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Hill, Frank, fl. 1877-1878 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.052 Author/Creator: Hill, Frank, fl. 1877-1878 Place Written: Jackson, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 November 1877 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 24.4 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

An answer to a previous letter sent by Senator Bruce. F. Hill mentions that it took so long to answer, but he was in ill health. There is also a vote that took place that the Democrats won. There is a tear in the top portion of the page.

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Hill, Frank, fl. 1877-1878

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