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Dillard, Arlena, fl. 1876 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.225 Author/Creator: Dillard, Arlena, fl. 1876 Place Written: Leavenworth, Kansas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 29, 1876 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 12.8 cm Order a Copy

A Letter from Senator Bruce's Niece, this letter thanks the Senator for some Christmas gifts and talks about what is going on in her town at the time.

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Dillard, Arlena, fl. 1876

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