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Leemon, James W., fl. 1878 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.028 Author/Creator: Leemon, James W., fl. 1878 Place Written: Aberdeen, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 May 1878 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Leemon writes Senator Bruce to see about the possibility of getting an appointment with the railroad, an appointment he has tried for previously, but did not receive. He is asking Bruce's opinion on the likelihood of getting the appointment now.

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Leemon, James W., fl. 1878

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