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Officium Vicecomitum

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Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Dalton's office of Sheriff. fol'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. We do not know which edition Wythe owned. 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Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, ~~May~~, ~~2012~~) Microsoft Word file~~.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> includes the 1700 edition based on the existence of this edition in Thomas Jefferson's library. [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 September 16, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown. Folio editions were published at London in 1670, 1682, and 1700." [[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), 17 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary). Dean includes this title in a section derived from Alan McKinley Smith's dissertation, "Virginia Lawyers, 1680-1776: The Birth of an American Profession" (PhD diss., The Johns Hopkins University, 1967), noting that "[a]lthough there is no proof that Wythe owned any of them, they are at least representative of his time."</ref> includes another folio edition<ref>[http://estc.bl.uk English Short Title Catalog], record for 1623 edition includes the same size designation "2⁰" as the other editions.</ref> published in 1623. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of this edition when it became available.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Dalton's office of Sheriff. fol'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. We do not know which edition Wythe owned. 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Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, 2009, rev. 2023) Microsoft Word document (on file at the Wolf Law Library, William & Mary Law School).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> includes the 1700 edition based on the existence of this edition in Thomas Jefferson's library. [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 September 16, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown. Folio editions were published at London in 1670, 1682, and 1700." [[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), 17 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary). Dean includes this title in a section derived from Alan McKinley Smith's dissertation, "Virginia Lawyers, 1680-1776: The Birth of an American Profession" (PhD diss., The Johns Hopkins University, 1967), noting that "[a]lthough there is no proof that Wythe owned any of them, they are at least representative of his time."</ref> includes another folio edition<ref>[http://estc.bl.uk English Short Title Catalog], record for 1623 edition includes the same size designation "2⁰" as the other editions.</ref> published in 1623. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of this edition when it became available.
	[[File:DaltonOfficumVicecomitum1623Inscription.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|<center>Inscription, front free endpaper.</center>]]		[[File:DaltonOfficumVicecomitum1623Inscription.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|<center>Inscription, front free endpaper.</center>]]

Theophilou Antikēnsōros ta Heuriskomena

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	Wythe ordered "the Works of Theophilus in greek and latin, two volumes in quarto, published at the Hague in 1751, by Gul. Otto Reitz." from London merchant John Norton in a [[Wythe to John Norton, 29 May 1772\|letter]] dated May 29, 1772. Records indicate the order was fulfilled.<ref>Frances Norton Mason, ed., ''John Norton & Sons, Merchants of London and Virginia: Being the Papers from their Counting House for the Years 1750 to 1795'' (Richmond, Virginia: Dietz Press, 1937), 242-243. The letter is endorsed "Virga. 29 May 1772 / George Wythe / Recd. 21 September / Goods Entr. pa. 163/ Ans. the March 1773."</ref> All four of the [[George Wythe Collection\|Wythe Collection]] sources (Goodwin's pamphlet<ref>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), LIII.</ref>, [[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), 8 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref>, Brown's 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> and [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 March 20, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing) list the 1751 edition of ''Theophilou Antikēnsōros ta Heuriskomena''. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.		Wythe ordered "the Works of Theophilus in greek and latin, two volumes in quarto, published at the Hague in 1751, by Gul. Otto Reitz." from London merchant John Norton in a [[Wythe to John Norton, 29 May 1772\|letter]] dated May 29, 1772. Records indicate the order was fulfilled.<ref>Frances Norton Mason, ed., ''John Norton & Sons, Merchants of London and Virginia: Being the Papers from their Counting House for the Years 1750 to 1795'' (Richmond, Virginia: Dietz Press, 1937), 242-243. The letter is endorsed "Virga. 29 May 1772 / George Wythe / Recd. 21 September / Goods Entr. pa. 163/ Ans. the March 1773."</ref> All four of the [[George Wythe Collection\|Wythe Collection]] sources (Goodwin's pamphlet<ref>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), LIII.</ref>, [[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), 8 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref>, Brown's 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> and [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 March 20, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing) list the 1751 edition of ''Theophilou Antikēnsōros ta Heuriskomena''. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.
	[[File:TheophilousTheophiliAntecessorisParaphrasisGraeca1751Illustration.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|<center>Illustration opposite page 571.</center>]]		[[File:TheophilousTheophiliAntecessorisParaphrasisGraeca1751Illustration.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|<center>Illustration opposite page 571.</center>]]

Registrum Brevium

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Registrum brevium fol.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. The University of Virginia owns a copy of the fourth (1687) edition with the inscription "Given by Thos. Jefferson to D. Carr". Both 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> and [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 September 16, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1647 edition based on the University of Virginia copy. The Wolf Law Library moved a copy of this edition from the general rare books collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Registrum brevium fol.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. The University of Virginia owns a copy of the fourth (1687) edition with the inscription "Given by Thos. Jefferson to D. Carr". Both 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> and [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 September 16, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1647 edition based on the University of Virginia copy. The Wolf Law Library moved a copy of this edition from the general rare books collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Graecum Lexicon Manuale

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Hederici Lexicon. 4to." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [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 November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, noting "Several quarto editions were published." 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 1766 edition published in London based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:72 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=88 [no.4762]].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the London edition edited by Samuel Patrick.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Hederici Lexicon. 4to." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [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 November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, noting "Several quarto editions were published." 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 the 1766 edition published in London based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:72 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=88 [no.4762]].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the London edition edited by Samuel Patrick.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Maximes of Reason

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Wingate's Maxims, fol.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. The 1658 edition appears to be the only edition published.<ref>J. G. Marvin, ''Legal Bibliography or a Thesaurus of American, English, Irish, and Scotch Law Books'' (Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson, Law Booksellers, 1847), 741.</ref> Accordingly, both 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> and [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 September 16, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1658 edition. The Wolf Law Library moved a copy of the same edition from another rare book collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Wingate's Maxims, fol.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. The 1658 edition appears to be the only edition published.<ref>J. G. Marvin, ''Legal Bibliography or a Thesaurus of American, English, Irish, and Scotch Law Books'' (Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson, Law Booksellers, 1847), 741.</ref> Accordingly, both 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> and [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 September 16, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1658 edition. The Wolf Law Library moved a copy of the same edition from another rare book collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].
	[[File:WingateMaximesOfReason1658Inscription.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|<center>Inscription (author biography), front flyleaf.</center>]]		[[File:WingateMaximesOfReason1658Inscription.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|<center>Inscription (author biography), front flyleaf.</center>]]

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
	Recently rebound in period style. Spine features four bands with gilt rules with green label. Purchased through the generosity of Daniel W. Baran and Lena Stratton Baran, Class of 1936.		Recently rebound in period style. Spine features four bands with gilt rules with green label. Purchased through the generosity of Daniel W. Baran and Lena Stratton Baran, Class of 1936.

Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Washington reports. 2.v. 8vo." and kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Jefferson later sold a copy of the first edition of Washington's ''Reports'' to the Library of Congress in 1815, but the volumes have been rebound and contain no evidence to conclusively verify Wythe's previous ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 2:353 [[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=371 no.2090]].</ref> Both 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> and [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 March 4, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing list the first edition (1798-1799) of this title and acknowledge that the Library of Congress may own Wythe's copy. Brown also notes that Jefferson owned a second copy that was sold after his death. The Wolf Law Library moved a copy of the first edition of Washington's ''Reports'' from another rare books collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Washington reports. 2.v. 8vo." and kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Jefferson later sold a copy of the first edition of Washington's ''Reports'' to the Library of Congress in 1815, but the volumes have been rebound and contain no evidence to conclusively verify Wythe's previous ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 2:353 [[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=371 no.2090]].</ref> Both 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> and [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 March 4, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing list the first edition (1798-1799) of this title and acknowledge that the Library of Congress may own Wythe's copy. Brown also notes that Jefferson owned a second copy that was sold after his death. The Wolf Law Library moved a copy of the first edition of Washington's ''Reports'' from another rare books collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

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	Wythe definitely owned this title; a copy at the College of William & Mary was given to him by one of his students, and includes a presentation inscription on the front free endpaper. Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Blair's lectures. 1st. vol. 4to." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson, [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. Both Brown's 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> and [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 June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing list this title.		Wythe definitely owned this title; a copy at the College of William & Mary was given to him by one of his students, and includes a presentation inscription on the front free endpaper. Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Blair's lectures. 1st. vol. 4to." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson, [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. Both Brown's 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> and [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 June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing list this title.
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Treatise of the Principal Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes

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	Brown's 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> includes the fourth (1667) edition of Noy's ''Treatise of the Principle Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes'' based on quotations in the manuscript copy of [[John Marshall\|John Marshall's]] law notes. [[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), 13 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> lists the 1641 edition, following a reference in Alan Smith's dissertation "Virginia Lawyers, 1680-1776: The Birth of an American Profession" which cites [[Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson's]] commonplace book.<ref>Alan McKinley Smith, "Virginia Lawyers, 1680-1776: The Birth of an American Profession" (PhD diss., The Johns Hopkins University, 1967), 263.</ref> Copies of the editions recommended by Brown and Dean proved difficult to locate. Because the evidence for those specific editions is inconclusive, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available copy of the second (1651) edition.		Brown's 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> includes the fourth (1667) edition of Noy's ''Treatise of the Principle Grounds and Maximes of the Lawes'' based on quotations in the manuscript copy of [[John Marshall\|John Marshall's]] law notes. [[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), 13 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> lists the 1641 edition, following a reference in Alan Smith's dissertation "Virginia Lawyers, 1680-1776: The Birth of an American Profession" which cites [[Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson's]] commonplace book.<ref>Alan McKinley Smith, "Virginia Lawyers, 1680-1776: The Birth of an American Profession" (PhD diss., The Johns Hopkins University, 1967), 263.</ref> Copies of the editions recommended by Brown and Dean proved difficult to locate. Because the evidence for those specific editions is inconclusive, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available copy of the second (1651) edition.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Arguments and Reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen

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	Brown's 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> includes the 1st (1703) edition Pollexfen's ''Reports'' based on quotations in the manuscript copy of [[John Marshall\|John Marshall's]] law notes. The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and moved a copy of this edition from another rare book collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].		Brown's 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> includes the 1st (1703) edition Pollexfen's ''Reports'' based on quotations in the manuscript copy of [[John Marshall\|John Marshall's]] law notes. The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and moved a copy of this edition from another rare book collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

English Works of Sir Henry Spelman

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	Wythe referred to Spelman's works in his case report for ''[[Field v. Harrison]]'', "Sir H. Spelman somewhere condemns the common lawyers of his own time, for the small acquaintance they had with the principles and rationale of their profession."<ref>George Wythe, "A Report of the Case Between Field and Harrison Decreed by the High Court of Chancery in which the Decision was Reversed by the Court of Appeals" (Richmond: Printed and Sold by Thomas Nicolson, 1796), 12, n.</ref> Brown's 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> includes the first (1723) edition of ''The English Works of Sir Henry Spelman'' as the work intended by Wythe's reference. He bases the selection of this title and edition in part on the copy [[Thomas Jefferson]] sold to the Library of Congress in 1815.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 3:125-126 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648117;view=1up;seq=138 [no.2721]].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased a copy of the same edition.		Wythe referred to Spelman's works in his case report for ''[[Field v. Harrison]]'', "Sir H. Spelman somewhere condemns the common lawyers of his own time, for the small acquaintance they had with the principles and rationale of their profession."<ref>George Wythe, "A Report of the Case Between Field and Harrison Decreed by the High Court of Chancery in which the Decision was Reversed by the Court of Appeals" (Richmond: Printed and Sold by Thomas Nicolson, 1796), 12, n.</ref> Brown's 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> includes the first (1723) edition of ''The English Works of Sir Henry Spelman'' as the work intended by Wythe's reference. He bases the selection of this title and edition in part on the copy [[Thomas Jefferson]] sold to the Library of Congress in 1815.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 3:125-126 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648117;view=1up;seq=138 [no.2721]].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased a copy of the same edition.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Encyclopaedia, or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "American Encyclopedia. 18.v. 4to." and kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. He later sold a copy of the 1798 edition of ''Encyclopaedia, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature'' to the Library of Congress, but it no longer exists to verify Wythe's prior ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:150-151 [[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=163 no.4891]].</ref> Both [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 April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing and 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 the copy Jefferson sold may have been Wythe's copy. Brown also notes a second copy of this set owned by Jefferson and sold by his grandson, Francis Eppes in 1873. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the 1798 edition.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "American Encyclopedia. 18.v. 4to." and kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. He later sold a copy of the 1798 edition of ''Encyclopaedia, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature'' to the Library of Congress, but it no longer exists to verify Wythe's prior ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:150-151 [[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=163 no.4891]].</ref> Both [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 April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing and 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> suggests the copy Jefferson sold may have been Wythe's copy. Brown also notes a second copy of this set owned by Jefferson and sold by his grandson, Francis Eppes in 1873. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the 1798 edition.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Young Mathematician's Guide

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Ward’s Mathematics. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [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 November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Numerous octavo editions were published, the first in 1707." 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 London 3rd edition published in 1719. The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the third edition.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Ward’s Mathematics. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [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 November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Numerous octavo editions were published, the first in 1707." 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 the London 3rd edition published in 1719. The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the third edition.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates for the Counties and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia

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	[[File:ProceedingsOfTheConventionOfDelegates1775Inscription.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|<center>Inscription: ''Mr. Wythe'' [?], title page.</center>]]		[[File:ProceedingsOfTheConventionOfDelegates1775Inscription.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|<center>Inscription: ''Mr. Wythe'' [?], title page.</center>]]
	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Wythe definitely owned this title—a copy owned by the Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William & Mary is inscribed "M<sup>r</sup> Wythe" on the title page. Two of the [[George Wythe Collection\|Wythe Collection]] sources (Brown's 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> and [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 June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing) include this title. The Wolf Law Library arranged a permanent loan from the Swem Library of George Wythe's personal copy.		Wythe definitely owned this title—a copy owned by the Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William & Mary is inscribed "M<sup>r</sup> Wythe" on the title page. Two of the [[George Wythe Collection\|Wythe Collection]] sources (Brown's 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> and [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 June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing) include this title. The Wolf Law Library arranged a permanent loan from the Swem Library of George Wythe's personal copy.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris

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	Both [[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), 15 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> and 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> suggest Wythe owned the 1726 edition of this title based on notes in John Marshall's commonplace book.<ref>''The Papers of John Marshall,'' eds. Herbert A. Johnson, Charles T. Cullen, and Nancy G. Harris (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, in association with the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1974), 1:45.</ref> The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.		Both [[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), 15 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> and 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> suggest Wythe owned the 1726 edition of this title based on notes in John Marshall's commonplace book.<ref>''The Papers of John Marshall,'' eds. Herbert A. Johnson, Charles T. Cullen, and Nancy G. Harris (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, in association with the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1974), 1:45.</ref> The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Law of Obligations and Conditions

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''[Law of] Obligations 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. 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> and [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 November 13, 2020.</ref> on LibraryThing both identify this work as ''The Law of Obligations and Conditions'' by. J.A. and incorrectly attributed to Thomas Ashe. The only edition was published in 1693. The Wolf Law Library followed these sources and purchased a copy of ''The Law of Obligations and Conditions''.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''[Law of] Obligations 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. 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> and [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 November 13, 2020.</ref> on LibraryThing both identify this work as ''The Law of Obligations and Conditions'' by. J.A. and incorrectly attributed to Thomas Ashe. The only edition was published in 1693. The Wolf Law Library followed these sources and purchased a copy of ''The Law of Obligations and Conditions''.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Strabonis Rerum Geographicarum Libri XVII

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Strabo. Gr. Lat. fol." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [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 November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this without selecting a specific edition. 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 1620 edition published in Paris based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:86 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=100 [no.3820]].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the Paris edition.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Strabo. Gr. Lat. fol." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [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 November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this without selecting a specific edition. 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 the 1620 edition published in Paris based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:86 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=100 [no.3820]].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the Paris edition.
	[[File:StrabonisRerumGeographicarum1620Headpiece.jpg\|center\|thumb\|350px\|Headpiece, first page of text.]]		[[File:StrabonisRerumGeographicarum1620Headpiece.jpg\|center\|thumb\|350px\|Headpiece, first page of text.]]

Loukianou Samosateōs Hapanta

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Luciani opera. Gr. Lat. Gesneri. sholiis et notis 3.v. 4to. Amst. 1743" and kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Jefferson later sold the same title to the Library of Congress in 1815. The copy still exists and includes manuscript notes attributed to Wythe by E. Millicent Sowerby.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:1-2 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=14 [no.4617]].</ref> Both 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.</ref> and [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 April 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing list the 1743 Amsterdam edition, and the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Luciani opera. Gr. Lat. Gesneri. sholiis et notis 3.v. 4to. Amst. 1743" and kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Jefferson later sold the same title to the Library of Congress in 1815. The copy still exists and includes manuscript notes attributed to Wythe by E. Millicent Sowerby.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:1-2 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=14 [no.4617]].</ref> Both 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> and [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 April 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing list the 1743 Amsterdam edition, and the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis Historiæ

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Plinii historia Naturalis. Varior. 3.v. 8vo." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Both 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> and [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 January 31, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1668-1669 edition published in Leiden based on Millicent Sowerby's entry 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), 1:458-459 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648091;view=1up;seq=489 [no.1012]].</ref> The volumes owned by Wythe no longer exist to verify the edition, however, the Wolf Law Library purchased the edition recommended by Sowerby.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Plinii historia Naturalis. Varior. 3.v. 8vo." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Both 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> and [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 January 31, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1668-1669 edition published in Leiden based on Millicent Sowerby's entry 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), 1:458-459 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648091;view=1up;seq=489 [no.1012]].</ref> The volumes owned by Wythe no longer exist to verify the edition, however, the Wolf Law Library purchased the edition recommended by Sowerby.

Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Helsham’s lectures. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [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 November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Several octavo editions were published, the first in 1739." 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 London 3rd edition published in 1755 based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:35 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=49 [no.3736]].</ref> The Wolf Law Library chose to purchase the first (1739) edition.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Helsham’s lectures. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [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 November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Several octavo editions were published, the first in 1739." 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 the London 3rd edition published in 1755 based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:35 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=49 [no.3736]].</ref> The Wolf Law Library chose to purchase the first (1739) edition.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Set of Plans and Forts in America

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	[[Thomas Jefferson]] listed "Plans of forts in America 8vo." in his [[Jefferson Inventory\|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]], noting that he kept the volume himself. Both Brown's 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> and [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 June 15, 2023.</ref> on LibraryThing identify the Jefferson/Wythe copy as the one in the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society. The Wolf Law Library has been unable to purchase a copy of this title.		[[Thomas Jefferson]] listed "Plans of forts in America 8vo." in his [[Jefferson Inventory\|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]], noting that he kept the volume himself. Both Brown's 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> and [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 June 15, 2023.</ref> on LibraryThing identify the Jefferson/Wythe copy as the one in the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society. The Wolf Law Library has been unable to purchase a copy of this title.

	==See also==		==See also==

Plutarch's Morals

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "[Plutarch’s] Morals 4.v. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his granddaughters, [[Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead\|Ann]] and [[Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge\|Ellen Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [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 November 18, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates as much, adding "Numerous editions of the Morals were published." 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 a fifth edition published in London in 1718 based on a copy owned by Jefferson. Because we do not know the precise edition Wythe owned, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available copy of the London third edition (1694).		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "[Plutarch’s] Morals 4.v. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his granddaughters, [[Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead\|Ann]] and [[Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge\|Ellen Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [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 November 18, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates as much, adding "Numerous editions of the Morals were published." 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 a fifth edition published in London in 1718 based on a copy owned by Jefferson. Because we do not know the precise edition Wythe owned, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available copy of the London third edition (1694).

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Diodorus Siculus. 2.v. fol." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. 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 1746 edition published in Amsterdam based on a Jefferson copy now owned by the University of Virginia. [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 April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing states "Precise edition unknown. Several folio editions were published." The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's recommendation and purchased the edition published in Amsterdam in 1746.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Diodorus Siculus. 2.v. fol." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. 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 the 1746 edition published in Amsterdam based on a Jefferson copy now owned by the University of Virginia. [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 April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing states "Precise edition unknown. Several folio editions were published." The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's recommendation and purchased the edition published in Amsterdam in 1746.
	[[File:DiodoriSiculiBibliothecaeHistoricaeLibri1746v2Frontispiece.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|<center>Illustration, volume one.</center>]]		[[File:DiodoriSiculiBibliothecaeHistoricaeLibri1746v2Frontispiece.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|<center>Illustration, volume one.</center>]]

New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Dictionary of Arts & sciences. 4.v. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law, [[Thomas Mann Randolph]]. We do not have enough information to conclusively identify which edition Wythe owned. [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 November 13, 2013,</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Better known as the ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' ... Possible editions were published at London in 1754-55 and 1763-64." 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 1763-64 edition based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:152-153 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=165 [no.4893]].</ref> Preferring the first edition when the precise edition of Wythe's copy is unknown, the Wolf Law Library purchased the 1754-1755 edition.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Dictionary of Arts & sciences. 4.v. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law, [[Thomas Mann Randolph]]. We do not have enough information to conclusively identify which edition Wythe owned. [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 November 13, 2013,</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Better known as the ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' ... Possible editions were published at London in 1754-55 and 1763-64." 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 the 1763-64 edition based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:152-153 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=165 [no.4893]].</ref> Preferring the first edition when the precise edition of Wythe's copy is unknown, the Wolf Law Library purchased the 1754-1755 edition.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Titi Livii Historiarum Quod Extat

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Livius. p. f." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [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 April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates as much and suggests no specific edition. 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 1678 Amsterdam edition based on a copy of this edition owned by Jefferson (but not sold to the Library of Congress). The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the 1678 Elzevir edition edited by J.F. Gronovius.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Livius. p. f." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [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 April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates as much and suggests no specific edition. 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 the 1678 Amsterdam edition based on a copy of this edition owned by Jefferson (but not sold to the Library of Congress). The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the 1678 Elzevir edition edited by J.F. Gronovius.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Theophrastou Charaktēres Εthikoi

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Theophrasti careteres. Gr. Lat. 12mo. Foulis" This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Jefferson may have sold it the Library of Congress in 1815. Both [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 2, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing and 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> list the 1758 edition published in Glasgow based on the Jefferson copy at the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 2:382 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=400 [no.2152]].</ref> While the copy still exists, it includes no definitive ties to Wythe. Despite this, the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the 1758 edition of ''Theophrastou Charaktēres Εthikoi''.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Theophrasti careteres. Gr. Lat. 12mo. Foulis" This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Jefferson may have sold it the Library of Congress in 1815. Both [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 2, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing and 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> list the 1758 edition published in Glasgow based on the Jefferson copy at the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 2:382 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=400 [no.2152]].</ref> While the copy still exists, it includes no definitive ties to Wythe. Despite this, the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the 1758 edition of ''Theophrastou Charaktēres Εthikoi''.
	[[File:Theophrastus CharakteresEthikoi1758 Bookplate1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Bookplate, front pastedown.]]		[[File:Theophrastus CharakteresEthikoi1758 Bookplate1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Bookplate, front pastedown.]]

Manual of Parliamentary Practice

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Parliamentary Manual. 12mo.'" and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law, [[Thomas Mann Randolph]]. Later appears on Randolph's 1832 estate inventory as "Jefferson's Manual' ($1.00 value)." Both [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 August 8, 2023.</ref> on LibraryThing and 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> include the 1801 edition of ''A Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the Senate of the United States''.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Parliamentary Manual. 12mo.'" and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law, [[Thomas Mann Randolph]]. Later appears on Randolph's 1832 estate inventory as "Jefferson's Manual' ($1.00 value)." Both [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 August 8, 2023.</ref> on LibraryThing and 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> include the 1801 edition of ''A Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the Senate of the United States''.

	Letters between Jefferson and Wythe also discuss the publication. Jefferson first requests Wythe's aid in a [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 28 February 1800\|letter dated February 28, 1800]]. He follows up this request in an April 7, 1800 [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 7 April 1800\|letter]] to which Wythe responds on [[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1800\|April 10]] citing a faulty memory for his inability to help. He then writes Jefferson on [[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 April 1800\|April 23, 1800]], "Whenever that εγχειριδιον περι την σνμβουλην νομοθετικην [Manual of Legislative Counsel], which thou art preparing shall be published, as I anxiously hope it will be, reserve two or three copies for me."<ref>[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1800\|Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1800]], [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib009350 Library of Congress,] ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers.''</ref>		Letters between Jefferson and Wythe also discuss the publication. Jefferson first requests Wythe's aid in a [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 28 February 1800\|letter dated February 28, 1800]]. He follows up this request in an April 7, 1800 [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 7 April 1800\|letter]] to which Wythe responds on [[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1800\|April 10]] citing a faulty memory for his inability to help. He then writes Jefferson on [[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 April 1800\|April 23, 1800]], "Whenever that εγχειριδιον περι την σνμβουλην νομοθετικην [Manual of Legislative Counsel], which thou art preparing shall be published, as I anxiously hope it will be, reserve two or three copies for me."<ref>[[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1800\|Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1800]], [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib009350 Library of Congress,] ''The Thomas Jefferson Papers.''</ref>

Chronology and History of the World

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Blair's Chronology. fol." and kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Jefferson later sold a copy to the Library of Congress, but that copy no longer survives.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 1:62-63 [[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648091;view=1up;seq=93 no.134]].</ref> Both 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> and [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 April 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing list the first edition of this title as the one intended by Jefferson's entry. The Wolf Law Library followed their recommendations and purchased a copy of the first edition for the [[George Wythe Collection]].		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Blair's Chronology. fol." and kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Jefferson later sold a copy to the Library of Congress, but that copy no longer survives.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 1:62-63 [[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648091;view=1up;seq=93 no.134]].</ref> Both 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> and [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 April 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing list the first edition of this title as the one intended by Jefferson's entry. The Wolf Law Library followed their recommendations and purchased a copy of the first edition for the [[George Wythe Collection]].

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

De Veritate Religionis Christianae

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Grotius de veritate religionis Christianae. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law, [[Thomas Mann Randolph]]. Later appears on Randolph's 1832 estate inventory as "'Grotius on Christ: Religion (latin)' ($1.50 value)." We do not have enough information to conclusively identify which edition Wythe owned. [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 November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this without naming a specific edition. 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 1745 duodecimo edition published in Glasgow. Jefferson listed the volume as an octavo, but we do not know the precise edition owned by Wythe. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the 1696 octavo edition published in Amsterdam.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Grotius de veritate religionis Christianae. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law, [[Thomas Mann Randolph]]. Later appears on Randolph's 1832 estate inventory as "'Grotius on Christ: Religion (latin)' ($1.50 value)." We do not have enough information to conclusively identify which edition Wythe owned. [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 November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this without naming a specific edition. 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 the 1745 duodecimo edition published in Glasgow. Jefferson listed the volume as an octavo, but we do not know the precise edition owned by Wythe. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the 1696 octavo edition published in Amsterdam.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Thesaurus Eruditionis Scholasticae

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Basilii Fabri thesaurus eruditionis Scholasticae. fol." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Both 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> and [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 May 21, 2018.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1710 edition published in Leipzig based on Millicent Sowerby's entry 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), 5:73-74 [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=85 [no.4765]].</ref> Unfortunately, the volume owned by Wythe no longer exists to verify the edition. Despite this, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available copy of the 1710 edition.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Basilii Fabri thesaurus eruditionis Scholasticae. fol." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Both 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> and [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 May 21, 2018.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1710 edition published in Leipzig based on Millicent Sowerby's entry 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), 5:73-74 [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=85 [no.4765]].</ref> Unfortunately, the volume owned by Wythe no longer exists to verify the edition. Despite this, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available copy of the 1710 edition.
	[[File:FaberThesaurusEruditionisScholasticae1710 Page1Capital.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|<center>Initial capital, page one.</center>]]		[[File:FaberThesaurusEruditionisScholasticae1710 Page1Capital.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|<center>Initial capital, page one.</center>]]

Law Tracts

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	The evidence is not conclusive, although it would not be surprising that Wythe owned this title. The 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 first collected edition (1762), noting that the copy in Thomas Jefferson's Library at the Library of Congress has the signature of ''D. Carr'' on the title page. Jefferson gave Dabney Carr, his nephew, many of Wythe's law books. This might be one of those titles. It is not listed on the [[Jefferson Inventory]], but the list of books given to Carr begins on a page with a fragment missing from the top.<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]," ''Common-Place'', Tales from the Vault (January 2009).</ref> Perhaps ''Law Tracts'' was originally part of the list. Jefferson did sell the copy with Carr's signature to Congress, but how Jefferson gained or regained possession of the set is unknown. The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased a copy of the first collected edition.		The evidence is not conclusive, although it would not be surprising that Wythe owned this title. 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 the first collected edition (1762), noting that the copy in Thomas Jefferson's Library at the Library of Congress has the signature of ''D. Carr'' on the title page. Jefferson gave Dabney Carr, his nephew, many of Wythe's law books. This might be one of those titles. It is not listed on the [[Jefferson Inventory]], but the list of books given to Carr begins on a page with a fragment missing from the top.<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]," ''Common-Place'', Tales from the Vault (January 2009).</ref> Perhaps ''Law Tracts'' was originally part of the list. Jefferson did sell the copy with Carr's signature to Congress, but how Jefferson gained or regained possession of the set is unknown. The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased a copy of the first collected edition.

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Spartan Lessons

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	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Tyrtaeus. Gr. Lat. 4to. Foul." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. According to Philip Gaskell, the Foulis Press published one volume of Tyrtaeus, ''Spartan Lessons'', in 1759.<ref>Philip Gaskell, ''A Bibliography of The Foulis Press'', 2nd ed. (Winchester, Hampshire, England: St Paul's Bibliographies, 1986), 233-234.</ref> Both [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 20, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing and 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> list this work. Millicent Sowerby also included it 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), 4:474 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=496 [no.4397]].</ref> but, Jefferson's copy no longer exists. The Wolf Law Library acquired a copy of the 1759 Foulis Press edition for the [[George Wythe Collection]].		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Tyrtaeus. Gr. Lat. 4to. Foul." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. According to Philip Gaskell, the Foulis Press published one volume of Tyrtaeus, ''Spartan Lessons'', in 1759.<ref>Philip Gaskell, ''A Bibliography of The Foulis Press'', 2nd ed. (Winchester, Hampshire, England: St Paul's Bibliographies, 1986), 233-234.</ref> Both [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 20, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing and 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> list this work. Millicent Sowerby also included it 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), 4:474 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=496 [no.4397]].</ref> but, Jefferson's copy no longer exists. The Wolf Law Library acquired a copy of the 1759 Foulis Press edition for the [[George Wythe Collection]].

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

New and Elegant General Atlas

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	}}		}}''A New and Elegant General Atlas'' was created by [[wikipedia:Aaron Arrowsmith\|Aaron Arrowsmith]] (1750 – 1823), a renowned eighteenth century cartographer and Samuel Lewis (1753/54 – 1822) of whom nothing else is known. A man of high standards, Arrowsmith was constantly making revisions to ensure that his maps were as up to date because the admiralty and the throne of England used many of them. Arrowsmith personally completed the artwork for the maps as well, leading his maps to be well-known for their artistic beauty. After his death in 1823, his son Aaron continued Arrowsmith's work.<ref>Elizabeth Baigent, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/698?docPos=1 Arrowsmith, Aaron, the elder (1750)-1823), cartographer and map publisher]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed October 9, 2013.</ref>
	''A New and Elegant General Atlas'' was created by [[wikipedia:Aaron Arrowsmith\|Aaron Arrowsmith]] (1750 – 1823), a renowned eighteenth century cartographer and Samuel Lewis (1753/54 – 1822) of whom nothing else is known. A man of high standards, Arrowsmith was constantly making revisions to ensure that his maps were as up to date because the admiralty and the throne of England used many of them. Arrowsmith personally completed the artwork for the maps as well, leading his maps to be well-known for their artistic beauty. After his death in 1823, his son Aaron continued Arrowsmith's work.<ref>Elizabeth Baigent, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/698?docPos=1 Arrowsmith, Aaron, the elder (1750)-1823), cartographer and map publisher]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed October 9, 2013.</ref>

	[[File:ArrowsmithANewAndElegantGeneralAtlas1804Inscription.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|<center>Inscription, front free endpaper.</center>]]		[[File:ArrowsmithANewAndElegantGeneralAtlas1804Inscription.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|<center>Inscription, front free endpaper.</center>]]
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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	[[Thomas Jefferson]] listed "Atlas by Arrowsmith & Lewis 4to." in his [[Jefferson Inventory\|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]], noting that he kept the volume himself. He later sold a copy of the first American edition to the Library of Congress. A copy of this edition exists within the library's collection and is thought to be Jefferson's (and therefore, also Wythe's).<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:97 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=111 [no.3836]].</ref> Brown's 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> references this copy at the Library of Congress while [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 June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing) lists it as the "probable edition". The Wolf Law Library followed Sowerby and Brown's advice and purchased a copy of the first American edition.		[[Thomas Jefferson]] listed "Atlas by Arrowsmith & Lewis 4to." in his [[Jefferson Inventory\|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]], noting that he kept the volume himself. He later sold a copy of the first American edition to the Library of Congress. A copy of this edition exists within the library's collection and is thought to be Jefferson's (and therefore, also Wythe's).<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:97 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=111 [no.3836]].</ref> Brown's 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> references this copy at the Library of Congress while [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 June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing) lists it as the "probable edition". The Wolf Law Library followed Sowerby and Brown's advice and purchased a copy of the first American edition.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Ecclesiastical Law

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Bennie Brown included the fourth edition (1781) of ''Ecclesiastical Law'' in ~~[https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433~~ his 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> based on a notation in [[Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson's]] manuscript library catalog (1770-1812). Jefferson listed "Burn's Ecclesiastical law. 4.v. 8vo. 4th G. Wythe," the name of Wythe being inscribed in pencil. Whether the copy came from Wythe or was loaned to Wythe is unknown. The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased a copy of the fourth edition.		Bennie Brown included the fourth edition (1781) of ''Ecclesiastical Law'' in his 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> based on a notation in [[Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson's]] manuscript library catalog (1770-1812). Jefferson listed "Burn's Ecclesiastical law. 4.v. 8vo. 4th G. Wythe," the name of Wythe being inscribed in pencil. Whether the copy came from Wythe or was loaned to Wythe is unknown. The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased a copy of the fourth edition.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Works of Abraham Cowley

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Cowley's works. fol." 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 Cowley's works to the Library of Congress, but the volume no longer exists to verify its edition or Wythe's prior ownership. [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 November 11, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown. Several folio editions were published." 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> includes the fifth edition (1678) based on Millicent Sowerby's use of that edition 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), 4:483 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=503 [no.4421]].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's recommendation and purchased a copy of the fifth edition for the [[George Wythe Collection]].		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Cowley's works. fol." 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 Cowley's works to the Library of Congress, but the volume no longer exists to verify its edition or Wythe's prior ownership. [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 November 11, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown. Several folio editions were published." 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> includes the fifth edition (1678) based on Millicent Sowerby's use of that edition 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), 4:483 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=503 [no.4421]].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's recommendation and purchased a copy of the fifth edition for the [[George Wythe Collection]].

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Palaia Diatheke Kata tous Hebdomenkonta

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "'Testamentum vetus LXXII. et novum. 3.v. 12mo. Cantab. 1665." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Both 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> and [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 January 31, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1665 edition published in Cambridge based on Jefferson's notation and Millicent Sowerby's entry 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), 2:100 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=112 [no.1481]] </ref> Unfortunately, Jefferson's copy no longer exists.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "'Testamentum vetus LXXII. et novum. 3.v. 12mo. Cantab. 1665." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Both 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> and [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 January 31, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1665 edition published in Cambridge based on Jefferson's notation and Millicent Sowerby's entry 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), 2:100 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=112 [no.1481]] </ref> Unfortunately, Jefferson's copy no longer exists.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
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Law of Covenants

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''[Law of] Covenants 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. 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> includes the second edition (1712) based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 2:309-310 [[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=328 no.1983]].</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 September 16, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown. The first edition was published in 1711; the second, with similar imprint, in 1712." The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased a copy of the 1712 edition.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''[Law of] Covenants 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. 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> includes the second edition (1712) based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 2:309-310 [[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=328 no.1983]].</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 September 16, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown. The first edition was published in 1711; the second, with similar imprint, in 1712." The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased a copy of the 1712 edition.

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Style's Practical Register

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	[[File:StylePracticalRegister1707Inscriptions.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|<center>Inscriptions, front flyleaf.</center>]]		[[File:StylePracticalRegister1707Inscriptions.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|<center>Inscriptions, front flyleaf.</center>]]
	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Both [[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), 15 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> and 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> include William Style's ''Practical Register'' based on Alan Smith's assertion that Jefferson cites the work in his commonplace book.<ref>Alan McKinley Smith, "Virginia Lawyers, 1680-1776: The Birth of an American Profession" (PhD diss., The Johns Hopkins University, 1967), 263.</ref> Dean lists the 1657 edition while Brown suggests the fourth edition (1707) based on the copy [[Thomas Jefferson]] sold to the Library of Congress in 1815.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 2:282 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=300 [no.1914]].</ref> Notably, Brown's study of Jefferson's commonplace books revealed no references to the Style's ''Practical Register'', making its inclusion in [[Wythe's Library]] questionable. Despite the inconclusive evidence, the Wolf Law Library added a copy of the fourth edition to the [[George Wythe Collection]].		Both [[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), 15 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> and 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> include William Style's ''Practical Register'' based on Alan Smith's assertion that Jefferson cites the work in his commonplace book.<ref>Alan McKinley Smith, "Virginia Lawyers, 1680-1776: The Birth of an American Profession" (PhD diss., The Johns Hopkins University, 1967), 263.</ref> Dean lists the 1657 edition while Brown suggests the fourth edition (1707) based on the copy [[Thomas Jefferson]] sold to the Library of Congress in 1815.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 2:282 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=300 [no.1914]].</ref> Notably, Brown's study of Jefferson's commonplace books revealed no references to the Style's ''Practical Register'', making its inclusion in [[Wythe's Library]] questionable. Despite the inconclusive evidence, the Wolf Law Library added a copy of the fourth edition to the [[George Wythe Collection]].

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Included in a shipment sent by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to Wythe in 1787. The last two pages of the enclosed [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 September 1787\|letter]] list the "Contents of the box marked G.W. "Fabulae Homericae de Ulixe. 8vo." is among the titles in the section "for Mr. Wythe." The precise edition is unknown. Both 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> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed February 27, 2014.</ref> include the 1745 edition of ''Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus'' as the edition Jefferson sent to Wythe—LibraryThing lists it as the "probable 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), 4 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> suggests the 1754 edition. The Wolf Law Library followed the recommendations of Brown and LibraryThing and purchased the 1745 edition.		Included in a shipment sent by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to Wythe in 1787. The last two pages of the enclosed [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 September 1787\|letter]] list the "Contents of the box marked G.W. "Fabulae Homericae de Ulixe. 8vo." is among the titles in the section "for Mr. Wythe." The precise edition is unknown. Both 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> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed February 27, 2014.</ref> include the 1745 edition of ''Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus'' as the edition Jefferson sent to Wythe—LibraryThing lists it as the "probable 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), 4 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> suggests the 1754 edition. The Wolf Law Library followed the recommendations of Brown and LibraryThing and purchased the 1745 edition.
	[[File:IncertiScriptorisGraeciFabulae1745LooseNotes.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|<center>Loose page of notes, filed at page 109.</center>]]		[[File:IncertiScriptorisGraeciFabulae1745LooseNotes.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|<center>Loose page of notes, filed at page 109.</center>]]

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
	Bound in period style quarter-calf with marbled boards. Front free endpaper signed by previous owner; title page stamped "D<sup>r.</sup> Johannes Hertel." Copy includes a loose page of manuscript notes filed at page 109.		Bound in period style quarter-calf with marbled boards. Front free endpaper signed by previous owner; title page stamped "D<sup>r.</sup> Johannes Hertel." Copy includes a loose page of manuscript notes filed at page 109.

Epicteti Manuale et Sententiae

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	[[Thomas Jefferson]] listed "Epicteti Manuel Gt. Lat. 4to." in his [[Jefferson Inventory\|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]], noting that he kept the volume himself. He later sold it to the Library of Congress but the copy no longer exists.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 2:28 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=40 [no.1299]].</ref> Brown's 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> includes the 1711 edition as mentioned in Sowerby's ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'' while [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 June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "precise edition unknown." The Wolf Law Library purchased the 1711 edition as suggested by Brown.		[[Thomas Jefferson]] listed "Epicteti Manuel Gt. Lat. 4to." in his [[Jefferson Inventory\|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]], noting that he kept the volume himself. He later sold it to the Library of Congress but the copy no longer exists.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 2:28 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=40 [no.1299]].</ref> Brown's 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> includes the 1711 edition as mentioned in Sowerby's ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'' while [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 June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "precise edition unknown." The Wolf Law Library purchased the 1711 edition as suggested by Brown.
	[[File:EpictetusEpictetiManualeEtSententiae1711inscription.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|<center>Owner's inscription, front free endpaper.</center>]]		[[File:EpictetusEpictetiManualeEtSententiae1711inscription.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|<center>Owner's inscription, front free endpaper.</center>]]

M. Acci Plauti Comoediae

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "[Plautus] notis varior. 2.v. 8vo." This was one of the books kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. He later sold a copy to the Library of Congress in 1815, but it no longer exists to verify the edition or Wythe's prior ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'' (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:547 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=567 (no.4571)].</ref> 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> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed February 27, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1669 edition of ''M. Acci Plauti Comoediae'' published in Leiden based on E. Millicent Sowerby's inclusion of that edition in ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson''. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "[Plautus] notis varior. 2.v. 8vo." This was one of the books kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. He later sold a copy to the Library of Congress in 1815, but it no longer exists to verify the edition or Wythe's prior ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'' (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:547 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=567 (no.4571)].</ref> 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> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed February 27, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1669 edition of ''M. Acci Plauti Comoediae'' published in Leiden based on E. Millicent Sowerby's inclusion of that edition in ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson''. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.
	[[File:PlautusAcciPlavtiComoediae1669Inscriptions.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|<center>Inscriptions, front free endpaper.</center>]]		[[File:PlautusAcciPlavtiComoediae1669Inscriptions.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|<center>Inscriptions, front free endpaper.</center>]]

Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	[[Thomas Jefferson]] listed "Proceedings of the Virginia convention" in his [[Jefferson Inventory\|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]], noting that he kept the volume himself. He sold a copy of the first edition (1788) of ''Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia'' to the Library of Congress in 1815. The volume still exists and contains manuscript notes not by Jefferson, but also not specifically attributed to Wythe.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 3:224-225 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648117;view=1up;seq=236 [no.3011]].</ref> Alternatively, the Library of Congress copy might be the copy Wythe sent to Jefferson with a [[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 July 1788\|July 10, 1788 letter]], "the convention for discussing the american government sat almost two weeks. the result of their deliberations is inclosed with this." Both Brown's 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> and [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 March 19, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the Library of Congress volume as potentially Wythe's former copy. [[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), 15 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> also lists the 1788 edition based on the Wythe letter to Jefferson. The 1788 edition is extremely rare, so the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the second edition (1805) to represent this title in the [[George Wythe Collection]].		[[Thomas Jefferson]] listed "Proceedings of the Virginia convention" in his [[Jefferson Inventory\|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]], noting that he kept the volume himself. He sold a copy of the first edition (1788) of ''Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia'' to the Library of Congress in 1815. The volume still exists and contains manuscript notes not by Jefferson, but also not specifically attributed to Wythe.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 3:224-225 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648117;view=1up;seq=236 [no.3011]].</ref> Alternatively, the Library of Congress copy might be the copy Wythe sent to Jefferson with a [[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 July 1788\|July 10, 1788 letter]], "the convention for discussing the american government sat almost two weeks. the result of their deliberations is inclosed with this." Both Brown's 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> and [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 March 19, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the Library of Congress volume as potentially Wythe's former copy. [[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), 15 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> also lists the 1788 edition based on the Wythe letter to Jefferson. The 1788 edition is extremely rare, so the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the second edition (1805) to represent this title in the [[George Wythe Collection]].

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Reports of that Late Reverend and Learned Judge, Thomas Owen

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Owen's [reports]" and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. Only one edition was published.<ref>J. G. Marvin, ''Legal Bibliography or a Thesaurus of American, English, Irish, and Scotch Law Books'' (Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson, Law Booksellers, 1847), 551.</ref> Three of the [[George Wythe Collection\|Wythe Collection]] sources ([[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), 13 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref>, Brown's 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> and [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 June 28, 2013.</ref> "on LibraryThing) include Owen's ''Reports''. A copy at the University of Virginia may be Wythe's actual copy. It includes an inscription "Given by Thos. Jefferson to D. Carr 1806." It also has the signature on the title page: "Wm. Nelson, Gent."<ref>Brown, ""The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond."</ref> The Wolf Law Library moved a copy from another rare book collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Owen's [reports]" and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. Only one edition was published.<ref>J. G. Marvin, ''Legal Bibliography or a Thesaurus of American, English, Irish, and Scotch Law Books'' (Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson, Law Booksellers, 1847), 551.</ref> Three of the [[George Wythe Collection\|Wythe Collection]] sources ([[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), 13 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref>, Brown's 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> and [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 June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing) include Owen's ''Reports''. A copy at the University of Virginia may be Wythe's actual copy. It includes an inscription "Given by Thos. Jefferson to D. Carr 1806." It also has the signature on the title page: "Wm. Nelson, Gent."<ref>Brown, ""The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond."</ref> The Wolf Law Library moved a copy from another rare book collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

C. Plinii Cæcilii Secvndi Epistolæ et Panegyricus

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Plinii epistolae. 12mo." This was one of the books kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Jefferson later sold a copy of the 1653 edition of ''C. Plinii Cæcilii Secvndi Epistolæ et Panegyricus'' to the Library of Congress in 1815. It still exists but has no identifiable Wythe markings.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:7 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=19 (no.4630)].</ref> 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> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed October 8, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1653 edition, and the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Plinii epistolae. 12mo." This was one of the books kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Jefferson later sold a copy of the 1653 edition of ''C. Plinii Cæcilii Secvndi Epistolæ et Panegyricus'' to the Library of Congress in 1815. It still exists but has no identifiable Wythe markings.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:7 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=19 (no.4630)].</ref> 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> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed October 8, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing include the 1653 edition, and the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.
	[[File:PlinySecundiEpistolae1653Inscription.jpg\|center\|thumb\|350px\|<center>Inscription, front free endpaper.</center>]]		[[File:PlinySecundiEpistolae1653Inscription.jpg\|center\|thumb\|350px\|<center>Inscription, front free endpaper.</center>]]

Introductionis in Universam Geographiam

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Cluverii geographia. p. f." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. 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 1659 edition published in Amersterdam based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:96-97 [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125&view=1up&seq=112 [no.3835]].</ref> Unfortunately, that copy no longer exists and may not have been the one Jefferson gave to his grandson. [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 May 2, 2023.</ref> on LibraryThing states "Perhaps only a portion of this work. Precise edition unknown."		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Cluverii geographia. p. f." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. 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 the 1659 edition published in Amersterdam based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:96-97 [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125&view=1up&seq=112 [no.3835]].</ref> Unfortunately, that copy no longer exists and may not have been the one Jefferson gave to his grandson. [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 May 2, 2023.</ref> on LibraryThing states "Perhaps only a portion of this work. Precise edition unknown."

	Since we have no way of knowing which edition Wythe owned, Wolf Law Library purchased an available copy of an edition published in Amsterdam in 1651.		Since we have no way of knowing which edition Wythe owned, Wolf Law Library purchased an available copy of an edition published in Amsterdam in 1651.

Naturalis Historiæ

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Plinii Historia Naturalis fol." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law, [[Thomas Mann Randolph]]. Later appeared on Randolph's 1832 estate inventory as "Pliny's natural History (Latin) 1 [vol.], $2.50, and ditto ditto 1 [vol.], $2.50." [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library] on ''LibraryThing''<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on August 8, 2023.</ref> indicates "Precise edition unknown. 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 1723 Paris edition of ''Caii Plinii Secundi Historiae Naturalis Libri XXXVII'' edited by Jean Hardouin and notes "none of the editions [Jefferson owned] fit the description in folio as described in Wythe's inventory."		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Plinii Historia Naturalis fol." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law, [[Thomas Mann Randolph]]. Later appeared on Randolph's 1832 estate inventory as "Pliny's natural History (Latin) 1 [vol.], $2.50, and ditto ditto 1 [vol.], $2.50." [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library] on ''LibraryThing''<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on August 8, 2023.</ref> indicates "Precise edition unknown. 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 the 1723 Paris edition of ''Caii Plinii Secundi Historiae Naturalis Libri XXXVII'' edited by Jean Hardouin and notes "none of the editions [Jefferson owned] fit the description in folio as described in Wythe's inventory."

	As yet, the Wolf Law Library has been unable to find a folio edition of Pliny's ''Naturalis Historiae''.		As yet, the Wolf Law Library has been unable to find a folio edition of Pliny's ''Naturalis Historiae''.

Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	[[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), 16 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> includes this particular compilation of Virginia laws in the section of titles Wythe wrote or collaborated on. 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 compilation based on notes in John Marshall's commonplace book<ref>''The Papers of John Marshall,'' eds. Herbert A. Johnson, Charles T. Cullen, and Nancy G. Harris (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, in association with the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1974), 1:47-49.</ref> and citations by Wythe in the case reports for ''[[Pendleton v. Lomax]]''<ref>George Wythe, ''Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery'', 2nd ed. (Richmond: J.W. Randolph, 1852), 6.</ref> and ''[[Ross v. Pleasants]]''.<ref>George Wythe, ''Decisions of Cases in Virgina by the High Court of Chancery'', 2nd ed. (Richmond: J.W. Randolph, 1852), 26.</ref> This may have been one of the items to which [[Thomas Jefferson]] referred in his [[Jefferson Inventory\|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Laws of Virga. various edns." The Wolf Law Library moved a copy from its general rare books collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].		[[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), 16 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> includes this particular compilation of Virginia laws in the section of titles Wythe wrote or collaborated on. 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> suggests Wythe owned this compilation based on notes in John Marshall's commonplace book<ref>''The Papers of John Marshall,'' eds. Herbert A. Johnson, Charles T. Cullen, and Nancy G. Harris (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, in association with the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1974), 1:47-49.</ref> and citations by Wythe in the case reports for ''[[Pendleton v. Lomax]]''<ref>George Wythe, ''Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery'', 2nd ed. (Richmond: J.W. Randolph, 1852), 6.</ref> and ''[[Ross v. Pleasants]]''.<ref>George Wythe, ''Decisions of Cases in Virgina by the High Court of Chancery'', 2nd ed. (Richmond: J.W. Randolph, 1852), 26.</ref> This may have been one of the items to which [[Thomas Jefferson]] referred in his [[Jefferson Inventory\|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Laws of Virga. various edns." The Wolf Law Library moved a copy from its general rare books collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]].

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Included in a shipment sent by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to Wythe on September 16, 1787. The last two pages of the enclosed [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 September 1787\|letter]] list the "Contents of the box marked G.W." "Coluthi raptus Helenae" is among the titles in the section "for Mr. Wythe." The precise edition is unknown. This title may also be listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Quintus Coluthus. Gr. Lat. 8vo.", which Jefferson gave to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. 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> puts the two references together and suggests the 1747 Greek and Latin edition of Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo edited by Johannes Daniel van Lennep. [[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), 3 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> includes the same title and edition based on the Jefferson to Wythe letter. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed February 27, 2014.</ref> instead inteprets the Jefferson inventory entry as ''Koïntu Kalabru paraleipomenon Homeru, biblia tessareskaideka'' by Smyrnaeus Quintus while also including Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo ("precise edition unknown") based on Jefferson's shipment to Wythe. The Wolf Law Library followed the recommendations of Brown and Dean and purchased the 1747 edition of ''Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo''.		Included in a shipment sent by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to Wythe on September 16, 1787. The last two pages of the enclosed [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 September 1787\|letter]] list the "Contents of the box marked G.W." "Coluthi raptus Helenae" is among the titles in the section "for Mr. Wythe." The precise edition is unknown. This title may also be listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Quintus Coluthus. Gr. Lat. 8vo.", which Jefferson gave to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. 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> puts the two references together and suggests the 1747 Greek and Latin edition of Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo edited by Johannes Daniel van Lennep. [[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), 3 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> includes the same title and edition based on the Jefferson to Wythe letter. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed February 27, 2014.</ref> instead inteprets the Jefferson inventory entry as ''Koïntu Kalabru paraleipomenon Homeru, biblia tessareskaideka'' by Smyrnaeus Quintus while also including Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo ("precise edition unknown") based on Jefferson's shipment to Wythe. The Wolf Law Library followed the recommendations of Brown and Dean and purchased the 1747 edition of ''Kolouthou Arpagē Helenēo''.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==

Brief Concordance to the Holy Bible

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	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Clarke’s Concordance. 12mo." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. All of the Wythe Collection sources (Goodwin's Study,<ref>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), XLVII.</ref> [[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), 3 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> Brown's 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> and [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 June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing) list the 1696 edition as the probable one owned by Wythe. The copy owned by the Library of Congress was rebound for Jefferson with his shelfmark and contains writings that Sowerby notes may be attributable to Wythe. As of yet, the Wolf Law Library has been unable to procure a copy of ''Brief Concordance to the Holy Bible''.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Clarke’s Concordance. 12mo." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. All of the Wythe Collection sources (Goodwin's Study,<ref>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), XLVII.</ref> [[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), 3 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> Brown's 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> and [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 June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing) list the 1696 edition as the probable one owned by Wythe. The copy owned by the Library of Congress was rebound for Jefferson with his shelfmark and contains writings that Sowerby notes may be attributable to Wythe. As of yet, the Wolf Law Library has been unable to procure a copy of ''Brief Concordance to the Holy Bible''.

	==See also==		==See also==

Latine Dictionary in Four Parts

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	[[File:LittletonLatineDictionary1678Bookplate.jpg\|left\|thumb\|300px\|<center>Bookplate of Hen. Tho<sup>s</sup>. Payne M.A., front pastedown.</center>]]		[[File:LittletonLatineDictionary1678Bookplate.jpg\|left\|thumb\|300px\|<center>Bookplate of Hen. Tho<sup>s</sup>. Payne M.A., front pastedown.</center>]]
	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==		==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Littleton's [Latin] dict. Lat. Eng. 4to." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Both 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> and [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 18, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the first edition (1678) published in London based on Millicent Sowerby's entry 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), 5:87-88 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=100 [no.4796]].</ref> The volumes no longer exist to verify the edition, but the Wolf Law Library chose to purchase the edition recommended by Sowerby.		Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Littleton's [Latin] dict. Lat. Eng. 4to." This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Both 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> and [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 18, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the first edition (1678) published in London based on Millicent Sowerby's entry 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), 5:87-88 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=100 [no.4796]].</ref> The volumes no longer exist to verify the edition, but the Wolf Law Library chose to purchase the edition recommended by Sowerby.

	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==		==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==