Letter to Alexander Donald, 1790 April 20

Contributor:

Donald, Alexander (addressee)

Name:

Wythe, George, 1726-1806; Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869

Date:

1790

Description:

In this letter, George Wythe writes to Alexander Donald regarding the rate of engage and the price of tobacco. Includes an engraving of Wythe's residence in Williamsburgh, Virginia, and one of Wythe by J. B. Longacre "from a portrait in the American Gleaner."

Language:

English

Form/Genre:

engravings (prints); portraits

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) + 2 engravings

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

At this time, George Wythe was the Judge of the Chancery Court in Virginia. Alexander Donald was a Richmond tobacco merchant and associate of the London mercantile firm Burton and Donald.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 621 Folder 57

Collection:

Hale Signers Collection