To be bought for G. Wythe
Creator
Title
To be bought for G. Wythe
Date
Description
George Wythe's order for books and a robe sent with his letter of May 29, 1772, to John Norton, merchant of London, England.
Identifier
MS193.6.3.662
Folder 59
Folder 59
Source
John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3
Publisher
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Original Format
Ink on paper
Text
Recto
To be bought for G. Wythe,
The works of Theophilus in greek
and latin, two volumes in quarto, pub-
lished at the Hague, in 1751, by Gul.
Otto Reitz,
Glanville,
Bracton,
Britton,
Fleta,
Lamb. eirenarcha,
Erasmus's adages,
Common prayer in greek.
A robe, such as is worn by the clerk
of the house of commons, but better
than the one I had before from Mr
Child, which indeed was scandalous.
Citation
Wythe, George, 1726-1806, “To be bought for G. Wythe,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed May 11, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/662.