Bassett, Ed, fl. 1879 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

GLC09400.005

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
21 April 1879
Author/Creator
Bassett, Ed, fl. 1879
Title
to Blanche Kelso Bruce
Place Written
New Haven, Connecticut
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 19.4 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

This letter concerns a series and exchange of pictures between Senator Bruce, and Ed Bassett. The main subject is pictures of Bassett's wife and daughter that Bruce had sent to Basset's daughter. There is also a discussion over older pictures of Bruce and his wife. This letter also mentions past correspondence between the two men in which Bruce had made an opinion that "our country will continue to advance in prosperity" There is also mentions of how African Americans should copy the white citizens and blend in with them.

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