Edmund Ruffin diaries, 1856-1865
Series: Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 3: The institution of slavery; Slavery & anti-slavery
Published: 1834
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource],
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Plantations; Christianity; Slavery; Social life and customs; Politics and government; History
Description: Edmund Ruffin's diaries describe the views of a plantation owner, pro-slavery advocate, and a member of the Virginia state legislature. This collection provides a vision of life on Virginia plantations in the years leading up to and during the Civil War.
Notes: Reproduction of the original from the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.