Wythe, George, 1726-1806 Decisions of cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery, with remarks upon decrees by the Court of Appeals, reversing some of those decisions.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05884 Author/Creator: Wythe, George, 1726-1806 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Book Date: 1795 Pagination: 1 v. : 167 p. ; 31.3 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Wythe's name is handwritten on title page as Chancellor of Virginia. Signed on inner front cover by James M. Whittle. Signed on title page by James Henry, 1795 (possibly the Virginia delegate to Continental Congress in 1780). Includes a multitude of cases. One page 132, contains a case alleging that the British government has not recompensated Virginia residents adequately, after stealing enslaved people. Richmond: printed by Thomas Nicolson
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