Examining the Work of Rufus Ruth (1851)
Through the politeness of Mr. RUFUS RUTH, late of Nashville, who is at this time engaged in a job of painting and paper-hanging on the dwelling house of JOHN M. BRIGHT, Esq., we accepted an invitation to examine the character of his work.
Source: Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, TN); 27 May 1851. Available online at Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers