Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Annie, Mobile, Ala., to Ma, Liberty, Mo. Addendum by Ruff to Major. 6 pg. Discusses living situation and daughter Mary, the Ruffs discuss Mary’s white nurse, “we talk some of having this girl bound to us;” Ruff asks Maj. Dougherty to look for a cheap slave for him to purchase. (Kelly, p. 72), 1846 Dec 25
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The family papers primarily include letters written and received by Annie E. Ruff, husband Charles F. Ruff, and several family members; some business and political correspondence and also land documents that belonged to John Dougherty; and two photographs. The papers are arranged chronologically. The collection dates from 1836 to circa 1890, with the bulk of the items dating from 1842 to 1850. There are several gaps in the correspondence: July 1851-1852, 1855, 1857-1864, 1867-1880,...
Dates:
1846 Dec 25