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27 August 1877

Livingston, H.L., fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

informs the senator what both parties have been up to in his absence (lists their candidates and county news).

GLC09400.299

10 March 1877

Leachman, R.E., fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes that people are trying to get him out of office and he wants Bruce to make sure that doesn't happen.

GLC09400.301

January 22, 1877

Porrus, R.C., fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes that everyone is dissatisfied with Stallings as Postmaster and they want to remove him.

GLC09400.304

13 September 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes that there is some discord between the Customs offices in this district.

GLC09400.306

26 December 1877

Kerr, R.C., fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

endorsements and application for A.C Kerr as postal clerk.

GLC09400.317

25 October 1877

Reo, James, fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

letter of recommendation for James Leeman for the position of route agent.

GLC09400.319

14 March 1877

Huntington, C.S., fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

heard that there is a movement to replace J. Alexander as post master. asks Bruce to interfere.

GLC09400.321

January 20, 1878

Henderson, Ambrose, fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writing to inform him of N.G. Henderson's appointment as Collector of Customs and now awaited confirmation.

GLC09400.324

January 19, 1878

Honey, James N., fl. 1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Requests the Report of Bouthwell's committee appointed to investigate the Clinton Riot. (Sen. George S. Boutwell headed a committee to investigate orchestrated violence against African-American voters in Mississippi during the election of 1875.) Written in the House of Representatives.

GLC09400.344

16 October 1879

Hardy, W.H., fl. 1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

hopes that Judge Leachman gets the appointment. upset over the way the Judge has been treated.

GLC09400.345

2 March 1878

Simmons, J.J., fl. 1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

discusses the Cincinnatti Commercial, a democratic, but conservative newspaper. includes formal acknowledgement of receipt of paper.

GLC09400.346

2 November 1862

Watson, Sam, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

Watson writes that the state election is coming off tomorrow and he expects it to be a close one. He tells Richard to read the 90th psalm.

GLC07705.319

10 November 1862

Armstrong, Jas, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

He is glad Richard is in command because there are so many drunken officers milling about. "Little Mac" was removed and he is glad because he thinks Mac is a bully. Also, he does not think the war will end under the present administration.

GLC07705.321

January 13, 1879

Topley, J., fl. 1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

praises Bruce: "whites will approve of your action and I am sure the colored people will not forget you when I tell them who had the power to prevent and did prevent a democrat defeating a republican."

GLC09400.397

12 November 1879

Rollins, Riley, fl. 1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

informs him of the death of his wife. asks about the Green Back Party.

GLC09400.405

12 November 1879

Lehman, Chas, fl. 1878-1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes of the current challenges and triumphs within the Republican party in Mississippi.

GLC09400.410

23 September 1864

Scarborough, William H., fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Father

A bullet struck the tent of the comission sergeant and hit the bed, but he happened to be absent when this happened. He talks about Abraham Lincoln and how if the president were a democrat, the Rebels would call it a righteous war.

GLC02173.37

01 November 1943

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Printed letter signed

Title: to Lewis L. Strauss

Addressed to "my dear Lewis". Hoover expresses appreciation to Strauss for securing a radio audience for his Kansas City speech [October 28, 1943]. He hopes that Strauss feels it was worth his time and effort and that the speech clarified "this greatest problem before us, aside from winning the war." On Herbert Hoover stationary and signed by Hoover.

GLC07366.04

1929

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Typed manuscript

Title: [Typewritten speech with corrections]

GLC07366.05

March 14, 1864

Jackson, Edwin, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Jackson

Edwin Jackson thinks and hopes that the troops will be sent to the South in place of the Minnesota 1st. He implores Bill to get everyone he knows to vote for Lincoln, as he is "stubborn" and the only candidate who can end the war. He waxes poetic on the "God[d]ess of Liberty" looking down upon the country, and tells Bill to visit their friends at home. This folder contains an envelope with two pictures printed on it: the first portrays two Indians with a flag reading "For the Union"; the second consists of one farmer plowing and another riding a horse with "Letoile du Nord" ["The Star of the…

GLC00203.10

February 6, 1860