Scope and Contents From the Series: This series primarily reflects the business activities of George C. Woodruff, though the final subseries includes business papers from Woodruff family members and others. The contents of the first subseries reveal much about Woodruff's law studies and practice, including his law school notebooks and his notes on actual lawsuits. The second subseries concerns Woodruff's investments, primarily in banks and railroads, and includes newspaper clippings and printed circulars which reveal the...

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This series contains personal accounts, bills, and receipts. The first subseries contains the personal estate papers of members of the Woodruff family, while the second subseries contains the papers of third party individuals. The subseries have been arranged alphabetically.

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Land record to Benoni C. Wells of Howard County, Missouri for purchase of a section of land sold at Franklin, Missouri. Signed by James Monroe, President of the United States, and Geo. Graham, Commissioner of the General Land Office.

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This series contains personal accounts, bills, and receipts. The first subseries contains the personal estate papers of members of the Woodruff family, while the second subseries contains the papers of third party individuals. The subseries have been arranged alphabetically.

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This series contains newspaper clippings concerning, or of interest to, the Woodruff family. These include articles about Woodruffs; investments in which they were involved; and election results. The series has been arranged chronologically.

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Primarily business letters concerning lawsuits and debt collection.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series has been arranged into two subseries, and is arranged alphabetically within each subseries. The first subseries contains primarily land deeds, including an extensive collection of land transactions by Morris Woodruff and his business partner Simeon Harrison. It also includes numerous legal documents signed by George C. Woodruff as justice of the peace. The second subseries contains, in addition to land deeds, a number of other kinds of transactions, including sales of cows and...

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Many of the letters in this subseries are from Woodruff's brother, Lewis B. Woodruff, and concern financial affairs, including debt collections, discussions about investments, and Lewis's assistance with Woodruff's law practice. Also includes genealogical correspondence.

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Concerning genealogical research.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains the correspondence of other members of the Woodruff family as well as third-party correspondence.  The series has been divided into several subseries by primary correspondent, and alphabetically in each subseries.  Each subseries provides a window into the primary correspondent's personal and business life.  For example, the first subseries contains both financial letters to Morris Woodruff as well as his letters to his wife Candace; and the ninth subseries contains...