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Size | 1 items |
Abstract | Griffith Rutherford (1721-1805) was a colonial and Revolutionary official, military officer, and land speculator. He was born in Ireland, but by the early 1750s, had settled in Rowan County, N.C. The collection is a letter, 18 November 1776, to Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford from Captain William Moore concerning an expedition against Indians in western North Carolina. |
Creator | Rutherford, Griffith. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Manuscripts Department Staff, 1940s
Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, April 2007
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Griffith Rutherford was a colonial and Revolutionary official, military officer, and land speculator. He was born in Ireland, but by the early 1750s, had settled in Rowan County, N.C.
For more biographical information, see the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography (1994).
Back to TopThe collection is a letter, 18 November 1776, to colonial and Revolutionary official, military officer, and land speculator Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford of Rowan County, N.C., from Captain William Moore concerning an expedition against Indians in western North Carolina.
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