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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.162 Author/Creator: Harris, W.H., fl. 1875-1876 Place Written: Greenville, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 December 1875 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Harris is asking Senator Bruce for help in getting his brother a position in some department in Washington. He also mentions J. S. Wezles who drowned himself in the Mississippi River.

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

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