Thomas Ruffin, Sr. (1787-1870) Collection, PC.896
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Thomas Ruffin, Sr. (1787-1870) Collection
- Call Number
- PC.896
- Creator
- Unknown
- Date
- 1912-1913
- Repository
- State Archives of North Carolina
Collection Overview
Papers concerning commissioning of a statue of Judge Ruffin, chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court (1833-1852), including letters from members of the Ruffin family, Col. Bennehan Cameron, the sculptor F. H. Packer, and Justice Walter Clark, primarily about payment for the statue; and an agreement with Packer and drawing of the pedestal.