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Hi. I was accused of murdering my uncle and namesake, [[George Wythe]], but I was totally acquitted! Cowabunga! | Hi. I was accused of murdering my uncle and namesake, [[George Wythe]], but I was totally acquitted! Cowabunga! | ||
[[File:ClarendonHistoryOfTheRebellion1701v2Headpiece.jpg|left|thumb|450px|<center>Headpiece, volume two, book seven, from Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon's ''[[History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England|The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England]]''.</center>]] | [[File:ClarendonHistoryOfTheRebellion1701v2Headpiece.jpg|left|thumb|450px|<center>Headpiece, volume two, book seven, from Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon's ''[[History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England|The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England]]''.</center>]] | ||
I am currently working on: | I am currently working on: | ||
* [[User:Gwsweeney/George Wythe|Wythe's biography]] | * Locating [[Wythe's Lost Papers|Wythe's lost lecture notes]]. | ||
* •Reporting on Wythe's death in 1806 | * [[User:Gwsweeney/George Wythe|Wythe's biography]]. | ||
* *Biographical articles from period encyclopedias | * •Reporting on Wythe's death in 1806. | ||
* The [[Wythe Tablet]] and Wythe gravesite monument | * *Biographical articles from period encyclopedias. | ||
* Proceedings from the Virginia State Bar Association and Sons/Daughters of the American Revolution regarding the above | * The [[Wythe Tablet]] and Wythe gravesite monument. | ||
* Wythe signatures and bookplates | * Proceedings from the Virginia State Bar Association and Sons/Daughters of the American Revolution regarding the above. | ||
* Scanning title pages for books in the Wythe Collection | * Wythe signatures and bookplates. | ||
* Scanning title pages for books in the Wythe Collection. | |||
View my [[User:Gwsweeney/Sandbox|Sandbox]] page. | |||
== New pages == | == New pages == | ||
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== Getting started == | == Getting started == | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 17 March 2014
Hi. I was accused of murdering my uncle and namesake, George Wythe, but I was totally acquitted! Cowabunga!
I am currently working on:
- Locating Wythe's lost lecture notes.
- Wythe's biography.
- •Reporting on Wythe's death in 1806.
- *Biographical articles from period encyclopedias.
- The Wythe Tablet and Wythe gravesite monument.
- Proceedings from the Virginia State Bar Association and Sons/Daughters of the American Revolution regarding the above.
- Wythe signatures and bookplates.
- Scanning title pages for books in the Wythe Collection.
View my Sandbox page.
New pages
6 February 2026
- 16:5816:58, 6 February 2026 Ewell vs. The Commonwealth: A Bill (hist | edit) [6,407 bytes] Gwsweeney (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Ewell vs. The Commonwealth—A Bill}} thumb|right|350px|Please include a captioned image with source, if possible. The ''Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts'' (1875-1893) records a bill from Virginia's High Court of Chancery, in the case of ''Ewell v. Commonwealth'' (1794). The document states John Marshall winning for the complaintant, and contains the decision of Chancellor ...")
15 January 2026
- 14:4514:45, 15 January 2026 Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 30 July 1776 (hist | edit) [6,992 bytes] Gwsweeney (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|right|350px|Page one of a letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Page, July 30, 1776. Image from [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6210506 Christie's auction,] 2019. Introduction and summary.<ref>Please footnote sources.</ref> ==Letter text, 30 July 1776== ===Page 1=== <blockquote> Dear Page On receipt of your letter we enquired into the probability of getting your seal done here. We find a drawer and an engra...") originally created as "Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 30 July, 1776"
![thumb|right|350px|Page one of a letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Page, July 30, 1776. Image from [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6210506 Christie's auction,] 2019.](/index.php/File:ThomasJeffersonToJohnPage30July1776P1.jpg){kind=link}
8 January 2026
- 16:2216:22, 8 January 2026 Orders of Virginia Assembly of Dec. 8, 1769 (hist | edit) [8,871 bytes] Gwsweeney (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|right|350px|Please include a captioned image with source, if possible. Introduction and summary.<ref>Please footnote sources.</ref> ==Article text, 4 July 1776== ===Page 373=== <blockquote> ORDERS OF VIRGINIA ASSEMBLY OF DEC. 8, 1769. [As seen below these "orders" were sent to George Wythe by Jacob Bruce. There is no date on the letter, which was found in the correspondence of James Duane. For this material the Asso...")
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