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to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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

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

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Letter to Senator Bruce asking for assistance in gaining an appointment for Mrs. Whelan.

GLC09400.143

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

This is a series of two letters, and a separate docket. All three concern the post office and appointment to political posts.

GLC09400.056

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Bynum is asking Senator Bruce to help him gain an appointment to Postmaster at Corinth if Dodson is removed from that office.

GLC09400.230

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Huggins is asking Senator Bruce to help him get appointment as the Postmaster of Aberdeen Mississippi.

GLC09400.234

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

A thank you note for seeds that Senator Bruce sent to Brown.

GLC09400.245

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Shorter is asking Senator Bruce for a position in the Postal agency.

GLC09400.246

to B. Rush Stoddard

Signs a letter with his title as "Brig. Genl. C.S.A. Prisoner of War on Parole," in compliance with Stoddard's request, possibly for an autograph.

GLC00805

[Collection of York Woodward] [Decimalized .01- .18]

15 letters written by a Freedman's Bureau Superintendent, from January 1866 to February 1868. Many are from Abingdon, VA, and reveal the personal responses and official actions of a Pennsylvania veteran who served throughout the Occupied South as a...

GLC09327

to Mary "Mollie" McLean

He includes a collection of "old masters." Not included here. (Pictures by the great painters) So far there have been no orders. He thinks the war office is restrictive.

GLC02161.157

to dear General

Signs with the letter "H." Addressee is likely Hunt's father-in-law, Henry K. Craig. Hunt.discusses President Andrew Johnson's attempt to force the resignation of Secretary of War Edwin McMasters Stanton. Refers to newspaper editorials discussing...

GLC02382.034

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Harris is asking Senator Bruce for help in getting his brother a position in some department in Washington. He also mentions J. S. Wezles who drowned himself in the Mississippi River.

GLC09400.162

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Hazelwood writes Senator Bruce to about a check that the Senator had sent to him. He also alerts the Senator that he had just received two previous letters from him as he has been unwell recently and unable to go to the landing to collect mail.

GLC09400.081

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

requests some garden seed.

GLC09400.256

Official Presidential Pardon for P.B Jones

Andrew Johnson grants P.B Jones a full pardon for any offenses committed.

GLC01444.01

Weekly patriot and union. [Vol. 16, no. 4 (June 4, 1868)]

Also prints a once supressed report on Ben. B. F. Butler in New Orleans. Johnson acquitted, Stanton resigns.

GLC08805

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

thanks him for the map of the Holy Land he gave to the Sunday school.

GLC09400.473

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

starting a new Republican newspaper called the Argus. asks for his subscription.

GLC09400.479

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

in regard to his retention in post office.

GLC09400.474

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

wants to know if data relative to payment of taxes in the several states, by negroes, is correct.

GLC09400.482

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

requests the Agricultural Report for 1879.

GLC09400.512

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

desires the endorsement of the Republican party for his paper A Fool's Errand.

GLC09400.519

Advertisement for A Fool's Errand and A Compend of the Elements of Fact

GLC09400.520

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

wants to be in charge of the post office as soon as possible.

GLC09400.533

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

wants appointment for Post Master.

GLC09400.539

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Miss Kriger's Compliments and Regrets

GLC09400.348

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes to thank him for the public documents and garden seeds.

GLC09400.271

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

the post master has put in an application to make the post office a separating or distributing office. argues that he is an old man now and this favor should be granted.

GLC09400.291

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes that there is some discord between the Customs offices in this district.

GLC09400.306

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

thanks him for the Congressional Record and the Dept. of Agriculture Report

GLC09400.312

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

asks for the appointment of local post master.

GLC09400.327

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes that he received the package and will distribute the seed and report it to the commissoner.

GLC09400.341

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

discusses the Cincinnatti Commercial, a democratic, but conservative newspaper. includes formal acknowledgement of receipt of paper.

GLC09400.346

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

requests the surveys of Nebraska, California, Dakota, New Mexico and Texas.

GLC09400.349

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

requests his help in obtaining temporary employment at least with the Justice department

GLC09400.562

H.R. 4318

An Act to provide for the organization of the Mississippi River Improvement Commission. 2 copies

GLC09400.570

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

"writing on behalf of the colored women of this city..." asks if he can find work for a sewing girl, among others.

GLC09400.411

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes that she received a letter from J.R Smith who mentioned alternatives in case he can't be appointed.

GLC09400.412

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

reiterates his need to secure an appointment for his lady friend.

GLC09400.426

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

is sending a volume of agriculture reports.

GLC09400.400

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes of the current challenges and triumphs within the Republican party in Mississippi.

GLC09400.410

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

sympathizes over his wife's illness. then mentions some business concerning Hon. Geo. C. Gorham.

GLC09400.428

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

requests to be put on the list of people he distributes seeds to.

GLC09400.357

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

enclosed is a receipt for the last half of 1877's taxes.

GLC09400.360

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

discusses city taxes and investment in Vicksburg.

GLC09400.366

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Miss Lee presents her compliments and regrets.

GLC09400.370

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

requests that Bruce use his influence to get him appointed as route agent.

GLC09400.373

to Salmon P. Chase re: argument against accepting the negro as an equal

"I am not yet prepared to receive the Negro on terms of political Equality for the reason that it will arouse passions and predjudices of the North, which...might rekindle the war whose fires are now dying out and by skillful management may be kept...

GLC07680