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13 December 1878
Kane, Jas I., fl. 1878
to Blanche Kelso Bruce
This is a series of a letter and a separate docket, both concerns a request by Kane to send a copy of a bill, as well as a book Kane wrote.
GLC09400.075
30 April 1878 - 19 May 1878
Hill, Frank, fl. 1877-1878
A series of two letters, with a separate docket, both concerning the appointment of Hill to a position.
GLC09400.083
12 May 1879
Bruce, Edward, fl. 1879
This is series of a letter and a separate docket, both concerning Ed Bruce, the Senator's brother and his request to purchase a house from Senator Bruce.
GLC09400.094
11 September 1875
Ousley, J.E., fl. 1875-1877
This letter to Senator Bruce outlines the coming election for Sheriffs in Mississippi. Ousely outlines the different runners, as well as his expectations on how it will all go. He is also asking if possible for Senator Bruce to come to Mississippi to...
GLC09400.146
14 December 1878
Townsend, Jas B., fl. 1878
Townsend is writing to Senator Bruce asking his support in making sure that the current candidate for sheriff in his county J.H. Campbell, also the incumbent does not get confirmed. He starts the letter by telling the Senator that he was the "first...
GLC09400.147
23 December 1879
Hunt, Thos. W., fl. 1879
Hunt is asking for help in gaining a confirmation for a friend of his, Rodney, for a Post Office position in Jefferson County.
GLC09400.148
3 May 1878
Knowland, Thos. K., fl. 1878
Is writing the Senator for news if the Southern Claims Commission has passed in the Senate.
GLC09400.149
24 January 1876
Ousley is writing Senator Bruce for the combination of the safe in the Sheriff's office, as well as the instructions on how it is used. Or if he is unable to send it could he please have the manufacturer's information to ask them.
GLC09400.150
13 July 1876
Ousley asks after Senator Bruce, and requests a letter from him concerning the buggy and mules affair. He also asks what the senator thinks of him, since he feels that the Senator "you have lost all confidence in me."
GLC09400.151
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
13 December 1879
Tindall, R.M., fl. 1879
This letter from Tindall concerns the possibility of him being ousted from his position. He is asking Senator Bruce to go to the department and see if any charges have been brought up against him, and to let him know. He believes the former holder of...
GLC09400.132
4 May 1943
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
Sylvia talks about yesterday's Labor Rally for the War Effort that didn't have the same spirit as a May Day Parade. The speakers were Senator [Claude] Pepper, Mayor La Guardia, Paul Robeson, and the French woman editor of the Free French Paper. David...
GLC09414.0022
27 May 1943
Sylvia went to the Executive Board Meeting the night before and she is now the Educational Chairman. While in Washington D.C. representatives of Community CIO Council met with the president [FDR] who discussed prices and rationing with them and said...
GLC09414.0047
Circa 1879
Tarbell, Jonathan, fl. 1877-1879
This is a series containing one small notecard, a separate docket, and a separate envelope, all in regards to the resignation of Judge Orlin
GLC09400.117
Circa 1870-1880
An accounting of some sorts, this document is a list of expenses, including names, with a money amount next to them.
GLC09400.135
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