Partly-printed Document Signed, "P. Henry," as Governor, land deed granting 4,000 acres in Jefferson County to William Dolson. Richmond, VA. Sketched of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry by William Wirt, of Richmond, Virginia. Third edition, corrected by the Author. Philidelphia: Published by James Webster, No. 10, S. Eighth Street. William Brown Printer, Prune Street. 1818 Sketched of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry by William Wirt, of Richmond, Virginia. Revised Edition. Ithaca, NY.: Andrus, Gauntlett, & Co. 1850.
Measurements H/W: frame 21 3/4 by 17 3/4 inches, document 17 1/4 by 15 inches, 1818 copy 9 by 5 1/2 inches Weight 7 lbs. Condition with areas of restoration, moderate scattered staining affecting text (but still legible), few holes at fold intersections, not inspected out of frame; books each with staining and discoloration and scattered fox marks throughout pages, with possible creases, tears and possibly lacking pages though pages not counted; 181 copy with wear to cover, with book plate to front pasted down, and with ownership inscription to front flyleaf dated 1927, 1850 with book plate and ownership inscription to front pastedown
Partly-printed Document Signed, "P. Henry," as Governor, land deed granting 4,000 acres in Jefferson County to William Dolson. Richmond, VA. Sketched of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry by William Wirt, of Richmond, Virginia. Third edition, corrected by the Author. Philidelphia: Published by James Webster, No. 10, S. Eighth Street. William Brown Printer, Prune Street. 1818 Sketched of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry by William Wirt, of Richmond, Virginia. Revised Edition. Ithaca, NY.: Andrus, Gauntlett, & Co. 1850.
Measurements H/W: frame 21 3/4 by 17 3/4 inches, document 17 1/4 by 15 inches, 1818 copy 9 by 5 1/2 inches Weight 7 lbs. Condition with areas of restoration, moderate scattered staining affecting text (but still legible), few holes at fold intersections, not inspected out of frame; books each with staining and discoloration and scattered fox marks throughout pages, with possible creases, tears and possibly lacking pages though pages not counted; 181 copy with wear to cover, with book plate to front pasted down, and with ownership inscription to front flyleaf dated 1927, 1850 with book plate and ownership inscription to front pastedown
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