Papers, 1822-1869; (bulk 1861-1864).

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Papers, 1822-1869; (bulk 1861-1864).

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Family letters to Ruffin, chiefly from his daughters. One letter, 1864, comments on Confederate tax collecting and the scarcity of food; another, written by Ruffin to one of his sons, strongly advises the latter not to become connected with the Ku Klux Klan.

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Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.)

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Ruffin, Thomas, 1787-1870

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Thomas Ruffin, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, planter, and politician, served in the North Carolina House of Commons, 1813-1816; as judge of the Superior Court, 1816-1818; as reporter of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1820-1822; and as judge of the Superior Court in 1825-1828. Ruffin became president of the State Bank of North Carolina in 1828. He was elected judge of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in 1829 and became chief justice in 1833. He served as chief justic...