Clark Woodruff letter, 1834 Oct. 21.

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Clark Woodruff letter, 1834 Oct. 21.

Clark Woodruff writes from Madisonville, La., to Morris Woodruff in Litchfield, Conn., regarding his sending of a check to pay off a note, the education of his daughter Mary Octavia under Morris' care, his own poor health, his being cheated out of an election, and Whig Party presidential politics.

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Woodruff, Morris, 1777-1840

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Whig Party (U.S.)

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Woodruff, Clark, 1791-1851

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Clark Woodruff moved from Litchfield, Conn., to St. Francisville, La., in 1810. He ran a school; served in the defense of New Orleans (1814-15); and was an incorporater of the St. Francisville library (1816), Baptist church (1823), and Presbyterian church (1828). He was a state representative for West Feliciana Parish (1826-28), judge of the eighth judicial district court (1828-36), and the first auditor of public accounts for New Orleans. Clark Woodruff married Sara Mathilda Bradford, the daugh...

Woodruff, Mary Octavia, b. 1818.

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