Bruce, Blanche K. (1841-1898; senator from Mississippi, 1...

Acknowledging the receipt of a payment, in an autograph endorsment toanother transaction, recorded in pencil on his letterhead, "Office of B.K. Bruce, Sheriff of Bolivar County," set in ornamented display faces andsigned by Bruce (undated, but circa 1873).

Bruce rose rapidly in politics. Having attended Oberlin College, he moved to Mississippi in 1868 tobegin his life as a planter; he was named sergeant-at-arms of the state senate in 1870, was appointed assessor of Bolivar County in 1871, became the sheriff in 1872, and was elected to the U.S. Senate two years later. "He served creditably for six years from 1875- 1881" (DAB). From 1881 until his death he served in several official posts, including recorder of deeds, in Washington, D.C. His autograph from the Washington years is readily available; those from his years as a public official in Mississippi quite scarce. 5 x7 3/4 inches (lower half of larger sheet removed). Folded as for filing; two finger-tip size ink spots, one obscuring part of two letters in Bruce's name.

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