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
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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
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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