John & Edward Rutledge of South Carolina

John & Edward Rutledge of South Carolina
Author: James Haw
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1997
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780820318592

John Rutledge (1739-1800) was a wealthy planter and successful lawyer, a leader in South Carolina's colonial Commons House of Assembly, and a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses. As chief executive of the state during most of the War for Independence, he was instrumental in its defense and recovery after the British conquest of 1780. One of the leading delegates to the United States constitutional convention in 1787, he served as chief justice of South Carolina, and briefly as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Edward Rutledge Papers

Edward Rutledge Papers
Author: Edward Rutledge
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1774
Genre: Arsenals
ISBN:

Sixteen descriptions of Edward Rutledge letters offered for sale, clipped from dealer and auction catalogs (published 1950s-1970s), some of which include extensive quotations.

Home by the River

Home by the River
Author: Archibald Rutledge
Publisher: Sandlapper Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1983
Genre: Hampton Plantation (S.C.)
ISBN: 9780878440030

This is the story of Rutledge's return after 44 years to Hampton Plantation, his boyhood home. Built in 1730 the stately mansion and its extensive grounds and woodlands are now one of South Carolina's state parks, located 40 miles northeast of Charleston. The restoration of the house, and reminiscences of Rutledge's early years there captures the true spirit of Hampton.