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Daily, Josiah, fl. 1877 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.044.01 Author/Creator: Daily, Josiah, fl. 1877 Place Written: Senatobia, Mississippi
Senatobia, Mississippi
Senatobia, Mississippi
Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 1877 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

This is a recommendation and application for the Office of States Marshall for the Northern District of Mississippi. The letter is on behalf of O.J. West. This letter also says that it is in response to rumors of the current Marshal, J.H. Pierce vacating the spot. If Pierce was not leaving the suit would not be pressed. This application is signed by the following people E.J. Lipsey, George E Harris, M.S. Gibbs Auditi, Tho. L. Hats, and Josiah Daily. This letter is also referenced in GLC09400.044.02

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Daily, Josiah, fl. 1877
Lipsey, E.J., fl. 1877
Harris, George E. (George Emrick), 1827-1911
Auditi, M.S. Gibbs, fl. 1877
Hats, Thomas L., fl. 1877

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