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Domestic News
November 20, 1802
Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Philadelphia report criticizes John Rutledge's detected intrigue involving forged letters in Rhode Island, with a Newport address attempting to cover the scandal; promises to publish the letters.
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PHILADELPHIA, November 7.
FORGED LETTERS.
The shameless conduct of John Rutledge in the affair of the forged letters, has been attempted to be covered over by an address to him by a number of persons at Newport. The custom of addressing has been heretofore considered as suited only to public occasions. Had Mr. Rutledge been a governor of a province, the commander of a cohort, or a judicial character of his circuit, there might be some appearance of consistency in the act; but Rutledge went to Rhode-Island and intrigued, and was publicly detected in a transaction, base and ignominious in itself. Not to let the odium rest on Rutledge singly, it was determined to divide the reproach, to spread the shame over as large a surface as possible; this was to be done by an address. We have sent for the copies of the forged letters, and shall publish them as soon as received.
Aurora.
FORGED LETTERS.
The shameless conduct of John Rutledge in the affair of the forged letters, has been attempted to be covered over by an address to him by a number of persons at Newport. The custom of addressing has been heretofore considered as suited only to public occasions. Had Mr. Rutledge been a governor of a province, the commander of a cohort, or a judicial character of his circuit, there might be some appearance of consistency in the act; but Rutledge went to Rhode-Island and intrigued, and was publicly detected in a transaction, base and ignominious in itself. Not to let the odium rest on Rutledge singly, it was determined to divide the reproach, to spread the shame over as large a surface as possible; this was to be done by an address. We have sent for the copies of the forged letters, and shall publish them as soon as received.
Aurora.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Forged Letters
John Rutledge
Rhode Island Intrigue
Newport Address
What entities or persons were involved?
John Rutledge
Where did it happen?
Newport, Rhode Island
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Newport, Rhode Island
Event Date
November 7
Key Persons
John Rutledge
Outcome
public detection of intrigue; address from newport persons to cover scandal; forthcoming publication of forged letters.
Event Details
John Rutledge went to Rhode-Island, intrigued, and was publicly detected in a base transaction involving forged letters; an address from a number of persons at Newport attempted to cover his conduct.