A&M 1531John D. Martin Papers, 1839-1851 A&M 1531Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:57:46 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center John D. Martin Papers Martin, John D. A&M 1531 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4887 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (20 items), 1.75 in.) 1839-1851 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. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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 Salem (W. Va.) Virginia Baltimore (Md.) Lewisburg (W. Va.) Churches -- Methodist Farms and farming. Slaves and slavery. Ruff, John. Martin, John D.