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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04447 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0092] November-December 1789 |
| Title | Edward Rutledge, probably to Catharine Greene, providing financial advice |
| Date | 21 December 1789 |
| Author | Rutledge, Edward (1749-1800) |
| Recipient | Greene, Catharine Littlefield |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Women of the Founding Era Women's History Estate Finance Debt Revolutionary War General Friendship Land Transaction |
| People | Rutledge, Edward (1749-1800) Greene, Catharine Littlefield (1755-1814) Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | 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. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Financial advice from Henry Knox to Edward Rutledge Letter from Edward Rutledge to Henry Knox regarding the Greene estate A list of debts due from the estate of the late General Greene |