Ruff, John M.
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1783 - 1858
Biography
John M. Ruff was a Lexington, Virginia resident who became a successful hat maker (hatter)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
John M. Ruff account books
Collection
Identifier: RHS-Coll-0502
Scope and Contents
These two volume (290+) page account books contain: documents, business accounts and names of customers from six years of Ruff's Lexington, Virginia hat shop.
Dates:
Inclusive 1808-1814
John M. Ruff Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0607
Scope and Contents
This letter is from John M. Ruff to his cousin John M. Martin.
Dates:
1844-11-11
Ruff, John
File — Box 12: Series Q-V, Folder: 283
Identifier: Q-V
Scope and Contents
This folder includes a biographical memoir of an "Early 19th Century Citizen - John M. Ruff." Dated December 1987.
Dates:
Other: Date Not Yet Determined
Senseny
File — Box 2, Folder: 79
Scope and Contents
This folder contains two copies of a report on the Senseny House in Lexington, written by Pat Dennis. This house was first built (by John Leyburn, John Parry, Josh Jordan, Andrew Wallace, William Letcher, Reuben Ross, Joseph Blair, Samuel Darst, John Caruthers, and John Ruff) as a schoolhouse. The report then discusses the various owners and uses of the building, including a school for black children bought by Nathan C. Brackett and a house bought by James Madison Senseny and eventually...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995