Dorsey-Coupland papers, 1840-1876, 1843-1865.

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Dorsey-Coupland papers, 1840-1876, 1843-1865.

Correspondence, chiefly 1843-1865, of John R. Coupland of Williamsburg, Richmond and Petersburg, Va. with his wife Susan Henley Coupland. Some letters were written to Susan Henley Coupland while she was in Williamsburg and he was in Richmond working in Second Auditor's Office of Confederate States of America War Department. Includes correspondence of Juliana Ruffin Coupland Dorsey with members of the Edmund Ruffin family and with her sister Jane S. Ruffin Dupuy and members of the Dupuy family. Includes letters written by Edmund Ruffin, Jr.; one letter, 20 June 1864, written by Edmund Ruffin (1794-1865) and letters containing references to him. The collection also includes letters written by Carter Coupland while serving on Confederate steamers.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7054215

William & Mary Libraries

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Confederate States of America. War Dept.

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Agents of the Confederate States of America War Department were responsible for the exportation of goods to finance the war effort and for the importation of supplies. Among the agents were J.D. Aiken at Charleston (S.C.), Allen S. Gibbes, and Col. Thomas L. Bayne at Richmond, Virginia. Acting as purchasing agents were L. Heyliger at Nassau, Major W.S. Walker at Bermuda, J.M. Sexias at Wilmington (N.C.), T.N. Johnston, and M. Hatch at Augusta (Ga.), S. Wolfe at Winnsboro (S.C.), and Adam Griffin...

Dorsey family.

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Ruffin, Edmund, 1794-1865

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Agriculturalist and prominent Secessionist. From the description of Papers of Edmund Ruffin [manuscript], 1861. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647855369 Edmund Ruffin was a noted agriculturalist and publisher of Prince George and Hanover counties, Va. He was a strong defender of slavery and a secessionist. From the description of Edmund Ruffin papers, 1784-1893. WorldCat record id: 32040042 Edmund Ruffin was an agricultural experimenter an...

Ruffin family.

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Coupland, John R., fl. 1843-1866.

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Coupland, Susan Henley, fl. 1843-1866.

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Dorsey, Juliana Ruffin Coupland, b. 1806?

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Coupland family.

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Dupuy family.

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Coupland, Carter, fl. 1833-1866.

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Ruffin, Edmund, b. 1814.

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Dupuy, Jane S. Ruffin, b. 1800.

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