29 March 1885

Herberb, R.H., fl. 1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

This letter is broken up into parts with each topic being centered and underlined followed by an explanation. The first section is related to Poland Water which seems to be used as some type of medical cure; the second section involves the Senator's health, the third section discuses a visit by John R Lynch. The fourth section discuses a debt owed to the Senator by W.H. Dillard, which has been partially repaid. The fifth section is Herberb asking for the Senator to consider a loan to Herberb. The sixth section discuses an account that Herberb has with the Senator and that Herberb requests an…

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February 6, 1877

Hazelwood, J.M., fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Hazelwood is writing the Senator for money that is owed to him. The note is according to the docket 400 dollars, and he wants an additional 100 dollars as his interest amount. It seems like Hazelwod might be in trouble of some sort since he wrote "I have employed a good lawyer to defend me in Circuit Court. I am almost confident that I will be cleared because I have done nothing."

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10 April 1880

Tarbell, J., fl. 1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

introducing Oliver White.

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January 12, 1880

Thompson, Victor, fl. 1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

requests that senator see Commissioner Raum and push settlement of his claim of $133 dollars for extra services.

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7 May 1880

Turner, C., fl. 1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

urges the senator to look after his promotions.

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27 April 1880

Gage, WIll Edwin, fl. 1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

in regard to the charges against Cal Hunt.

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22 March 1880

Richardson, H.N., fl. 1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

wants promotion in interior departement.

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January 28, 1880

Tanner, B.I., fl. 1879-1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes that it is most likely that Bishop Payne will be in Washington.

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24 March 1880

Smith, J.J., fl. 1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

wants engravings of public buildings of Washington and elsewhere.

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3 March 1880

Piskin, H.Y. fl. 1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

recommends M. Harrington for an appointment.

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26 May 1897

Child, J.F., fl. 1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

has sent $130 to pay for the pledge cards, the reminder blanks and the tracts.

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23 December 1878

Kennedy, Alice M., fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

is anxious about her position and asks the senator to stop in and see her.

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1875

Richardson, J.N., fl. 1876

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

requests his help in obtaining temporary employment at least with the Justice department

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1 January 1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

mentions "hostility of rascally white office holders."

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19 May 1880

Tarbell, J., fl. 1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

concerned about a bill the senator introduced.

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22 May 1880

Townsend, J.B., fl. 1879-1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

wants the Post Master at Grenada removed and Col. B.C. Adams appointed supervisor of the mint at New Orleans.

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11 March 1880

Collins, C., fl. 1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

wants senator to recommend Lee Jarvis for supervisor of the census.

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21 May 1880

Tilley, fl. 1879-1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

asks senator to help her sister Queenie, whose health is poor, to find a place by the 1st of July.

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21 April 1880

True, H.W., fl. 1879

Postcard

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

requests the Agricultural Report for 1879.

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February 26, 1880

Tindall, R.M., fl. 1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

requests Hayden's Reports of surveys in the West.

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June 1880

Tourgee, A.W., fl. 1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

desires the endorsement of the Republican party for his paper A Fool's Errand.

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March 1880

Turner, Milton, fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

wants to know when he'll be able to call on the Senator

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6 January 1880

Todd, B.T., fl. 1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

desires appointment for supervisor of census.

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January 16, 1880

Tindall, R.M., fl. 1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

his wife and sisters have made a garment for the senator's baby as a token of their appreciation.

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February 7, 1880

Tapley, James, fl. 1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

notes the vacancy in the special agency corps of the interior department; wants the place.

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