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Appointees in Treasury Dept Charged to Mississippi

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.089 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: circa 1878 Pagination: 2 p. ; 25.1 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

This is a spreadsheet that lists the Appointees in Treasury Department charged to Mississippi. It has 6 columns; Name Congressional District, Office, where employed, Date of appointment, and one that is blank that tells when they are "out". There are 29 people listed, although 5 of them have out listed at the end of their row. The most notable name is that of Miss M.J. Wright who has been mentioned in a series of letters in this collection. Also listed is Jonathan Tarbell as 1st Comptroller, who is the author of several of the letters Miss Wright is mentioned in. The date of 1878 is assumed since the latest date on the list was January 2nd 1878. This document is related to: GLC09400.085, GLC09400.086, GLC09400.087, GLC09400.088, GLC09400.090, GLC09400.091.

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Wright, Marcus J. (Marcus Joseph), 1831-1922
Tarbell, Jonathan, fl. 1877-1879

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