Farm journal, 1841-1843.

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Farm journal, 1841-1843.

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Plantation diary kept at "Coggin's Point," Prince George County, Va. The farm had been owned by his father Edmund Ruffin (1794-1865) and was renamed "Beechwood" by Edmund Ruffin, Jr. Ruffin divided his slaves into teams with different tasks. The journal mostly concerns crop tillage.

ca. 260 p.

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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, Edmund, b. 1814.

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