, Ionians, Leleges, Dorians, Pelasgi : also of the Scythae, Indo-Scythae, Ethiopians, Phenicians]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed for T. Payne, P. Elmsly, B. White, and J. Walter, 1775-1776.

*Church of England. Book of Common Prayer (Greek). ''[[Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs|Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs: Kai Yeleseōs Mystēriōn kai tōn Allōn Thesmōn kai Teletōn tēs Ekklēsias: Kata to Eth[os] tēs Agglikanēs Ekklēsias: Pros [de] t[ou]tois Typos k[ai] Tropos tēs Katagaseōs, Cheirotonias, kai Kathierōseōs Episkopōn Presbyterōn k[ai] Diakonōn]]''. En tē Kantabrigia: Exetypōthē par' Iōannou Phieldou ..., 1665.

*Church of England. Book of Common Prayer (Latin). ''[[Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium|Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium, et Administrationis Sacramentorum, aliorumque Rituum et Ceremoniarum in Ecclesia Anglicana Receptus: Itémque Forma et Modus Creandi, Ordinandi, et Consecrandi Episcopos, Presbyteros, et Diaconos]]''. Londini: Typis G. Bowyer, Impensis J. & J. Bonwicke, 1744.

*Clement of Alexandria. ''[[Klēmentos Alexandreōs ta Euriskomena|Klēmentos Alexandreōs ta Euriskomena = Clementis Alexandrini Opera Graece et Latine Quae Extant]]''. Lutetiae Parisiorum: Apud Matthaeum Guillemot, via Iacobaea, sub signo Bibliothecae, 1641.

*Delany, Patrick. ''[[Doctrine of Abstinence from Blood Defended|The Doctrine of Abstinence from Blood Defended. In Answer to Two Pamphlets, the One Called, The Question About Eating Blood Stated and Examined, &c. The Other Intitled, The Prohibition of Blood a Temporary Precept]]''. London: C. Rivington, 1734.

*Grotius, Hugo. ''[[De Veritate Religionis Christianae]]''. Editio novissima, in qua ejusdem annotationes ipsius textus verbis subjectae sunt. Amstelaedami: Apud Henricum Wetstenium, 1696.

*Hammond, Henry. ''[[Paraphrase, and Annotations upon All the Books of the New Testament|A Paraphrase, and Annotations upon All the Books of the New Testament: Briefly Explaining All the Difficult Places Thereof]]''. London. : Printed by J. Flesher for Richard Royston at the Angel in Ivie-Lane., 1653.

*''[[Holy Bible|The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated Out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches]]''. Oxford: Printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the University, 1754.

*Lightfoot, John. ''[[Works of the Reverend and Learned John Lightfoot|The Works of the Reverend and Learned John Lightfoot]]''. London: Printed by W. R. for Robert Scot, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell, 1684.

*Lowth, Robert. ''[[De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum|De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum. Prælectiones Academiæ Oxonii Habitæ]]''. Ed. altera, emendatior. Oxonii: e typographeo Clarendoniano, 1763.

*Minucius Felix, Marcus. ''[[Marci Minucii Felicis Octavius]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1750.

*Nelson, Robert. ''[[Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England|A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England, with Collects and Prayers for Each Solemnity]]''. 11th ed. London : Printed by W. Bowyer for R. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, J. Walthoe, M. Wotton, B. Tooke, R. Wilkin, R. Smith, and T. Ward, 1720.

*Stackhouse, Thomas. ''[[New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ|A New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: From His Birth, to the Establishment of Christianity: with Answers to Most of the Controverted Questions, Dissertations upon the Most Remarkable Passages, and a Connection of Profane History All Along: to Which are Added, Notes Explaining Difficult Texts, Rectifying Mis-translations, and Reconciling Seeming Contradictions: the Whole Illustrated with Proper Maps]]''. Edinburgh: Printed by Sands, Murray, and Cochran for James Meuros, bookseller in Kilmarnock, 1765.

*Stackhouse, Thomas. ''[[New History of the Holy Bible|A New History of the Holy Bible: From the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity: with Answers to Most of the Controverted Questions, Dissertations upon the Most Remarkable Passages, and a Connection of Profane History All Along: to Which are Added, Notes Explaining Difficult Texts, Rectifying Mis-translations, and Reconciling Seeming Contradictions: the Whole Illustrated with Proper Maps and Sculptures]]''. Edinburgh: Printed for Alex. Donaldson, and John Wood, and for James Meuros, bookseller in Kilmarnock, 1767.

*Tillotson, John. ''[[Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson|The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: Containing Two Hundred Sermons and Discourses on Several Occasions: to Which are Annexed Prayers Composed by Him for His Own Use, a Discourse to His Servants Before the Sacrament, and a Form of Prayer Composed by Him, for the Use of King William: Being All That were Printed after His Grace's Decease: Now Collected into Two Volumes: Together with Tables to the Whole: One, of the Texts Preached Upon; Another of the Places of Scripture, Occasionally Explain'd; a Third, an Alphabetical Table of Matter]]''. 3rd. ed. London: Printed for Benjamin Tooke, John Pemberton, and Edward Valentone ..., Jacob Tonson ..., and James Round, 1722.
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=='''Science and Medicine'''==
*Bacon, Francis. ''[[Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning|Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning, or, The Partitions of Sciences, IX Bookes]]''. Oxford: Printed by Leon. Lichfield for Rob. Young & Ed. Forrest, 1640.

*Darwin, Erasmus. ''[[Zoonomia or The Laws of Organic Life]]''. 3d ed. cor. London: J. Johnson, 1801.

*Dobson, Matthew. ''[[Medical Commentary on Fixed Air|A Medical Commentary on Fixed Air with an Appendix on the Efficacy of the Solution of Fixed Alkaline Salts Saturated with Fixible Air, in the Stone and Gravel with Large Additions and Several New Cases]]''. 3rd ed. London: T. Cadell, 1787.

*Ferguson, James. ''[[Tables and Tracts Relative to Several Arts and Sciences]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar and T. Cadell, 1767.

*Goldsmith, Oliver. ''[[History of the Earth, and Animated Nature|An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature]]''. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, 1795.

*Helsham, Richard. ''[[Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy|A Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy]]''. London: Published by Bryan Robinson, printed by J. Nourse, 1739.

* Hippocrates. ''[[Hippocratis Aphorismi|Hippokratous Aphorismoi = Hippocratis Aphorismi: Hippocratis et Celsi Locis Parallelis Illustrati]]''. Parisiis: Apud Theophilium Barrois Juniorem, 1784.

*Martin, Benjamin. ''[[Philosophia Britannica|Philosophia Britannica: or, A New and Comprehensive System of the Newtonian Philosophy, Astronomy, and Geography, in a Course of Twelve Lectures, with Notes ... the Whole Collected and Methodized from All the Principal Authors, and Public Memoirs; and Embellished with Eighty-One Copper-Plates]]''. 4th ed. London: Printed for John, Francis, Charles Rivington; and Thomas Carnan, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and Andrew Strahan, in New Street, 1788.

*Martin, Benjamin. ''[[Philosophical Grammar|The Philosophical Grammar: Being a View of the Present State of Experimented Physiology, or Natural Philosophy in Four Parts. Part I. Somatology, ... Part II. Cosmology, ... Part III. Aerology, ... Part IV. Geology, ... : The Whole Extracted from the Writings of the Greatest Naturalists of the Last and Present Age]]''. London: Printed for J. Noon ..., 1735.

*Pliny, the Elder. ''[[C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis Historiæ]]''. Lugd. Batav. & Roterodami: Apud Hackios, a 1669.

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==See also==
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Known Surviving Wythe Volumes]]
*[[Dean Bibliography|Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean]]
*[[Wythe Titles Not in the Wolf Law Library]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]

==External Links==
*[https://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe] on [https://www.librarything.com/ LibraryThing]

[[Category: George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]
[[Category: Wythe's Library]]

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=='''Case Reports, Digests, and Statutes'''==
===England===
====Abridgments====
*D'Anvers, Knightley. ''[[General Abridgment of the Common Law|A General Abridgment of the Common Law, Alphabetically Digested under Proper Titles: With Notes and References to the Whole.]]'' 2nd ed. London, In the Savoy: 1722-1737.

====Court of Chancery====
*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Select Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery|Select Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, Before the Late Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal and the Late Lord Chancellor King, from the year 1724 to 1733 with Two Tables, One of the Names of the Cases, and the Other of the Principal Matters]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for H. Lintot, D. Browne, and J. Shuckburgh, 1740.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Third Part of Reports of Cases, Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery|The Third Part of Reports of Cases, Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery, in the Reigns of King Charles II, King William, and Queen Anne]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by J. Nutt, Assignee of Edward Sayer Esq; for J. Walthoe, and J. Walthoe Jun., 1716.

====Court of King's Bench====
*Burrow, James. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Burrow)|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, Since the Death of Lord Raymond]].'' 1st ed. London: Printed by His Majesty's Law Printers for John Worrall, 1766-1780.

====Multiple Courts====
*Levinz, Creswell, Sir. ''[[Reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz|Les Reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz: Jades un del Justices del Common Bank, en Trois Parts, Commencant en le 12 an de Roy Charles II. & Fini en le 8 an de son Majesty William III]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins esq; for S. Keble ... D. Browne ... T. Benskin ... and J. Walthoe, 1702. Wythe copy held by the Library of Congress.

*Plowden, Edmund. ''[[Commentaries, ou Reportes de Edmunde Plowden|Les Commentaries, ou Reportes de Edmunde Plowden vn Apprentice de le Comen Ley, di Diuers Cases Esteants Matters en Ley, & de les Arguments sur Yceux, en les Temps des Raygnes le Roye Edwarde le Size, le Roigne Mary, le Roy & Roigne Phillip & Mary, & le Roigne Elizabeth]]''. Londini: in ædibus Richardi Tottelli, 1578. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

====Statutes====
*Great Britain. ''[[Statutes at Large|The Statutes at Large, in Paragraphs, and Sections or Numbers, from Magna Charta, to the End of the Session of Parliament, March 14. 1704, in the Fourth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Anne, Carefully Examined by the Rolls of Parliament; with the Titles of Such Statutes as are Expired, Repealed, Altered, or Out of Use]]''. London: Printed by C. Bill, 1706.

=== United States ===
*''[[Hamiltons versus Eaton|Hamiltons versus Eaton: A Case Respecting British Debts, Lately Determined in the Circuit Court of the United States, for North-Carolina District, Presided by C.J. Ellsworth]]''. Newbern: Francois-Xavier Martin, 1797. Wythe copy held by Library of Congress.

*United States. ''[[Acts Passed at a Congress of the United States of America]]''. Precise edition unknown.

===Virginia===
*Tatham, William. ''[[Report of Kamper v. Hawkins|Report of a Case Decided on Saturday the 16th of November 1793, in the General Court of Virginia wherein Peter Kamper was Plaintiff, Against Mary Hawkins, Defendant, on a Question Adjourned from the District Court of Dumfries, for Novelty and Difficulty, Touching the Constitutionality of an Act of Assembly ...]]'' Philadelphia: Printed for A. M'Kenzie, & Co. ... by W.W. Woodward .., 1794.

*Virginia. ''[[Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia (1752)|The Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by W. Rind, A. Purdie, and J. Dixon, 1752.

*Virginia. ''[[Session Laws]]''. 1776-1783.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Between Wilkins and Taylor|Between, Joseph Wilkins, Administrator of his Late Defunct Wife Sarah, One of the Grandaughters and Legataries of Thomas Williamson, and Widow, when She was Married Last of Hartwell Cocke, Plaintiff, and, John Taylor, and William Urquhart, Executors of the Said Thomas Williamson, Defendents]]''. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Between Fowler and Saunders|Between William Fowler and Susanna His Wife, Plaintiffs, and, Lucy Saunders, an Infant, by James A. Patterson, Her Guardian, Defendent. Between Parke Goodall and John Clough, Plaintiffs, and, John Bullock, the Younger, Defendent]]''. Richmond, Va.: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1798. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Between Yates and Salle|Between William Yates and Sarah his Wife, Plaintiffs, and Abraham Salle, Bernard Markham, Edward Moseley, Benjamin Harris, and William Wager Harris, Defendents]]''. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Case upon the Statute for Distribution (pamphlet)|Case upon the Statute for Distribution]]''. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Case of Overtons Mill: Prolegomena|Case of Overtons Mill: Prolegomena, in the Richmond Common-Law District Court, Elizabeth Overton and Richard Overton, Plaintiffs, against David Ross, Defendent]]''. Richmond, Va?: 1803?

*Wythe, George. ''[[Love against Donelson|Love against Donelson and Hodgson]]''. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Report of the Case between Field and Harrison|A Report of the Case between Field and Harrison, Determined by the High Court of Chancery, in Which the Decree was Reversed by the Court of Appeals]]''. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

=='''Dictionaries and Encyclopedias'''==
=== Legal ===
*Félice, Fortuné Barthélemy de. ''[[Code de l'Humanité|Code de l'Humanité, ou La Législation Universelle, Naturelle, Civile et Politique, avec l'Histoire Littéraire des plus Grands Hommes qui ont Contribué a la Perfection de ce Code]]''. Yverdon: Impr. de m. de Felice, 1778.

=== Other ===
*Ainsworth, Robert. ''[[Ainsworth's Dictionary|An Abridgement of the Last Quarto Edition of Ainsworth's Dictionary, English and Latin]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

=='''Economics and Finance'''==
*Moivre, Abraham de. ''[[Annuities on Lives|Annuities on Lives: with Several Tables, Exhibiting at One View, the Values of Lives, for Different Rates in Interest]]''. 4th ed. London: 1752.
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== '''Geography and Travel''' ==
*Fisher, George. ''[[Instructor or Young Man's Best Companion|The Instructor: or, Young Man's Best Companion]].'' Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Keith, George. ''[[Geography and Navigation Compleated|Geography and Navigation Compleated: Being a New Theory and Method Whereby the True Longitude of Any Place in the World May be Found]].'' London: printed for B. Aylmer, at the Three Pigeons in Cornhill, 1709.

*Le Roy, David. ''[[Ruins of Athens|Ruins of Athens, with Remains and Other Valuable Antiquities in Greece]].'' London: R. Sayer, 1759.

*Stuart, James and Nicholas Revett. ''[[Antiquities of Athens|The Antiquities of Athens]].'' London: J. Haberkorn, 1762-1830.

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=='''Government'''==
*Adams, John. ''[[Thoughts on Government|Thoughts on Government Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies]]''. Boston: Reprinted by John Gill, 1776. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. ''[[Journals of the House of Commons]]''. London, 1740- .

*Jefferson, Thomas. ''[[Manual of Parliamentary Practice|A Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the Senate of the United States]]''. Washington City: Samuel Harrison Smith, 1801.

*United States. Continental Congress. ''[[Journals of Congress|Journals of Congress Containing the Proceedings from Sept. 5. 1774, to Jan. 1, 1776]]''. Philadelphia: 1777.

*Virginia. Convention 1788. ''[[Journal of the Convention of Virginia|Journal of the Convention of Virginia, Held in the City of Richmond, on the First Monday in June, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty]]''. Richmond: Printed by Augustine Davis ..., 1788.

*Virginia. House of Burgesses. ''[[Journal of the House of Burgesses|The Journal of the House of Burgesses]]''. Williamsburg: 1732-1775

*Virginia. House of Delegates. ''[[Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia]]''. Williamsburg: 1776-1780; Richmond: 1780-1806.

*Xenophon. ''[[Xenophontos Hierōn, ē Tyrannikos|Xenophontos Hierōn, ē Tyrannikos = Xenophontis Hiero sive De Regno]]''. Glasguæ: in Aedibus Academicis Excudebat R. Foulis, Academiae Typographus, 1745.
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=='''History'''==
=== American ===
*Jefferson, Thomas. ''[[Appendix to the Notes on Virginia|An Appendix to the Notes on Virginia Relative to the Murder of Logan's Family]]''. Philadelphia: 1800.

*Mathew, Thomas. ''[[Beginning of Progress and Conclusion of Bacon's Rebellion|The Beginning of Progress and Conclusion of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in the Years 1675 & 1676]]''. Manuscript copy: July 13, 1705.

*Virginia. General Assembly. Committee of Revisors. ''[[Report of the Committee of Revisors|Report of the Committee of Revisors Appointed by the General Assembly of Virginia in 1776]]''. Richmond: Published by order of the General Assembly & printed by Dixon & Holt, 1784.

=== Ancient ===
*Livy. ''[[T. Livii Patavini Historiarum Liber I. et Selecta Capita]]''. Moguntiae Gymn. Elect. 1780.

*Nepos, Cornelius. ''[[Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum|Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum: cum Versione Anglica, in qua Verbum de Verbo, Quantum Fieri Potuit, Redditur]]''. Edinburgh, 1744. Probable edition.

*Polybius. ''[[Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historiōn ta Sōzomenea|Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historiōn ta Sōzomenea = Polybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarum Libri qui Supersunt]]''. Leipzig, 1763-1764. Possible edition. Precise edition unknown.

*Sallust. ''[[C. Sallustii Crispi Opera Omnia quae Extant]]''. Londini: typis Gul. Strahan. Impensis S. Ballard, W. Innys, A. Ward, T. Osborne, T. Longman, C. Hitch, E. Wicksteed, C. Bathurst, & M. Cooper, 1746. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

=== British ===
*Guthrie, William. ''[[General History of England|A General History of England: From the Invasion of the Romans under Julius Cæsar to the Late Revolution in MDCLXXXIII Including the Histories of the Neighboring People and States, so far as they are Connected with That of England]]''. London: Printed for D. Browne by T. Waller, 1744-1751.

=== European ===
*Pufendorf, Freiherr Samuel von and Antoine Augustin Bruzen de La Martinière. ''[[Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe|An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe]]''. London: printed for J. and P. Knapton, T. Osborne, C. Hitch, S. Austen, A. Millar [and 4 others in London], 1748.

== '''Language and Rhetoric''' ==
*Aler, Paul. ''[[Gradus ad Parnassum|Gradus ad Parnassum sive Novus Synonymorum, Epithetorum, et Phrasium Poeticarum Thesaurus, Elegantias, Flavissas Poëticas, Parnasssum Poëticum, Thesaurum Virgilii, Smetium, Ianuam Musarum, Alioque id Genus Libros ad Poësim Necessarios Complectens]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Ash, John. ''[[Grammatical Institutes|Grammatical Institutes, or, An Easy Introduction to Dr. Lowth's English Grammar: Designed for the Use of Schools, and to Lead Young Gentlemen and Ladies into the Knowledge of the First Principles of the English Language]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Cordier, Mathurin. ''[[Select Century of Cordery's Colloquies|Corderii Colloquiorum Centuria Selecta, or A Select Century of Cordery's Colloquies]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*''[[Exercises of Syntax]]''. Duodecimo. Precise work and edition unknown.

*Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-. ''[[Dialogues Concerning Eloquence|Dialogues Concerning Eloquence with a Letter to the French Academy, Concerning Rhetoric, and Poetry]]''. Glasgow: Printed and Sold by R. and A. Foulis, 1760.

*Isocrates. ''[[Isocratis Opera Omnia Graecè et Latinè|Isocratis Opera Omnia Graecè et Latinè: cum Versione Nova, Triplici Indice, Variantibus Lectionibus, et Notis]]''. Parisiis: F.A. Didot, 1782.

*Lancelot, Claude. ''[[New Method of Learning with Greater Facility the Greek Tongue|A New Method of Learning with Greater Facility the Greek Tongue]]''. Translated by Thomas Nugent. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Lucian of Samosata. ''[[Excerpta Quædam ex Luciani Samosatensis Operibus]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Tooke, John Horne. ''[[Epea Pteroenta, or The Diversions of Purley]]''. London: printed for J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1786.

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== '''Legal Treatises''' ==

=== Civil Procedure ===
*Brown, William. ''[[Modus Intrandi Placita Generalia|Modus Intrandi Placita Generalia: the Entring Clerk's Introduction: Being a Collection of Such Precedents of Declarations, and Other Pleadings, with Process as well Mesn as Judicial, as are Generally Used in Every Days Practice, with Notes and Observations Thereupon Composed, for the Benefit of the Students of the Common Law of England, as also of the Attorneys, Entring Clerks, and Sollicitors of the Courts of Common Pleas and King's Bench]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and Edw. Atkins Esquires for J. Walthoe ..., 1702-1703.

*Rastell, William. ''[[Collection of Entries|A Collection of Entries of Declarations, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Issues, Verdicts, Judgements, Rxecutions, Proces, Continuances, Essoynes, and Divers Other Matters Newly Amended and Much Enlarged with Many Good Presidents of Later Time, Whereof Divers are upon Sundry Statutes, and Noted in the End of the Table]]''. London : Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins ... and are to be sold by George Sawbridge [and 13 others], 1670. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

=== Commercial Law ===
*Bacon, Matthew. ''[[Compleat Arbitrator|The Compleat Arbitrator or, the Law of Awards and Arbitraments]]''. London, octavo, precise edition unknown.

*Herne, John. ''[[Law of Conveyances|The Law of Conveyances, Shewing the Natures, Kinds, and Effects, of All Manner of Assurances, with the Manner of Their Several Executions and Operations, also Directions to Sue Out and Prosecute All Manner of Writs, of Extent, Elegit, and Judiciall Writs upon Statutes, Recognizances, Judgments, &c.]]'' London: Printed by T.R. for Hen. Twyford, and Tho. Dring ..., 1657.

=== Property ===
*''[[Law of Ejectments|The Law of Ejectments, or, A Treatise Shewing the Nature of Ejectione Firme, the Difference Between it and Trespass...]]'' London, 1700.

*Littleton, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Tenures de Monsieur Littleton|Les Tenures de Monsieur Littleton: Ouesque Certain Cases Addes per Auters de Puisne Temps q́ux Cases vo Trouers Signes Ouesq; cest sSigne * al Commencem̃t, & al Fine de Chescun de Eux: au Fine que ne Poies eux Misprender pur les Cases de Monsieur Littleton; Pur quel Enconuenience, ils Fueront Derniermt̃ Tolles de cest Lieur. Et cy vn Foits Pluis Admonetes al Request des Gentlehomes, Students en la ley Dengleterre]]''. London. Precise edition unknown.

=== Roman Law ===
*''[[Codex Justinianus|Codex Justinianus ad Vetustorum Exemplarium Fidem Diligẽtissime Recognitus. In Quo Casus Uiuiani (Qui Antea Fedissimi et Corruptissimi Legebantur) Ita sunt Restituti, vt Iam non Inutiliter Adiecti Videantur...]]'' Parisijs in via ad duum Jacobum, sub sole aure / et sub elephante Francoys Regnavlt, 1532.

=== Torts ===
*''[[Law of Actions on the Case for Torts and Wrongs|The Law of Actions on the Case for Torts and Wrongs: Being a Methodical Collection of All the Cases Concerning Such Actions ... to Which are Added, Several Select Precedents of Declarations and Pleas in Such Actions, and References to All that are Extant in the Books of Entries]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed for Thomas Trye, 1741. Wythe copy held at Library of Congress.

=== Wills ===
*Wentworth, Thomas. ''[[Office and Duty of Executors|The Office and Duty of Executors: or, a Treatise of Wills and Executors, directed to Testators]]''. Precise edition unknown.

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=='''Literature'''==
===English===
*Ireland, William Henry. ''[[Abbess, A Romance|The Abbess, A Romance]].'' Baltimore, MD: Printed by S. Sower, and J. W. Butler, 1801.

*Shakespeare, William. ''[[Shakespeare's Works|Works]]''. Precise work and edition unknown.

===French===
*Vanière, Jacques. ''[[Jacobi Vanierii è Societate Jesu Praedium Rusticum]]''. Tolosæ: 1742.

===Greek===
*Anacreon, Sappho, and Alcaeus. ''[[Anacreontis Carmina cum Sapphonis, et Alcaei fragmentis|Hai tou Anakreontos ōdai kai ta tēs Sapphous kai ta tou Alkaiou Leipsana = Anacreontis Carmina cum Sapphonis, et Alcaei fragmentis]]''. Octavo. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebat Robertus et Andreas Foulis academiae typographi,1757.

*Aristophanes. ''[[Aristophanis Comoediae]]''. Lipsiensis: 1710.

*Homer. ''[[Homerou Ilias kai Odysseia|Homērou Ilias kai Odysseia kai eis Autas Scholia, ē Exēgēsis, tōn Palaiōn = Homeri Ilias & Odyssea, et in Easdem Scholia, sive Interpretatio, Veterum]]''. Cantabrigiae: C. Crownfield, 1711. (The Wolf Law Library holds volume one, not volume two.)

*Homer. ''[[Homērou Odysseia]]''. Oxford: Ek Theatrou en Oxonia, En tō etei 1750. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*Homer. ''[[Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion|Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion = Homeri Ilias et Veterum in eam Scholia, quae Vulgo Appellantur Didymi]]''. Quarto. Precise edition unknown.

*Jodrell, Richard P. ''[[Illustrations of Euripides, on the Ion and the Bacchae]]''. London: Printed by J. Nichols; Sold by J. Dodsley, R. Faulder, Leigh and Sotheby, 1781.

===Latin===
*Cato, Marcus Porcius, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, and Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella. ''[[Rei Rusticae Auctores Latini Veteres|Rei Rusticae Auctores Latini Veteres, M. Cato, M. Varro, L. Columella, Palladius]]''. Heidelberg, Germany: Ex Hier. Commelini typographio, 1595.

*Horace. ''[[Oeuvres d'Horace|Oeuvres d'Horace en Latin et en Francois, avec des Remarques Critiques et Historiques]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[De Rerum Natura Libri Sex|De Rerum Natura Libri Sex ad Optimorum Exemplarium Fidem Recensiti]]''. Londini: Sumptibus & typis Jacobi Tonson, 1712.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[Titi Lucretii Cari. De Rerum Natura Libri Sex]]''. Cantabrigiæ: Ex officina Joann. Hayes, Impensis W. Morden, 1675 or 1686.

*''[[Musæ Anglicanæ sive Poemata Quædam Melioris Notæ]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Ovid. ''[[De Arte Amandi]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Virgil. ''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae et Philosophiae|P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae & Philosophiae Professoris Regii Praelectionibus Exposita: Quibus Poëtae Vita Praeposita Est]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

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== '''Mathematics and Engineering''' ==
*Archimedes. ''[[Archimedous tou Syrakousiou Psammites|Archimedous tou Syrakousiou Psammites, kai Kyklou Metresis. Eutokiou Askalonitou eis Auten Hypomnema = Archimedis Syracusani Arenarius, et Dimensio Circuli. Eutocii Ascalonitæ, in hanc Commentarius]].'' Oxonii: e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1676.

*Bézout, Etienne. ''[[Cours de Mathematiques|Cours de Mathematiques, a l'Usage des Gardes du Corps de la Marine]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Digges, Leonard. ''[[Arithmetical Warlike Treatise Named Stratioticos|An Arithmetical Warlike Treatise Named Stratioticos: Compendiously Teaching the Science of Nombers ... as ... Requisite for the Profession of a Soldiour]]''. At London: Imprinted by Richard Field, 1590.

*Euclid. ''[[Elements of Euclid (octavo)|The Elements of Euclid]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Keith, George. ''[[Essay for the Discovery of Some New Geometrical Problems|An Essay for the Discovery of Some New Geometrical Problems (Judged by Some Learned Men, Impractical) Concerning Angular Sections]].'' London: B. Aylmer at the Three Pigeons over against the Royal-Exchange, 1697.

*MacLaurin, Colin. ''[[Treatise of Algebra in Three Parts|A Treatise of Algebra in Three Parts]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Moss, Thomas. ''[[Treatise of Gauging|A Treatise of Gauging Containing not Only What is Common on the Subject, but Likewise a Great Variety of New and Interesting Improvements with the Demonstrations]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Rocque, John. ''[[Set of Plans and Forts in America|A Set of Plans and Forts in America, Reduced from Actual Surveys]]''. London: Publish'd according to act of Parliament, by Mary Ann Rocque topographer to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, in the Strand, 1765.

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=='''Philosophy'''==
*Epictetus. ''[[Epiktētou Encheiridion, Kēbētos Pinax, Prodikou Hēraklēs, kai Kleanthous Hymnos]]''. Glasguae: in Aedibus Academicis Excudebat Robertus Foulis. Precise edition unknown.

*Hume, David. ''[[Essays]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*Locke, John. ''[[Essay Concerning Humane Understanding|An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding]]''. London: Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil … and Samuel Manship, 1700. Wythe's copy in a private collection.

*Plato. ''[[Platonos Hapanta ta Sozomena|Platonos Hapanta ta Sozomena = Platonis Opera Quae Extant Omnia]]''. Precise edition unknown.

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=='''Religion'''==
*Bible. New Testament. ''[[Kainēs Diathēkēs Hapanta|Tēs Kainēs Diathēkēs Hapanta = Novum Testamentum]]''. Londini: Ex officinâ Jacobi Tonson & Johannis Watts, 1730.

*Bible. New Testament. ''[[Kainē Diathēkē|Hē Kainē Diathēkē. Novum Testamentum]]''. Londini: Excudebat G. Bowyer, Impensis Societatis Stationariorum, 1743. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress?

*Bible. Psalms. ''[[Psaltērion Psalterium|Psaltērion Psalterium: Juxta Exemplar Alexandrinum]]''. ed. by Thomas Gale. Oxoniæ: E. Theatro Sheldoniano, 1678.

*Buchanan, George. ''[[Psalmorum Sacrorum Davidis|Psalmorum Sacrorum Davidis Libri Quinque Duplici Poetica Metaphrasi, Altera Alteri è Regione Opposita Vario Carminum]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Claesse, Lawrence. ''[[Morning and Evening Prayer, the Litany, Church Catechism|The Morning and Evening Prayer, the Litany, Church Catechism, Family Prayers, and Several Chapters of the Old and New-Testament]]''. New York: Printed by William Bradford in New-York, 1715.

*Clarke, Samuel. ''[[Brief Concordance to the Holy Bible|A Brief Concordance to the Holy Bible of the Most Usual and Useful Places Which One May Have Occasion to Seek For]]''. London: T. Parkhurst [etc.], 1696. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Hartley, Thomas and Emanuel Swedenborg. ''[[Nine Queries Concerning the Trinity|Nine Queries Concerning the Trinity, &c.: Proposed to the Hon. Emanuel Swedenborg, by the Rev. Thomas Hartley]]. London: R. Hindmarsh, 1786 or 1790.

*More, Henry. ''[[Henrici Mori Cantabrigiensis Opera Omnia|Henrici Mori Cantabrigiensis Opera Omnia tum Quae Latine, tum Quae Anglice Scripta]]''. Londini : Typis J. Macock, impensis J. Martyn & Gault. Kettilby, sub insignibus Campanae, & Capitis Episcopi in Coemeterio D. Pauli, 1679.

*Stith, William. ''[[Sinfulness and Pernicious Nature of Gaming|The Sinfulness and Pernicious Nature of Gaming: A Sermon Preached before the General Assembly of Virginia at Williamsburg, March 1st 1752]]''. Williamsburg: Printed and sold by William Hunter, 1752.

*Swedenborg, Emanuel. ''[[Liturgy of the New Church|The Liturgy of the New Church]]''. Baltimore: Samuel and John Adams, 1792.

*Swedenborg, Emanuel. ''[[True Christian Religion|The True Christian Religion]]''. Philadelphia: Francis Bailey, 1789. volume one only.

*Swedenborg, Emanuel. ''[[Short Account of the Honourable Emanuel Swedenborg and His Theological Writings|A Short Account of the Honourable Emmanuel Swedenborg and His Theological Writings]]''. Baltimore: Samuel and John Adams, 1792.

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=='''Science and Medicine'''==
*Nairne, Edward. ''[[Description and Use of Nairne's Patent Electrical Machine|The Description and Use of Nairne's Patent Electrical Machine with the Addition of Some Philosophical Experiments and Medical Observations]]''. London: Printed for Nairne and Blunt ..., 1783.

*Pliny, the Elder. ''[[Naturalis Historiæ|C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis Historiæ]]''. Folio. Precise edition unknown.

*Winslow, Jacques-Bénigne. ''[[Anatomical Exposition of the Structures of the Human Body|An Anatomical Exposition of the Structures of the Human Body]]''. London: Printed for R. Ware, J. Knapton, S. Birt, T. and T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, C. Davis, T. Astley, and R. Baldwin, 1756.

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==See also==
*[[George Wythe Collection]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Known Surviving Wythe Volumes]]
*[[Dean Bibliography|Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]

==External links==
*Bennie Brown, [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond,"] (unpublished manuscript, May, 2009) Microsoft Word file.

*[https://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe] on [https://www.librarything.com/ LibraryThing].

*Mary R. M. Goodwin, ''[https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/DigitalLibrary/view/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports\RR0216.xml The George Wythe House: Its Furniture and Furnishings]'' (Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, 1958).

*Linda K. Tesar, [https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/libpubs/85 "Forensic Bibliography: Reconstructing the Library of George Wythe,"] ''Law Library Journal'' 105 (2013): 57-77.

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George Wythe supported his voracious reading habits with an extensive personal library<ref>Douglas L. Miller, "Jefferson's Library," in ''Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography'' (New York: Scribner, 1986), pp. 157-179.</ref> but, if he made any record of its contents, that has not been found. When Wythe died in 1806, he bequeathed all his books to his favorite protégé, Thomas Jefferson.<ref>See the [[Jefferson-DuVal Correspondence|letters between Jefferson and Wythe's executor, William Duval]], for a discussion of Wythe's bequest.</ref> For 200 years, very little was known about Wythe's library other than its existence within Jefferson's massive collection.
[[File:RarebooksWithWytheDecisionsOfCases.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Selected Virginia legal titles including [[Daniel Call|Daniel Call's]] copy of [[George Wythe|George Wythe's]] ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery]]'' (1795).]]
Colonial Williamsburg attempted to identify specific titles as early as 1958 when Mary R.M. Goodwin, a senior researcher at the Rockefeller Library, wrote [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/View/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports/RR0216.xml ''The George Wythe House: Its Furniture and Furnishings''.] Goodwin listed 54 titles and divided them into three categories: law books, journals, and miscellaneous. Within these categories, Goodwin identified several of the [[Known Surviving Wythe Volumes|known surviving Wythe volumes]]. Goodwin's research laid the foundation for another Colonial Williamsburg attempt at reconstructing Wythe's library. In an [[Dean Bibliography|internal memo]]<ref>Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, to Mrs. Stiverson (June 16, 1975).</ref>, Barbara C. Dean expanded Goodwin's list to 189 titles by utilizing the published papers of Wythe's students and adding titles illustrative of the time.

Until 2008, the Goodwin and Dean bibliographies represented the extent of known information regarding Wythe's library. That changed with the discovery by Endrina Tay, a librarian at Monticello's Jefferson Library, and Jeremy Dibbell of the Massachusetts Historical Society, of a manuscript list in the hand of Thomas Jefferson which appeared to document dispersal decisions Jefferson made regarding Wythe's books.<ref>Endrina Tay & Jeremy Dibbell, [http://www.common-place.org/vol-10/no-02/tales "Reconstructing a Lost Library: George Wythe's 'Legacie' to President Thomas Jefferson,"] Tales from the Vault, ''Common-Place'', Jan. 2009.</ref> [[Jefferson Inventory|Jefferson's inventory]] identifies 338 titles (649 volumes) with brief notations. In some cases, specific titles and editions can be derived from Jefferson's entries. In other instances, mystery remains.<ref>[https://www.masshist.org/database/doc-viewer.php?item_id=1768 "Inventory of the Books Received by Thomas Jefferson from the Estate of George Wythe, Circa September, 1806,"] Massachusetts Historical Society. For a transcribed version, see [https://tjlibraries.monticello.org/transcripts/wythelibrary/1.html "Library of George Wythe,"] Thomas Jefferson Libraries.</ref>

Tay and Dibbell's discovery led to the creation of two further bibliographies: [https://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe] on [https://www.librarything.com/ LibraryThing] which combines titles from the Jefferson inventory with other known items, and "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," an [https://hdl.handle.net/10288/13433 unpublished compilation by Bennie Brown,] from the Bookpress Ltd. in Williamsburg.<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available online at the [https://hdl.handle.net/10288/13433 Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center.]</ref> Brown conducted extensive research, visiting each of the libraries with known or suspected Wythe volumes. He also combed primary sources, including the published legal records of [[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery|Wythe's decisions]] and his arguments for the plaintiff in ''[[Bolling v. Bolling]]''. The most recent version of Brown's bibliography includes 478 titles and provides much of the substantiating evidence for the Wolf Law Library's [[George Wythe Room]].

== '''Art''' ==
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* Spence, Joseph. ''[[Polymetis|Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement Between the Works of the Roman Poets, and the Remains of the Antient Artists, Being an Attempt to Illustrate Them Mutually from One Another]]''. London: R. Dodsley, 1747. Held by W&M Law Library.
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== '''Astrology''' ==
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*Gadbury, John. ''[[Genethlialogia, or, The Doctrine of Nativities|Genethlialogia, or, The Doctrine of Nativities: Containing the Whole Art of Directions and Annual Revolutions, Whereby Any Man (Even of an Ordinary Capacity) May Be Enabled to Discover the Most Remarkable and Occult Accidents of His Life, as They Shall Occur Unto Him in the Whole Course Thereof, Either for Good or Evil: also Tables for Calculating the Planets Places for Any Time, Either Past, Present or to Come, Together with the Doctrine of Horarie Questions Which (in the Absence of a Nativity) is Sufficient to Inform Any One of All Manner of Contingencies Necessary to be Known]]''. London: Printed by Ja. Cottrel for Giles Calvert ..., William Larnar ..., and Daniel White ..., 1658. Held by W&M Law Library.
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=='''Case Reports, Digests, and Statutes'''==
===England===
====Abridgments====
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*Bacon, Matthew. ''[[New Abridgment of the Law|A New Abridgment of the Law]].'' 3rd ed. corrected. London: Printed by His Majesty's Law-Printers for J. Worrall and Co. ..., 1768. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Brooke, Robert, Sir. ''[[Graunde Abridgement|La Graunde Abridgement]].'' London: R. Tottyl, 1576. Held by W&M Law Library.

*D'Anvers, Knightley. ''[[General Abridgment of the Common Law|A General Abridgment of the Common Law, Alphabetically Digested under Proper Titles: With Notes and References to the Whole.]]'' 2nd ed. London, In the Savoy: 1722-1737.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[General Abridgment of Cases in Equity|A General Abridgment of Cases in Equity: Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, &c]].'' London, In the Savoy: H. Lintot, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jenkins, David. ''[[Eight Centuries of Reports|Eight Centuries of Reports: or, Eight Hundred Cases Solemnly Adjudged in the Exchequer-Chamber, or, Upon Writs of Error]].'' 2nd ed., corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for John Worrall ... and Thomas Worrall, 1734. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rolle, Henry. ''[[Abridgment des Plusieurs Cases et Resolutions del Common Ley|Un Abridgment des Plusieurs Cases et Resolutions del Common Ley: Alphabeticalment Digest Desouth Severall Titles]]''. London: Printed for A. Crooke ..., 1668. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Viner, Charles. ''[[General Abridgment of Law and Equity|A General Abridgment of Law and Equity: Alphabetically Digested under Proper Titles with Notes and References to the Whole]]''. Aldershot: Printed for the Author, by Agreement with the Law-Patentees, 1741-1753. Held by W&M Law Library.
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====Court of Chancery====
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*Atkyns, John Tracy. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery|Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke]]''. London: Printed by H. Woodfall and W. Strahan ... and sold by J. Worrall ... and W. Sandby , 1765-1768. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Carew, George. ''[[Reports or Causes in Chancery|Reports or Causes in Chancery, collected by Sir George Cary one of the Masters of the Chancery in Anno 1601]]''. 1st edition. London: 1650. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Forrester, Alexander. ''[[Cases in Equity During the Time of the Late Lord Chancellor Talbot|Cases in Equity During the Time of the Late Lord Chancellor Talbot: With Tables of the Names of the Cases and Principal Matters]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot ... for T. Waller, 1753. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Cases Argued and Decreed in the High Court of Chancery]]''. 3rd ed. London, In the Savoy: Printed by C. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling for J. Walthoe, 1735. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe copy possibly held by the Library of Congress.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Reports of Cases Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery|Reports of Cases Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery, in the Reign of King Charles I., Charles II., James II., William III. and Queen Anne: Being Special Cases and Most of Them Decreed with the Assistance of the Judges, and All of Them Referring to the Register Books Wherein are Settled Several Points of Equity, Law and Practice]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for J. Walthoe, 1736. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Select Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery|Select Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, Before the Late Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal and the Late Lord Chancellor King, from the year 1724 to 1733 with Two Tables, One of the Names of the Cases, and the Other of the Principal Matters]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for H. Lintot, D. Browne, and J. Shuckburgh, 1740.

*Great Britain. Court of Chancery. ''[[Third Part of Reports of Cases, Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery|The Third Part of Reports of Cases, Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery, in the Reigns of King Charles II, King William, and Queen Anne]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by J. Nutt, Assignee of Edward Sayer Esq; for J. Walthoe, and J. Walthoe Jun., 1716.

*Nelson, William. ''[[Reports of Special Cases Argued and Decreed in the Court of Chancery|Reports of Special Cases Argued and Decreed in the Court of Chancery, in the Reigns of King Charles I., King Charles II. and King William III]]''. London, In the Savoy, Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assignees of E. Sayer) for B. Lintott ..., 1717. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Nottingham, Heneage Finch, Earl of. ''[[Reports of Cases Decreed in the High Court of Chancery|Reports of Cases Decreed in the High Court of Chancery, During the Time Sir Heneage Finch, afterwards Earl of Nottingham, was Lord Chancellor, in Many of Which Decrees He was Assisted by Some of the Judges of the Common Law]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed for E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for R. Gosling ..., 1725. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Precedents in Chancery|Precedents in Chancery, Being a Collection of Cases, Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery; from the Year 1689, to 1722]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. And R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, for Arthur Bettesworth, 1733. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Vernon, Thomas. ''[[Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling (assigns of Edw. Sayer) for J. Tonson ..., 1726-1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Vesey, Francis. ''[[Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery|Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke, from the year 1746-7, to 1755]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall ... for T. Cadell, 1773. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Williams, William Peere. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, and of Some Special Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for T. Osborne, 1740-1749. Held by W&M Law Library.
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====Court of Common Pleas====
*Barnes, Henry. ''[[Notes of Cases in Points of Practice|Notes of Cases in Points of Practice: Taken in the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster from Michaelmas Term, the Sixth Year of King George II. 1732. to Hillary Term, the Thirteenth Year of king George II. 1740]]''. London, In the Savoy: 1740. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bendlowes, William. ''[[Reports de Gulielme Benloe|Les reports de Gulielme Benloe: des Divers Pleadings et Cases en le Court del Comon-bank, en le Several Roignes de les Tres Hault & Excellent Princes, le Roy Henry VII. Henry VIII. Edw. VI. & le roignes Mary & Elizabeth]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkins, esquires, for Samuel Keble, Daniel Brown, Isaac Cleave, and William Rogers, 1689. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bridgman, John, Sir. ''[[Reports of that Grave and Learned Judge, Sir John Bridgman]]''. London: Printed by Tho. Roycroft for H. Twyford, Tho. Dring, and Jo. Place, 1659. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Brownlow, Richard and John Goldesborough. ''[[Reports of Divers Choice Cases in Law|Reports of Divers Choice Cases in Law, Taken by Those Late and Most Judicious Prothonotaries of the Common Pleas, Richard Brownlow and John Goldesborough]]''. London: Henry Twyford ... and Samuel Heyrick, 1675. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cooke, George, Sir. ''[[Reports and Cases of Practice in the Court of Common Pleas|Reports and Cases of Practice in the Court of Common Pleas in the Reigns of Q. Anne, K. George I. and K. George II.]]'' London: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, Esq;) for J. Stephens ..., 1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dalison, William. ''[[Reports des Divers Special Cases Adjudge en le Court del Common Bank|Les Reports des Divers Special Cases Adjudge en le Court del Common Bank en les Reignes de les Tres Hault & Excellency Princes Hen. VIII. Edw. VI. Et les Reignes Mar. & Eliz.]]'' 1st ed. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins for Samuel Keble, 1689. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hutton, Richard, Sir. ''[[Reports of that Reverend and Learned Judge, Sir Richard Hutton|The Reports of that Reverend and Learned Judge, Sir Richard Hutton ... Sometimes One of the Judges of the Common Pleas, Containing Many Choice Cases, Judgements, and Resolutions, in Points of Law, in the Severall Raignes of King James and King Charles]]''. London : printed by T.R. for H. Twyford and T. Dring, 1656. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Vaughan, John, Sir. ''[[Reports and Arguments of that Learned Judge, Sir John Vaughan|The Reports and Arguments of that Learned Judge, Sir John Vaughan, kt., Late Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and Many Wherein He Pronounced the Resolution of the Whole Court of Common Pleas]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkins, 1706. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Court of Exchequer====
*Bunbury, William. ''[[Reports of Cases in the Court of Exchequer|Reports of Cases in the Court of Exchequer, From the Beginning of the Reign of King George the First, until the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of King George the Second]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for D. Browne ..., 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hardres, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Exchequer|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Exchequer, in the years 1655, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, and 1660, and from Thence Continued to the 21st year of the Reign of His Late Majesty King Charles II]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkins ... for Christopher Wilkinson ... Samuel Heyrick ... and Mary Tonson, 1693. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Court of King's Bench====
*Andrews, George. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench|Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, in the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of His Present Majesty King George the Second]]''. London, in the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for J. Worrall, 1754. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Barnardiston, Thomas. ''[[Reports of Cases Determined in the Court of King's Bench|Reports of Cases Determined in the Court of King's Bench: Together with Some Other Cases: from Trin. 12 Geo. I. to Trin. 7 Geo. II. with Tables of the Names of the Cases and of the Principal Matters]]''. In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer) and sold by W. Chinnery, 1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bulstrode, Edward. ''[[Reports of Edward Bulstrode|The Reports of Edward Bulstrode ... in Three Parts. Of Divers Resolutions and Judgments Given ... by the Grave, Reverend, and Learned Judges and Sages of the Law, of Cases and Matters in the Law with the Reasons and Causes of Their Said Judgments, Given in the Court of King's Bench, in the Time of the Reign of King James I. and King Charles I]]''. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and M. Flesher, assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkyns esquires, for H. Twyford, T. Bassett, T. Dring, 1688. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Burrow, James. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Burrow)|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, Since the Death of Lord Raymond]].'' 1st ed. London: Printed by His Majesty's Law Printers for John Worrall, 1766-1780.

*Carthew, Thomas. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, from the Third Year of King James the Second, to the Twelfth Year of King William the Third]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt for R. Gosling, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Comberbach, Roger. ''[[Report of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster|The Report of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster: From the First Year of King James the Second, to the Tenth Year of King William the Third]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for J. Walthoe, 1724. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Farresley, Thomas. ''[[Report of all the Cases Determined by Sir John Holt|A Report of all the Cases Determined by Sir John Holt, Knt. From 1688 to 1710, during the Time He was Lord Chief Justice of England]]''. London, In the Savoy: 1738. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Fortescue-Aland, John. ''[[Reports of Select Cases in All the Courts of Westminster-Hall|Reports of Select Cases in All the Courts of Westminster-Hall: Also the Opinion of All the Judges of England Relating to the Grandest Prerogative of the Royal Family, and Some Observations Relating to the Prerogative of a Queen Consort]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed for H. Lintot, 1748. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hughes, William. ''[[Reports of Certain Cases|Reports of Certain Cases, Arising in the Severall Courts of Record at Westminster in the Raignes of Q. Elizabeth, K. James, and the late King Charles With the Resolutions of the Judges of the Said Courts, Upon Debate and Solemn Arguments.]]'' London: Printed by T. N. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, and Gabriell Bedell, 1652. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Keble, Joseph. ''[[Reports in the Court of Kings Bench at Westminster|Reports in the Court of Kings Bench at Westminster, from the XII to the XXX Year of the Reign of our Late Sovereign Lord King Charles II]]''. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S Roycroft and M. Flesher, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for Thomas Dring, Charles Harper, Samuel Keble, and William Freeman, 1685. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Latch, John. ''[[Plusieurs Tres-Bons Cases|Plusieurs Tres-Bons Cases: Come Ils Estoyent Adjudgees es Trois Premiers Ans du Raign du Feu Roy Charles le Premier en la Court de Bank le Roy, non Encore Publiees per Aucun Autre]]''. London: Printed by T.R. for H. Twyford, T. Dring, and J. Place ..., 1661. Held by W&M Law Library.

*March, John. ''[[Reports, or New Cases|Reports, or New Cases: with Divers Resolutions and Judgements Given upon Solemn Arguments, and with Great Deliberation. And the Reasons and Causes of the Said Resolutions and Judgments]]''. London: Printed by M.F. for W. Lee, M. Walbanke, D. Pakeman, and G. Beadel, 1648. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Palmer, Gefrey, Sir. ''[[Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer|Les Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer, Chevalier & Baronet ...: Imprime & Publie per l'Original]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns, for Robert Pawlet, 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rolle, Henry. ''[[Reports de Henry Rolle|Les Reports de Henry Rolle, Serjeant del' Ley, de Divers Cases en le Court del' Banke le Roy en le Temps del' Reign de Roy Jacques]]''. London: Printed for A. Roper, F. Titon, J. Starkey, T. Basset, 1675-1676. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Salkeld, William. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Salkeld)|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench: with Some Special Cases in the Courts of Chancery, Common Pleas and Exchequer, from the first year of K. William and Q. Mary, to the tenth year of Queen Anne]]''. London, In the Savoy: J. Walthoe and J. Walthoe, jun., 1717-1718. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Saunders, Edmund, Sir. ''[[Reports du Tres Erudite Edmund Saunders|Les Reports du Tres Erudite Edmund Saunders ... des Divers Pleadings et Cases en le Court del Bank le Roy en le Temps del Reign sa Tres Excellent Majesty le Roy Charles le II]]''. 2nd ed. corrected. London, In the Savoy, D. Browne ..., 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Shower, Bartholomew, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower|The Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower, Knt. of Cases Adjudg'd in the Court of King's Bench, in the Reign of His Late Majesty King William III]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs; for Danial Borwne .. and J. Walthoe, 1708-1720. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Skinner, Robert. ''[[Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Skinner)|Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, from the Thirty-Third Year of King Charles the Second, to the Ninth Year of King William the Third]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for B. Lintot, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Style, William. ''[[Narrationes Modernae|Narrationes Modernae, or, Modern Reports Begun in the Now Upper Bench Court at Westminster: in the Beginning of Hillary Term 21 Caroli and Continued to the End of Michaelmas Term 1655 as well on the Criminall, as on the Pleas Side. Most of which Time the late Lord Chief Justice Roll gave the Rule There]]''. London: Printed by F. L. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, G. Bedel, and C. Adams, 1658. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Year Books. ''[[Year Books|Reports des Cases Argue and Adjudge in le Temps del'Roy: Edward I - Henrie VIII]]''. London: 1678-1680. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Yelverton, Henry, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Henry Yelverton|The Reports of Sir Henry Yelverton, Knight and Baronet ... of Divers Special Cases in the Court of King's Bench, as Well in the Latter End of the Reign of Q. Elizabeth, as in the First Ten Years of K. James]]''. 3rd ed. corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for W. Feales, 1735. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Multiple Courts====
*Blackstone, Henry. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer Chamber|Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer Chamber: From Easter Term 28th George III. 1788, to Hilary Term 36th George III. 1796]]''. London: Printed by A. Strahan and W. Woodfall, law-printers to the King, for Whieldon and Butterworth, 1791-1796. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Edward Coke|The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. In English, in Thirteen Parts Compleat (with References to All the Ancient and Modern Books of the Law.)]]'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, for R. Gosling ..., 1738. Wythe's copy at William & Mary. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Comyns, John, Sir. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer|Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer: to Which are Added Some Special Cases in the Court of Chancery, and Before the Delegates in the Reigns of King William, Queen Anne, King George the First, and His present Majesty]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer, esq;) for D. Browne, 1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Croke, George, Sir. ''[[First-Third Part of the Reports of Sr George Croke|The First-Third Part of the Reports of Sr George Croke Kt.: Late One of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench, and Formerly One of the Justices of the Court of Common-Bench, of Such Select Cases as were Adjudged in the Said Courts]]''. 3rd impression, carefully corrected. London : Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, 1683. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dyer, James, Sir. ''[[Reports des Divers Select Matters and Resolutions des Reverend Judges and Sages del Ley|Les Reports des Divers Select Matters & Resolutions des Reverend Judges & Sages del Ley, Touchant & Concernant Mults Principal Points Occurrent Estre Debate per Eux: En le Several Reignes de les Treshault & Excellent Princes, le Roys Hen. 8 & Edw. 6. & le Roignes Mar. & Eliz]].'' London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and M. Flesher Assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esquires. For Samuel Keble ..., 1688. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Reports of Cases in Equity|Reports of Cases in Equity: Argued and Decreed in the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer, Chiefly in the Reign of King George I ... to which are Added Some Select Cases in Equity, Heard and Determined in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland]]''. 2nd ed., carefully corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, esq;) for D. Browne ... J. Shuckburgh ..., 1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hobart, Henry, Sir. ''[[Reports of that Learned Sir Henry Hobart Knight|The Reports of that Learned Sir Henry Hobart Knight, Late Lord Chiefe Justice of His Maiesties Court of Common Pleas at Westminster Resolved and Adjudged by Himselfe and Others, the Judges and Sages of the Law Renowned for That Profession in His Time]]''. London: Printed by the assignes of Iohn More, 1641. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jones, William, Sir. ''[[Reports de Sir William Jones|Les Reports de Sir William Jones, Chevalier ... De Divers Special Cases Cy Bien in le Court de Banck le Roy, come le Common-Banck in Angleterre, Cy Bien en le Darreign Temps del'Reign de roy Jaqves, come en la'nn de Roy Charles I]]''. London: Printed by T. R. N. T. for Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswel, 1675. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Leonard, William. ''[[Reports and Cases of Law|Reports and Cases of Law: Argued, and Adjudged in the Courts of Law, at Westminister, in the Time of the Late Queen Elizabeth]]''. London: Printed by Tho. Roycroft, for Nath. Ekins, 1658-1675. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Levinz, Creswell, Sir. ''[[Reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz|Les Reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz: Jades un del Justices del Common Bank, en Trois Parts, Commencant en le 12 an de Roy Charles II. & Fini en le 8 an de son Majesty William III]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins esq; for S. Keble ... D. Browne ... T. Benskin ... and J. Walthoe, 1702. Wythe copy held by the Library of Congress.

*Lucas, Robert. ''[[Cases in Law and Equity|Cases in Law and Equity, Chiefly During the Time the Late Earl of Macclesfield Presided in the Courts of King's-Bench and Chancery]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq;) for T. Ward ... and E. Wicksteed, 1736. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Modern Reports|Modern Reports, or, Select Cases Adjudged in the Courts of Kings Bench, Chancery, Common Pleas, and Exchequer: Since the Restoration of His Majesty King Charles II]]''. 3rd ed. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling, (Assigns of Edward Sayer Esq;) for D. Browne ... [and 9 others], 1720-1733. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Moore, Francis, Sir. ''[[Cases Collect & Report per Sir Fra. Moore, Chivalier]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed for G. Pawlet, and are to be sold by Mat. Wotton, 1688. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Owen, Thomas. ''[[Reports of that Late Reverend and Learned Judge, Thomas Owen|The Reports of that Late Reverend and Learned Judge, Thomas Owen ... Wherein are Many Choice Cases, Most of Them Throughly Argued by the Learned Serjeants, and After Argued and Resolved by the Grave Judges of Those Times]]''. London: Printed by T.R. for H. Twyford, T. Dring, and J. Place, 1656. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plowden, Edmund. ''[[Commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden|The Commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden ... Containing Divers Cases upon Matters of Law, Argued and Adjudged in the Several Reigns of King Edward VI, Queen Mary, King and Queen Philip and Mary, and Queen Elizabeth]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Catharine Lintot, and Samuel Richardson, for the translator, 1761. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plowden, Edmund. ''[[Commentaries, ou Reportes de Edmunde Plowden|Les Commentaries, ou Reportes de Edmunde Plowden vn Apprentice de le Comen Ley, di Diuers Cases Esteants Matters en Ley, & de les Arguments sur Yceux, en les Temps des Raygnes le Roye Edwarde le Size, le Roigne Mary, le Roy & Roigne Phillip & Mary, & le Roigne Elizabeth]]''. Londini: in ædibus Richardi Tottelli, 1578. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Pollexfen, Henry, Sir. ''[[Arguments and Reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen|The Arguments and Reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen: ... in Some Special Cases, by Him Argued During the Time of his Practice at the Barr, Together with Divers Decrees in the High Court of Chancery Upon Limitations of Trusts of Terms for Years]]''. London: Printed for R. Smith ... and John Deeve, 1702. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Popham, John, Sir. ''[[Reports and Cases Collected by the Learned Sr. John Popham|Reports and Cases Collected by the Learned Sr. John Popham, Kt ... Written with His Own Hand in French, and Now Faithfully tr. into English, to Which are Added Some Remarkable Cases Reported by Other Learned Pens Since His Death]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, esquires, for John Place, 1682. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Raymond, Robert, Baron Raymond. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas|Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, in the Reigns of the Late King William, Queen Anne, King George the First, and His Present Majesty]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer) For the executor of Fletcher Gyles ..., 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Raymond, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Reports of Divers Special Cases|Reports of Divers Special Cases Adjudged in the Courts of King's bench, Common pleas, and Exchequer, in the reign of King Charles II]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer) for D. Browne [etc.], 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Siderfin, Thomas. ''[[Reports des Divers Special Cases|Les Reports des Divers Special Cases Argue & Adjudge en le Court del Bank le Roy et Auxy en le Co. Ba. & l'Exchequer]]''. London: Printed by W. Ralins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for Samuel Keble, 1683-1684. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Strange, John, Sir. ''[[Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer|Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, from Trinity Term in the Second Year of King George I. to Trinity Term in the Twenty-First Year of King George II]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, law-printer to the King, for W. Sandby, 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ventris, Peyton, Sir. ''[[Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris|The Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris]]''. 4th impression, carefully corrected. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling for D. Browne ..., 1726. Held by W&M Law Library.

==== House of Lords ====
*Shower, Bartholomew, Sir. ''[[Cases in Parliament Resolved and Adjudged|Cases in Parliament Resolved and Adjudged, Upon Petitions and Writs of Error]]''. London: Printed for A. and J. Churchill, 1698. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Statutes====
*Great Britain. ''[[Statutes at Large|The Statutes at Large, in Paragraphs, and Sections or Numbers, from Magna Charta, to the End of the Session of Parliament, March 14. 1704, in the Fourth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Anne, Carefully Examined by the Rolls of Parliament; with the Titles of Such Statutes as are Expired, Repealed, Altered, or Out of Use]]''. London: Printed by C. Bill, 1706.

=== United States ===
*''[[Hamiltons versus Eaton|Hamiltons versus Eaton: A Case Respecting British Debts, Lately Determined in the Circuit Court of the United States, for North-Carolina District, Presided by C.J. Ellsworth]]''. Newbern: Francois-Xavier Martin, 1797. Wythe copy held by Library of Congress.

*United States. ''[[Acts Passed at a Congress of the United States of America]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*United States. ''[[Laws of the United States of America|The Laws of the United States of America]]''. Philadelphia: Printed by Richard Folwell, 1796. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Virginia===
====Abridgments====
*Mercer, John. ''[[Exact Abridgement of all the Public Acts of Assembly of Virginia|An Exact Abridgement of all the Public Acts of Assembly of Virginia in Force and Use]].'' Glasgow: Printed by John Bryce and David Paterson, 1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

====Case Reports====
*Call, Daniel. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Virginia]].'' Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicholson, 1801-1805. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tatham, William. ''[[Report of Kamper v. Hawkins|Report of a Case Decided on Saturday the 16th of November 1793, in the General Court of Virginia wherein Peter Kamper was Plaintiff, Against Mary Hawkins, Defendant, on a Question Adjourned from the District Court of Dumfries, for Novelty and Difficulty, Touching the Constitutionality of an Act of Assembly ...]]'' Philadelphia: Printed for A. M'Kenzie, & Co. ... by W.W. Woodward ..., 1794. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Washington, Bushrod. ''[[Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia]]''. Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1798-1799. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy may be owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Between Wilkins and Taylor|Between, Joseph Wilkins, Administrator of his Late Defunct Wife Sarah, One of the Grandaughters and Legataries of Thomas Williamson, and Widow, when She was Married Last of Hartwell Cocke, Plaintiff, and, John Taylor, and William Urquhart, Executors of the Said Thomas Williamson, Defendents]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1799(?). Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Between Fowler and Saunders|Between William Fowler and Susanna His Wife, Plaintiffs, and, Lucy Saunders, an Infant, by James A. Patterson, Her Guardian, Defendent. Between Parke Goodall and John Clough, Plaintiffs, and, John Bullock, the Younger, Defendent]].'' Richmond, Va.: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1798(?). Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Between Yates and Salle|Between William Yates and Sarah his Wife, Plaintiffs, and Abraham Salle, Bernard Markham, Edward Moseley, Benjamin Harris, and William Wager Harris, Defendents]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796(?). Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Case upon the Statute for Distribution (pamphlet)|Case upon the Statute for Distribution]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Case of Overtons Mill: Prolegomena|Case of Overtons Mill: Prolegomena, in the Richmond Common-Law District Court, Elizabeth Overton and Richard Overton, Plaintiffs, against David Ross, Defendent]].'' Richmond, Va(?): 1803(?).

*Wythe, George. ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery|Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery: with Remarks upon Decrees by the Court of Appeals, Reversing Some of Those Decisions]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1795. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copies owned by the Library of Congress and the University of Virginia.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Love against Donelson|Love against Donelson and Hodgson]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1801(?). Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Report of the Case between Aylett and Aylett|Report of the Case between Aylett and Aylett, Determined by the High Court of Chancery, in Which the Decree Was Reversed by the Court of Appeals]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796.

*Wythe, George. ''[[Report of the Case between Field and Harrison|A Report of the Case between Field and Harrison, Determined by the High Court of Chancery, in Which the Decree was Reversed by the Court of Appeals]].'' Richmond, Va: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1796. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

====Statutes====
*Virginia. ''[[Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia (1752)|The Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by W. Rind, A. Purdie, and J. Dixon, 1752.

*Virginia. ''[[Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia|The Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by W. Rind, A. Purdie, and J. Dixon, 1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (1803)|A Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of a Public and Permanent Nature, as are Now in Force: to Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution, or Form of Government]]''. Richmond: Printed by S. Pleasants, Jun. and H. Pace, 1803. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (1794)|A Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: of a Public and Permanent Nature as are now in Force, with a Table of the Principal Matters. To Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution, or Form of Government]]''. Richmond, Va. : Augustine Davis, printer for the Commonwealth, 1794. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All Such Public Acts of the General Assembly, and Ordinances of the Conventions of Virginia|A Collection of All Such Public Acts of the General Assembly, and Ordinances of the Conventions of Virginia, Passed since the Year 1768, as are Now in Force with a Table of the Principal Matters Published under Inspection of the Judges of the High Court of Chancery, by a Resolution of General Assembly, the 16th day of June 1783]]''. Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson and William Prentis, 1785. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Collection of All the Acts of Assembly Now in Force in the Colony of Virginia|A Collection of All the Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia with the Titles of Such as are Expir'd, or Repeal'd. And Notes in the Margin, Shewing How, and at What Time, They were Repeal'd. Examin'd with the Records, by a Committee Appointed for that Purpose. Who have Added Many Useful Marginal Notes, and References and an Exact Table]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by William Parks, 1733. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Session Laws]]''. 1776-1783.

=='''Cooking'''==
*Glasse, Hannah. ''[[Art of Cookery|The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy : Which Far Exceeds Any Thing of the Kind Yet Published]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, W. Strahan, P. Davey and B. Law, 1760. Held by W&M Law Library.

=='''Dictionaries and Encyclopedias'''==
=== Legal ===
*Cowell, John. ''[[Law Dictionary, or, The Interpreter of Words and Terms|A Law Dictionary, or, The Interpreter of Words and Terms Used Either in the Common or Statute Laws of Great Britain, and in Tenures and Jocular Customs]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq.)for J. Walthoe ...[et al.], 1727. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Félice, Fortuné Barthélemy de. ''[[Code de l'Humanité|Code de l'Humanité, ou La Législation Universelle, Naturelle, Civile et Politique, avec l'Histoire Littéraire des plus Grands Hommes qui ont Contribué a la Perfection de ce Code]]''. Yverdon: Impr. de m. de Felice, 1778.

*Jacob, Giles. ''[[New Law-Dictionary|A New Law-Dictionary: Containing, the Interpretation and Definition of Words and Terms Used in the Law, and also the Whole Law, and the Practice Thereof, Under All the Heads and Titles of the Same Together with Such Informations Relating Thereto, as Explain the History and Antiquity of the Law, and Our Manners, Customs, and Original Government, Abstracted from All Dictionaries, Abridgments, Institutes, Reports, Year-Books, Charters, Registers, Chronicles, and Histories, Published to this Time, and Fitted for the Use of Barristers, Students, and Practisers of the Law, Members of Parliament, and Other Gentlemen, Justices of Peace, Clergymen, &c]].'' London, In the Savoy : Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq.) for J. and J. Knapton et al., 1729. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sheppard, William. ''[[Epitome of All the Common and Statute Laws of this Nation, Now in Force|An Epitome of All the Common & Statute Laws of this Nation, Now in Force: Wherein More Than Fifteen Hundred of the Hardest Words or Terms of the Law are Explained and All of the Most Useful and Profitable Heads or Titles of the Law by Way of Common Place, Largely, Plainly, and Methodically Handled]]''. London: Printed for W. Lee, D. Pakemann, F. Wright, H. Twyford, G. Bedell, Tho. Brewster, Ed. Dod, and F. PLace, 1656. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Other ===
*Ainsworth, Robert. ''[[Ainsworth's Dictionary|An Abridgement of the Last Quarto Edition of Ainsworth's Dictionary, English and Latin]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Cooper, Thomas. ''[[Thesaurus Linguae Romanae and Britannicae|Thesaurus Linguæ Romanæ & Britannicæ: tam Accurate Congestus, vt Nihil Penè in Eo Desyderari Possit, Quod Vel Latinè Complectatur Amplissimus Stephani Thesaurus, vel Anglicè, Toties Aucta Eliotæ Bibliotheca]]''. Londini: Quondam Bertheleti, cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis, per Henricum W. Vykes, 1565. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature|Encyclopaedia, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature: Constructed on a Plan, by Which the Different Sciences and Arts are Digested into the Form of Distinct Treatises or Systems, Comprehending the History, Theory, and Practice, of Each, According to the Latest Discoveries and Improvements; and Full Explanations Given of the Various Detached Parts of Knowledge, Whether Relating to Natural and Artificial Objects, or to Matters Ecclesiastical, Civil, Military, Commercial, &c..]]''. 1st American ed. Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson, 1798. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Faber, Basil. ''[[Thesaurus Eruditionis Scholasticae|Basilii Fabri Sorani Thesaurus Eruditionis Scholasticae]]''. Lipsiae: Apud Thomam Fritsch, 1710. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hederich, Benjamin. ''[[Graecum Lexicon Manuale]]''. Londini : H. Woodfall, 1766. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Littleton, Adam. ''[[Latine Dictionary in Four Parts|Linguae Latinae Liber Dictionarius Quadripartitus = A Latine Dictionary in Four Parts]]''. London: Printed for T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswell, 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences|A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Comprehending All the Branches of Useful Knowledge]]''. Illustrated ... by Mr. Jefferys; by a Society of Gentlemen. London: Printed for W. Owen, 1754-1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Postlethwayt, Malachy. ''[[Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce|The Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce: with Large Additions and Improvements, Adapting the Same to the Present State of British Affairs in America, Since the Last Treaty of Peace Made in the Year 1763. with Great Variety of New Remarks and Illustrations Incorporated Throughout the Whole Together with Everything Essential that is Contained in Savary's Dictionary: also, All the Material Laws of Trade and Navigation Relating to These Kingdoms, and the Customs and Usages to Which All Traders are Subject]]''. 3rd ed. London : Printed for H. Woodfall, A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, J. Rivington, J. Hinton, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes and W. Clarke and R. Collins, R. Horsfield, W. Johnston, T. Longman, J. Brotherton, J. Dodsley, T. Payne, J. Robson, T. Lowndes, W. Nicoll, and J. Knox, 1766. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Scapula, Johann. ''[[Lexicon Graeco-Latinum Novum|Lexicon Græco-Latinum Novum: In Quo Ex Primitivorum & Simplicium Fontibus Derivata Atque Composita Ordine Non Minus Naturali, Quàm Alphabetico, Breviter & Dilucidè Deducuntur]]''. Editio ultima, priori locupletior & correctior. Basileæ: Apud Henricpetrinos, 1628. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Walker, John. ''[[Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language]]''. 1st American ed. Philadelphia: Printed by Budd and Bartram for H. & P. Rice ..., 1803. Held by W&M Law Library.

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=='''Economics and Finance'''==
*Maseres, Francis. ''[[Principles of the Doctrine of Life-Annuities|The Principles of the Doctrine of Life-Annuities Explained in a Familiar Manner, so as to be Intelligible to Persons not Acquainted with the Doctrine of Chances and Accompanied with a Variety of New Tables]]''. London: Printed for B. White, 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Moivre, Abraham de. ''[[Annuities on Lives|Annuities on Lives: with Several Tables, Exhibiting at One View, the Values of Lives, for Different Rates in Interest]]''. 4th ed. London: 1752.

*Price, Richard. ''[[Observations on Reversionary Payments|Observations on Reversionary Payments: on Schemes for Providing Annuities for Widows, and for Persons in Old Age; on the Method of Calculating the Values of Assurances on Lives; and on the National Debt to Which are Added Four Essays on Different Subjects in the Doctrine of Life-Annuities and Political Arithmetick, also an Appendix]]''. 2nd ed. London: T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1772. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rowlett, John. ''[[Rowlett's Tables of Discount|Rowlett's Tables of Discount, or Interest, on Every Dollar, From Unit, or One, to Two Thousand; on Every Ten Dollars, From Two Thousand to Two Thousand Five Hundred; on Every Fifty, From Two Thousand Five Hundred to Three Thousand; And on Every Five Hundred, From Three Thousand to Five Thousand; From One, to Sixty-Four Days, Inclusive, Also for Every Month, From One to Twelve, and for Eighteen Months, and Two Years; Besides a Complete Cent Table: the Whole Computed at Six Per Cent Together With Examples ... Shewing In What Manner (By Means of the Tables) to Ascertain the Interest, at Five, Seven, and at Eight Per Cent]]''. Philadelphia: Printed for the proprietor, by Hugh Maxwell , 1802. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Steuart, James, Sir. ''[[Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy|An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy: Being an Essay on the Science of Domestic Policy in Free Nations, in Which are Particularly Considered Population, Agriculture, Trade, Industry, Money, Coin, Interest, Circulation, Banks, Exchange, Public Credit, and Taxes]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

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== '''Geography and Travel''' ==
*Arrowsmith, Aaron. ''[[New and Elegant General Atlas|A New and Elegant General Atlas: Comprising All the New Discoveries, to the Present Time: Containing Sixty-Five Maps]]''. Philadelphia: John Conrad & Co., 1804. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Chastellux, François Jean, marquis de. ''[[Travels in North-America|Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782]]''. Translated from the French by an English gentleman, who resided in America at that period. With notes by the translator. London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Clüver, Philipp. ''[[Introductionis in Universam Geographiam|Philippi Cluverii Introdvctionis in Universam Geographiam tam Veterem Quam Novam Libri VI]]''. Amstelodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1651. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Fisher, George. ''[[Instructor or Young Man's Best Companion|The Instructor: or, Young Man's Best Companion]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Guthrie, William. ''[[New System of Modern Geography|A New System of Modern Geography: or, A Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar, and Present State of the Several Nations of the World]]''. 1st American ed., corrected, improved and greatly enlarged. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, 1794-95. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Guys, M. ''[[Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce|Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce: Ou, Lettres sur les Grecs, Anciens et Modernes, Avec un Parallèle de Leurs Moeurs]]''. 3rd ed. rev., cor. Paris: Veuve Duchesne, 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Keith, George. ''[[Geography and Navigation Compleated|Geography and Navigation Compleated: Being a New Theory and Method Whereby the True Longitude of any Place in the World May be Found]].'' London: printed for B. Aylmer, at the Three Pigeons in Cornhill, 1709.

*Le Roy, David. ''[[Ruins of Athens|Ruins of Athens, with Remains and Other Valuable Antiquities in Greece]]''. London: R. Sayer, 1759.

*Pausanias. ''[[Pausaniou Tēs Hellados Periēgēsis|Pausaniou Tēs Hellados Periēgēsis = Hoc Est, Pausaniae Accurata Graeciae Descriptio, Qua Lector Ceu Manu Per Eam Regionem Circumducitur]]''. Francofurti: Apud haeredes Andreae Wecheli, 1583. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pinkerton, John. ''[[Modern Geography|Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies; with the Oceans, Seas, and Isles; in All Parts of the World: Including the Most Recent Discoveries, and Political Alterations. Digested on a New Plan]]''. Philadelphia : Published by John Conrad & co. ... [and 10 others], 1804. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sandys, George. ''[[Sandys Travels|Sandys Travels, Containing an History of the Original and Present State of the Turkish Empire ... the Mahometan Religion and Ceremonies: a Description Of Constantinople ... Also, of Greece ... of Aegypt ... a Voyage on the River Nylvs ... a Description of the Holy-Land; of the Jews ... and What Else Either of Antiquity, or Worth Observation. Lastly, Italy Described, and the Islands Adjoining ... Illustrated with Fifty Graven Maps and Figures]]''. 7th ed. London: Printed for J. Williams junior, 1673. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Strabo. ''[[Strabonis Rerum Geographicarum Libri XVII]]''. Lutetiae Parisiorum : Typis regiis, 1620. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stuart, James and Nicholas Revett. ''[[Antiquities of Athens|The Antiquities of Athens]]''. London: J. Haberkorn, 1762-1830.

*Volney, C. F. ''[[Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte|Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte, Pendant les Années 1783, 1784 et 1785]]''. Paris: Volland [et] Desenne, 1787. Held by W&M Law Library.
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=='''Government'''==
*Adams, John. ''[[Thoughts on Government|Thoughts on Government Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies]]''. Boston: Reprinted by John Gill, 1776. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*Aristotle. ''[[Treatise on Government|A Treatise on Government]]''. London: T. Payne, 1778. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Dissertation Upon Parties|A Dissertation Upon Parties: in Several Letters to Caleb D'Anvers, Esq.]]'' 7th ed. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1749. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Filmer, Robert, Sir. ''[[Patriarcha, Or, The Natural Power of Kings|Patriarcha, or, The Natural Power of Kings]]''. London: Printed, and are to be sold by Walter Davis Book-binder, 1680. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. ''[[Journals of the House of Commons]]''. London, 1740- .

*Harrington, James. ''[[Oceana of James Harrington|The Oceana of James Harrington, and His Other Works: Som [sic] Wherof are Now First Publish'd from His Own Manuscripts]]''. London: Printed by J. Darby? and are to be sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1700. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jefferson, Thomas. ''[[Manual of Parliamentary Practice|A Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the Senate of the United States]]''. Washington City: Samuel Harrison Smith, 1801.

*Paine, Thomas. ''[[Rights of Man|Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution]]''. 8th ed. London: Printed for J.S. Jordan, 1791. Held by W&M Law Library.

*United States. Continental Congress. ''[[Journals of Congress|Journals of Congress Containing the Proceedings from Sept. 5. 1774, to Jan. 1, 1776]]''. Philadelphia: 1777.

*Virginia. Convention 1788. ''[[Journal of the Convention of Virginia|Journal of the Convention of Virginia, Held in the City of Richmond, on the First Monday in June, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Eight]]''. Richmond: Printed by Augustine Davis ..., 1788.

*Virginia. House of Burgesses. ''[[Journal of the House of Burgesses|The Journal of the House of Burgesses]]''. Williamsburg: 1732-1775

*Virginia. House of Delegates. ''[[Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia]]''. Williamsburg: 1776-1780; Richmond: 1780-1806.

*Xenophon. ''[[Xenophontos Hierōn, ē Tyrannikos|Xenophontos Hierōn, ē Tyrannikos = Xenophontis Hiero sive De Regno]]''. Glasguæ: in Aedibus Academicis Excudebat R. Foulis, Academiae Typographus, 1745.
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=='''History'''==
=== General ===
*Blair, John. ''[[Chronology and History of the World|The Chronology and History of the World: From the Creation to the Year of Christ 1753 Illustrated in LVI tables; of Which IV are Introductory & Include the Centurys Prior to the Ist Olympiad, and Each of the Remaining LII Contain in One Expanded View, 50 Years or Half a Century]]''. London: Printed in the year 1754. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== American ===
*Franklin, Benjamin. ''[[Interest of Great Britain Considered|The Interest of Great Britain Considered: with Regard to Her Colonies, and the Acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe, to Which are added, Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of countries, Etc.]]'' 2nd ed. London: Printed for T. Becket, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jefferson, Thomas. ''[[Notes on the State of Virginia]]''. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1782. The Virginia Historical Society owns a copy Wythe gave to Benjamin Harrison, Jr.

*Jefferson, Thomas. ''[[Appendix to the Notes on Virginia|An Appendix to the Notes on Virginia Relative to the Murder of Logan's Family]]''. Philadelphia: 1800.

*Marshall, John. ''[[Life of George Washington|The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States]]''. Philadelphia: Printed and published by C.P. Wayne, 1804-1807. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Mathew, Thomas. ''[[Beginning of Progress and Conclusion of Bacon's Rebellion|The Beginning of Progress and Conclusion of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in the Years 1675 & 1676]]''. Manuscript copy: July 13, 1705.

*Mazzei, Filippo. ''[[Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale|Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale: où l'on Traite des Établissemens des Treize Colonies, de Leurs Rapports & de Leurs Dissentions avec la Grande-Bretagne, de Leurs Gouvernemens Avant & Après la Révolution, &c]]''. A Colle et se trouve a Paris: Chez Froullé, libraire ..., 1788. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Mirabeau, Comte Gabriel-Honoré de Riquetti de. ''[[Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus|Considerations on the Order of Cincinnatus to Which are Added, as well Several Original Papers Relative to That Institution, as also a Letter from the Late M. Turgot, ... to Dr. Price, on the Constitutions of America; and an Abstract of Dr. Price's Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution]]''. Probable work. Precise edition unknown.Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stith, William. ''[[History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia|The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia: Being an Essay Towards a General History of this Colony]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by William Parks, 1747. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates for the Counties and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia|The Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates for the Counties and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia, Held at Richmond Town, in the County of Henrico, on Monday the 17th of July, 1775]]''. Williamsburg: Printed by Alexander Purdie, 1775. Wythe's copy at William & Mary. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. ''[[Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia|Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia, Convened at Richmond, on Monday the Second Day of June, 1788, for the Purpose of Deliberating on the Constitution Recommended by the Grand Federal Convention. To Which is Prefixed the Federal Constitution]]''. 2nd ed. Richmond: Printed at the Enquirer-press, for Ritchie & Worsley and Augustine Davis, 1805. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virginia. General Assembly. Committee of Revisors. ''[[Report of the Committee of Revisors|Report of the Committee of Revisors Appointed by the General Assembly of Virginia in 1776]]''. Richmond: Published by order of the General Assembly & printed by Dixon & Holt, 1784.

=== Ancient ===
*Aelian. ''[[Kl. Ailianou Sophistou Poikilē Historia|Kl. Ailianou Sophistou Poikilē Historia = Cl. Aeliani Sophistae Varia Historia: ad Mstos Codices Nuc Primum Recognita & Castigata: cum Versione Justi Vulteji, Sed Innumeris in Locis ad Graecum Auctoris Contextum Emendata et Perpetuo Commentario Jacobi Perizonii: Accedunt Indices & Plures & Superioribus Longe Locupletiores]]''. Lugduni in Batavis: Apud Johannem du Vivie, Isaacum Severinum, 1701. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Appianus, of Alexandria. ''[[Appianou Alexandreōs Rōmaika|Appianou Alexandreōs Rōmaika = Appiani Alexandrini Romanarum Historiarum pars Prior]]''. Amstelodami: Ex officinâ Joh. Janssonii à Waesbergen, et Johannis à Someren, 1670. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Barthélemy, J.J. ''[[Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece|Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, During the Middle of the Fourth Century before the Christian Æra]]''. London : G.G. and J. Robinson, 1796. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Caesar, Julius. ''[[C. Julii Caesaris Quae Exstant]]''. Edition tertia. Londini: E [sic] typographaeo Mariae Matthews : Impensis J. & B. Sprint, B. Tooke, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, J. Bowyer, H. Clements, Gul. Taylor, T. Ward, Gul. & J. Innys, & Gul. Churchill, 1719. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Caesar, Julius. ''[[Caii Julii Caesaris et A. Hirtii de Rebus a Caesare Gestis Commentarii]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Curtius Rufus, Quintus. ''[[Q. Curtii Rufi Historiarum Alexandri Magni|Q. Curtii Rufi Historiarum Alexandri Magni: cum Notis Variorum]]''. Precise edition unknown. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Diodorus, Siculus. ''[[Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena|Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena = Diodori Siculi Bibliothecae Historicae Libri qui Supersunt]]''. Amstelodami: Sumptibus Jacobi Wetstenii, 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Herodotus. ''[[Hērodotou Halikarnēssēos Historiōn Logoi 9 Epigraphomenoi Mousai|Hērodotou Halikarnēssēos Historiōn Logoi 9 Epigraphomenoi Mousai = Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum Libri IX Musarum Nominibus Inscripti]]''. Amstelodami: Sumptibus Petri Schoutenii, 1763. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Herodotus. ''[[Hērodotou Halikarnasseōs Historia|Hē tou Hērodotou Halikarnasseōs Historia = Herodoti Halicarnassensis Historia]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis, Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Josephus, Flavius. ''[[Works of Flavius Josephus|The Works of Flavius Josephus]]''. Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange. London: Printed for Richard Sare ..., 1702. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Justinus, Marcus Junianus. ''[[Justini Historiæ Philippicæ]]''. Amstelaedami, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Livy. ''[[T. Livii Patavini Historiarum Liber I. et Selecta Capita]]''. Moguntiae Gymn. Elect. 1780.

*Livy. ''[[Titi Livii Historiarum Quod Extat]]''. Amstelodami: Apud D. Elzevirium, 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Nepos, Cornelius. ''[[Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum|Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum: cum Versione Anglica, in qua Verbum de Verbo, Quantum Fieri Potuit, Redditur]]''. Edinburgh, 1744. Probable edition.

*Nepos, Cornelius. ''[[Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae et Editione Oxoniensi Fideliter Expressae]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1749. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Orosius. ''[[Anglo-Saxon Version, from the Historian Orosius|The Anglo-Saxon Version, from the Historian Orosius]]''. London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1773. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plutarch. ''[[Plutarch's Lives]]''. Translated with notes historical and critical from M. Dacier. London: Printed for J. Tonson, 1727. Wythe's copy of volume 8 at William & Mary. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Polybius. ''[[Historiōn ta Sōzomena|Historiōn ta Sōzomena: Polybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarum Libri qui Supersunt]]''. Amstelodami: Officina Johannis Janssonii à Waesberge, & Johannis van Someren, 1670. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Polybius. ''[[Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historiōn ta Sōzomenea|Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historiōn ta Sōzomenea = Polybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarum Libri qui Supersunt]]''. Leipzig, 1763-1764. Possible edition. Precise edition unknown.

*Potter, John. ''[[Archæologia Græca|Archæologia Græca: or, The Antiquities of Greece]]''. 5th ed. London: Printed for J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. and B. Sprint, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, R. Robinson, W. and J. Innys, J. Osborne, T. Longman, W. Mears, and A. Ward, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sallust. ''[[C. Sallustii Crispi Opera Omnia quae Extant]]''. Londini: typis Gul. Strahan. Impensis S. Ballard, W. Innys, A. Ward, T. Osborne, T. Longman, C. Hitch, E. Wicksteed, C. Bathurst, & M. Cooper, 1746. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Savary, M. Claude Etienne. ''[[Lettres sur l'Égypte|Lettres sur l'Égypte, Où l'on Offre le Parallèle des Moeurs Anciennes & Modernes de Ses Habitans, Où l'on Décrit l'état, le Commerce, l'Agriculture, Le Gouvernement du Pays, & la Descente de S. Louis À Damiette, Tirée de Joinville & des Auteurs Arabes, avec des Cartes Géographiques]]''. Paris: Onfroi, 1785-1786. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Suetonius. ''[[C. Suetonii Tranquilli Opera Omnia Quae Extant]]''. Londini: E typographaeo Mariae Matthews : Impensis R. Knaplock, J. & B. Sprint, B. Tooke, H. Clements, F. Gyles, R. Robinson, W. Churchil, & W. Meares, 1718. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tacitus, Cornelius. ''[[C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, Quae Exstant|C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, Quae Exstant: J. Lipsii, Rhennani, Ursini ... & Selectis Aliorum Commentariis Illustrata]]''. Amstelodami: Apud Danielem Elsevirium, 1672-1673. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Thucydides. ''[[History of the Peloponnesian War|The History of the Peloponnesian War]]''. Translated by William Smith. London: Printed by John Watts, 1753. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Thucydides. ''[[Thoukydidou peri tou Peloponnēsiakou Polemou Biblia Oktō|Thoukydidou peri tou Peloponnēsiakou Polemou Biblia Oktō = Thucydidis de Bello Peloponnesiaco Libri Octo]]''. Amstelædami : Apud R. & J. Wetstenios & Gul. Smith., 1731. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tyrtaeus. ''[[Spartan Lessons|Spartan Lessons; or, The Praise Of Valour: in the Verses of Tyrtaeus, an Ancient Athenian Poet, Adopted by the Republic of Lacedaemon, and Employed to Inspire Their Youth with Warlike Sentiments]]''. Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Valerius Maximus. ''[[Valerii Maximi Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium|Valerii Maximi Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium: Libri IX]]''. Amstelodami : Juxta exemplar Elzevirirum, 1690. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Velleius Paterculus. ''[[C Velleii Paterculi Historiae Romanae|C. Velleii Paterculi Historiae Romanae ad M. Vinicium cos. Libri Duo]]''. Interpretatione & notis illustravit Robertus Riguez. Londini: Impensis Gul. Innys ..., 1730. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Xenophon. ''[[Xenophontos Hellenika|Ta tou Xenophontos Hellenika: kai ho Agesilaos = Xenophontis Graecorum res Gestae: et Agesilaus]]''. Edited by Edward Wells. Glasguae: R. et A. Foulis, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Xenophon. ''[[Xenophōntes Kyrou Paideias Biblia Oktō|Xenophōntes Kyrou Paideias Biblia Oktō = Xenophontis De Cyri Institutione Libri Octo]]''. Oxonii, e theatro Sheldoniano, 1727. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== British ===
*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Letter to Sir William Windham|A Letter to Sir William Windham ; II. Some Reflections on the Present State of the Nation ; III. A Letter to Mr. Pope'']]. London: Printed for the Editor, and sold by A. Millar, 1753. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Remarks on the History of England|Remarks on the History of England: From the Minutes of Humphry Oldcastle]]''. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Buchanan, George. ''[[Rerum Scoticarum Historia]]''. Amsterodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1643. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Caldwell, James, Sir. ''[[Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764|Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764 Taken by a Military Officer to Which are Added, an Inquiry How Far the Restrictions Laid Upon the Trade of Ireland, by British Acts of Parliament, are a Benefit or Disadvantage to British Dominions in General, and to England in Particular, for Whose Separate Advantage They Were Intended, with Extracts of Such Parts of the Statutes as Lay the Trade of Ireland under Those Restrictions]]''. London, 1766. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of. ''[[History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England|The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641: With the Precedent Passages, and Actions, That Contributed Thereunto, and the Happy End, and Conclusion Thereof by the King's Blessed Restoration, and Return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660]]''. Oxford: Printed at the Theater, An. Dom. 1707. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. ''[[History and Proceedings of the House of Commons|The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons from the Restoration to the Present Time Containing the Most Remarkable Motions, Speeches, Resolves, Reports and Conferences to be Met With in That Interval]]''. London: Printed for Richard Chandler ..., 1742-1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. ''[[History and Proceedings of the House of Lords|The History and Proceedings of The House of Lords, From the Restoration in 1660, to the Present Time, Containing the Most Remarkable Motions, Speeches, Debates, Orders and Resolutions. ... And Illustrated with Historical Notes and Observations. Together with the Debates in the Parliament of Scotland Relating to the Union]]''. London: Printed for Ebenezer Timberland, in Ship-Yard, Temple-Bar ..., 1742-1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Guthrie, William. ''[[General History of England|A General History of England: From the Invasion of the Romans under Julius Cæsar to the Late Revolution in MDCLXXXIII Including the Histories of the Neighboring People and States, so far as they are Connected with That of England]]''. London: Printed for D. Browne by T. Waller, 1744-1751.

*Hume, David. ''[[History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688|The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688: in Six Volumes]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Milton, John. ''[[Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton|A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton: Correctly Printed from the Original Editions: With An Historical And Critical Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, Containing Several Original Papers of His, Never Before Published]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar ..., 1738. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Muilman, Teresia Constantia. ''[[Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips|An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips more particularly, that Part of it which Relates to Her Marriage with an Eminent Dutch Merchant]]''. London: Printed for the Author and Sold at her House in Craig's Court Charing Cross, 1748-1749. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ralph, James. ''[[History of England during the Reigns of K. William, Q. Anne, and K. George I|The History of England during the Reigns of K. William, Q. Anne, and K. George I]]''. London: Printed by D. Browne, for F. Cogan, 1744-1746.

*Temple, William, Sir. ''[[Works of Sir William Temple|The Works of Sir William Temple, Bart.: To Which is Prefix'd Some Account of the Life and Writings of the Author]]''. London: Printed for A. Churchill, T. Goodwin, J. Knapton, R. Smith, B. Tooke ..., 1720. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== European ===
*Pufendorf, Freiherr Samuel von and Antoine Augustin Bruzen de La Martinière. ''[[Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe|An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe]]''. London: printed for J. and P. Knapton, T. Osborne, C. Hitch, S. Austen, A. Millar [and 4 others in London], 1748.

=== French ===
*Pelloutier, Simon. ''[[Histoire des Celtes|Histoire des Celtes: et Particulierment des Gaulois et des Germains, Depuis les Tems Fabuleux, Jusqu'à la Prise de Rome par les Gaulois]]''. À La Haye: Chez Isaac Beauregard, 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Italian ===
*Machiavelli, Niccolò. ''[[History of Florence|The History of Florence: in Eight Books]]''. Glasgow: Printed for Robert Urie, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

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== '''Language and Rhetoric''' ==
*Aler, Paul. ''[[Gradus ad Parnassum|Gradus ad Parnassum sive Novus Synonymorum, Epithetorum, et Phrasium Poeticarum Thesaurus, Elegantias, Flavissas Poëticas, Parnasssum Poëticum, Thesaurum Virgilii, Smetium, Ianuam Musarum, Alioque id Genus Libros ad Poësim Necessarios Complectens]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Ash, John. ''[[Grammatical Institutes|Grammatical Institutes, or, An Easy Introduction to Dr. Lowth's English Grammar: Designed for the Use of Schools, and to Lead Young Gentlemen and Ladies into the Knowledge of the First Principles of the English Language]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Blair, Hugh. ''[[Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres]]''. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Aitken, 1784. Wythe's copy at William & Mary. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cicero, Marcus Tullius. ''[[M.T. Ciceronis Orationes Quaedam Selectae]]''. Editio quarta, auctior & emendatior. Londini: Typis Gulielmi Sayes, impensis J. Knapton, R Wilkin, J. & B. Sprint, B. & S. Tooke, D. Midwinter, B. Cowse, G. Mortlock, W. & J. Innys, & A. Ward, 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cordier, Mathurin. ''[[Select Century of Cordery's Colloquies|Corderii Colloquiorum Centuria Selecta, or A Select Century of Cordery's Colloquies]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*Demetrius. ''[[Demetriou Phalēreōs Peri Hermēneias|Demetriou Phalēreōs Peri Hermēneias = Demetrii Phalerei De Elocutione, Sive Dictione Rhetoriae, in cac Editione, Contextus Graecus ex Optimis Exemplaribus Emendatur, Versio Latina Passim ab Erroribus Repurgatur; & Loca À Demetris Laudata, Quae Hactenus Graecè Tantum Extabant, Nunc Primùm Latinitate Donantur]]''. Glasguae : ex officina Roberti Foulis, 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Demosthenes. ''[[Demosthenis et Aeschinis Opera|Demosthenis et Æschinis Principum Graeciae Oratorum Opera, cum Utriusque Autoris Vita & Ulpiani Commentariis, Novisque Scholis, ex quarta eaque Postrema Recognitione, Graecolatina, Annotationibus illustrata]]''. Francofurti: Apud Claudium Marnium, & haeredes Iohannis Aubrii, 1604. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Demosthenes. ''[[Dēmosthenous Logoi Eklektoi|Dēmosthenous Logoi Eklektoi = Demosthenis Selectæ Orationes]]''. Etonæ: apud Joseph. & Thomam Pote, 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Demosthenes. ''[[Œuvres Complettes de Démosthene et d'Eschine|Œuvres Complettes de Démosthene et d'Eschine, Traduites en François, avec des Remarques sur les Harangues & Plaidoyers de Ces Deux Orateurs, & des Notes Critiques & Grammaticales en Latin, sur le Texte Grec: Accompagnées D'un Discours Préliminaire sur L'éloquence & Autres Objets Intéressants; D'un Traité de la Jurisdiction & les Loix d'Athenes; D'un Précis Historique sur la Constitution de la Grece, sur le Gouvernement d'Athenes, & sur la Vie de Philippe; &C.]]'' Paris: Lacombe, 1777. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dionysius, of Halicarnassus. ''[[Dionysiou Halikarnasseōs Peri Syntheseōs Onomatōn|Dionysiou Halikarnasseōs Peri Syntheseōs Onomatōn = Dionysii Halicarnassei De Structura Orationis Liber]]''. Londini: Impensis R. Knaplock, in Cœmeterio Paulino, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Discours de Lycurgue, d'Andocide, d'Isée, de Dinarque|Discours de Lycurgue, d'Andocide, d'Isée, de Dinarque, avec un Fragment Sous le Nom de Démade]]''. Translated into French by M. l'abbé Auger. A Paris: Chez De Bure, fils aîné ... ; Théophile Barrois ... ; Alexandre Jombert jeune ..., 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Exercises of Syntax]]''. Duodecimo. Precise work and edition unknown.

*Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-. ''[[Dialogues Concerning Eloquence|Dialogues Concerning Eloquence with a Letter to the French Academy, Concerning Rhetoric, and Poetry]]''. Glasgow: Printed and Sold by R. and A. Foulis, 1760.

*''[[Grammar of the Greek Language|A Grammar of the Greek Language: Originally Composed for the College-School, at Gloucester, in Which it has been the Editor's Design to Reject What, in the Most Improved Edition of Cambden, is Redundant, to Supply What is Deficient, to Reduce to Order What is Intricate and Confused, and to Consign to an Appendix What is not Requisite to be got by Heart]]''. 1st American ed. from 3rd London. Boston: by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, 1800. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Harris, James. ''[[Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar]]''. 3rd. ed., rev. and corr. London: Printed for John Nourse and Paul Vaillan, 1771. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Harris, James. ''[[Philological Inquiries|Philological Inquiries in Three Parts]]''. London: Printed for C. Nourse, 1781. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Isocrates. ''[[Isocratis Opera Omnia Graecè et Latinè|Isocratis Opera Omnia Graecè et Latinè: cum Versione Nova, Triplici Indice, Variantibus Lectionibus, et Notis]]''. Parisiis: F.A. Didot, 1782.

*Isocrates. ''[[Œuvres Complettes d'Isocrate|Œuvres complettes d'Isocrate, Auxquelles on a Joint Quelques Discours Analogues à Ceux de cet Orateur, Tirés de Platon, de Lysias, de Thucydide, de Xénophon, de Démosthene, d'Antiphon, de Gorgias, d'Antisthene & d'Alcidamas]]''. Translated into French by M. l'abbé Auger. Paris: chez De Bure, fils aîné, Théoph. Barrois jeune, 1781. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Kuster, Ludolf. ''[[Lud. Kusterus de Vero Usu Verborum Mediorum Eorumque Differentia a Verbis Activis & Passivis|Lud. Kusterus de Vero Usu Verborum Mediorum Eorumque Differentia a Verbis Activis & Passivis.: Item Veteres Poetæ Citati Ad P. Labbei De Ancipitum Græcarum Vocalium In Prioribus Syllabis Mensura Confirmandum Sententiam.: Sive Index Vocabulorum In Quibus Anceps Vocalis Pro Longa Habenda Est.]]'' Londini: Prostant apud J. & J. Rivington ..., 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lancelot, Claude. ''[[New Method of Learning with Greater Facility the Greek Tongue|A New Method of Learning with Greater Facility the Greek Tongue]]''. Translated by Thomas Nugent. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Lucian of Samosata. ''[[Excerpta Quædam ex Luciani Samosatensis Operibus]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Lucian, of Samosata. ''[[Loukianou Samosateōs Hapanta|Loukianou Samosateōs Hapanta = Luciani Samosatensis Opera]]''. Amstelodami: Sumptibus J. Wetstenii, 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lysias. ''[[Opera Omnia, Graece et Latine]]''. Paris: Franc. Ambr. Didot L'ainé, 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pliny, the Younger. ''[[C. Plinii Cæcilii Secvndi Epistolæ et Panegyricus]]''. Editio nova. Lvgd. Batav.: Apud Joan. & Danielem Elsevier, 1653. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Quintilian. ''[[M. Fabii Quinctiliani de Institutione Oratoria|M. Fabii Quinctiliani de Institutione Oratoria Libri Duodecim: Juxta Editionem, Quae, ad Fidem Trium Codicum Mss. & Octo Impressorum, Prodiit è Theatro Sheldoniano, Oxonii, An. 1693]]''. Londini: Excudebat E.P. ; Impensis J. Nicholson, 1714. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ruddiman, Thomas. ''[[Rudiments of the Latin Tongue|The Rudiments of the Latin Tongue or, a Plain and Easy Introduction to Latin Grammar; ... with Useful Notes and Observations, Explaining the Terms of Grammar, and Further Improving Its Rules]]''. Edinburgh: Printed by Wal Ruddiman, J Richardson and Company and sold by the widow of the author and the booksellers there, 1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tooke, John Horne. ''[[Epea Pteroenta, or The Diversions of Purley]]''. London: printed for J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1786.

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== '''Legal Treatises''' ==
=== General ===
*Blackstone, William. ''[[Commentaries on the Laws of England]]''. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1765-1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Blackstone, William, 1723-1780. ''[[Law Tracts]].'' Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bracton, Henry de. ''[[De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae|Henrici de Bracton De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae Libri Quinque: in Varios Tractatus Distincti, ad Diversorum & Vetustissimorum Codicum Collationem, Ingenti Cura Denuò Typis Vulgati]]''. Londini: typis Milonis Flesher & Roberti Young, assign: Johannis More, armig., 1640. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Breton, John le. ''[[Britton]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed by the assignes of John Moore Esquire, 1640. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Containing the Exposition of Many Ancient and Other Statutes]]''. 6th edition. London: Printed by W. Rawlins for Thomas Basset, 1681. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Finch, Henry, Sir. ''[[Nomotexnia|Nomotexnia: Cestascavoir, Vn Description del Common Leys Dangleterre Solonque les Rules Del Art: Parallelees ove les Prerogatives le Roy. Ovesque Auxy le Substance & Effect de les Estatutes (Disposes en Lour Proper Lieux) per le Quels le Common Ley est Abridge, Enlarge, ou Ascunment Alter, del Commencement de Magna Charta fait 9. H.3. Tanque a Cest Jour]].'' London: Printed for the Societie of Stationers, 1613. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Fitzherbert, Anthony. ''[[New Natura Brevium|The New Natura Brevium]].'' 8th ed., carefully revised. London, in the Savoy : printed for Henry Lintot ... and sold by J. Shuckburgh, 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Fleta|Fleta Seu Commentarius Juris Anglicani Sic Nuncupatus: Sub Edwardo Rege Primo, Seu Circa Annos Abhince CCCXLL, Ab Anonymo Conscriptus, Atque È Codice Veteri, Autore Ipso Aliqantulùm Recentiori, Nunc Primùm Typis Editus : Accedit Tractatulus Vetus De Agendi Excipiendique Formulis Gallicanus, Fet Assavoir Dictus]]''. Londini: Typis M.F. prostant apud Guilielmium Lee, Mathaeuem Wabancke & Danielem Pakeman, 1647. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Glanville, Ranulf de. ''[[Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus Regni Angliae|Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus Regni Angliae: Tempore Regis Henrici Secundi Compositus, Iusticie Gubernacula Tenente Illustri Viro Ranulpho de Glanvilla Iuris Regni & Antiquarum Consuetudinu[M] Eo Tempore Peritissimo. Et Illas Solu[M] Leges Continet & Consuetudines Secundum Quas Placitatur in Curia Regis Ad Scaccarium & Coram Iusticiis Ubicunque Fuerint. Huic Adiectae Sunt A Quodam Legum Studioso Adnotationes Aliquot Marginales Non Inutiles]].'' Londini: in aedibus Richardi Totteli. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum, 1554? Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hale, Matthew. ''[[History of the Common Law of England|The History of the Common Law of England Divided into Twelve Chapters]]''. 3rd ed., corrected. London, In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq); for T. Waller, 1739. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jacob, Giles. ''[[Treatise of Laws|A Treatise of Laws or, A General Introduction to the Common, Civil, and Canon Law]]''. London: printed for T. Woodward; and J. Peele, 1721. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Kames, Henry Home, Lord. ''[[Historical Law-Tracts]].'' 2nd ed. Edinburgh and London: Printed by A. Kincaid, His Majesty's Printer, for A. Millar, London, and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, in Edinburgh, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Noy, William. ''[[Treatise of the Principal Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes|A Treatise of the Principal Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes of this Nation: Very Usefull and Commodious for All Students and Such Others as Desire the Knowledge and Understandings of the Laws]].'' 2nd ed. London: by T.N. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, R. Best, and G. Bedell, 1651. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Registrum Brevium|Registrum Brevium Tam Originalium, Quam Judicialium: Correctum & Emendatum Ad Vetus Exemplar Manuscriptum, Cujus Beneficio, À Multis Erroribus Purgatum, Ad Usus, Quibus Inservit Redditur Accommodatius]].'' Editio quarta. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, esquires, for Thomas Bassett ..., 1687. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Saint German, Christopher. ''[[Doctor and Student|Doctor and Student, or, Dialogues Between a Doctor of Divinity and a Student in the Laws Of England: Containing the Grounds of Those Laws, Together with Questions and Cases Concerning the Equity and Conscience Thereof: also Comparing the Civil, Canon, Common and Statute Laws, and Shewing Wherein they Vary from One Another]].'' 16th ed. London: Printed by S. Richardson and C. Lintot, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Spelman, Henry, Sir. ''[[English Works of Sir Henry Spelman|The English Works of Sir Henry Spelman, Kt. Publish'd in His Life-Time; Together with His Posthumous Works, Relating to the Laws and Antiquities of England; First Publish'd by the Present Lord Bishop of Lincoln, in the Year 1695, Together with the Life of the Author, Now Revised by His Lordship. to Which are Added, Two More Treatises of Sir Henry Spelman, Never Before Printed: One, of the Admiral-Jurisdiction, and the Officers Thereof: the Other, of Antient Deeds and Charters, with a Compleat Index to the Whole]]''. London: Printed for D. Browne, sen. & jun. W. Mears, F. Clay ..., 1723. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Style, William. ''[[Style's Practical Register|Style's Practical Register: Begun in the Reign of King Charles I Consisting of Rules, Orders, and the Principal Observations Concerning the Practice of The Common Law in the Courts at Westminster: Particularly the King's Bench, as Well in Matters Criminal as Civil: Carefully Continued Down to this Time from Modern Reports: Alphabetically Digested Under Several Titles: with a Table for the Ready Finding Out of Those Titles]]''. 4th ed. London: Printed for C. Harper, D. Brown, J. Walthoe and D. Midwinter, 1707. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Wingate, Edmund. ''[[Maximes of Reason|Maximes of Reason, or, The Reason of the Common Law of England]].'' London: Printed by R. & W. L. for W. Lee, A. Crook, D. Pakeman, H. Twiford, G. Bedell, T. Dring, J. Place, 1658. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Administration of Criminal Justice ===
*Dalton, Michael. ''[[Officium Vicecomitum|Officium Vicecomitum: The Office and Avthoritie of Sherifs. Written for the Better Incouragement of the Gentrie (Upon Whom the Burthen of This Office Lyeth) to Keepe Their Continuall Care of the businesse, and Eye Ouer Their Officers, They May the Better Discharge Their Dutie to God, Their Prince, and Countrey, in the Execution of This Their Office Gathered Ovt of the Statutes, and Bookes of the Common Lawes of This Kingdome]].'' London: Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1623. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Civil Law ===
*Domat, Jean. ''[[Civil Law in its Natural Order|The Civil Law in its Natural Order: Together with the Public Law]].'' London: Printed by J. Bettenham, for E. Bell, 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Taylor, John. ''[[Elements of the Civil Law]].'' 3rd ed. London: Charles Bathurst, 1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Civil Procedure ===
*Brown, William. ''[[Entring Clerk's Vade Mecum|The Entring Clerk's Vade Mecum: Being an Exact Collection of Precedents for Declarations and Pleadings in Most Actions, Especially Such as are Brought for, or Against Heirs, Executors, or Administrators, Executrices, Administratrices, and Their Husbands, in Person Actions, Also upon Bills of Exchange, Pollicies of Assurance, &c., and Such Process and Parts of Pleading as Relate Thereunto: Being Very Practicable and Useful to All Entring-Clerks, and Attornies in His Majesties Courts of Kings-Bench]]''. London: Printed by G. Sawbridge, W. Rawlins, and S. Roycroft, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs., for W. Jacob ... and C. Smith ..., 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Brown, William. ''[[Modus Intrandi Placita Generalia|Modus Intrandi Placita Generalia: the Entring Clerk's Introduction: Being a Collection of Such Precedents of Declarations, and Other Pleadings, with Process as well Mesn as Judicial, as are Generally Used in Every Days Practice, with Notes and Observations Thereupon Composed, for the Benefit of the Students of the Common Law of England, as also of the Attorneys, Entring Clerks, and Sollicitors of the Courts of Common Pleas and King's Bench]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and Edw. Atkins Esquires for J. Walthoe ..., 1702-1703.

*Brownlow, Richard. ''[[Brownlow Latine Redivivus|Brownlow Latine Redivivus: a Book of Entries, of Such Declarations, Informations, Pleas in Barr and Abatement, Replications, Rejoynders, Issues, Verdicts, Bills of Exception to Verdicts, Judgements, Demurrers, and other Parts of Pleadings, (Now in Use) in Personal and Mixt Actions; Contained in the First and Second Parts of the Declarations and pleadings of Richard Brownlow]].'' London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkyns, Esquires, 1693. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Book of Entries|A Book of Entries: Containing Perfect and Approved Presidents of Counts, Declarations, Informations, Pleints, Indictments, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Pleadings, Processes, Continuances, Essoines, Issues, Defaults, Departure in Despight of the Court, Demurrers, Trials, Judgements, Executions, and All Other Matters and Proceedings (in Effect) Concerning the Practick Part of the Laws of England, in Actions Real, Personal, and Mixt, and in Appeals. Being Very Necessary to be Known, and of Excellent Use for the Modern Practice of the Law, Many of Them Containing Matters in Law, and Points of Great Learning]].'' 2nd ed. carefully corrected. London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins ..., 1671. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey, Sir. ''[[History and Practice of the High Court of Chancery|The History and Practice of the High Court of Chancery in Which is Introduced, an Account of the Institution and Various Regulations of the Said Court; Shewing Likewise, the Ancient and Present Practice Thereof in an Easy and Familiar Method]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for J. Worall and W. Owen, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Mallory, John. ''[[Modern Entries|Modern Entries, in English Being a Select Collection of Pleadings in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer: ... and also All Kinds of Writs ... Together with Readings and Observations]]''. In the Savoy: In the Savoy : Printed by E and R Nutt, and R Gosling (asigns of E Sayer) for R Gosling, 1734-35. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Manley, Thomas. ''[[Clerks Guide|The Clerks Guide: Leading into Three Parts]]''. London : Printed by John Streater, Henry Twyford, and E. Flesher, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, Esquires, 1672. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rastell, William. ''[[Collection of Entries|A Collection of Entries of Declarations, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Issues, Verdicts, Judgements, Rxecutions, Proces, Continuances, Essoynes, and Divers Other Matters Newly Amended and Much Enlarged with Many Good Presidents of Later Time, Whereof Divers are upon Sundry Statutes, and Noted in the End of the Table]]''. London : Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins ... and are to be sold by George Sawbridge [and 13 others], 1670. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*Robinson, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Book of Special Entries|A Book of Special Entries of Declarations, Pleadings, Issues, Verdicts, Judgments and Judicial Process in Such Actions as are Now in Use and have not Hitherto been Published in Any Printed Book of Precedents Together with Such Notes and Observations as do Either Illustrate or Explain the Same]]''. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft and H. Sawbridge assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for T. Basset ... R. Chriswell ... and B. Tooke ..., 1684. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Winch, Humphrey, Sir. ''[[Beau-Pledeur|Le Beau-Pledeur: A Book of Entries, Containing Declarations, Informations, and Other Select and Approved Pleadings, with Special Verdicts and Demurrers, in Most Actions, Feal, Personal, and Mixt, Which have been Argued and Adjudged in the Courts at Westminster, Together with Faithful References to the Most Authentick Printed Law-Books now Extant, Where the Cases of These Entries are Reported: and a More Copious and Useful Table than Hath Been Hitherto Printed in Any Book of Entries : The Whole Comprehending the Very Art and Method of Good Pleading]].'' London: Printed by George Sawbridge, William Rawlins, and Samuel Roycroft ... for Thomas Basset ... Richard Chiswell, and Benjamin Tooke ..., 1680. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Commercial Law ===
*Bacon, Matthew. ''[[Compleat Arbitrator|The Compleat Arbitrator or, the Law of Awards and Arbitraments]]''. London, octavo, precise edition unknown.

*Brydall, John. ''[[Ars Transferendi Dominium, the Second Part|Ars Transferendi Dominium, the Second Part or, A Sure Law-Guide to the Conveyancer Consisting of Many Observations and Various Questions, with Their Resolutions, Relating to Feoffments, Grants, Fines, Common Recoveries, Exchanges, Releases, Confirmations, Attornments, Surrenders, Bargains and Sales, and Devises]]''. London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns ... for Samuel Heyrick ... and Isaac Cleave ..., 1702. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cunningham, Timothy. ''[[Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-Notes, and Insurances|The Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-Notes, and Insurances, Containing All the Statutes, Cases at Large, Arguments, Resolutions, Judgments, Decrees, and Customs of Merchants Concerning Them, Methodically Digested: Together with Rules and Examples for Computing the Exchange between England and the Principal Places of Trade in Europe: Also, the Arbitrations of Exchange]]''. Dublin: Printed for Richard Watts, 1760. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Herne, John. ''[[Law of Conveyances|The Law of Conveyances, Shewing the Natures, Kinds, and Effects, of All Manner of Assurances, with the Manner of Their Several Executions and Operations, also Directions to Sue Out and Prosecute All Manner of Writs, of Extent, Elegit, and Judiciall Writs upon Statutes, Recognizances, Judgments, &c.]]'' London: Printed by T.R. for Hen. Twyford, and Tho. Dring ..., 1657.

*Perkins, John. ''[[Treatise of the Laws of England, on the Various Branches of Conveyancing|A Treatise of the Laws of England, on the Various Branches of Conveyancing]]''. Precise edition unknown. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pigott, Nathaniel. ''[[New Precedents in Conveyancing|New Precedents In Conveyancing: Containing Great Variety of Curious Draughts, Many of Them on Special Occations, Drawn or Settled By Mr. Piggot, Northey, Webb, And Other Eminent Hands; And Now Publish'd From Original Manuscripts]].'' London: Printed by H. Lintot for J. Worrall, 1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sheppard, William. ''[[Touch-Stone of Common Assurances|The Touch-Stone of Common Assurances, or, A Plain and Familiar Treatise, Opening the Learning of the Common Assurances or Conveyances of the Kingdome]].'' London: Printed by M.F. for W. Lee, M. Walbancke, D. Pakeman, and G. Bedell, 1648. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Constitutional Law ===
*Brydall, John. ''[[Jus Sigilli|Jus Sigilli: or, the Law of England, touching His Majesties Four Principal Seals, viz. The Great Seale, The Privy Seale, the Exchequer Seale, and the Signet]]''. London: Printed by E. Flesher, for Thomas Dring and John Leigh, 1673. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Contracts ===
*A., J. ''[[Law of Obligations and Conditions|The Law of Obligations and Conditions, or, An Accurate Treatise, Wherein is Contained the Whole Learning of the Law Concerning Bills, Bonds, Conditions, Statutes, Recognizances, and Defeasances]]''. London: Printed for J. Walthoe ..., 1693. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Law of Covenants|The Law of Covenants: a Treatise Explaining the Nature and Rules of the Several Sorts of Covenants]].'' 2nd ed. London, in the Savoy: Printed by John Nutt, for Samuel Butler, 1712. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jones, William, Sir. ''[[Essay on the Law of Bailments|An Essay on the Law of Bailments]].'' Boston: From the Press of Samuel Etheridge, for John West, c1796. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pothier, Robert Joseph. ''[[Treatise on Obligations|A Treatise on Obligations: Considered in a Moral and Legal View]].'' Translated. Newburn, N.C.: Martin & Ogden, 1802. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Courts ===
*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning the Jurisdiction of Courts]].'' London: Printed by M. Flesher, for W. Lee, and D. Pakeman, 1644. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Crompton, Richard. ''[[Authoritie et Jurisdiction des Courts de la Majestie de la Roygne|L'Authoritie et Jurisdiction des Courts de la Majestie de la Roygne]]''. Londini, in aedibus Caroli Yetsweirti Armig., 1594. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dalton, Michael. ''[[Countrey Justice|The Countrey Justice: Containing the Practice of the Justices of the Peace as well in and out of their Sessions]]''. London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkyns, and Edward Atkyns, esquires, 1666. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lambarde, William. ''[[Eirenarcha|Eirenarcha, or, Of the Office of the Iustices of Peace: in Foure Bookes]].'' Fourthly revised, corrected and enlarged. At London Printed by Thomas Wight, and Bonham Norton, 1599. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Criminal Law ===
*Beccaria, Cesare. ''[[Essay on Crimes and Punishments|An Essay on Crimes and Punishments]].'' Translated from the Italian, with a commentary, attributed to Mons. de Voltaire, translated from the French. London: Printed for J. Almon, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning High Treason, and Other Pleas of the Crown, and Criminall Causes]].'' London: Printed by M. Flesher, for W. Lee, and D. Pakeman, 1644. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Foster, Michael, Sir. ''[[Report of Some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer|A Report of Some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Goal Delivery for the Trial of the Rebels in the Year 1746 in the County of Surry and of Other Crown Cases]].'' Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press ; London: sold by J. Worrall and B. Tovey, 1762. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Evidence|The Law of Evidence]]''. 2nd ed., corrected. London, In the Savoy : Printed by Catherine Lintot ... for W. Owen, 1760. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hale, Matthew, Sir. ''[[History of the Pleas of the Crown|Historia Placitorum Coronæ. The History of the Pleas of the Crown]].'' London, In the Savoy, Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for F. Gyles ..., 1736. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hale, Matthew, Sir. ''[[Pleas of the Crown|Pleas of the Crown, or, A Methodical Summary of the Principal Matters Relating to That Subject]]''. 5th edition. London, in the Savoy: Printed by J.N., assignee of Edw. Sayer, Esq;, for J. Walthoe ... and J. Walthoe junr., 1716. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hawkins, William. ''[[Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown|A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown, or, A System of the Principal Matters Relating to that Subject: Digested Under Their Proper Heads]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by Eliz. Nutt, (executrix of J. Nutt, assignee of E. Sayer, esq;) for J. Walthoe ... and J. Walthoe, jun., 1716-1726. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Staunford, William, Sir. ''[[Plees del Coron|Les Plees del Coron: Diuisees in Plusours Titles & Common Lieux. Per Queux Home Plus Redement et Plenairemẽt Trouera, Quelqz chose que il Quira, Touchant les Ditz Plees]]''. [London]: in aedibus Richardi Tottelli, 1583-1590. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Ecclesiastical Law ===
*Burn, Richard. ''[[Ecclesiastical Law]].'' 4th ed. London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, Law-Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1781. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hooker, Richard. ''[[Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker|The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker: in Eight Books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity]]''. London: Printed for John Walthoe, George Conyers, James Knapton, Robert Knaplock, J. and B. Sprint ... [and 9 others], 1723. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Equity ===
*Ballow, Henry. ''[[Treatise of Equity|A Treatise of Equity]].'' London, in the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer) for D. Browne, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; and J. Shuckburgh, at the Sun next the Inner Temple gate in Fleetstreet, 1737. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Kames, Henry Home, Lord. ''[[Principles of Equity]].'' Edinburgh: Printed by Alexander Kincaid, His Majesty's printer. For A. Millar, London; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1760. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== International Law ===
*Grotius, Hugo. ''[[Rights of War and Peace|The Rights of War and Peace, In Three Books: Wherein are Explained, the Law of Nature and Nations, and the Principal Points Relating to Government]].'' Translated. London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, J. and P. Knapton, D. Brown, T. Osborn, and E. Wicksteed, 1738. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von. ''[[Of the Law of Nature and Nations|Of the Law of Nature And Nations: Eight Books]].'' 2nd ed. Oxford: Printed by L. Lichfield, for A. and J. Churchil ..., 1710. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von. ''[[De Officio Hominis & Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem|S. Pufendorfii, De Officio Hominis & Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo: Selectis Variorum Notis, Maximeq; Propriis Illustravit... Buddei Historiam Juris Naturalis Notis Adauctam Præmisit, Indicemq]].'' 4th ed., longe auctior & emendatior. Londini: impensis G. Thurlbourn, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rutherforth, Thomas. ''[[Institutes of Natural Law|Institutes of Natural Law: Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures on Grotius De Jure Belli et Pacis]].'' Cambridge: Printed by J. Bentham, printer to the University, for W. Thurlbourn, bookseller in Cambridge, 1754-1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Property ===
*Booth, George. ''[[Nature and Practice of Real Actions|The Nature and Practice of Real Actions: In Their Writs and Process, Both Original and Judicial, Together with Some Records in the Court Before the Justice of the County Palatine of Chester, proving the Antiquity of the Jurisdiction of That Court and of Some Families]].'' London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, for Awnsham and John Churchil ..., 1701. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England|The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, or, A Commentary upon Littleton, not the Name of the Author Only, but of the Law It Selfe]]''. 4th ed, corrected. London: Printed by M.F. I.H. and R.Y., assignes of I. More Esquire, 1639. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Craig, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Jus Feudale|Jus Feudale: Tribus Libris Comprehensum: Quibus Non Solùm Consuetudines Feudales, & Praediorum Jura, Quae in Scotia, Anglia & Plerisque Galliae Locis Obtinent, Continentur; Sed Universum Jus Scoticum, & Omnes Ferè Materiae Juris Clarè & Dilucidè Exponuntur, & Ad Fontes Juris Feudalis & Civilis Singula Reducuntur]].'' Editio tertia. Edinburgi: Apud Thos. & Walt. Ruddimannos, 1732. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dalrymple, John, Sir. ''[[Essay Towards a General History of Feudal Property in Great Britain|An Essay Towards a General History of Feudal Property in Great Britain]].'' London: Printed for A. Millar, 1757. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Uses and Trusts|The Law of Uses and Trusts: Collected and Digested in a Proper Order, from the Reports of Adjudg'd Cases, in the Courts of Law and Equity, and Other Books of Authority. Together with a Treatise of Dower. To Which is Added, a Complete Table of All the Matters Therein Contain'd]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (Assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for R. Gosling, 1734. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Law of Ejectments|The Law of Ejectments, or, A Treatise Shewing the Nature of Ejectione Firme, the Difference Between it and Trespass...]]'' London, 1700.

*Littleton, Thomas, Sir. ''[[Tenures de Monsieur Littleton|Les Tenures de Monsieur Littleton: Ouesque Certain Cases Addes per Auters de Puisne Temps q́ux Cases vo Trouers Signes Ouesq; cest sSigne * al Commencem̃t, & al Fine de Chescun de Eux: au Fine que ne Poies eux Misprender pur les Cases de Monsieur Littleton; Pur quel Enconuenience, ils Fueront Derniermt̃ Tolles de cest Lieur. Et cy vn Foits Pluis Admonetes al Request des Gentlehomes, Students en la ley Dengleterre]]''. London. Precise edition unknown.

*Philipps, Fabian. ''[[Tenenda Non Tollenda|Tenenda Non Tollenda, or the Necessity of Preserving Tenures in Capite and by Knightservice, Which According to Their First Institution were, and are yet, a Great Part of the Salus Populi, and the Safety and Defence of the King, as well as of His People: Together with a Prospect of the very Many Mischiefs and Inconveniences, Which by the Taking Away or Altering of Those Tenures, will Inevitably Happen to the King and His Kingdomes]].'' London: Printed by Thomas Leach, for the author, and are to be sold by Abel Roper ... 1660. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Roman Law ===
*''[[Institutionum Imperialium Commentarius|Arnoldi Vinnii JC. in Quatuor Libros Institutionum Imperialium Commentarius: Academicus & Forensis]]''. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Joannem van der Linden, Juniorem, 1726. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Codex Justinianus|Codex Justinianus ad Vetustorum Exemplarium Fidem Diligẽtissime Recognitus. In Quo Casus Uiuiani (Qui Antea Fedissimi et Corruptissimi Legebantur) Ita sunt Restituti, vt Iam non Inutiliter Adiecti Videantur...]]'' Parisijs in via ad duum Jacobum, sub sole aure / et sub elephante Francoys Regnavlt, 1532.

*''[[Corpus Juris Civilis|Corpus Juris Civilis: Pandectis ad Florentinum Archetypum Expressis, Institutionibus, Codice et Novellis, Addito Textu Græco, ut & in Digestis & Codice, Legibus & Constitutionibus Græcis, cum Optimis Quibusque Editionibus Collatis ; cum Notis Integris, Repetitæ Quintum Prælectionis, Dionysii Gothofredi, JC., Præter Justiniani Edicta, Leonis & Aliorum Apostolorum, Græce` & Latine`, Feudorum Libros, Leges XII Tabul. & Alios ad Jus Pertinentes Tractatus, Fastos Consulares, Indicesque Titulorum ac Legum : & Quæcunque in Ultimis Parisiensi Vel Lugdunensi Editionibus Continentur, Huic Editioni Nove` Accesserunt Pauli Receptæ Sententiæ Cum Selectis Notis J. Cujacii et Sparsim ad Universum Corpus Antonii Anselmo ... Observationes Singulares, Remissiones & Notæ Juris Civilis, Canonici, & Novissimi ac in Praxi Recepti Differentiam Continentes ; Denique Lectiones Variæ & Notæ Selectæ Augustini, Belloni, Goveani, Cujacii, Duareni, Russardi, Hotomanni, Contii, Roberti, Rævardi, Charondæ, Grotii, Salmasii & Aliorum]]''. Amstelodami: apud Joannem Blaeu, Ludovicum, & Danielem Elzevirios ; Lugd. Batavorum : apud Franciscum Hackium, 1663. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Four Books of Justinian's Institutions|D. Justiniani Institutionum Libri Quator, The Four Books of Justinian's Institutions]]''. Translated by George Harris. 2nd ed. London: Printed by J. Purser for M. Withers, 1761. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Theophilou Antikēnsōros ta Heuriskomena|Theophilou Antikēnsōros ta Heuriskomena: Theophili Antecessoris Paraphrasis Graeca Institutionum Caesarearum]]''. Hagae Comitis: apud fratres Ottonem et Petrum Thollios, 1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Torts ===
*''[[Law of Actions on the Case for Torts and Wrongs|The Law of Actions on the Case for Torts and Wrongs: Being a Methodical Collection of All the Cases Concerning Such Actions ... to Which are Added, Several Select Precedents of Declarations and Pleas in Such Actions, and References to All that are Extant in the Books of Entries]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed for Thomas Trye, 1741. Wythe copy held at Library of Congress.

=== Virginia Law ===
*Hening, William Waller. ''[[New Virginia Justice|The New Virginia Justice, Comprising the Office and Authority of a Justice of the Peace, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Together with a Variety of Useful Precedents Adopted [!] to the Laws Now in Force, to Which is Added, an Appendix Containing All the Most Approved Forms of Conveyancing, Commonly Used in this Country ... also the Duties of a Justice of the Peace Arising Under the Laws of the United States]].'' Richmond: Printed by T. Nicolson, 1795. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tucker, St. George. ''[[Blackstone's Commentaries|Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference, to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Virginia.]]'' Philadelphia :Published by William Young Birch, and Abraham Small, 1803. Held by W&M Law Library.

=== Wills ===
*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last Wills|The Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last Wills, to Which is Added, Choice Precedents of Wills]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for T. Waller, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Godolphin, John. ''[[Orphan's Legacy|The Orphan's Legacy: or, A Testamentary Abridgment. In Three Parts. I. Of Last Wills and Testaments. II. Of Executors and Administrators. III. Of Legacies and Devises. Wherein the Most Material Points of Law Relating to that Subject, are Succintly Treated, as well According to the Common and Temporal, as Ecclesiastical and Civil Laws of this Realm]].'' 4th ed., much augmented and enlarged. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, esquires, for Robert Vincent, 1701. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Nelson, William. ''[[Lex Testamentaria|Lex Testamentaria: or, A Compendious System of All the Laws of England, as well Before the Statute of Henry VIII, as Since, Concerning Last Wills and Testaments in Which are Collected, All the Judgments and Resolutions Dispers'd in the Year-Books, and All Other Reports Both in Law and Equity, What Estates in Fee, in Tail, for Life or Years, have been Created By Wills Either Expressly Or By Implication. Treating Also Of All Cases Concerning Executory Devices And Legacies. And Of All Actions, Pleas, and Judgments, by, for, or Against Executors, Administrators, and Guardians: Very Necessary for All who are, or may be, Entitled to Any Estates by Virtue of Any Will or Administration, or as Guardians to Infants: Collected in a More Plain, Easy, and Methodical Manner than Hither to Hath been done in Any Treatise of this Nature]].'' 2nd ed., with many corrections and additions. London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Gosling for Joell Stephens, 1728. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Swinburne, Henry. ''[[Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills|A Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills: Compiled out of the Laws Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Canon, as also out of the Common Law, Customs and Statutes of this Realm]].'' 6th edition, corrected and very much enlarged. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edw. Sayer, esq.) and sold by S. Birt ..., 1743. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Wentworth, Thomas. ''[[Office and Duty of Executors|The Office and Duty of Executors: or, a Treatise of Wills and Executors, directed to Testators]]''. Precise edition unknown.

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=='''Literature'''==
===American===
*Munford, William. ''[[Poems and Compositions in Prose on Several Occasions|Poems, and Compositions in Prose on Several Occasions]]''. Richmond: Printed by Samuel Pleasants, Jr., 1798. Held by W&M Law Library.

===English===
*Addison, Joseph. ''[[Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Esq.|The Miscellaneous Works, in Verse And Prose, of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Esq.: With Some Account of the Life And Writings of the Author By Mr. Tickell]]''. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Addison, Joseph and Sir Richard Steele, ed. ''[[Spectator|The Spectator]]''. Glasgow: Printed by Robert Duncan for J. Robb and R. Duncan, 1769. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Butler, Samuel. ''[[Hudibras]]''. London: Printed for John Baker, at the Black-Boy in Pater-noster-Row, 1710. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cowley, Abraham. ''[[Works of Abraham Cowley|The Works of Abraham Cowley: Consisting of Those Which were Formerly Printed and Those Which He Design'd for the Press, Now Published Out of the Authors Original Copies]]''. 5th ed. London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1678. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Darwin, Erasmus. ''[[Botanic Garden|The Botanic Garden: a Poem, in Two Parts. Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants. With philosophical Notes]]''. 1st American ed. New-York: Printed by T. & J. Swords, 1798. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dryden, John. ''[[Dramatick Works of John Dryden|The Dramatick Works of John Dryden, Esq.: in Six Volumes]]''. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson in the Strand, 1762-1763. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ireland, William Henry. ''[[Abbess, A Romance|The Abbess, A Romance]].'' Baltimore, MD: Printed by S. Sower, and J. W. Butler, 1801.

*Mathias, Thomas James. ''[[Pursuits of Literature|The Pursuits of Literature: a Satirical Poem, in Four Dialogues, with Notes]]''. 8th ed. Dublin: Printed for J. Milliken, 1798. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Milton, John. ''[[Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books]]''. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson in London, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Milton, John. ''[[Paradise Regain'd|Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books to Which is Added Samson Agonistes and Poems Upon Several Occasions]]''. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson in London, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pope, Alexander. ''[[Works of Alexander Pope|The Works of Alexander Pope Esq. in Nine Volumes Complete, with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements; as They were Delivered to the Editor a Little Before His Death, Together with the Commentaries and Notes of Mr. Warburton]]''. London: Printed for J. and P. Knapton {etc.}, 1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Shakespeare, William. ''[[Plays of William Shakespeare|The Plays of William Shakespeare: in Ten Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators to Which are Added Notes]]''. 2nd edition, revised and augmented. London: Printed for C. Bathurst ... et al., 1778. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Shakespeare, William. ''[[Shakespeare's Works|Works]]''. Precise work and edition unknown.

*Shakespeare, William. ''[[Works of Shakespeare|The Works of Shakespeare: in Eight Volumes, Collated with the Oldest Copies, and Corrected]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed for H. Lintott, C. Hitch, J. and R. Tonson, C. Corbet, R. and B. Wellington, J. Brindley, and E. New, 1740. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sterne, Laurence. ''[[Works of Laurence Sterne|The Works of Laurence Sterne]]''. London : Printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, G. Kearsley, T. Lowndes, G. Robinson ... 1780. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Swift, Jonathan. ''[[Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift|The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin with the Author's Life and Character, Notes Historical, Critical and Explanatory, Tables of Contents and Indexes More Complete than any Preceding Editions: in Thirteen Volumes Accurately Corrected by the Best Editions]].'' Edinburgh: Printed for A. Donaldson and sold at his shop ... in ... London, and at Edinburgh, 1768. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Town, Mr., pseud. ''[[Connoisseur|The Connoisseur]]''. 3rd ed. London: Printed for R. Baldwin, 1757. Held by W&M Law Library.

===French===
*Montaigne, Michel de. ''[[Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne|Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne in Three Books with Marginal Notes and Quotations and an Account of the Author's Life ]]''. Translated by Charles Cotton. 4th ed. London: Daniel Brown [etc.], 1711. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rabelais, François. ''[[Works of Francis Rabelais|The Works of Francis Rabelais, M.D.]]'' London: Printed by J. Hughs ... for J. Brindley ... and C. Corbett ..., 1737. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Vanière, Jacques. ''[[Jacobi Vanierii è Societate Jesu Praedium Rusticum]]''. Tolosæ: 1742.

===Greek===
*Aeschylus. ''[[Hai tou Aischylou Trageodiai Seozomenai Hepta|Hai tou Aischylou Trageodiai Seozomenai Hepta = Aeschyli Tragoediae quae Extant septem]]''. Glasguæ: In aedibus academicis excudebat R. Foulis academiae typographys, 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Anacreon. ''[[Anacreontis Odaria ad Textus Barnesiani Fidem Emendata]]''. Londini: Sumptibus editoris excudebant Gul. Bulmer et Soc. et prostant apud J. White et G. Miller, 1802. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Anacreon. ''[[Odes of Anacreon]]''. Translated by Thomas Moore. Philadelphia: Printed and published by Hugh Maxwell, opposite Christ-church. 1804. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Anacreon, Sappho, and Alcaeus. ''[[Anacreontis Carmina cum Sapphonis, et Alcaei fragmentis|Hai tou Anakreontos ōdai kai ta tēs Sapphous kai ta tou Alkaiou Leipsana = Anacreontis Carmina cum Sapphonis, et Alcaei fragmentis]]''. Octavo. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebat Robertus et Andreas Foulis academiae typographi,1757.

*Antoninus Liberalis. ''[[Antōninou Liberalis Metamorphōseōn Synagōgē|Antōninou Liberalis Metamorphōseōn Synagōgē = Antonini Liberalis Transformationum Congeries]]''. Amstelodami: Apud Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1676. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Aristophanes. ''[[Aristophanis Comoediae]]''. Lipsiensis: 1710.

*Aristophanes. ''[[Aristophanis Comoediae (1783)|Aristophanis Comoediae]]''. Argentorati: Sumtibus J. G. Treuttel, 1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Callimachus. ''[[Hoi tou Kallimachou Kyrenaiou Hymnoi te Kai Epigrammata]]''. Glasguae: Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, academiae typographi, 1755. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Colluthus of Lycopolis. ''[[Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo|Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo = Coluthi Raptus Helenae: Recensuit ad Fidem Codicum Mss. ac Variantes Lectiones et Notas Adiecit Joannes Daniel A Lennep]]''. Leovardiae, ex officina Gulielmi Coulon, 1747. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Euripides. ''[[Euripidis Tragœdiæ Medea et Phœnissæ|Euripidis Tragœdiæ Medea et Phœnissæ: Græco-Latinæ cum Scholiis Græcis Integris]]''. Cantabrigiæ : Typis academicis, impensis Sam. Smith & Benj. Walford. D. Pauli Londini. A.D, 1703. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Euripides. ''[[Tragedies of Euripides|The Tragedies of Euripides]]''. Translated by R. Potter. London: Printed for J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall, 1781-1783. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Historiarum Mirabilium Auctores Graeci]]''. Edited by Johannes Meursius. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Abraham Elzevirium, 1622. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Homer. ''[[Homeri Ilias|Homeri Ilias, Graece et Latine, cum Annotationibus Samuelis Clarke]]''. Editio tertia. Londini: Impensis Johannis & Pauli Knapton, 1740. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Homer. ''[[Homerou Ilias kai Odysseia|Homērou Ilias kai Odysseia kai eis Autas Scholia, ē Exēgēsis, tōn Palaiōn = Homeri Ilias & Odyssea, et in Easdem Scholia, sive Interpretatio, Veterum]]''. Cantabrigiae: C. Crownfield, 1711. Held by W&M Law Library (volume one only).

*Homer. ''[[Homerou Iliados|Tēs tou Homērou Iliados]]''. Edited by J. Moor and G. Muirhead. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Homer. ''[[Homērou Odysseia]]''. Oxford: Ek Theatrou en Oxonia, En tō etei 1750. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*Homer. ''[[Homerou Odysseias|Tēs tou Homērou Odysseias]]''. Edited by J. Moor and G. Muirhead. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Homer. ''[[Iliad of Homer|The Iliad of Homer]]''. Translated by Alexander Pope, Esq. London: Printed for Henry Lintot, 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Homer. ''[[Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion|Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion = Homeri Ilias et Veterum in eam Scholia, quae Vulgo Appellantur Didymi]]''. Quarto. Precise edition unknown.

*Homer. ''[[Odyssey of Homer|The Odyssey of Homer]]''. Translated by Alexander Pope. London: Printed for Henry Lintot, 1752. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus|Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus, Ethice Explicatae]]''. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud P. Bonk, 1745. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Jodrell, Richard P. ''[[Illustrations of Euripides, on the Ion and the Bacchae]]''. London: Printed by J. Nichols; Sold by J. Dodsley, R. Faulder, Leigh and Sotheby, 1781.

*Pindar. ''[[Ta tou Pindarou Sesosmena|Ta tou Pindarou Sesosmena: Olympia, Pythia, Nemia, Isthmia]]''. Ex editione Oxoniensi. Glasguae : Excudebat R. & A. Foulis, 1754-1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Sophocles. ''[[Tragedies of Sophocles|The Tragedies of Sophocles]]''. Translated by Thomas Francklin. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1758-1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Theocritus. ''[[Idylliums of Theocritus|The Idylliums of Theocritus]]''. Translated by Francis Fawkes. London: Printed for the author by D. Leach and sold by J. and R. Tonson ..., 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Theocritus. ''[[Ta tou Theokritou Sesomena|Ta tou Theokritou Sesomena = Theocriti Quae Extant]]''. Ex editione Danielis Heinsii expressa. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Italian===
*Vida, Marco Girolamo. ''[[Marci Hieronymi Vidae, Cremonensis, Albae Episcopi, De Arte Poetica|Marci Hieronymi Vidae, Cremonensis, Albae Episcopi, De Arte Poetica]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Latin===
*Bion of Smyrna. ''[[Biōnos tou Smyrnaiou, kai Moschou tou Syrakosiou, ta Sōzomena|Biōnos tou Smyrnaiou, kai Moschou tou Syrakosiou, ta Sōzomena = Bionis Smyrnæl, et Moschi Syracusani, quæ Supersunt]]''. Oxonii: e Typographeo Clarendoniano, prostant venales apud Johan. Barrett, 1748. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cato, Marcus Porcius, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, and Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella. ''[[Rei Rusticae Auctores Latini Veteres|Rei Rusticae Auctores Latini Veteres, M. Cato, M. Varro, L. Columella, Palladius]]''. Heidelberg, Germany: Ex Hier. Commelini typographio, 1595.

*Horace. ''[[Oeuvres d'Horace|Oeuvres d'Horace en Latin et en Francois, avec des Remarques Critiques et Historiques]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Horace. ''[[Poetical Translation of the Works of Horace|A Poetical Translation of the Works of Horace: with the Original Text, and Notes Collected from the Best Latin and French Commentators on that Author]]''. 2nd ed. London : Printed for A. Millar ... in the Strand, 1747. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Horace. ''[[Q. Horatii Flacci Epistolae ad Pisones, et Augustum|Q. Horatii Flacci Epistolae ad Pisones, et Augustum with an English Commentary and Notes]]''. Edited by Richard Hurd. Dublin: Printed by Sarah Stringer, 1768. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Horace. ''[[Q. Horatii Flacci Opera]]''. Editio quinta. Londini: Impensis Gulielmi Innys, 1711. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Horace. ''[[Quintus Horatius Flaccus|Quintus Horatius Flaccus: ad Lectiones Probatiores Diligenter Emendatus, et Interpunctione Nova Saepius Illustratus]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis, excudebat Robert Foulis ..., 1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Juvenal and Persius. ''[[D. Junii Juvenalis et A. Persii Flacci Satyrae]]''. Interpretatione ac notis illustravit Ludovicus Prateus. Londini: impensis Tho. Dring, contra Hospitium Templariorum in vico Fleetstreet dicto, & Abel Swalle, ad insigne Monocerotis in Ludgatestreet, 1691. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[De Rerum Natura Libri Sex|De Rerum Natura Libri Sex ad Optimorum Exemplarium Fidem Recensiti]]''. Londini: Sumptibus & typis Jacobi Tonson, 1712.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[Titi Lucretii Cari. De Rerum Natura Libri Sex]]''. Cantabrigiæ: Ex officina Joann. Hayes, Impensis W. Morden, 1675 or 1686.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[De Rerum Natura|Titi Lucretii Cari De Rerum Natura Libri Sex: ex Editione Thomae Creech, Explain'd and Illustrated with Notes and Animadversions ; being a Compleat System of the Epicurean Philosophy]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1759. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Lucretius Carus, Titus. ''[[Of the Nature of Things|T. Lucretius Carus, Of the Nature of Things, in Six Books]]''. Translated by Thomas Creech. London: Printed by J. Matthews for G. Sawbridge, 1714. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

*''[[Musæ Anglicanæ sive Poemata Quædam Melioris Notæ]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Ovid. ''[[De Arte Amandi]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Ovid. ''[[Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV]]''. In hac editione quinta fere notarum pars expungitur. Londini: Impensis S. Ballard, J. & P. Knapton, S. Birt, T. Longman, D. Browne [and 13 others in London], 1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Petronius Arbiter. ''[[Titi Petronii Arbitri Equitis Romani Satyricon|Titi Petronii Arbitri Equitis Romani Satyricon: cum Fragmento Nuper Tragurii Reperto. Accedunt Diversorum Poëtarum Lusus in Priapum, Pervigilium Veneris, Ausonii Cento Nuptialis, Cupido Crucifixus, Epistolae de Cleopatra, & alia Nonnulla. Omnia Commentariis, & Notis Doctorum Virorum Illustrata]]''. Amstelodami: Typis Ioannis Blaev, 1669. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Phaedrus. ''[[Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque|Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque: Item Fabulæ Quædam ex ms. Veteri à Marquardo Gudio Descriptæ; cum Indice Vocum & Locutionum. Appendicis Loco Adjiciuntur Fabulæ Græcæ Quædam & Latinæ ex Variis Authoribus Collectæ; quas Claudit Avieni Æsopicarum Fabularum Liber Unicus]]''. Londini: Ex officinâ Jacobi Tonson, & Johannis Watts., 1713. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plautus, Titus Maccius. ''[[M. Acci Plauti Comoediae]]''. Lugd. Batav., Roterod.: Ex Officina Hackiana, 1669. Held by W&M Law Library.

*''[[Poetae Latini Minores|Poetae Latini Minores: ex Editione Petri Burmanni Fideliter Expressi]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1752. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Statius, P. Papinius. ''[[Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum|Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum lib. V. ; Thebaidos lib. XII. ; Achilleidos lib. II.]]'' Lugd. Batav.: Ex officina Hackiana, Ao 1671. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Terence. ''[[Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae Sex|Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae Sex: Ex Editione Westerhoviana Recensita Ad Fidem Duodecim Amplius Msstorum Codicum & Pluscularum Optimae Notae Editionum]]''. Glasguae: Cura & impensis Roberti Foulis, typis Roberti Urie & soc., 1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Tibullus and Propertius. ''[[Tibulli Et Propertii Opera|Tibulli Et Propertii Opera: Ex Editione J. Broukhusii Fideliter Expressa]]''. Glasguae: Excudebant Robertus & Andreas Foulis, 1753. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virgil. ''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]''. Ex recensione Alexandri Cuningamii Scoti. Edinburgi: Apud G. Hamilton & J. Balfour, 1743. Wythe's copy owned by the Mount Gulian Historic Site, Beacon, New York. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virgil. ''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Opera]]''. Juxta editionem novissimam Parisiensem, a. 1722. Londini: Impensis W. Innys, 1746. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virgil. ''[[Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]''. ex editione Petri Burmanni. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis, excudebat Andreas Foulis, Academiae Typographus, 1784. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Virgil. ''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae et Philosophiae|P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae & Philosophiae Professoris Regii Praelectionibus Exposita: Quibus Poëtae Vita Praeposita Est]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Virgil. ''[[Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis|The Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis]]''. Translated by John Dryden. 7th ed. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1748. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Scottish===
*Macpherson, James. ''[[Poems of Ossian|The Poems of Ossian]]''. A new ed. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1784-85. Held by W&M Law Library.

===Spanish===
*Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. ''[[Don Quixote|The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote]]''.Translated by T. Smollett. 6th ed. London: Printed for F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman, B. Law, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, J. Johnson [and 12 others in London], 1792. Held by W&M Law Library.

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== '''Mathematics and Engineering''' ==
*Archimedes. ''[[Archimedous tou Syrakousiou Psammites|Archimedous tou Syrakousiou Psammites, kai Kyklou Metresis. Eutokiou Askalonitou eis Auten Hypomnema = Archimedis Syracusani Arenarius, et Dimensio Circuli. Eutocii Ascalonitæ, in hanc Commentarius]].'' Oxonii: e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1676.

*Bézout, Etienne. ''[[Cours de Mathematiques|Cours de Mathematiques, a l'Usage des Gardes du Corps de la Marine]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Digges, Leonard. ''[[Arithmetical Warlike Treatise Named Stratioticos|An Arithmetical Warlike Treatise Named Stratioticos: Compendiously Teaching the Science of Nombers ... as ... Requisite for the Profession of a Soldiour]]''. At London: Imprinted by Richard Field, 1590.

*Emerson, William. ''[[Treatise of Algebra|A Treatise of Algebra: in Two Books]]''. London: Printed for J. Nourse, 1764. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Euclid. ''[[Elements of Euclid|The Elements of Euclid: viz. the First Six Books, Together with the Eleventh and Twelfth. In this edition, the Errors, by which Theon, or Others, have Long Ago Vitiated These Books, are Corrected, and Some of Euclid's Demonstrations Restored]]''. Edited by Robert Simson. Glasgow : Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, Printers to the University, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Euclid. ''[[Elements of Euclid (octavo)|The Elements of Euclid]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Euclid. ''[[Euclidis Elementorum|Euclidis Elementorum Libri Priores Sex, Item Undecimus et Duodecimus, ex Versione Latina Federici Commandini; Sublatis iis Quibus Olim Libri hi a Theone, Aliisve, Vitiati Sunt, et Quibusdam Euclidis Demonstrationibus Restitutis]]''. Edited by Robert Simson. Glasguae: in Aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1756. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gibson, Robert. ''[[Treatise of Practical Surveying|A Treatise of Practical Surveying: Which is Demonstrated From its First Principles Wherein Every Thing That is Useful and Curious in that Art, is Fully Considered and Explained]]''. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank ..., 1789. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hutton, Charles. ''[[Mathematical Tables|Mathematical Tables: Containing the Common, Hyperbolic, and Logistic Logarithms, also Sines, Tangents, Secants, and Versed Sines, Both Natural and Logarithmic]]''. London: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1785. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Keith, George. ''[[Essay for the Discovery of Some New Geometrical Problems|An Essay for the Discovery of Some New Geometrical Problems (Judged by Some Learned Men, Impractical) concerning Angular Sections]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*MacLaurin, Colin. ''[[Treatise of Algebra in Three Parts|A Treatise of Algebra in Three Parts]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Moss, Thomas. ''[[Treatise of Gauging|A Treatise of Gauging Containing not Only What is Common on the Subject, but Likewise a Great Variety of New and Interesting Improvements with the Demonstrations]]''. Octavo. Precise edition unknown.

*Newton, Isaac, Sir. ''[[Arithmetica Universalis|Arithmetica Universalis: Sive De Compositione Et Resolutione Arithmetica Liber]]''. Editio secunda. Londini: Benji & Sam. Tooke, 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Rocque, John. ''[[Set of Plans and Forts in America|A Set of Plans and Forts in America, Reduced from Actual Surveys]]''. London: Publish'd according to act of Parliament, by Mary Ann Rocque topographer to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, in the Strand, 1765.

*Simpson, Thomas. ''[[Treatise of Algebra (Simpson)|A Treatise of Algebra Wherein the Fundamental Principles are Fully and Clearly Demonstrated, ... to Which is Added, the Construction of a Great Number of Geometrical Problems]]''. 3rd ed., rev. London: printed for John Nourse, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ward, John. ''[[Young Mathematician's Guide|The Young Mathematician's Guide: Being a Plain and Easie Introduction to the Mathematicks, in Five Parts]]''. 3rd. ed. corrected. London: Printed for Tho. Horne at the South Entrance of the Royal-Exchange, 1719. Held by W&M Law Library.

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=='''Philosophy'''==
*Aldrich, Henry. ''[[Artis Logicae Compendium]]''. Oxoniae: E Theatro Sheldoniano, Impensis A. Peisley, 1723. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bacon, Francis. ''[[Works of Francis Bacon|The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Lord High Chancellor of England ... With Several Additional Pieces, Never Before Printed in any Edition of His Works]]''. London: A. Millar, 1740. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Boethius. ''[[Anicii Manlii Severini Boetii Consolationis Philosophiae Libri Quinque]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis academiae typographi,1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount. ''[[Philosophical Works of the Late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke|The Philosophical Works of the Late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke: in Five Volumes]]''. London: Published by David Mallet, Esq., 1754. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cicero, Marcus Tullius. ''[[M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera cum Delectu Commentariorum]]''. Parisiis: Apud J. B. Coignard, [etc.]; Londini: Apud P. Vaillant, 1740-1742. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Cicero, Marcus Tullius. ''[[M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera quae Supersunt Omnia|M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera quae Supersunt Omnia: ad Fidem Optimarum Editionum Diligenter Expressa]]''. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis, Excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1748-49. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Epictetus. ''[[Epicteti Manuale et Sententiae|Epicteti Manuale et Sententiae: Quibus Accedunt Tabula Cebetis, & Alia Affinis Argumenti, in Linguam Latinam Conversa A Marco Meibomio: Subjiciuntur Ejusdem Notae, Emendationes Claudii Salmasii in Epictetum, Notae Illorum & Alius Viri Docti in Dissertationes Epicteti ab Arriano Digestas, & Varians Scriptura Codicum Manu Exaratorum]]''. Trajecti Batavorum: Ex officina Guilielmi Broedelet, 1711. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Epictetus. ''[[Epiktētou Encheiridion, Kēbētos Pinax, Prodikou Hēraklēs, kai Kleanthous Hymnos]]''. Glasguae: in Aedibus Academicis Excudebat Robertus Foulis. Precise edition unknown.

*Erasmus, Desiderius. ''[[Adagiorum D. Erasmi Roterodami Epitome]]''. Editio novissima. Amstelodami: Ex officina Elzeviriana, Sumptibus Societatis, 1663. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Gellius, Aulus. ''[[Auli Gellii Noctes Atticae]]''. Editio nova. Amstelodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1651. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hume, David. ''[[Essays]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*Kames, Henry Home, Lord. ''[[Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion|Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion: In Two Parts]]''. Edinburgh: Printed by R. Fleming, for A. Kincaid and A. Donaldson, 1751. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Locke, John. ''[[Essay Concerning Humane Understanding|An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding]]''. London: Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil ... and Samuel Manship, 1700. Wythe's copy in a private collection.

*Locke, John. ''[[Works of John Locke|The Works of John Locke Esq., in Three Volumes]]''. London: Printed for John Churchill at the Black Swan in Pater-noster-Row, and Sam. Manship at the Ship in Cornhil., 1714. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Longinus. ''[[Dionysiou Longinou Peri Hupsous, Kai Talla Heuriskomena|Dionysiou Longinou Peri Hupsous, Kai Talla Heuriskomena = Dionysii Longini de Sublimitate Commentarius, Ceteraque, Quae Reperiri Potuere: in Usum Serenissimi Principis Electoralis Brandenburgici Jacobus Tollius e Quinque Codicibus Mss. Emendavit, & Fr. Robortelli, Fr. Porti, Gabrielis de Petra, Ger. Lanbaenii, & Tanaquilli Fabri, Notis Integris Suas Subjecit, Novamque Versionum Suam Latinam, & Gallicam Boilavii, cum Ejusdem, ac Dacierii, Suisque Notis Gallicis Addidit]]''. Trajecto ad Rhenum: Ex Officinâ Francisci Halma ..., 1694. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de. ''[[Œuvres de Monsieur de Montesquieu]]''. Nouv. éd. rev., cor., & considérablement augm. par l'auteur. Londres: Nourse, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plato. ''[[Platonis Philosophi Quae Extant Graece|Platonis Philosophi Quae Extant Graece ad Editionem Henrici Stephani Accurate Expressa cum Marsilii Ficini Interpretatione; Praemittitur 1. III Laertii De Vita Et Dogm. Plat. cum Notitia Literaria. Accedit Varietas Lectionis. Studiis Societatis Bipontinae]]''. Biponti: ex typographia Societatis, 1781-87. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Plato. ''[[Platonos Hapanta ta Sozomena|Platonos Hapanta ta Sozomena = Platonis Opera Quae Extant Omnia]]''. Precise edition unknown.

*Plutarch. ''[[Plutarch's Morals]]''. 3rd ed. corr. and amended. London: Printed by Tho. Braddyll, and are to be sold by most Booksellers in London and Westminister, 1694. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Raymondis, Jean Paradis de. ''[[Traité Élémentaire de Morale et du Bonheur]]''. A Lyon: Barret, 1784. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of. ''[[Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times]]''. 2nd edition. London: [Publisher unknown], 1714. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Theophrastus. ''[[Theophrastou Charaktēres Εthikoi|Theophrastou Charaktēres Εthikoi = Theophrasti Characteres Ethici]]''. Glasguae: Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1758. Held by W&M Law Library.

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=='''Religion'''==
*Barclay, Robert. ''[[Apology for the True Christian Divinity|An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers]]''. 8th ed. in English. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, 1765. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bible. ''[[Holy Bible|The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated Out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches]]''. Oxford: Printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the University, 1754. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the University of Virginia.

*Bible. New Testament. ''[[Kaines Diathekes Apanta|Tes Kaines Diathekes Apanta = Novum Testamentum]]''. Londini: Impensis R. Knaplock, J. Tonson, & J. Watts. 1728. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Bible. New Testament. ''[[Kainēs Diathēkēs Hapanta|Tēs Kainēs Diathēkēs Hapanta = Novum Testamentum]]''. Londini: Ex officinâ Jacobi Tonson & Johannis Watts, 1730.

*Bible. New Testament. ''[[Kainē Diathēkē|Hē Kainē Diathēkē. Novum Testamentum]]''. Londini: Excudebat G. Bowyer, Impensis Societatis Stationariorum, 1743. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress?

*Bible. Old Testament. ''[[Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta|Hē Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta = Vetus Testamentum Græcum: ex Versione Septuaginta Interpretum Juxta Exemplar Vaticanum Romæ Editum]]''. Cantabrigiæ: Excusum per Joannem Field, 1665. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Bible. Psalms. ''[[Psaltērion Psalterium|Psaltērion Psalterium: Juxta Exemplar Alexandrinum]]''. ed. by Thomas Gale. Oxoniæ: E. Theatro Sheldoniano, 1678.

*Blackwall, Anthony. ''[[Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated|The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated, or, An Essay Humbly Offer'd Towards Proving the Purity, Propriety, and True Eloquence of the Writers of the New Testament]]''. London: Printed for C. Rivington ... , 1737. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Buchanan, George. ''[[Psalmorum Sacrorum Davidis|Psalmorum Sacrorum Davidis Libri Quinque Duplici Poetica Metaphrasi, Altera Alteri è Regione Opposita Vario Carminum]]''. Duodecimo. Precise edition unknown.

*Bryant, Jacob. ''[[New System, or, an Analysis of Ancient Mythology|A New System, or, an Analysis of Ancient Mythology: Wherein an Attempt is Made to Divest Tradition of Fable and to Reduce the Truth to its Original Purity : in this work is given an history of the Babylonians, Chaldeans, Egyptians, Canaanites, Helladians, Ionians, Leleges, Dorians, Pelasgi : also of the Scythae, Indo-Scythae, Ethiopians, Phenicians]]''. 2nd ed. London: Printed for T. Payne, P. Elmsly, B. White, and J. Walter, 1775-1776. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Church of England. Book of Common Prayer (Greek). ''[[Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs|Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs: Kai Yeleseōs Mystēriōn kai tōn Allōn Thesmōn kai Teletōn tēs Ekklēsias: Kata to Eth[os] tēs Agglikanēs Ekklēsias: Pros [de] t[ou]tois Typos k[ai] Tropos tēs Katagaseōs, Cheirotonias, kai Kathierōseōs Episkopōn Presbyterōn k[ai] Diakonōn]]''. En tē Kantabrigia: Exetypōthē par' Iōannou Phieldou ..., 1665. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Church of England. Book of Common Prayer (Latin). ''[[Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium|Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium, et Administrationis Sacramentorum, aliorumque Rituum et Ceremoniarum in Ecclesia Anglicana Receptus: Itémque Forma et Modus Creandi, Ordinandi, et Consecrandi Episcopos, Presbyteros, et Diaconos]]''. Londini: Typis G. Bowyer, Impensis J. & J. Bonwicke, 1744. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Claesse, Lawrence. ''[[Morning and Evening Prayer, the Litany, Church Catechism|The Morning and Evening Prayer, the Litany, Church Catechism, Family Prayers, and Several Chapters of the Old and New-Testament]]''. New York: Printed by William Bradford in New-York, 1715.

*Clarke, Samuel. ''[[Brief Concordance to the Holy Bible|A Brief Concordance to the Holy Bible of the Most Usual and Useful Places Which One May Have Occasion to Seek For]]''. London: T. Parkhurst [etc.], 1696. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Clement of Alexandria. ''[[Klēmentos Alexandreōs ta Euriskomena|Klēmentos Alexandreōs ta Euriskomena = Clementis Alexandrini Opera Graece et Latine Quae Extant]]''. Lutetiae Parisiorum: Apud Matthaeum Guillemot, via Iacobaea, sub signo Bibliothecae, 1641. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Delany, Patrick. ''[[Doctrine of Abstinence from Blood Defended|The Doctrine of Abstinence from Blood Defended. In Answer to Two Pamphlets, the One Called, The Question About Eating Blood Stated and Examined, &c. The Other Intitled, The Prohibition of Blood a Temporary Precept]]''. London: C. Rivington, 1734. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Grotius, Hugo. ''[[De Veritate Religionis Christianae]]''. Editio novissima, in qua ejusdem annotationes ipsius textus verbis subjectae sunt. Amstelaedami: Apud Henricum Wetstenium, 1696. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hammond, Henry. ''[[Paraphrase, and Annotations upon All the Books of the New Testament|A Paraphrase, and Annotations upon All the Books of the New Testament: Briefly Explaining All the Difficult Places Thereof]]''. London. : Printed by J. Flesher for Richard Royston at the Angel in Ivie-Lane., 1653. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Hartley, Thomas and Emanuel Swedenborg. ''[[Nine Queries Concerning the Trinity|Nine Queries Concerning the Trinity, &c.: Proposed to the Hon. Emanuel Swedenborg, by the Rev. Thomas Hartley]]''. London: R. Hindmarsh, 1786 or 1790.

*Hindmarsh, Robert. ''[[Short Account of the Honourable Emanuel Swedenborg and His Theological Writings|A Short Account of the Honourable Emanuel Swedenborg and His Theological Writings]]''. Baltimore: Samuel and John Adams, 1792.

*Lightfoot, John. ''[[Works of the Reverend and Learned John Lightfoot|The Works of the Reverend and Learned John Lightfoot]]''. London: Printed by W. R. for Robert Scot, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell, 1684. Held by W&M Law Library. Wythe's copy owned by the Library of Congress.

*Lowth, Robert. ''[[De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum|De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum. Prælectiones Academiæ Oxonii Habitæ]]''. Ed. altera, emendatior. Oxonii: e typographeo Clarendoniano, 1763. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Minucius Felix, Marcus. ''[[Marci Minucii Felicis Octavius]]''. Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis ..., 1750. Held by W&M Law Library.

*More, Henry. ''[[Henrici Mori Cantabrigiensis Opera Omnia|Henrici Mori Cantabrigiensis Opera Omnia tum Quae Latine, tum Quae Anglice Scripta]]''. Londini : Typis J. Macock, impensis J. Martyn & Gault. Kettilby, sub insignibus Campanae, & Capitis Episcopi in Coemeterio D. Pauli, 1679.

*Nelson, Robert. ''[[Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England|A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England, with Collects and Prayers for Each Solemnity]]''. 11th ed. London : Printed by W. Bowyer for R. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, J. Walthoe, M. Wotton, B. Tooke, R. Wilkin, R. Smith, and T. Ward, 1720. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stackhouse, Thomas. ''[[New History of the Holy Bible|A New History of the Holy Bible: From the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity: with Answers to Most of the Controverted Questions, Dissertations upon the Most Remarkable Passages, and a Connection of Profane History All Along: to Which are Added, Notes Explaining Difficult Texts, Rectifying Mis-translations, and Reconciling Seeming Contradictions: the Whole Illustrated with Proper Maps and Sculptures]]''. Edinburgh: Printed for Alex. Donaldson, and John Wood, and for James Meuros, bookseller in Kilmarnock, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stackhouse, Thomas. ''[[New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ|A New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: From His Birth, to the Establishment of Christianity: with Answers to Most of the Controverted Questions, Dissertations upon the Most Remarkable Passages, and a Connection of Profane History All Along: to Which are Added, Notes Explaining Difficult Texts, Rectifying Mis-translations, and Reconciling Seeming Contradictions: the Whole Illustrated with Proper Maps]]''. Edinburgh: Printed by Sands, Murray, and Cochran for James Meuros, bookseller in Kilmarnock, 1765. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Stith, William. ''[[Sinfulness and Pernicious Nature of Gaming|The Sinfulness and Pernicious Nature of Gaming: A Sermon Preached before the General Assembly of Virginia at Williamsburg, March 1st 1752]]''. Williamsburg: Printed and sold by William Hunter, 1752.

*Swedenborg, Emanuel. ''[[Liturgy of the New Church|The Liturgy of the New Church]]''. Baltimore: Samuel and John Adams, 1792.

*Swedenborg, Emanuel. ''[[True Christian Religion]]''. Philadelphia: Francis Bailey, 1789. volume one only.

*Tillotson, John. ''[[Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson|The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: Containing Two Hundred Sermons and Discourses on Several Occasions: to Which are Annexed Prayers Composed by Him for His Own Use, a Discourse to His Servants Before the Sacrament, and a Form of Prayer Composed by Him, for the Use of King William: Being All That were Printed after His Grace's Decease: Now Collected into Two Volumes: Together with Tables to the Whole: One, of the Texts Preached Upon; Another of the Places of Scripture, Occasionally Explain'd; a Third, an Alphabetical Table of Matter]]''. 3rd. ed. London: Printed for Benjamin Tooke, John Pemberton, and Edward Valentone ..., Jacob Tonson ..., and James Round, 1722. Held by W&M Law Library.

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=='''Science and Medicine'''==
*Bacon, Francis. ''[[Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning|Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning, or, The Partitions of Sciences, IX Bookes]]''. Oxford: Printed by Leon. Lichfield for Rob. Young & Ed. Forrest, 1640. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Darwin, Erasmus. ''[[Zoonomia or The Laws of Organic Life]]''. 3d ed. cor. London: J. Johnson, 1801. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Dobson, Matthew. ''[[Medical Commentary on Fixed Air|A Medical Commentary on Fixed Air with an Appendix on the Efficacy of the Solution of Fixed Alkaline Salts Saturated with Fixible Air, in the Stone and Gravel with Large Additions and Several New Cases]]''. 3rd ed. London: T. Cadell, 1787. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Ferguson, James. ''[[Tables and Tracts Relative to Several Arts and Sciences]]''. London: Printed for A. Millar and T. Cadell, 1767. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Goldsmith, Oliver. ''[[History of the Earth, and Animated Nature|An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature]]''. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, 1795. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Helsham, Richard. ''[[Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy|A Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy]]''. London: Published by Bryan Robinson, printed by J. Nourse, 1739. Held by W&M Law Library.

* Hippocrates. ''[[Hippocratis Aphorismi|Hippokratous Aphorismoi = Hippocratis Aphorismi: Hippocratis et Celsi Locis Parallelis Illustrati]]''. Parisiis: Apud Theophilium Barrois Juniorem, 1784. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Martin, Benjamin. ''[[Philosophia Britannica|Philosophia Britannica: or, A New and Comprehensive System of the Newtonian Philosophy, Astronomy, and Geography, in a Course of Twelve Lectures, with Notes ... the Whole Collected and Methodized from All the Principal Authors, and Public Memoirs; and Embellished with Eighty-One Copper-Plates]]''. 4th ed. London: Printed for John, Francis, Charles Rivington; and Thomas Carnan, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and Andrew Strahan, in New Street, 1788. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Martin, Benjamin. ''[[Philosophical Grammar|The Philosophical Grammar: Being a View of the Present State of Experimented Physiology, or Natural Philosophy in Four Parts. Part I. Somatology, ... Part II. Cosmology, ... Part III. Aerology, ... Part IV. Geology, ... : The Whole Extracted from the Writings of the Greatest Naturalists of the Last and Present Age]]''. London: Printed for J. Noon ..., 1735. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Nairne, Edward. ''[[Description and Use of Nairne's Patent Electrical Machine|The Description and Use of Nairne's Patent Electrical Machine with the Addition of Some Philosophical Experiments and Medical Observations]]''. London: Printed for Nairne and Blunt ..., 1783.

*Pliny, the Elder. ''[[C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis Historiæ]]''. Lugd. Batav. & Roterodami: Apud Hackios, a 1669. Held by W&M Law Library.

*Pliny, the Elder. ''[[Naturalis Historiæ|C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis Historiæ]]''. Folio. Precise edition unknown.

*Winslow, Jacques-Bénigne. ''[[Anatomical Exposition of the Structures of the Human Body|An Anatomical Exposition of the Structures of the Human Body]]''. London: Printed for R. Ware, J. Knapton, S. Birt, T. and T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, C. Davis, T. Astley, and R. Baldwin, 1756.

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==See also==
*[[George Wythe Collection]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Known Surviving Wythe Volumes]]
*[[Dean Bibliography|Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean]]
*[[Wythe Titles Not Held by the Wolf Law Library]]

==References==
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==External links==
*Bennie Brown, [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond,"] (unpublished manuscript, May, 2009) Microsoft Word file.

*[https://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe] on [https://www.librarything.com/ LibraryThing].

*Mary R. M. Goodwin, ''[https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/DigitalLibrary/view/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports\RR0216.xml The George Wythe House: Its Furniture and Furnishings]'' (Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, 1958).

*Linda K. Tesar, [https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/libpubs/85 "Forensic Bibliography: Reconstructing the Library of George Wythe,"] ''Law Library Journal'' 105 (2013): 57-77.

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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]

Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips

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}}[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748V1 Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume one.</center>]][[wikipedia:Teresia Constantia Phillips|Teresia Constantia Phillips]] (1709-1765) was a courtesan who became famed in London for her multi-volume memoir, ''An Apology for the Conduct of Teresia Constantia Phillips, more particularly that Part of it which Relates to Her Marriage with an Eminent Dutch Merchant.''<ref>Julie Mellby, "[http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicarts/2013/03/post_71.html Teresia Constantia Phillips and the Shame of Publick Fame]," ''Graphic Arts Exhibitions, acquisitions, and other highlights from the Graphic Arts Collection'' (Princeton University Library), accessed January 15, 2015.</ref> Phillips was a serial bigamist who married at least five men and became mistress to at least seven other wealthy and well-connected men throughout her life.<ref>Lawrence Stone, ''Uncertain Unions: Marriage in England 1660-1753'' (Oxford: Oxford University, 1992), 236.</ref> She published her memoir in three volumes between 1748-1749 in an effort to blackmail her husbands and lovers, unsuccessfully requesting annuities in return for suppressing sections of the autobiography that related to her relationships with them. Phillips defended her sexual behavior and career as a mistress, maintaining that her actions were necessitated by poverty and gender. She also noted the injustice of the double standards between men and women, remarking on the nature of laws as being created for the benefit of men.<ref>Ibid., 244-245.</ref>

Phillips’ memoirs elucidated difficulties navigating the legal system at the time, as indicated by her many lengthy lawsuits with her husband, Henry Muilman. Her lawsuits and memoirs contributed to exposing the failure of marriage laws. Clandestine marriages were not uncommon at the time due to marriage requirements being governed by the Church of England, requiring only that the marriage be performed by an Anglican clergymen. Phillips’ history inspired legal reform, particularly Lord Hardwicke’s ''Marriage Act of 1753'', which tightened marriage requirements by requiring that ceremonies be performed in a church after obtaining a license.<ref>Caroline Breashears, "The Female Appeal Memoir: Genre and Female Literacy Tradition in Eighteenth-Century England," ''Modern Philosophy'' 107, no. 4 (2010): 616.</ref>

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Constantia Philips. 2d. & 3d. v. 12mo." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and may have been sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Jefferson did sell a copy of volumes two and three of ''An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. T. C. Phillips'' to the Library of Congress, but the library may never have received them from Jefferson. The Library of Congress does own copies of the first edition (1748) of volumes two and three, but they include no signs of Wythe's (or Jefferson's) prior ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:458 [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125&view=1up&seq=480 [no.4360]].</ref> [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on February 11, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing notes the copy sold to the Library of Congress and indicates "Precise edition unknown. Three-volume editions in duodecimo were published at London in 1750 and 1761." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. May, 2014.) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the first edition (1748) published in London based on the edition at the Library of Congress remarking "it does accord with the partial set" listed on the Jefferson Inventory.

The Wolf Law Library received a gift of a mixed edition (1748-1749) of ''An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips''.

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Bound in full brown morocco, stained as sheep, by Philip Dusel. Spines feature red title labels and green volume labels with gilt decorative elements and lettering. Spine compartments marked by raised bands with double gilt rules and floral motifs. Boards also decorated with double gilt rules. Signed by the author on the frontispiece of volume one as well as pages xv, 221 and 285. Also signed in volume two after page 246, on the title page of "The Promised Justification in Number IV, Volume II." Volume one includes a detached owner's label "Mr. J. M. Hancher (?)." Bound with ''A Letter Humbly Address'd to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield'', 2nd ed. (Printed for J. Rowlands, Bookseller, at Pope's Head, in Exeter-Change, 1750). Set a gift of James Boswell and Christopher Caracci. 
 
Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/albums/72177720331983482/ available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://catalog.libraries.wm.edu/permalink/01COWM_INST/oaj29m/alma991034625591103196 William & Mary's online catalog.]
[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748V2_PromisedJustificationTitle.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Title page, "The Promised Justification in Number IV, Volume II."]]
[[File:MuilmanLetterToEarlOfChesterfield1750 TitlePage.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Title page, ''A Letter Humbly Address'd to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield''.]]

==See also==
<div style="overflow: hidden;">
*[[George Wythe Room]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]
</div>

==References==
<div style="overflow: hidden;">
<references/>
</div>

==External Links==
Read volume one of this book in the [https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-apology-for-the-condu_muilman-teresia-constan_1748_1_0 Internet Archive.] 
Read volume two of this book in the [https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-apology-for-the-condu_muilman-teresia-constan_1748_2_0 Internet Archive.] 
Read volume three of this book in the [https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-apology-for-the-condu_muilman-teresia-constan_1748_3_0 Internet Archive.]

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Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips

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===by Teresia Constantia Muilman===
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}}[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748V1 Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume one.</center>]][[wikipedia:Teresia Constantia Phillips|Teresia Constantia Phillips]] (1709-1765) was a courtesan who became famed in London for her multi-volume memoir, ''An Apology for the Conduct of Teresia Constantia Phillips, more particularly that Part of it which Relates to Her Marriage with an Eminent Dutch Merchant.''<ref>Julie Mellby, "[http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicarts/2013/03/post_71.html Teresia Constantia Phillips and the Shame of Publick Fame]," ''Graphic Arts Exhibitions, acquisitions, and other highlights from the Graphic Arts Collection'' (Princeton University Library), accessed January 15, 2015.</ref> Phillips was a serial bigamist who married at least five men and became mistress to at least seven other wealthy and well-connected men throughout her life.<ref>Lawrence Stone, ''Uncertain Unions: Marriage in England 1660-1753'' (Oxford: Oxford University, 1992), 236.</ref> She published her memoir in three volumes between 1748-1749 in an effort to blackmail her husbands and lovers, unsuccessfully requesting annuities in return for suppressing sections of the autobiography that related to her relationships with them. Phillips defended her sexual behavior and career as a mistress, maintaining that her actions were necessitated by poverty and gender. She also noted the injustice of the double standards between men and women, remarking on the nature of laws as being created for the benefit of men.<ref>Ibid., 244-245.</ref>

Phillips’ memoirs elucidated difficulties navigating the legal system at the time, as indicated by her many lengthy lawsuits with her husband, Henry Muilman. Her lawsuits and memoirs contributed to exposing the failure of marriage laws. Clandestine marriages were not uncommon at the time due to marriage requirements being governed by the Church of England, requiring only that the marriage be performed by an Anglican clergymen. Phillips’ history inspired legal reform, particularly Lord Hardwicke’s ''Marriage Act of 1753'', which tightened marriage requirements by requiring that ceremonies be performed in a church after obtaining a license.<ref>Caroline Breashears, "The Female Appeal Memoir: Genre and Female Literacy Tradition in Eighteenth-Century England," ''Modern Philosophy'' 107, no. 4 (2010): 616.</ref>

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Constantia Philips. 2d. & 3d. v. 12mo." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and may have been sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Jefferson did sell a copy of volumes two and three of ''An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. T. C. Phillips'' to the Library of Congress, but the library may never have received them from Jefferson. The Library of Congress does own copies of the first edition (1748) of volumes two and three, but they include no signs of Wythe's (or Jefferson's) prior ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:458 [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125&view=1up&seq=480 [no.4360]].</ref> [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on February 11, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing notes the copy sold to the Library of Congress and indicates "Precise edition unknown. Three-volume editions in duodecimo were published at London in 1750 and 1761." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. May, 2014.) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the first edition (1748) published in London based on the edition at the Library of Congress remarking "it does accord with the partial set" listed on the Jefferson Inventory.

The Wolf Law Library received a gift of a mixed edition (1748-1749) of ''An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips''.

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Bound in full brown morocco, stained as sheep, by Philip Dusel. Spines feature red title labels and green volume labels with gilt decorative elements and lettering. Spine compartments marked by raised bands with double gilt rules and floral motifs. Boards also decorated with double gilt rules. Signed by the author on the frontispiece of volume one as well as pages xv, 221 and 285. Also signed in volume two after page 246, on the title page of "The Promised Justification in Number IV, Volume II." Volume one includes a detached owner's label "Mr. J. M. Hancher (?)." Bound with ''A Letter Humbly Address'd to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield'', 2nd ed. (Printed for J. Rowlands, Bookseller, at Pope's Head, in Exeter-Change, 1750). Set a gift of James Boswell and Christopher Caracci. 
 
Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/albums/72177720331983482/ available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://catalog.libraries.wm.edu/permalink/01COWM_INST/oaj29m/alma991034625591103196 William & Mary's online catalog.]
[[File:PhillipsApologyForTheConduct1748V2_PromisedJustificationTitle.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Title page, "The Promised Justification in Number IV, Volume II."]]
[[File:MuilmanLetterToEarlOfChesterfield1750 TitlePage.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Title page, ''A Letter Humbly Address'd to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield''.]]

==See also==
<div style="overflow: hidden;">
*[[George Wythe Room]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]
</div>

==References==
<div style="overflow: hidden;">
<references/>
</div>

==External Links==
Read the 1750 edition of volume three in [https://books.google.com/books?id=YrNaAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books]

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[[Category:Jefferson's Books]]
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]
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