Deborah Pratt Ruff Poetry, 1761-1776
Title
Deborah Pratt Ruff Poetry, 1761-1776
Description
The only manuscript (i.e. not printed) item included on this website, this notebook of poems is a perfect example of why searching portions of the collection that might not seem related to Caribbeana can still prove fruitful. The small journal contains handwritten poems from several young North American women. One author in particular, however, seems to feel a connection to the Caribbean—presumably Deborah Pratt Ruff. Her older brother, whom she calls “Philander” sails to the Caribbean, and it is a subject to which she returns frequently. She addresses another poem to “Barbadoes Doves,” and several works to a Jamaican female poet for whom she clearly has a great deal of admiration.
Publication
Deborah Pratt Ruff Poetry, 1761-1776, Mss Octavo Volumes R, American Antiquarian Society, Worcester MA
AAS Catalog Record
Category
Title
Poems
Citation
“Deborah Pratt Ruff Poetry, 1761-1776,” The Caribbeana Project at AAS, accessed June 10, 2023, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/caribbeana/items/show/1.
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