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24 February 1877
Brown, Blanche, fl. 1877
to Blanche Kelso Bruce
Brown is asking Senator Bruce to look for a position that may be available for them come March 1st
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8 January 1877
Brown, G.P.A., fl. 18777
A thank you note for seeds that Senator Bruce sent to Brown.
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20 November 1877
Shorter, J.H., fl. 1877
Shorter is asking Senator Bruce for a position in the Postal agency.
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20 January 1877
Daniels, E. S., fl. 1877
Daniels is thanking Senator Bruce for seeds, and asking if Bruce can forward the weekly paper to him.
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20 October 1877
Spellman, James J., fl. 1877-1880
Spelman is asking Senator Bruce to present a petition to the senate and see that is supported and passed.
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26 December 1877
Leachman, Robert, fl. 1877-1879
Leachman is requesting Senator Bruce's help in gaining a position as a route agent for W.C. Moore
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31 October 1877
Laird, E.W., fl. 1877
Laird is asking Senator Bruce if he can find out about a vacancy in the Ohio District Attorney's office, and whether he should apply.
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21 July 1877
Beatty, Saul, fl. 1877
Beatty is writing to say thank you to Senator Bruce for the address of Matt Sullivan.
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28 May 1877
Jones, Simon, fl. 1877
Jones is asking Senator Bruce to use his influence and insure his continued position as collector in Enterprise.
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6 March 1877
Junkerman, Julius, fl. 1877
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1 May 1876
Seals, Alex, fl. 1876
Seals is writing Senator Bruce to tell him that his health is good, but he asks the Senator to look after his claims and let him know what's going on in Washington.
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21 February 1876
Shields, Ella, fl. 1876
Shields is writing to thank Senator Bruce for his endorsement on her application for a clerks position in the Treasury Department. She says she has not received an appointment yet but is hopeful.
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Hall, P.C., (fl. 1876)
Hall, P.C., fl. 1876-1878
Hall is writing Senator Bruce to ask about a petition that was sent to Washington to remove Pease the Post Master of Vicksburg from his office. He has never seen nor signed this petition, but has been told his signature, along with other republicans...
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12 May 1876
Brown, Jack, fl. 1876
Brown is requesting that Senator Bruce go with him to the Secretary of the Navy in the interest of Mr. Green.
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25 March 1876
Sillers, J.A., fl. 1876
Sillers wants Senator Bruce to appoint someone else as his agent as he can no longer do the job
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2 March 1876
Rolton, W.H., fl. 1876
A personal letter from Rolton talking about what a good friend he is to the senator and how he will always support him. There is a post script asking to be consulted on the future Post Master in Greenville.
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23 June 1876
Bynum, J.M., fl. 1876
Bynum is requesting the place of Post Master at Corinth if the post master Dodson is removed due to theft by a family member of theirs.
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28 January 1876
Sullivan, Matt, fl. 1876
Sullivan is writing to suggest that Senator Bruce should recommend General Clark as Chancellor.
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11 January 1876
Sumner, Geo, fl. 1875-1876
Sumner is writing to Senator Bruce to thank him for any attention he can give to getting Sumner a position as Route Agent, however if there is no possibility of that he would be glad to take anything the Senator can get for him.
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7 April 1876
Stark, P.B., fl. 1876
Star requests that Senator Bruce send him copies of his speeches.
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15 March 1876
Blackman, H., fl. 1875-1876
Blackwood is requesting that Senator Bruce send him copies of the Congressional Record, he says he will repay the Senator if there is any cost associated with sending it. This page is ripped under the salutation. It looks like there may have been...
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29 January 1876
Dillard, Arlena, fl. 1876
A Letter from Senator Bruce's Niece, this letter thanks the Senator for some Christmas gifts and talks about what is going on in her town at the time.
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24 May 1876
Blackman is asking Senator Bruce to please see that his wife is appointed Post Master if he is removed from the office due to a report from the Special Agent.
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4 December 1876
Baldwin, M.S., fl. 1876
Baldwin wrote to Senator Bruce regarding purchase of a copper mine. There is also a section on giving Travis Rhodes a position. On the back there is a note saying answered Dec 7.
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17 January 1876
Bynum is asking Senator Bruce to help him gain an appointment to Postmaster at Corinth if Dodson is removed from that office.
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