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[[File:WythetoPendletonnov181776p1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|<p>"Wythe To Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776." Image from the [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee54-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts,] ''The Declaration of Independence.''</p>]] | |||
==Letter text== | |||
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Philadelphia 18 Nov 1776 | |||
Sir, | Sir, | ||
I am in receipt of your letter of the 22 [?]. It is the part of my countrymen to say when I shall return to assist in revising the laws; it is mine to obey. With most profound respect, I am, | |||
Sir | |||
The Honble. Edmund Pendleton < | |||
Your humble Serv. <br /> | |||
[[George Wythe|G. Wythe]]. <br /> | |||
[[Edmund Pendleton|The Honble. Edmund Pendleton]] | |||
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[[File:WythetoPendletonnov181776p2.jpg|right|thumb| | [[File:WythetoPendletonnov181776p2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<p>"Wythe To Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776." Image from the [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee54-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc#/?uuid=ba0a2b02-ee55-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts,] ''The Declaration of Independence.''</p>]] | ||
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The Honorable <br /> | The Honorable <br /> | ||
Edmund Pendleton, esq. <br /> | |||
Speaker of the house of delegates <br /> | |||
Virginia | |||
</blockquote> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Wythe & Virginia Delegates at Congress to Edmund Pendleton & Virginia Convention, 18 May 1776]] | |||
*[[Pendleton to Wythe, memorandum, 3 March 1789]] | |||
[[Category:Letters from Wythe]] | [[Category:Letters from Wythe]] | ||
[[Category:PROOFED]] | [[Category:PROOFED]] | ||
Revision as of 16:42, 4 July 2015
"Wythe To Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776." Image from the New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts, The Declaration of Independence.
Letter text
Page 1
Philadelphia 18 Nov 1776
Sir,
I am in receipt of your letter of the 22 [?]. It is the part of my countrymen to say when I shall return to assist in revising the laws; it is mine to obey. With most profound respect, I am,
Sir
Your humble Serv.
G. Wythe.
Page 2
"Wythe To Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776." Image from the New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts, The Declaration of Independence.
The Honorable
Edmund Pendleton, esq.
Speaker of the house of delegates
Virginia