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Trumble, B.F., fl. 1876 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.184 Author/Creator: Trumble, B.F., fl. 1876 Place Written: Floreyville, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 20, 1876 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 26.9 cm, Width: 22.2 cm Order a Copy

Trumble wants to let Senator Bruce know that he had seen Sterling in a store in December and mentioned the amount that sterling owes the Senator, and that Sterling said he would pay as soon as his cotton crop was sold and shipped. Trumble also mentions that he has not seen him since and nothing has been heard.

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Tumble, B.F., fl. 1876

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