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Existence and Location of Copies

Facsimiles of the account books, which were gifts of Royster Lyle in 2007, are available for researcher use.

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], John M. Ruff account books, RHS Coll. 0502, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VAIn some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Processing Information

Blue sheet prepared by Seth McCormick-Goodhart (May 1, 2013)

Biographical / Historical

John M. Ruff was a Lexington, Virginia resident who became a successful hat maker (hatter).

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• Account books
• Hats
• Hatters
• Ruff family
• Ruff, John M.
• Virginia -- Lexington