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.
Note
Reproduction of the original from the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Series
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 3: The institution of slavery.
