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Book/Printed Material Extract of a letter from Thomas Jefferson to George Wythe. Monticello. January 16, 1796. In my letter which accompanied the box containing my collection of printed laws, I promised to send you by post a statement of the contents of the box. On taking up the subject I found it better to tkae a more general review of the whole of the laws I possess, as well manuscript as printed as also of those which I do not possess, and suppose to be no longer extant.

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Title

  • Extract of a letter from Thomas Jefferson to George Wythe. Monticello. January 16, 1796. In my letter which accompanied the box containing my collection of printed laws, I promised to send you by post a statement of the contents of the box. On taking up the subject I found it better to tkae a more general review of the whole of the laws I possess, as well manuscript as printed as also of those which I do not possess, and suppose to be no longer extant.

Names

  • Jefferson, Thomas.
  • Printed Ephemera Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Richmond, 1796]

Headings

  • -  United States
  • -  Virginia
  • -  Richmond

Notes

  • -  Evans 30637
  • -  LAC ael 2020-10-05 create (1 card)
  • -  Scanned card stamped as no. 3813. LAC ael 2020-09-30

Medium

  • 4 p. 20 x 34 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Broadside portfolio 180 no. 11

OCLC Number

  • rbpe18001100

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Jefferson, Thomas, and Printed Ephemera Collection. Extract of a letter from Thomas Jefferson to George Wythe. Monticello. In my letter which accompanied the box containing my collection of printed laws, I promised to send you by post a statement of the contents of the box. On taking up the subject I found it better to tkae a more general review of the whole of the laws I possess, as well manuscript as printed as also of those which I do not possess, and suppose to be no longer extant. [Richmond, 1796] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/rbpe.18001100/.

APA citation style:

Jefferson, T. & Printed Ephemera Collection. (1796) Extract of a letter from Thomas Jefferson to George Wythe. Monticello. In my letter which accompanied the box containing my collection of printed laws, I promised to send you by post a statement of the contents of the box. On taking up the subject I found it better to tkae a more general review of the whole of the laws I possess, as well manuscript as printed as also of those which I do not possess, and suppose to be no longer extant. [Richmond] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/rbpe.18001100/.

MLA citation style:

Jefferson, Thomas, and Printed Ephemera Collection. Extract of a letter from Thomas Jefferson to George Wythe. Monticello. In my letter which accompanied the box containing my collection of printed laws, I promised to send you by post a statement of the contents of the box. On taking up the subject I found it better to tkae a more general review of the whole of the laws I possess, as well manuscript as printed as also of those which I do not possess, and suppose to be no longer extant. [Richmond, 1796] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/rbpe.18001100/>.