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Circa 1879
Tarbell, Jonathan, fl. 1877-1879
to Blanche Kelso Bruce
The envelope that the note from J Tarbell to Senator Bruce was delivered in. This item is related to GLC09400.117.1, GLC0940.117.3
GLC09400.117.02
The seperate docket for the note sent from J Tarbell, to Senator Bruce. This item is related to GLC09400.117.1, GLC0940.117.2
GLC09400.117.03
12 January 1878
Tobin, John P., fl. 1876-1878
A personal letter from Tobin, asking how Senator Bruce was doing, and asking for some good quality seeds. Tobin mention that the last batch the Senator sent won't come up.
GLC09400.118
20 December 1879
Rosenbaum, C., fl. 1879
Rosenbaum is writing to ask once again for Senator Bruce's recommendation for a position in the Post office in Meridian Mississippi. This item is related to GLC 09400.113, and GLC09400.114. Which are both concerning the appointment of Rosenbaum to...
GLC09400.119
Circ July 1879
[Powers - Hill Collections]
The title of the document is taken from the docket which named it the Power Hill collections. The document is a listing of amounts of money, and what has been paid, as well as estimated remaining amounts.
GLC09400.120
Circ 1870-1890
[Morton Eulogy List]
The title is derived from the docket on the back of the document which states "Sent Morton eulogy to these parties" the document itself is a list of 27 names.
GLC09400.121
14 April 1876
Sullivan, Matt, fl. 1876
This is what seems to be the first page of a letter from Sullivan to Senator Bruce concerning a note that Sullivan received after a 6 page letter was sent to the Senator. The page ends in the middle of a sentence and there is no second page with it...
GLC09400.122
6 February 1880
Smith, J.A., fl. 1880
to James Hill
Smith is writing to Hill, in regards to an application to the Post Office that he is withdrawing. He does this he say because he has already lost too much money as a result of putting his business on hold waiting for the appointment, and that he...
GLC09400.123
13 August 1983
Yerger, J.R., fl. 1983
This letter is described by the term political on the docket. There are a series of names and positions. The post office is mentioned a few times as well.
GLC09400.124
2 October 1891
Robinson, J.W., fl. 1891
Robinson is writing to Senator Bruce to discuss the reinstitution of using mail steamers, instead of Rail Roads to get the mail from Memphis much sooner. He asks the Senator for any possible help in changing the way the mail is transported. There is...
GLC09400.125
25 April 1943
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
Written at 3:30 PM. Sylvia just finished planting a victory garden. Went to Broadway the night before and to Toffinetti's.
GLC09414.0008
Written at 11:15 PM. Just finished listening to the Anthony program on the radio, and found it funny, and WQXR Music to Read By.
GLC09414.0009
26 April 1943
Written at 1:30 PM. Sylvia is on the subway train going from one client [she works for the Department of Welfare of New York City] to another. Written at 4:30 PM at home. She has the next day off.
GLC09414.0010
27 April 1943
Addresses many of Moe's previous letters. Sylvia wishes her mail would reach him on a regular basis. Comments that he is sewing, not using a gun or pen in the Army. She attended the Executive Meeting of the Victory Educational Council of the Ocean...
GLC09414.0011
6 March 1876
Pease, Geo B., fl. 1875-1876
Two letters between Senator Bruce, and Pease, related to Pease leaving Washington.
GLC09400.039
16 April 1877
Dorsey, Marie, fl. 1877
A note thanking Senator Bruce for the photograph he sent to Marie Dorsey. It also thanks him for being so kind to her when she was staying in Washington.
GLC09400.131
20 May 1880
Turner, J. Milton, 1840-1915
[Circular Letter re: Statement of support for the Nomination of Blanche Kelso Bruce as Vice President]
Turner and Bell are addressing the Republican Party with the intention of putting forth Blanche Kelso Bruce as a nominee for the Vice Presidency of the United States at the upcoming Chicago Convention. The two then discuss his consistent record as a...
GLC09400.133
Circa 1876
Burtown, Ino. A., fl. 1876
This is a short note that says the document that was originally forwarded with it was to be destroyed after reading. According to the docket the original document was about delegates to the convention in Cincinnati, which occurred in 1876. There is...
GLC09400.134
18 October 1881
Washington, George A., fl. 1881
A letter to Senator Bruce to give the A.M.E. church more time to pay a debt owed to him. The reverend is asking if he can get more time on paying back this debt because he has only recently come to the church, which was heavily in debt.
GLC09400.142
March 1877
This is a series of two letters regarding an appointment to Office of States Marshall for the Northern District of Mississippi on behalf of O.J. West.
GLC09400.044
2 March 1880
Shattuck, A.A., fl. 1880
to General A. Ames
This letter to General Ames is asking for a recommendation to the position of Post Master in West Point Mississippi. Shattuck is asking that the general forward the letter and recommendation to Senator Bruce to give the president.
GLC09400.126
10 October 1877
Woodhouse, J.O., fl. 1877
to the Honorable Secretary of the Treasury
This letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerns the collector of taxes for the District of Perl River. According to Woodhouse he is behaving in a manner that is not totally honorable. He asks the Secretary to look into it and provides a list of...
GLC09400.127
6 December 1879
Bagby, Robert B., fl. 1879
This letter is a thank you from Bagby to Senator Bruce for a Statistical Atlas the Senator sent him.
GLC09400.128
26 April 1881
Thomas, H.H., fl. 1881
A personal letter to Senator Bruce, it starts by mentioning that Thomas used to own a barbershop in Kansas and had shaved the Senator when he was still teaching in Kansas. Thomas continues to talk about moving to New Mexico and the weather there, but...
GLC09400.129
26 June 1878
Utley, Robert, fl. 1878
Utley is writing to ask Senator Bruce to send copies of the eulogies spoken in the Senate for Morton.
GLC09400.130
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