Compare Constellations

Martin, John S. John S. Martin papers, 1840-1864 [manuscript].

Title: John S. Martin papers, 1840-1864 [manuscript].

Included are letters from Martin to his wife, Susan P. (Ruff) Martin, while he was away attending church conferences in the North, where the slave controversy was a major issue; letters from his father-in-law, John Ruff of Rockbridge County, Va., containing local news and political opinion; and letters, 1860-1861, from son J. Thomas R. Martin at Roanoke College, Salem, Va., describing college life.

ArchivalResource: 27 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25327589 View

Jordan and Irvine (Firm). Records, 1803-1871.

Title: Records, 1803-1871.

Business papers of John W. Jordan and John Irvine of Rockbridge County, Virginia, ironmasters, builders, merchants, and millers, representing their activities both before and after they formed their partnership in 1821. The records contain communications with local planters and merchants such as Robert Brooks, John F. Caruthers, William H. Graves, James McDowell, Jr. (1795-1851) who became governor, John Ruff, and William Willson; with business agents and dealers in Lynchburg and Richmond such as Samuel McCorkle, Bernard Peyton, Robert White, and Lewis Webb & Co.; and with ironmasters such as William Lusk, William Weaver, and Jordan's son, Samuel Francis Jordan. Included also are letters and receipts from lawyer James D. Davidson and county clerk Samuel McDowell Reid; one volume showing property tax levies and collections for residents of Rockbridge County in 1806; and an iron forge account book, 1843-1844, kept by Joseph Y. Trevey and Washington Jackson.

ArchivalResource: 3.0 c.f. (7 archives boxes, 2 index boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145786574 View

Ruff, John. John Ruff letter to Col. James McDowell, [manuscript], 1818 July 22.

Title: John Ruff letter to Col. James McDowell, [manuscript], 1818 July 22.

Ruff (or Russ) reports on a meeting of citizens recommending Lexington and Washington College as the site for the University of Virginia.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/176632515 View