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<B>Edmund Ruffin And John Grimball Signatures.</B></I> A truly remarkable pair of signatures belonging to the men - both Confederates - who fired the first and last shots respectively of the Civil War. Edmund Ruffin, a Virginia agriculturalist and editor, is credited with firing the first shot on Fort Sumpter in April, 1861. John Grimball of South Carolina served on the C.S.S. <I>Shenandoah</B></I> and fired the war's last shot while cruising the Pacific in June, 1865.<BR><B>Edmund Ruffin</B></I>- 2 page ALS, 1836. Ruffin mentions here buying 60 shares in North Carolina's pioneering Raleigh & Gaston Railroad. Split along vertical fold, else fine condition. A very rare letter from the arch-seccesionist!<BR><B>John Grimball</B></I>- clipped signature.Very fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Wilson Building, 500 Wedgewood Ave, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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