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Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794 to John Rutherford

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.112 Author/Creator: Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794 Place Written: Tusculum, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 15, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 25 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Discusses legal matters regarding power of attorney. Introduces an unnamed messenger, a Dartmouth educated Native American.

Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794
Rutherfurd, John, 1760-1840

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