0 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 reel of microfilm (20 items)
Creator
Martin, John D.
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Letters from John Ruff, Lexington, Virginia, to his son-in-law, John D. Martin, a Methodist clergyman stationed in Lewistown,
Pennsylvania; Salem, Lewisburg, Front Royal and Leesburg, Virginia; and Baltimore, Maryland. Also one letter from Martin to
his wife, Susan, dated Lewisburg, Virginia, 1841. Subjects include Methodism and meetings in the Lexington-Covington area,
slavery controversy within the Methodist Church and in particular the Baltimore Conference, and farming in Lexington, Virginia.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John D. Martin Papers, A&M 1531, West Virginia and Regional History Center,
West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.