Person in the county’s record
From the state marker“Militia general. He led expedition against the Cherokee, 1776. Colonial & state official. Lived nearby on Grant's Creek.”
State historical marker: L-21: Griffith Rutherford ca. 1721-1805
3 indexed works are connected with this person.
Works in the index that concern this person directly, or were written by them. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it; background reading with wider context sits further down.
Samuel Huntington, president of the Continental Congress, is among the writers in Governor Richard Caswell's letters for February 1780. The 32 images also name Griffith Rutherford, Craven County, Hillsborough and Orange County.
July 1779 correspondence of Governor Richard Caswell, in 53 images, with Isaac Gregory among the writers. John Jay, Baron von Steuben, Griffith Rutherford, Charles Thomson and the Continental Congress are named, along with Camden and Orange counties.
Governor Richard Caswell's correspondence for November 1778, 96 images from the Governors' Papers. Caswell was chosen as the state's first governor by the provincial congress in December 1776. Writers include Cornelius Harnett, Allen Jones, Griffith Rutherford and Henry Laurens, and Continental Congress business sits beside matters from Hillsborough and from Chatham, Currituck, Edgecombe and Johnston counties.
Dated events connected with this person, earliest first. See these 2 dated events in the chronology →
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