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People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), The War Years (1775-1783) March 24, 2021 March 20, 2021

John Rutledge: President of South Carolina, 1776–1778

by Eric Sterner

John Rutledge was born into Charleston’s elite in 1739 and by April 1775 had established himself as a defender of English rights in the…

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