Papers, 1851-1865.

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Papers, 1851-1865.

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Two letters from 1851 recommending Bruce as being worthy to practice law in the state of Kentucky. A 12 June 1865 letter states that a pardon will be granted to Bruce provided he free his slaves. President Johnson will grant favorable terms on everything but the "darkey". Bruce was a member of the Confederate Congress.

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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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Andrew Johnson (b. December 29, 1808, Raleigh, North Carolina-d. July 31, 1875, Carter's Station, Tennessee) became the seventeenth president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1808. He began his political career in Greenville, Tennessee in 1828. At the time of this letter he was the Democratic senator from Tennessee. Emerson Etheridge was born in Carrituck County, North Carolina. As a representative of Tennes...

Moore, James William, 1818-1877.

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Helm, John Larue, 1802-1867.

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Bruce, Horatio Washington, 1830-1903.

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Horatio Washington Bruce was a lawyer and a member of the Confederate Congress from Kentucky. From the description of Papers, 1851-1865. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46737685 ...