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Edwin Hemphill's doctoral dissertation:\nWherever possible, we have tried to reproduce Hemphill's formatting from his 1937 typescript, including any typos.\nA hypertext version is available on \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php/George_Wythe_the_Colonial_Briton\" \u0014Wythepedia, the George Wythe Encyclopedia\u0015:\nhttp://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php/George_Wythe_the_Colonial_Briton\nA PDF version of the original thesis is also \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/images/c/c6/HemphillGeorgeWytheAmericasFirstLawProfessor1933.pdf\" \u0014available on Wythepedia\u0015:\nhttp://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/images/e/ea/HemphillGeorgeWytheTheColonialBriton1937.pdf\nThis document is reproduced with permission of the copyright holder, and released under a \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode\" \u0014Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike\u0015 license.\nYou are free to:\nShare — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format\nAdapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material\nThe licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.\nUnder the following terms:\nAttribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\nNonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.\nShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.\n\u000f\nGEORGE WYTHE THE COLONIAL BRITON:\nA BIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF THE PRE-REVOLUTIONARY\nERA IN VIRGINIA\n\u000f\nGEORGE WYTHE THE COLONIAL BRITON:\nA BIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF THE PRE-REVOLUTIONARY\nERA IN VIRGINIA\nby\nWilliam Edwin Hemphill,\nB. A., M. A.\nA Dissertation Presented to the\nGraduate Faculty of the University of Virginia\nIn Candidacy for the Degree of\nDoctor of Philosophy\n1937\n\u000f\n\"No man ever left behind him a\ncharacter more venerated than G.\nWythe. his virtue was of the purest\ntint; his integrity inflexible, and\nhis justice exact; of warm and patriotism,\nand, devoted as he was to liberty, and\nthe natural and equal rights of men,\nhe might truly be called the Cato of\nhis country, without the avarice of the\nRoman; for a more disinterested person\nnever lived.\"\n— Thomas Jefferson.\n\u000f\nCONTENTS\nPREFACE\nChapter\nI.\tORIGINS OF A CHARACTER: ARISTOCRATIC AND\nINTELLECTUAL HERITAGES\nSeventeenth Century Kecoughtan\t\t\t\t\t 1\nThe Wythes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 5\tThe Keiths and the Walkers\t\t\t\t\t\t13\nUnion of the Wythe and Walker Families\t\t\t\t25\nII.\tAPPRENTICESHIP TO A THREEFOLD CAREER:\nPRELIMINARIES TO SELF-EDUCATION\nWythe's Birthplace\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t28\nA Scanty Classical Education\t\t\t\t\t\t30\nIn His Uncle Stephen's Law Office\t\t\t\t\t35\nIII.\tSPOTSYLVANIA AND WILLIAMSBURG: LEGAL AND\nLEGISLATIVE DEBUTS\nAdmission to the Bar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t41\nSuccess in the Up-Country\t\t\t\t\t\t43\nLegal and Legislative Affairs, 1748-1754\t\t\t52\nBurgess for Williamsburg, 1754-1755\t\t\t\t59\nAttorney General Wythe, 1754\t\t\t\t\t\t62\nWythe Inherits \"Chesterville\"\t\t\t\t\t\t73\nThe Character of a Near-Pedant\t\t\t\t\t82\nIV.\tAT THE BAR OF THE GENERAL COURT; THE LEGAL\nEDUCATION OF JEFFERSON\nThe General Court, 1756-1765\t\t\t\t\t \t94\nJefferson's Law Teacher\t\t\t\t\t\t    106\nThe General Court, 1766-1775\t\t\t\t\t    130\nPortrait of an Honest Lawyer\t\t\t\t\t    150\n\u000f\nV.\tWYTHE THE BURGESS: THROUGH THE STAMP ACT\nRoutine Service in the House of 1758-1761\t\t  164\nRoutine Service in the House of 1761-1765\t\t  170\nThe Committee of Correspondence, 1759-1765\t\t  174\nWythe's Role in the \"Parsons' Causes\"\t\t\t  180\nRational Opposition to the Stamp Act\t\t\t  187\nVI.\tWYTHE THE CLERK: HIS TRUE NICHE ATTAINED\nFauquier's Thwarted Recommendation\t\t\t\t  216\nIn the House of 1766-1768\t\t\t\t\t  224\nWythe Receives John Randol","cbCaius239jNVEBk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaius239jNVEBk","docx",1424784,308,"English","# Contents\n## Preface\n## Chapter I. Origins of a Character: Aristocratic and Intellectual Heritages\n## Chapter II. Apprenticeship to a Threefold Career: Preliminaries to Self-Education\n## Chapter III. Spotsylvania and Williamsburg: Legal and Legislative Debuts\n## Chapter IV. At the Bar of the General Court; The Legal Education of Jefferson\n## Chapter V. Wythe the Burgess: Through the Stamp Act\n## Chapter VI. Wythe the Clerk: His True Niche Attained\n## Chapter VII. Lord Dunmore's Administration: The End of an Era\n## Bibliography","[{\"question\":\"What is the dissertation’s focus on George Wythe?\",\"answer\":\"It centers on George Wythe as a central figure in Virginia during the pre-Revolutionary era, presenting his life and development through successive stages of education and public service.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the study structured?\",\"answer\":\"The dissertation is organized into chapters that move from Wythe’s origins and intellectual inheritances, through legal training and formative experiences, to roles in colonial legislative and administrative life.\"},{\"question\":\"What materials and permissions are referenced for reproducing the dissertation?\",\"answer\":\"The text notes reproduction of Hemphill’s 1937 formatting (including typos) and states it is released with permission under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.\"}]","George Wythe the Colonial Briton - A Biographical Study of the Pre-Revolutionary Era in Virginia | DOCX",108]