Eliza Caile Scott Rankin (1779–1847)
Bushrod Washington wrote a letter of recommendation for Eliza Caile Scott Rankin's son.
Eliza Caile Scott, a cousin of Julia Ann "Nancy" Blackburn Washington, was born on 28 July 1779 in Cambridge, Maryland. The Scott family moved to Washington, D.C., when George Washington appointed her father to that city's Board of Commissioners. Eliza's husband was Robert Rankin (c. 1783–1823), a U.S. Marine Corps captain, deputy collector at Wilmington, and deputy marshal for the District of North Carolina.
"Rankin, Eliza Caile Scott (1779–1847)," in Holly C. Shuman, ed., The Dolley Madison Digital Edition.
"From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 21 December 1807," Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-7050.
"From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 16 January 1809," Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-9557.
"To Thomas Jefferson from Eliza Caile Scott Rankin, 25 July 1824," Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/98-01-02-4433.
Baltimore Sun, 8 March 1847, page 2, column 4 (Newspapers.com).
Charleston Mercury, 12 July 1823, page 3, column 1 (Newspapers.com).
Christian Scott Blackburn at Find a Grave.
Elizabeth Caile Scott at Family Search.