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Honey, James N. (fl. 1878-) to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.344 Author/Creator: Honey, James N. (fl. 1878-) Place Written: House of Representatives Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 January 1878 Pagination: 2 p. ; 13.5 x 21.2 cm. Order a Copy

Requests the Report of Bouthwell's committee appointed to investigate the Clinton Riot. (Sen. George S. Boutwell headed a committee to investigate orchestrated violence against African-American voters in Mississippi during the election of 1875.)

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Junkerman, Julius, fl. 1877

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