George added a note to 2 in Polk Family Papers Box 10 Document 37 in Leonidas Polk Family Papers, saying “The deeds to the land making up the Domain of the University of the South were sent to Colonel Pollard for safe-keeping during the Civil War. Following the war, in 1866, Colonel Pollard sent the deeds to Mr. George R. Fairbanks. The land was the...”
George added a note to 1 in James Hervey Otey Papers Box 1 Folder 14 Document 52 in James Hervey Otey Papers, saying “The Honorable Thomas Carter Ruffin was a lay trustee from the Diocese of North Carolina. He is best known for his service on the State Supreme Court, especially as Chief Justice. He was also a planter and an agricultural innovator.”
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