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to Blanche Kelso Bruce

asks if it is too late to apply for chief supervisor.

GLC09400.408

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

inquires about his application for deputyship.

GLC09400.409

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

asks what the necessary steps would be to apply for a departmental position.

GLC09400.432

to James Hill

inquires about his application for supervisor.

GLC09400.436

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

letter outlining legal fees for the Harney bond suit

GLC09400.437

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

wants to speak with him about having a position when he visits.

GLC09400.443

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

discusses the case of Mrs. McConnell

GLC09400.355

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

asks that he consider him for the position.

GLC09400.376

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes the legislature will adjourn on the 23rd and if the place can be secured, he shall be ready to report for duty April 1st.

GLC09400.379

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

asks for some indication of the probable action of the Committee on Pensions.

GLC09400.384

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

requests a clerkship position in some department of the government.

GLC09400.386

to John C. Ropes re: declining to speak in Boston

"Fair minded men on the opposite sides in War, are impressed so differently by the same events that I could not hope your society would accept my statements of occurrences...". Includes collateral note dated 3/11/n.y., manuscript on Johnston's...

GLC07403

Circular letter re: announcing Salmon P. Chase's visit to the South

GLC07684

[pamphlet of laws and information relating to claims against the government of the United States]

GLC02750.273

[Special circular regarding former soldiers' claims against the United States government]

GLC02750.274

Fifteenth Amendment resolution [Decimalized GLC00788.01-GLC00788.02]

GLC00788

to unknown

Discharging a boy volunteer upon the refund of bounty money.

GLC01630

H. R. 244. An Act to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government.

A rough draft of the Wade-Davis Bill, passed by the House of Representatives 4 May 1864. Changes noted throughout this document in ink. Docketed by H. R. U. L., an enrolling clerk. Docket states "2nd July 1864-- This is in the precise shape it was...

GLC04716

to Benjamin Franklin Butler

Townsend, United States Adjutant General, replies to a letter from Butler, who served as a General in the Civil War. Informs Butler that in the Civil War, 7,122 African American men served as officers, and 178,975 served as enlisted men, for a total...

GLC07200

to Fanny P. Clark

Discusses the possibility of Grant as next president and whether [General] Butler is fit to manage rebels.

GLC06475

to Andrew Johnson

Seddon thanks Johnson for pardoning him. Seddon was the longest lasting Confederate Secretary of War.

GLC06011

[Speech by Thaddeus Stevens]

Stevens, a United States Representative from Pennsylvania, addresses his fellow citizens regarding an upcoming election for state governmental officials. Discusses post-war debt and expresses disapproval regarding the policies of President Andrew...

GLC05156

[Civil War era newspaper clippings]

Four newspaper clippings possibly contained within the 1863 diary of Calvin Symmes Mixter (refer to GLC06583.02), a Civil War soldier. No publication information is included. The first clipping contains Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin's poem "Ode to...

GLC06583.05

to William Lewis Maury

Attests to Maury's character as an officer and as a gentleman. Rowan writes as commander of U.S.N. Flag Ship Congress. A U.S. vice admiral, Rowan served the Union during the Civil War. Post-war, he was commandant of the Norfolk and New York Navy...

GLC04572.33

[Letter about avoiding conscription...]

Leon County, Texas man writes about avoiding conscription and slaves being told of their freedom.
"When I reached Palestine [Texas] last July a year ago, the conscript officer of that place notified me to take my place in the army or he should...

GLC09411

to John Weeks

Writes that he has been trying to get Captain Adams' address but hasn't been successful. Expresses his surprise that he and other soldiers have lived to tell stories of what they experienced during the war. Advises Weeks to contact Captain Adams in...

GLC06728.097

to her granddaughter

News of letters received and written, family sicknesses, particularly of her cousin, Richard W. Jeffery, and herself. News of family fortunes in the post-war period, including the rental of a farm.

GLC01896.086

to Mary Moore Kelly

He is busy finishing reports from the field which could not be completed while they marched. The local people remain rebellious, and he has enjoyed the flirtatious company of two married women from New York.

GLC04195.36

to Mary Moore Kelly

Grant has visited the past few days. He reports the troubles his unwise friend had with thieves in town. Written on letterhead for Head-Quarters Military Division Mississippi, Office of Medical Direcuor.

GLC04195.38

[Amnesty oath for A. J. Poole]

Poole (possibly Allen Jackson Poole) swears to "faithfully defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Union of States thereunder, and... abide by and faithfully support all Law and Proclamations which have been made during the existing...

GLC06261.01.05

An Act H.R. 4318 4th Congress 3rd Session.

This act established the Mississippi River Improvement Commission. Which is for the correction, permanent location, and deepening of the channel and the improvement of navigation of the Mississippi River and the protection of its alluvial lands.

GLC09400.060

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Leemon writes Senator Bruce to see about the possibility of getting an appointment with the railroad, an appointment he has tried for previously, but did not receive. He is asking Bruce's opinion on the likelihood of getting the appointment now.

GLC09400.028

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

A letter from Smith in regards to Robert E Leachman who is feeling ill. He is asking for Senator Bruce's help to get a sixty day leave of absence for Leachman to recover.

GLC09400.063

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Moses Dickson is writing to Senator Bruce for his opinion on what needs to be done to keep African American support for the Republican Party. He mentions that those African Americans that are in office in 1877 have become less effective and he wishes...

GLC09400.068

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

A response to a telegram that Senator Bruce sent to Senator Kernan; possibly about an illness that Senator Conkling had contracted. The note says that the telegraph was received but Kernan was in New York, as was Conkling and that the rumor of...

GLC09400.069

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

In response to a letter on the 6th Frank Hill wrote a letter to Senator Bruce concerning his position at a country school. He also thanks the senator for his interest. is accompanying a letter about Hill's position as a teacher, and a shared docket...

GLC09400.083.02

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Senator Bruce's brother is writing to say he received his letter of the 3rd from Chicago and had sent a letter the same day to Washington D.C. H.C also asks what course Blanche is going to take in the future with the Senate.

GLC09400.166

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Florey is asking the Senator for help in gaining a position in Washington. He is a lawyer and would like to be employed in Washington D.C.

GLC09400.196

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Hall is asking Senator Bruce for a loan of $200.00 for ninety days at which time he will be able to repay it. He asks that if the Senator agrees that he send a confirmation and if possible a Post Office Order for the amount.

GLC09400.183

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Owens wrote to inquire the price of the Congressional record for the present session, to its end. He mentions that he is a republican and former member of the legislature.

GLC09400.188

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

This letter is an outline of a bill presented to Senator Bruce in regards to legal action taken by Nugent and Mc Willie on his behalf of Senator Bruce. The legal matter deals with bonds given in the case of State vs Cordozo. The bill is $650.00 still...

GLC09400.140.01

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

This letter is an acknowledgement of payment made to Nugent and Mc Willie, by Senator Bruce. The amount paid was $200.00.

GLC09400.140.02

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

A letter from Hill to the Senator informing him that he would love to take the appointment. However he is currently teaching and as a result cannot leave until June of that year. Hill says however that after this term he would gladly take the...

GLC09400.083.01

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Hazelwood is writing the Senator for money that is owed to him. The note is according to the docket 400 dollars, and he wants an additional 100 dollars as his interest amount. It seems like Hazelwod might be in trouble of some sort since he wrote "I...

GLC09400.104