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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Born #OTD in 1759, William Short, American diplomat, lawyer and student of George Wythe at William & Mary. Short studied law at the same time as future Chief Justice John Marshall. He later served as ambassador to Spain, the Netherlands and France. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday
Portrait of William Short by Rembrandt Peale, 1806. Oil on canvas. Original at the Muscarelle Museum of Art, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New Wythe Collection volumes! Years ago we purchased volumes 1 and 2 of 'Œuvres Complettes de Démosthene et d'Eschine', but couldn't find 3 and 4 to complete the set. Now we have them! #WytheWednesday Check out wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... and pictures at www.flickr.com/photos/wolfl...
Spines of volumes three and four of 'Œuvres complettes de Démosthene et d'Eschine'. Paris: Lacombe, 1777.  Title page from volume three of 'Œuvres complettes de Démosthene et d'Eschine'. Paris: Lacombe, 1777.  Page 7 from volume three of 'Œuvres complettes de Démosthene et d'Eschine'. Paris: Lacombe, 1777.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wythe's books included titles by Polybius, Savary, and Guys. Jefferson also sent several copies of his own 'Notes on the State of Virginia' for 10 of his friends as well as another 37 "for such young gentlemen of the college as mr. Wythe from time to time shall think proper."
Half-title page, volume three, from Polybius's 'Historiōn ta Sōzomena: Polybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarum Libri qui Supersunt.' Amstelodami: Officina Johannis Janssonii à Waesberge, & Johannis van Someren, 1670. Map of Egypt from volume two of M. Claude Etienne Savary's 'Lettres Sur l'Égypte, Où L'on Offre Le Parallèle Des Moeurs Anciennes & Modernes De Ses Habitans, Où L'on Décrit L'état, Le Commerce, L'agriculture, Le Gouvernement Du Pays, & La Descente De S. Louis À Damiette, Tirée De Joinville & Des Auteurs Arabes, Avec Des Cartes Géographiques.' Paris: Onfroi, 1785-86. Frontispiece, volume one, from 'Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce' by Pierre Augustine Guys Paris: Veuve Duchesne, 1783.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#OTD in 1787, Thomas Jefferson sent George Wythe a long letter accompanied by several boxes of books. The books included several gifts for Wythe, as well as volumes for Bishop James Madison, John Page, and Jefferson's nephew, Peter Carr. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday
Page one of a letter from Thomas Jefferson to George Wythe, dated September 16, 1787. Image from the Library of Congress, The Thomas Jefferson Papers.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
An indictment against Sweeney for the murder of the mixed-race young man, Michael Brown, was quashed without going to trial. Sweeney was convicted on two counts of counterfeiting checks in Wythe's name but his sentence was never executed. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti...
Detail from page three of the Richmond Enquirer for September 9, 1806.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#OTD in 1806, the 'Richmond Enquirer' reported on the results of the various charges against George Wythe Sweeney. After a brief trial - and only a "few minutes deliberation" - Sweeney was acquitted of the murder of his great-uncle, George Wythe. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday
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Richmond Enquirer, 9 September 1806 - Wythepedia: The George Wythe Encyclopedia
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The trial for George Wythe's alleged murderer began #OTD in 1806. Most believe Wythe's household was poisoned with arsenic by his great-nephew George Wythe Sweeney. Unfortunately, the only witnesses to the deed were Black and barred from testifying. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday
Detail describing the funeral of George Wythe, the 'Richmond Enquirer' from June 10, 1806.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Third Virginia Convention - a body elected to create laws during the Revolutionary War - ended #OTD in 1775 and the Wolf Law Library has George Wythe's copy of the proceedings! Check out wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti..., or better yet - come into the library to see the volume! #WytheWednesday
Title page for Virginia's The Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates for the Counties and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia, Held at Richmond Town, in the County of Henrico, on Monday the 17th of July, 1775. Williamsburg: Printed by Alexander Purdie, 1775.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Did you know that Homer was George Wythe's favorite author? His copies of 'The Odyssey' included a 1752 translation by English poet Alexander Pope. In honor of the new film, we offer a few illustrations from Pope's version of Homer's epic. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday #Odyssey
Frontispiece, volume one, from Homer's 'The Odyssey of Homer'. Translated by Alexander Pope. London: Printed for Henry Lintot, 1752. Illustration of the revenge of Odysseus and his men on the Cyclops, volume two, from Homer's 'The Odyssey of Homer'. Translated by Alexander Pope. London: Printed for Henry Lintot, 1752. Illustration of Penelope's suitors with the bow of Odysseus, volume five, from Homer's 'The Odyssey of Homer'. Translated by Alexander Pope. London: Printed for Henry Lintot, 1752.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
On August 3, 1769, George Wythe ordered a copy of "Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764" from John Norton in London. The set chronicles Irish resentment to British rule, mirroring the American colonial experience. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday
Title page from volume one of Sir James Caldwell's "Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764 Taken by a Military Officer to Which are Added, an Inquiry How Far the Restrictions Laid Upon the Trade of Ireland, by British Acts of Parliament, are a Benefit or Disadvantage to British Dominions in General, and to England in Particular, for Whose Separate Advantage They Were Intended, with Extracts of Such Parts of the Statutes as Lay the Trade of Ireland under Those Restrictions." London, 1766.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Jefferson also asked to borrow a silhouette of Wythe that had been given to Wythe's housekeeper and former slave, Lydia Broadnax. He sent the image to Charles Wilson Peale to have the artist copy it. Peale's version is not known to still exist. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti...
William Bache silhouette, cut coated paper mounted on paper, c. 1803-04. "Ledger Book of William Bache," National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
On July 17, 1806, Thomas Jefferson wrote to George Wythe's executor, William DuVal, offering to purchase various items from Wythe's estate, including a watch and seal. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to William DuVal, dated July 17, 1806. Image from the Library of Congress, The Thomas Jefferson Papers.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Wythe represented Virginia in the Second Continental Congress and later in the Constitutional Convention. He also served the Commonwealth as the second Speaker of the House of Delegates. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... (Thanks to our intern, Charlie, for writing the Wythe the Politician page!)
Marble bust of George Wythe, by Bryant Baker (1962). Original in the Virginia State Capitol,, Library of Virginia art collection, Richmond, Virginia.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A lawyer, teacher and judge, George Wythe also spent over 30 years as a politician. He served in various offices in colonial Virginia including Clerk of the House of Burgesses, Interim Attorney General, and Mayor of Williamsburg. #WytheWednesday
First day cover postcard for June 20, 1985, with cachet of George Wythe. "Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Served as clerk of the House of Burgesses, professor of law and Attorney General in Virginia."
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
There's even a question about whether Wythe actually signed the Declaration when he returned to Philadelphia later that summer. We do know Jefferson sent Wythe a draft which is believed to be the draft now at the New York Public Library. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti...
First page of the New York Public Library's draft of the Declaration of Independence, in the handwriting of Thomas Jefferson. The copy is thought to be the draft Jefferson sent to George Wythe. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Early July 1776 - where is George Wythe? Not in Philadelphia working on the Declaration of Independence, he's back in Williamsburg contributing to the debates regarding Virginia's new constitution and government. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday #USA250
'Declaration of Independence' by John Trumbull (1818), depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
#OTD in 1806, The Richmond Enquirer published a small notice stating that the General Court of Virginia had elected to wear black arm bands for three months, in memory of George Wythe, who died on June 8th. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday
Detail from page three of the Richmond Enquirer for June 24, 1806.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In honor of #USA250, there's a new exhibit in The George Wythe Room featuring "revolutionary" books and historical revolutions. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday
Title page from Benjamin Franklin's 'The Interest of Great Britain Considered: with Regard to Her Colonies, and the Acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe, to Which are added, Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of countries, Etc.' London: Printed for T. Becket, 1761. Title page from Thomas Paine's 'Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution'. 8th ed. London: Printed for J.S. Jordan, 1791. First page of "Titus Andronicus" from volume three of William Shakespeare's 'The Works of Shakespeare: In Eight Volumes, Collated With The Oldest Copies, And Corrected'. 2nd ed. London: Printed for H. Lintott, C. Hitch, J. and R. Tonson, C. Corbet, R. and B. Wellington, J. Brindley, and E. New, 1740. Title page of the ''Book of Common Prayer" in 'The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated Out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches'. Oxford: Printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the University, 1754.
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The Bibliographical Society @bibsoc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Five remarkable collections of documentary heritage from across the United Kingdom have been inscribed onto the UNESCO Memory of the World National Register, recognising their outstanding historical, cultural and social significance: unesco.org.uk/news/five-ou...
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Five outstanding collections join the UNESCO Memory of the World National Register | UNESCO in the UK
Five remarkable collections of documentary heritage from across the United Kingdom have been inscribed onto the UNESCO Memory of the World National Register, recognising their outstanding historical…
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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Josh in Tuxedo, Cheers with Whiskey
ALT: Josh in Tuxedo, Cheers with Whiskey
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Happy 300th birthday, George Wythe! "The birthdate of the Chancellor, if he was 80 at the time of his death, would have had to fall between 21 April and 8 June, 1726.' — 'George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge' (1985): catalog.libraries.wm.edu/permalink/01... #WytheWednesday ##USA250 #Wythe300
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Sean Marotta @smmarotta.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The New York Appellate Division, Second Department. #AppellatePlaces
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Revolutionary War 250 @revwar250.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
8 JUNE 1776, PHILADELPHIA: The Continental Congress debates yesterday’s motion for a Declaration of Independence. “The Sensible part of the House opposed the Motion,” Edward Rutledge of South Carolina writes to John Jay. founders.archives.gov/documents/Ja...
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American Philosophical Society @amphilsociety.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Congratulations to Ken Burns (APS 2011), who was awarded the inaugural Commonwealth Prize by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond, established to commemorate America's 250th, in recognition of his career chronicling our nation's past through documentary films.
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Aaron Bruhl @aaronbruhl.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
My library’s copy just arrived. I will turn first to the chapter on the history of equitable interpretation of statutes.
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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We are hosting a walking tour of Windsor Castle, Smithfield, Va., at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Make plans to join us! #walkingtour
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UVA Press @uvapress.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
June is Pride Month! Explore incredible stories, outstanding scholarship, and beautiful books Take 30% off select titles using promo code <10PRIDE26> at checkout www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10093/ #booksky #readUP
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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Clinic students at #UVALaw collaborated with Virginia lawmakers during the recent legislative session to secure passage of several bills that were signed into law. www.law.virginia.edu/news/202606/...
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Clinic Helps Pass Bills on Aid for Incarcerated Pregnant Women, Opioid Treatment
Students in the State and Local Government Policy Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law worked with Virginia lawmakers to help shepherd bills on assistance for incarcerated pregnant women...
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The Richmonder @richmonder.org · 01/06/2026
Three years after renaming, School Board member seeks to honor George Wythe again
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Three years after renaming, School Board member seeks to honor George Wythe again
The School Board meets on Monday night, but it’s unclear how much support Jafari has for his motion.
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250 Years Ago News @250yearsagonews.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
June 4, 1776: “Our Affairs are hastening fast to a Crisis; and the approaching Campaign will in all Probability determine forever the Fate of America.” Congress’ John Hancock writes to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland exhorting them to prepare defenses. 1/3
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Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
not sure if everyone can access this, but I just learned about some dramatic changes to SSRN from Steve Bainbridge's Substack. This is really bad; SSRN has been how I keep up with scholarship in my field from a variety of researchers www.stephenbainbridge.com/p/the-social...
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The Social Science Research Network Has Jumped the Shark
Significant and unwelcome changes to what had been legal academia's major open source scholarly repository and notice system
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Aaron Bruhl @aaronbruhl.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Three years ago today, Chief Justice Roberts refused the Senate’s request to testify about judicial ethics. See letter below. Roberts cited separation of powers and judicial independence. These notions are constructed over time, often through interbranch clashes. Interested in an early one? 1/3
Letter from Chief Justice Roberts declining to testify. Available at https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Letter%20to%20Chairman%20Durbin%2004.25.2023.pdf
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
May 29, 1776: Congress resolves "That an animated address be published to impress the minds of the people with the necessity of their now stepping forward to save their country, their freedom and property." In the handwriting of George Wythe: wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday #USA250
Draft for an address to the inhabitants of the Colonies "drawn by George Wythe". Image from the Library of Congress, The 'Thomas Jefferson Papers,' incorrectly dated July 6, 1775.Draft for an address to the inhabitants of the Colonies "drawn by George Wythe". Image from the Library of Congress, The 'Thomas Jefferson Papers,' incorrectly dated July 6, 1775.Draft for an address to the inhabitants of the Colonies "drawn by George Wythe". Image from the Library of Congress, The 'Thomas Jefferson Papers,' incorrectly dated July 6, 1775.
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
We have a link for that: wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti...
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Report of the Committee on the Letter from Joseph Woodward of the New Hampshire Grants - Wythepedia: The George Wythe Encyclopedia
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Somebody tell J.T. we finally added the latest champions' names to the Wolf Law Library Open golf trophy. For library golf. Golf, in the library: www.flickr.com/photos/wolfl...
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Commonplace: the journal of early American life @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Today, we celebrate the 207th anniversary of Walt Whitman's birth, a momentous occasion that invites us to reflect on his profound impact on American literature and culture. Here’s to Whitman’s enduring legacy, calling us to celebrate the beauty of life in all its forms: vist.ly/5648w
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"Garments," "Glances," "Limbs," and "Rivulets" - Commonplace
Written to mark the bicentennial of Whitman’s birth, my poems operate within that lacuna, occupying the dissonant threshold between Whitman’s optimistic vision for America, “out of hopeful green stuff woven,” and my own personal history.
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250 Years Ago News @250yearsagonews.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
May 31, 1776: "I am very glad to find that the Virginia Convention have passed so noble a vote, and with so much unanimity." George Washington rejoices that his home colony endorsed American independence, but is frustrated that some politicians still think it possible to reconcile with Britain. 1/3
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Wythe's "Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies," May/June, 1776: wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti...
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Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies - Wythepedia: The George Wythe Encyclopedia
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250 Years Ago News @250yearsagonews.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
May 29, 1776: Congress decides that “an animated address be published to impress the minds of the people with the necessity of their now stepping forward to save their country, their freedom and property.” Thomas Jefferson, George Wythe, Samuel Adams and Edward Rutledge form a committee for the job.
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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 23/05/2026
Leaving a legacy: Longtime journalist Wilford Kale dies at 81: mrf.lu/-y1m
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Leaving a legacy: Longtime journalist Wilford Kale dies at 81
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Charles R. Korsmo, "Mismatch: The Misuse of Market Efficiency in Market Manipulation Class Actions," 52 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 1111 (2011): scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmlr/vol52/i...
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Mismatch: The Misuse of Market Efficiency in Market Manipulation Class Actions
Plaintiffs commonly bring two distinct types of claims under section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: (1) claims of material misrepresentations or omissions, and (2) claims of tradebased ...
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
W&M News: "Building Pathways to Legal Careers: Inside W&M’s Legal Scholars Program": news.wm.edu/2026/05/26/b...
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Building pathways to legal careers: Inside W&M’s Legal Scholars program
Through mentorship, financial support and a lasting alumni network, the Legal Scholars program at William & Mary is reshaping access to the legal profession.
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250 Years Ago News @250yearsagonews.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
May 28, 1776: Richard Hanson is hauled before the Committee of Dinwiddie County, Va., for having violated the national fast day proclaimed earlier in the month. He apologetically explains he had forgotten he had invited guests to dinner until it was too late to cancel without being impolite.
Dixon and Hunter's Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg
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Revolutionary War 250 @revwar250.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
27 MAY 1776, WILLIAMSBURG: The committee for the Virginia Declaration of Rights produces its final draft, whose first article states “that all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent natural rights, of which they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity;
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
This is the reverse of the title page, mirrored, if that helps! (It doesn't.)
Reverse of title page in vol. 2 of Washington's 'Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia' (Richmond, VA: Thomas Nicolson, 1799).
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Paleographers, amateur and professional! Care to take a look? Two mystery signatures in one of our vol. 2s of Bushrod Washington's Virginia Reports (2 Va.). Same surname, different people? Woodall? Goodson? A Jr., perhaps? Probably 18th- and 19th-century attorneys, maybe from Richmond, Virginia?
Title page of vol. 2 of Washington's 'Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia' (Richmond, VA: Thomas Nicolson, 1799)."To the Public," vol. 2 of Washington's 'Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia' (Richmond, VA: Thomas Nicolson, 1799).Previous owner signature in vol. 2 of Washington's 'Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia' (Richmond, VA: Thomas Nicolson, 1799).Previous owner signature in vol. 2 of Washington's 'Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia' (Richmond, VA: Thomas Nicolson, 1799).
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250 Years Ago News @250yearsagonews.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
May 27, 1776: The Virginia Convention reviews and sends to a committee the draft of the colony’s Declaration of Rights, which is intended as a legal basis for its new constitution. The landmark document has been largely written over the previous six days by George Mason of Fairfax County. 1/3
Mason’s 1778 copy of his first draft of the Declaration of RightsMason
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
An address drafted by George Wythe! wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti...
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Address to the Indians - Wythepedia: The George Wythe Encyclopedia
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Wythe was not a member of the original committee, but it is believed he may have been handed the task of preparing the address by Thomas Jefferson: archive.org/details/lett... #WytheWednesday #USA250
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Letters of delegates to Congress, 1774-1789 : Smith, Paul Hubert, 1931- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Vols. 13-20: Gerard W. Gawalt and Ronald M. Gephart, associate editors; v. 21-25: Ronald M. Gephart, associate editor; v. 26: Ronald M. Gephart and Paul H....
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The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A draft of this appeal survives, in Wythe's handwriting: "Were you compelled by your sovereigns to undertake the bloody work of butchering your unoffending fellow-creatures? Disdain the inhuman office, disgraceful to the soldier." wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti...
Page one of George Wythe's draft for an address to the foreign mercenaries, May, 1776. Image from the Library of Congress, 'The Thomas Jefferson Papers' (variously and incorrectly dated June, 1775, and August 27, 1776). http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib000191Page two of George Wythe's draft for an address to the foreign mercenaries, May, 1776. Image from the Library of Congress, 'The Thomas Jefferson Papers' (variously and incorrectly dated June, 1775, and August 27, 1776). http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib000191
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