Ledger of Thomas Ruffin, July, 1825

Ledger of Thomas Ruffin, July, 1825

This document provides evidence of Thomas Ruffin's involvement in the slave trade. The ledger lists the names, ages, and purchase price of several slaves that were purchased by Ruffin's partner Benjamin Chambers. Chambers did all of the hands-on work involved with the business while Ruffin was a silent partner that provided a larger portion of the capital. This item corresponds with the document "Sale of Negroes in Alabama" from 1825 (Item #603), as many of the slaves in that document had their purchase listed in this ledger.

Thomas Ruffin

Purchase of Negroes, July 1825, Thomas Ruffin Papers, Collection 641, Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

1825-07-XX

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Alamance County, North Carolina

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Name	Age	Purchase Price ($)
Temperance	18	270
Anne	20	310
Charles	17	410
Alphonse	17	335
Henry	32	310
Prouy & 2 children		460
Puciller	16	335
Nero	30	310
Celia & 3 children		550
Little Charles and 2 cisters (sic) younger	Charles: 10	500
Isaac	27	390
Dilly	17	355
Winny	9	240
1 small wagon		60
1 Horse		35
		4920