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Sullivan, M.B., fl. 1875 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.178 Author/Creator: Sullivan, M.B., fl. 1875 Place Written: Floreyville, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 October 1875 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 26.6 x 22.1 cm. Order a Copy

A request to sign two tax receipts, and send the receipts back if the taxes have been paid. At the bottom of the letter there are some sums worked out.

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Sullivan, M.B., fl. 1875

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