Letters, 1838, 1847.

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Letters, 1838, 1847.

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A letter from Moses Drury Hoge, Presbyterian minister to Dabney concerning Hoge's education, Randolph-Macon College, President John Tyler, and social customs in North Carolina; and a letter from William Henry Ruffner, also a Presbyterian minister, discussing courses and lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary, the biblical scholarship of Jacob J. Janeway, and the temperance leaders John B. Gough and Lucian Minor.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Ruffner, William Henry, 1824-1908

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William Henry Ruffner was born February 11, 1824, the son of Henry Ruffner, a Presbyterian minister and college president. He graduated from Washington College (Lexington, Va.) where his father served, in 1842. Ruffner attended Union Theological Seminary (Richmond, Va.) in 1845 and 1846, and graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1847. He married Harriet Anne Gray of Collicello, Va. in 1850. Ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia in 1852, he served for a year as pastor of Seventh P...

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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John Tyler (b. March 29, 1790, Charles City County, Virginia–d. January 18, 1862, Richmond, Virginia), was the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845) and the first to succeed to the office following the death of President William Henry Harrison....

Dabney, Robert Lewis, 1820-1898

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Presbyterian minister, Confederate chaplain, biographer of "Stonewall" Jackson. From the description of Letters, 1838, 1847. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41150049 ...

Minor, Lucian, 1802-1858

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Gough, John B. (John Bartholomew), 1817-1886

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American temperance reformer; born in England. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Worcester, to [Horace Greeley?], 1869 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269587396 Lecturer, reformer, and author. From the description of Papers of John B. Gough, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450516 Noted British Amercian temperance lecturer and author. From the description of John B. Gough papers [manuscript], 1880-1883 (Unive...

Princeton theological seminary

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Randolph-Macon College

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Hoge, Moses D. (Moses Drury), 1818-1899

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Presbyterian minister; Civil War blockade runner; orator at the dedication of the Stonewall Jackson statue, Monument Avenue, Richmond. From the description of Letter to J.D.K. Sleight, 1870 March 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52779251 Benjamin Stoddert Ewell was born in Georgetown, D. C., 10 June 1810, the son of Thomas Ewell and Elizabeth Stoddert. He graduated from United States Military Academy and taught there. He taught at Hampden- Sydney College and...

Janeway, J. J. (Jacob Jones), 1774-1858

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