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Howard, Eliza, fl. 1876 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.237 Author/Creator: Howard, Eliza, fl. 1876 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 May 1876 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 19.6 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Howard is writing Senator Bruce to ask for help in being reinstated as a messenger. She was furloughed in February, and has since run out of money and is in desperate need of reappointment to keep her home.

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Howard, Eliza, fl. 1876

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