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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09400.089 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters of the first African American to serve a full term in the Senate |
| Title | Appointees in Treasury Dept. Charged to Mississippi |
| Date | ca.1878 |
| Recipient | Kelso Bruce, Blanche |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Spreadsheet that lists the Appointees in Treasury Department charged to Mississippi. 6 columns; Name Congressional District, Office, where employed, Date of appointment, and one that is blank that tells when they are "out". There are 29 people listed, although 5 of them have out listed at the end of their row. The most notable name is that of Miss M.J. Wright who has been mentioned in a series of letters in this collection. Also listed is Jonathan Tarbell as 1st Comptroller, who is the author of several of the letters Miss Wright is mentioned in. The date of 1878 is assumed since the latest date on the list was January 2nd 1878. |
| Subjects | African American History African Americans in Government Congress Reconstruction Government and Civics Women's History |
| People | Bruce, Blanche Kelso (1841-1898) Wright, M.J. (fl. 1878) Tarbell, Jonathan (fl. 1877-1879) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Blanche Kelso Bruce was born into slavery near Farmville, Prince Edward County, Va. on March 1 1841. He was tutored by his master's son, but left his master at the beginning of the civil war and taught school in Hannibal Mo. After the civil war Bruce became a planter in Mississippi, and a member of the Mississippi Levee Board, and Sheriff and Tax Collector for Bolivar County from 1872-1875. Bruce was then elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, where he served from March 4 1875 - March 3 1881. Bruce was the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate. In 1881 Bruce was appointed by President James Garfield as the Register of the Treasury. Bruce then went on to serve as the Recorder of Deeds for the District of Colombia from 1891-1893, returning to the office of Register of the Treasury from 1897 until his death on March 17, 1898. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | Jonathan Tarbell to Blanche Kelso Bruce requesting help for Miss Wright with an employment matter Jonathan Tarbell to Blanche Kelso Bruce requesting his presence in a meeting regarding Miss Wright D.W. Mahon to Blanche Kelso Bruce requesting that he go and see the Assistant Secretary of the treasury Tawley Jonathon Tarbell to Blanche Kelso Bruce asking to meet with him on a personal matter R. F. Crowell business card Docket for letters to Blanche Kelso Bruce regarding Miss Wright |