Thomas Rutland letterbook 1787-1789 Rutland, Thomas

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Thomas Rutland letterbook 1787-1789 Rutland, Thomas

The Thomas Rutland letterbook consists of retained copies of Annapolis, Maryland merchant Thomas Rutland's outgoing correspondence.

139 pages

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6391233

William L. Clements Library

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Rutland, Thomas

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From his home in Annapolis, Md., Thomas Rutland carried on an extensive trade in produce and general merchandise with ports on the Atlantic seaboard, the West Indies and Britain. Disputatious with his neighbors and debtors, Rutland was under constant pressure in the late 1780s from aggressive creditors and delinquent debtors, and he often resorted to civil suits, or the threat of suits, to remain solvent. Rutland was a relentless, even ruthless opponent. Typical of his b...

Ridgely, Charles

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