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Henry Ruffner (1790-1861) and William Henry (1824-1908) Papers
- Publication Year :
- 1829
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Abstract
- The "View now" link directs to the finding aid only. Please email wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com or call 304-293-3536 for more information about accessing collection A&M 1942 Henry Ruffner (1790-1861) and William Henry (1824-1908) Papers, 1829-1913. Pamphlets include Henry Ruffner's antislavery pamphlet, 1847, and his Union speech, 1856. Subjects of the manuscripts and correspondence include family history; travel; Kanawha Salt Works; schools in Virginia and Kanawha County; Lane Seminary Library; Presbyterian Church; slavery, coal, gas, iron, and timber; Johns Hopkins, Washington and Lee, Harvard, Hobart, Cornell, and Hampden-Sydney colleges; Greenbrier County; Alabama; election of 1904; University of Virginia; Kanawha Valley floods; Venezuela; American Colonization Society; and the Philippine Islands. Persons mentioned or commented on include Philip Doddridge, John Letcher, Hugh Mercer, and Nelson A. Miles. Correspondents include Charles H. Ambler, John Eaton, John P. Hale, H.R. Helper, W.S. Laidley, David L. Ruffner, John W. Wayland, and William L. Wilson.
- Subjects :
- African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans.
Coal mines and mining.
Education. SEE ALSO Schools.
Elections.
Genealogy.
Iron furnaces and iron industry.
Ministers - letters and papers.
Women's history -- 1800-1849
Coal Mining
Charbon Mines et extraction.
Élections.
coal mines.
elections.
Coal mines and mining
Elections
Genealogy
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- OAIster
- Notes :
- 1829
- Accession number :
- edsoai.on1194952752