Papers, 1795-1845. Selections [microform].

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Papers, 1795-1845. Selections [microform].

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Includes correspondence, 1833-1845, of Edmund Ruffin (at the Fauquier White Sulphur Springs, Petersburg, and "Marlbourne," Hanover County, Va., concerning the Farmer's Register) with Lyons, William Murray, John Rutherfoord, and Elizabeth (Ruffin) Sayre; and broadsides concerning the Farmers' Register. Also, includes correspondence, 1839-1843, of Francis Gildart Ruffin (at Aylett, King William County and Richmond, Va.) with William Henry Roane (of "Tree Hill," Henrico County, Va.) and Robert Hill & Co. of Richmond, Va., concerning the sale of slaves; letter, 1839, of James Edward Ruffin to Robert Hill & Co. concerning the sale of slaves; letter, 1811, of John Ruffin to an unidentified addressee concerning the sale of slaves; letter, 1795?, of William Short to Skipwith; and a letter, 1802, of John S. Ravenscroft to Radford concerning the purchase of pistols.

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Skipwith, Peyton, 1939-....

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Short, William, 1759-1849

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William Short was born in Surry County, Virginia, in 1759, the son of William Short and Elizabeth (Skipwith) Short. He graduated in 1779 from the College of William and Mary where he had been one of the founders of Phi Beta Kappa. He acted as Thomas Jefferson's private secretary in Paris and as secretary of legation and charge d'affairs. He was minister to The Hague. He participated in negotiations of the Pinchney Treaty with Spain. Short died in 1849. From the guide to the William S...

Ruffin, Frank G.

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Francis ("Frank") Gildart Ruffin (1816-1892), was a planter of Chesterfield County, Va., Confederate colonel, 2nd auditor of Virginia, editor, and political writer. Ruffin served as chairman of the Virginia Sinking Fund Commission, secretary of the Miller Manual Labor School, and editor of the Richmond (Va.) "Dispatch." Other prominent family members represented in the collection include Ruffin's uncle, Albert G. Ruffin (d. 1829), lawyer in Mississippi and Alabama and planter in Hanover County, ...

Ruffin, James Edward, b. 1816?

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Murray, William H., 1843-

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Orange Co., New York resident. From the description of Letters, 1862-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36587198 ...

Robert Hill & Co. (Richmond, Va.)

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Ruffin family.

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Sayre, Elizabeth Ruffin, 1824-1860.

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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, John, 1753-1824.

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Radford, Edwin, 1891-1973

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Rutherfoord, John, 1792-1866

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Lawyer, merchant, and governor of Virginia. From the description of Papers, 1754-1866; (bulk 1781-1855). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20159065 ...

Ravenscroft, John spätes 17.Jh.

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Roane, William Henry, 1787-1845

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U.S. Senator and grandson of Patrick Henry; resident of Richmond, Va. From the description of Papers, 1838-1839. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20115918 ...