Autograph document signed : Charleston, to the sheriffs of the state of South Carolina, 1777 Feb. 12.

Record ID: 
108250
Accession number: 
MA 557.15
Author: 
Rutledge, Edward, 1749-1800.
Credit: 
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1905.
Description: 
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.6 x 29.8 cm
Notes: 

Also signed by William Henry Drayton.
With seal.
A printed form with manuscript additions.
This item is part of a collection of autographs of the signers of the Articles of Confederation; see main record for MA 557 for more information.

Summary: 

A warrant for John Postell of St. Bartholemew's Parish in South Carolina. The sheriffs are instructed to "compel him to ... appear before the Justices ... at the Court of Common Pleas to be holden at Charlestown" to answer charges of assault against Wilson Cooke.