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Leachman, Robert, fl. 1877-1879 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.001 Author/Creator: Leachman, Robert, fl. 1877-1879 Place Written: Merridian, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 May 1879 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.9 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

Letter from R Leachman, to Senator Bruce concerning Leachmans application to become the supervisor of the Census for Mississippi. There is a postscript included that states " Not the P M, but the "Old Man""

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Leachman, Robert, fl. 1877-1879

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