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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ||
[[Thomas Jefferson]] listed "Les tenures de Monsr. Littleton. p. f." in his [[Jefferson Inventory|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] in the section of titles he kept for himself. He later sold a French version of ''Littleton's Tenures'' 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), 2:217 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=231 [no.1780]].</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 June 25, 2025.</ref> on LibraryThing notes Jefferson's copy but indicates "precise edition unknown." Brown's Bibliography<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, revised May, 2025) Microsoft Word file, on file at the Wolf Law Library.</ref> includes the 1621 edition published in London | [[Thomas Jefferson]] listed "Les tenures de Monsr. Littleton. p. f." in his [[Jefferson Inventory|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] in the section of titles he kept for himself. He later sold a French version of ''Littleton's Tenures'' to the Library of Congress in 1815. In her ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', Millicent Sowerby identifies this copy as the 1621 edition published in London.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 2:217 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648109;view=1up;seq=231 [no.1780]].</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 June 25, 2025.</ref> on LibraryThing notes Jefferson's copy but indicates "precise edition unknown." Brown's Bibliography<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, revised May, 2025) Microsoft Word file, on file at the Wolf Law Library.</ref> follows Sowerby and includes the 1621 edition published in London. Unfortunately, Jefferson's copy no longer exists to verify the precise edition or Wythe's prior ownership. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 18:44, 23 June 2025
by Sir Thomas Littleton
| Littleton's Tenures | ||
 at the College of William & Mary. |
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| Author | Sir Thomas Littleton | |
| Edition | Precise edition unknown | |
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Thomas Jefferson listed "Les tenures de Monsr. Littleton. p. f." in his inventory of Wythe's Library in the section of titles he kept for himself. He later sold a French version of Littleton's Tenures to the Library of Congress in 1815. In her Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, Millicent Sowerby identifies this copy as the 1621 edition published in London.[1] George Wythe's Library[2] on LibraryThing notes Jefferson's copy but indicates "precise edition unknown." Brown's Bibliography[3] follows Sowerby and includes the 1621 edition published in London. Unfortunately, Jefferson's copy no longer exists to verify the precise edition or Wythe's prior ownership.
See also
References
- ↑ E. Millicent Sowerby, Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 2:217 [no.1780].
- ↑ LibraryThing, s.v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on June 25, 2025.
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, revised May, 2025) Microsoft Word file, on file at the Wolf Law Library.