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Rutledge, Edward (1749-1800) to [Catharine Greene]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04447 Author/Creator: Rutledge, Edward (1749-1800) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 December 1789 Pagination: 6 p. ; 22.6 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy

Rutledge gives the recipient detailed advice regarding a specific debt and estate. Urges the recipient to bring forward her claim and refers to her husband's character. Mentions the Cumberland Island bonds. Adds that General [Henry] Knox and Colonel [Alexander] Hamilton are "certainly your friends." Refer to GLC02437.04420 and GLC02437.04448 for related documents.

Although no recipient is noted, this was likely written to Catharine Greene, as Rutledge was the co-executor of Nathanael Greene's estate. Greene had purchased land on Cumberland Island in 1783.

Rutledge, Edward, 1749-1800
Greene, Catharine Littlefield, 1755-1814
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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