David F. Allmendinger published a nifty article entitled "The Days Ruffin Died" in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 97 (1989): 75-96, that very likely has the details in it and also discusses conflicting evidence about which day it was that Ruffin killed himself. Brent Tarter The Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] Please note the new e-mail address. Please visit the Library of Virginia's Web site at http://www.lva.virginia.gov -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Albert Louis Zambone Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 7:42 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [VA-HIST] Edmund Ruffin's Sucide Here's a strange, indeed macabre, question: where did Edmund Ruffin shoot himself when he committed suicide? Head or chest? For some reason I feel that I absolutely need to know this as I write a long book review; probably just to remove the writer's block. Regards, Al Zambone