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Ousley, J.E., fl. 1875-1877 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.151 Author/Creator: Ousley, J.E., fl. 1875-1877 Place Written: Floreyville, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 July 1876 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25.6 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Ousley asks after Senator Bruce, and requests a letter from him concerning the buggy and mules affair. He also asks what the senator thinks of him, since he feels that the Senator "you have lost all confidence in me."

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Ousley, J.E., fl. 1875-1877

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