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Chief of Bureau, fl. 1877 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.262 Author/Creator: Chief of Bureau, fl. 1877 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 November 1877 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

"In accordance with your application, the Bureau has this day ordered the discharge of Hiram Johnson from the U.S ship Saratoga..."

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

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