<hi rend="bold"> Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, August 8, 1842:</hi> Electronic Edition. Ruffin, Thomas, Jr. Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title. Text transcribed by Bari Helms Images scanned by Caitlin R. Donnelly Text encoded by Mike Millner First Edition, 2007 ca. 16K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2007

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 Thomas Ruffin Papers (#641), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, August 8, 1842 Thomas Ruffin 3 pages, 4 page images 1842 Call number 641 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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 </bibl> </taxonomy> </classDecl> </encodingDesc> <profileDesc> <langUsage> <language id="eng">English</language> </langUsage> <textClass> <keywords scheme="unc_history"> <list> <item> Any special keywords assigned for this project </item> </list> </keywords> </textClass> </profileDesc> <revisionDesc> <change> <date>2007-04-04,</date> <respStmt> <name>Mike Millner</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc11-10"> <body> <div1 type="personal letter"> <pb id="unc11-10-p01" n="[1]"/> <head> Letter from <name key="pn0001463" reg="Ruffin, Thomas, Jr." type="person">Thomas Ruffin, Jr.</name> to his father<name key="pn0001462" reg="Ruffin, Thomas" type="person">Thomas Ruffin</name>, August 8, 1842 </head> <opener> <dateline> <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Chapel Hill</name> <date>August 8<hi rend="sup">th</hi></date> </dateline> <salute>Dear father</salute> </opener> <p> According to your request I write to you another letter before you leave <name key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Raleigh</name>, But I can scarcely write for the excitement, which prevails on account of the course, which the election has taken so unexpectedly I must confess, though I know that it is foolish, that I was never so excited in my life as I was on the day of the election, for I supposed that I was on the weak side, but time h shown otherwise, & I saw so many mean & low stratagems, made by the other side, I mean, the <name key="name0001229" reg="Whigs" type="organization">Whigs</name> to put us down, that I could but help. to the best of my ability, to make such means of no avail, & I have just as much right to say as any one else that I was the cause of <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Alison<hi rend="sup">s</hi></name> election, for I procured him one vote & caused another man, as he would not give it to him, to throw his vote away & I also turned, by some mean, D<hi rend="sup">r </hi> <name key="pn0001194" reg="Mitchell, Elisha" type="person" rend="yes">Mitchell</name> & Mr <name key="pn0000510" reg="Fetter, Manuel" type="person" rend="yes">Fetter</name>, from strong <name key="name0001229" reg="Whigs" type="organization">Whigs</name> to <name key="name0000281" reg="Democrats" type="organization">Democrats</name>, though it was often they had voted for the whole federal ticket. We have just received a statement that Gov. <name key="pn0001229" reg="Morehead, John Motley" type="person" rend="yes">Morehead</name> had lost in the two counties of <pb id="unc11-10-p02" n="[2]"/><name key="name0000434" reg="Granville County, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Granville</name> & <name key="name0000449" reg="Guilford County, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Guilford</name>, I suppose you know that <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Jones</name>, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Brackin</name>, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Stockham</name>, & <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Nash</name> are our commoners & Mr <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Alison</name> our Senator, elected only by one majority. & who knows but that one vote which I got for him was the cause of it, but to come to the truth of the matter I am neither <name key="name0001229" reg="Whigs" type="organization">Whig</name> or <name key="name0000281" reg="Whigs" type="organization">Democrat</name>, but a strong <hi rend="underscore"> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Jones</name> man</hi> or to give him his appropriated name, I am for <hi rend="underscore">little <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Cad</name></hi>.</p> <p>Brother <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Brown</name> was here some few days since with Miss <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Sarah Simpson</name>, who was on a visit to her sick friend Miss <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Rolarts</name> of <name key="name0000707" reg="New Bern, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Newbern</name>, I went to see her several times, & she told me that Sister <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Catharine</name> intended going up home on some day last week & that <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Mama</name> would accompany her to <name key="name0000484" reg="Hillsborough, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Hillsborough</name> on the ensueing Saturday.</p> <p><name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Fred Brodnax</name> received a letter from <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">John</name> the other day & he said that all were well & that <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Travis</name> was to come back to <name key="x" reg="x" type="place" rend="">Haw River</name> by brothers <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Brown</name> & <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Sterling</name>, who I beleive, expect to go up in a few weeks. Col. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Jones</name> & his family are going up to<name key="x" reg="x" type="place" rend=""> Rockingham</name> next week, & they intend staying several weeks. Mr <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Green</name> has gone to Mr <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Cameron's</name> today,</p> <p>On the receipt of your letter, I immediately went to the book store & endeavoured to get the books but he did not have any one of them so you will please to get me, as soon as he procures them, <pb id="unc11-10-p03" n="[3]"/>a <hi rend="underscore"><name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Leviza's</name> French grammar</hi> & a <hi rend="underscore"><name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Meadow'<hi rend="sup">s</hi></name> french Dictionary</hi>, I expect I can procure the others here, or else where,</p> <p><name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">George M<hi rend="sup">c</hi>Neill</name> received a letter from <name key="name0000362" reg="Fayettevill, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Fayetteville</name> & all were well there Please to give my best respects to Judge <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Cameron'<hi rend="sup">s</hi></name> family & to <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Mrs Taylor'<hi rend="sup">s</hi></name> also. I suppose Miss <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Elinor Boylan</name> has not returned yet, We are all well & join in love to you. </p> <closer> <salute>I remain your affectionate Son</salute> <signed> <name key="pn0001463" reg="Ruffin, Thomas, Jr." type="person">Thomas Ruffin</name> </signed> </closer> <pb id="unc11-10-bk" n="[Back]"/> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>