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Title: Pendleton, Edmund to [Thomas Jefferson], 1776 August 10; B J35.x2. Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803. Letter to [Thomas Jefferson]
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16707
Description: Letter from Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson about the creation of government in Virginia. Pendleton relays that he has read the Declaration of Independence and that it was "altered [...] much for the worse." He wishes that Martha Jefferson's health will be restored, in part so that Jefferson will not retire. Pendleton then turns to the development of the Virginia government, specifically to the "mode of election". He then discusses "some sad blunder in my Observations about the Pennsylvania line, which you laugh at in your Queries."; Recipient's copy at the Library of Congress, this is a transcription.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Declaring Independence; Political Philosophy; Surveying; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jefferson, Martha, 1748-1782; United States. Continental Congress; Virginia. Convention (1775-1776)
Date: 1776-08-10; 2022

Title: Wythe, George to T[homas] J[efferson], 1776 November 18; B J35.51 no.24. Wythe, George, 1726-1806. Letter to T[homas] J[efferson]
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16642
Description: Transcription of a letter from George Wythe to Thomas Jefferson. Wythe informs Jefferson that he is available to return to Virginia when he is needed by Jefferson and Edmund Pendleton. Wythe describes his thoughts on being appointed to the Committee of Revisal. He discusses his desire to stay in Philadelphia, despite the likelihood that the British will take the city. He states that there is news about a garrison in Fort Washington that had surrendered, which he then clarifies at the end of the note. Wythe then writes about judges in related to the creation of a new court system, the appointment of a Mr. Moore, and decisions about bounty to noncommissioned officers. He references journals that Jefferson hopes will be sent to him, finding an artist to render the great seal, the use of house servants and furniture by Jefferson and Martha Jefferson.; Recipient's copy at the Library of Congress, this is a transcription.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; Lived Experience; Judges--United States; United States. Continental Army--Pay, allowances, etc.; Jefferson, Martha, 1748-1782; Page, John, 1744-1808; Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803; United States. Continental Congress; Great Britain. Army
Date: 1776-11-18; 2022