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Rutledge, John Pay order for a minister's salary for William P. Graham of Prince Wm. Parish

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04842.36 Author/Creator: Rutledge, John Place Written: [Charleston?] Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1776/07/25 Pagination: 1 p., 1 p. + engraving 19.5 x 15.9 cm Order a Copy

Signed as a member of a committee. On verso the minister has asked that money be paid to another party.

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

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