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Tatham, William, 1752-1819 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05098 Author/Creator: Tatham, William, 1752-1819 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 August 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23.8 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Notes he enclosed by his last letter a Virginia sheet of his intended publication "Analysis of the United States" (see GLC02437.05093.02). Reports that the Clerk of the Federal Court thought it proper to suspend his certificate for copyright. Says an attorney working for the government told him the copyright was only good for Virginia. Writes, "This seems to be acting judicialy; and not ministerialy; and the advantages of speedy information to the Community may be somewhat delayd." States since they both know Attorney General Edmund Randolph, he hopes Knox will ask his official opinion. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature.

Tatham, William, 1752-1819
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813

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