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Harris, W.H., fl. 1875-1876 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.100 Author/Creator: Harris, W.H., fl. 1875-1876 Place Written: Greenville, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 May 1876 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 26.4 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Harris is requesting help from Senator Bruce to pay the last payment on his farm. He is making this request because the levees broke and his farm has been underwater for 5 weeks, and he has been unable to grow a crop as a result.

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Harris, W.H., fl. 1875-1876

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