Ruffin, Edmund, 1794-1865 (American planter, agronomist, author, soldier and slaveholder)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 5 January 1794 - 18 June 1865
Created for
Charles Lyell Project, July 2021
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letters from Ruffin, Edmund to Charles Lyell, 25 December 1845 - 12 September 1849
File — Box Box 1.12: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/233
Scope and Contents
Summarised as 1) Mr Ruffin 25. Dec 1845 on V[irgini]a Tertiaries; 2) Mr Ruffin, V[irgini]a with Miocene shells & Weston letter enclosed Sept. 1849I. nteresting use of news article as envelope, sketch included. Pro-slavery work. Virginia planter.
Dates:
25 December 1845 - 12 September 1849