Clark Woodruff moved from Litchfield, Conn., to St. Francisville, La., in 1810. He ran a school; served in the defense of New Orleans (1814-15); and was an incorporater of the St. Francisville library (1816), Baptist church (1823), and Presbyterian church (1828). He was a state representative for West Feliciana Parish (1826-28), judge of the eighth judicial district court (1828-36), and the first auditor of public accounts for New Orleans. Clark Woodruff married Sara Mathilda Bradford, the daughter of General David and Elizabeth Bradford, in 1817, and they managed the Myrtles Plantation after the general's death. His brother, Morris Woodruff, was a merchant in South Farms (now Morris) and Litchfield, Conn., associate justice of the Litchfield County Court, a representative for Litchfield County in the General Assembly, and a major general in the Connecticut militia.
From the description of Clark Woodruff letter, 1834 Oct. 21. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 466128031
