BRUCE, BLANCHE KELSO (1841-98) U.S. Senator – Mississippi – 1875-81; First elected African-American Senator to serve a full term; Register of the U.S. Treasury – 1881-85 & 1897-98
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Signature, as U.S. Senator, “B.K. Bruce, Miss[issippi],” on a 1 ½” x 4 ½” portion of an album page.
Excellent.
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