Bland-Ruffin Papers, 1741-1865.

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Bland-Ruffin Papers, 1741-1865.

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Include correspondence, 1741-1788, of Theodorick Bland, including letters to St. George Tucker (in cipher) and from Baron Von Riedesel, concerning family and social news, financial matters and management of his plantations; camp life with the Continental Army, military administrative matters, Virginia Loyalists, including a fragment and lampoon of a peace petition, 1781, and politics in Prince George County, Va. Also include letter, 1777, from Theodorick Bland, attacking a Virginia Tory for his loyalties and motivations; letter, 1779, requesting that the flour allowance be restored to the imprisoned Convention Army; letter, ca. 1780, from Colonel Charles Armand, seeking a promotion; and letter, 1781, from Joseph Reed re: Mad Anthony Wayne and the 1781 mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line. Also include letter, 1781, from John Page, describing Benedict Arnold's invasion of Virginia; and letters, 1782, from Edmund Randolph, re: contraband, the legal status of three men convicted of treason, and the French Army. Also include records, 1785-1788, of Prince George County militia, including a muster roll and a copy of court-martial proceedings; drawing, n.d., of an unidentified man; and explanatory notes and list, n.d., of Edmund Ruffin concerning the Bland papers. Also include letter of introduction, 1859, for Edmund Ruffin from Ben McCulloch; letter, 1859, to Edmund Ruffin re: John Brown and the political climate in the United States; and letter, 1862, to Edmund Ruffin, concerning the First Battle of Manassas, Ruffin's presence there, and enclosed copy of a report on the battle. Also include patriotic letters, 1861-1864, to Edmund Ruffin, including a letter from R.M.T. Hunter, concerning recommendations for military commissions, personal and financial news, military passes, letters of introduction, donations and requests for assistance, the pillaging of his plantation, and blockade runners; and a letter concerning the death of Philip St. George Cocke. Also include letter, 1862, from Edmund Ruffin to an admirer, appreciating her gift and sending his photograph; letter, 1864, from Edmund Ruffin re: teaching and study of spelling; note, 1865, concerning his future reputation;and photograph, n.d., of Edmund Ruffin.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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