No place, no date. 1 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (38 x 190 mm) (sight). Fragment of an autograph document signed by Signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina, Edward Rutledge, certifying that he is appearing at court on behalf of clients; cut from a larger document. In mat and in frame, unexamined out of frame, 8 x 14 in. (203 x 355 mm).

Edward Rutledge (1749-1800) was the brother of fellow Continental Congress delegate, and future Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Rutledge. At only 26-years-old in the summer of 1776, Edward was the youngest signatory of the Declaration of Independence.