Papers, 1760-1862 ; (bulk 1788-1798).

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Papers, 1760-1862 ; (bulk 1788-1798).

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Correspondence, travel journals (1787-1789), and other papers, centered around Rutledge's life and career. The material relates to family and business matters, Thomas Jefferson's interest in the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by North Carolina, Rutledge's marriage to Sarah Motte Smith, the education of their children, land purchases and speculation, and political conditions in Sweden. The journals of Rutledge's trip to Europe contain travel directions prepared for him by Thomas Jefferson, and include information on political conditions in France, descriptions of the British Parliament and of England, France, and Italy, and impressions of prominent Frenchmen. Correspondents include Jonathan Bryan, Charles Cadogan, Charles Drayton, Thomas Jefferson, Countess de Litta of Milan, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Edward Rutledge, Elizabeth GrimkeĢ Rutledge, John Rutledge, Sr., States Rutledge, Benjamin Tallmadge, Petit de Villers, and Oliver Wolcott.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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