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Turner, Milton, fl. 1877 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.055 Author/Creator: Turner, Milton, fl. 1877 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa May 17, 1870 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.4 cm Order a Copy

A letter that recounts the election of a bishop to a local church in Mississippi. The docket mentions that Milton is a relative of Senator Bruce.

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Turner, Milton, fl. 1877

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