- GLC#
- GLC09400.026-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- December 17, 1879
- Author/Creator
- Ville, James L., fl. 1879
- Title
- to Blanche Kelso Bruce
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- 3 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 12.5 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- Reconstruction
A letter from James Ville that is asking the Senator Bruce if there is anything he can do to help Ville in gaining a position in Washington D.C., as a messenger, or any other capacity. Ville starts by introducing himself and outlining his education. He also offers to get letters of recommendations form business men in Richmond where he previously worked.
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