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[[George Wythe]] asks John Norton to send him [[Journals of the House of Commons]], an inkstand, a [[Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy|treatise]] by [[Wikipedia: James Steuart (economist)| Sir James Steuart]], and [[Idylliums of Theocritus| Fawkes' Theocritus]].
==Letter text==
<blockquote>
To<br />
To<br />
Mr. John Norton<br />
Mr. John Norton<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Merchant in London<br />
Merchant in London
Dear Sir, <br />
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I beg the favour of you to send me the printed journals of the house of commons from September 1766, (until which I have them compleat), and of every future session so soon as they are published, an handsome large inkstand fit for a public office, a treatise concerning money-matters, (I think the title is “Of civil oeconomy”) written by sir James Stewart, and Fawkes’s Theocritus. I am <br />
Dear Sir,  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sir, <br />
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your most obed serv. <br />
I beg the favour of you to send me the printed [[Journals of the House of Commons|journals of the house of commons]] from September 1766, (until which I have them compleat), and of every future session so soon as they are published, an handsome large inkstand fit for a public office, a treatise concerning money-matters, (I think the title is “[[Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy|Of civil oeconomy]]”) written by sir James Stewart, and [[Idylliums of Theocritus|Fawkes’s Theocritus]]. I am  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;G. Wythe<br />
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;May 15, 1768<br />
Sir,  
 
Your most obed serv. <br />
[[George Wythe|G. Wythe]]<br />
May 15, 1768
</blockquote>
 
==See also==
*''[[Idylliums of Theocritus|The Idylliums of Theocritus]]''
*''[[Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy|An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy]]''
*''[[Journals of the House of Commons|The Journals of the House of Commons]]''
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 9 May 1768]]
*[[Wythe to John Norton, 1 June 1768]]
 
==External links==
 
*[https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/83 "George Wythe letter to John Norton, 1768 May 15,"] John Norton &amp; Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg.
 
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Latest revision as of 14:10, 25 October 2024

George Wythe asks John Norton to send him Journals of the House of Commons, an inkstand, a treatise by Sir James Steuart, and Fawkes' Theocritus.

Letter text

To
Mr. John Norton
Merchant in London

Dear Sir,

I beg the favour of you to send me the printed journals of the house of commons from September 1766, (until which I have them compleat), and of every future session so soon as they are published, an handsome large inkstand fit for a public office, a treatise concerning money-matters, (I think the title is “Of civil oeconomy”) written by sir James Stewart, and Fawkes’s Theocritus. I am

Sir,

Your most obed serv.
G. Wythe
May 15, 1768

See also

External links

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