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- Collection: Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi
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Signature of James H. Piles
Signature of James H. Piles from an 1870 letter to Governor Alcorn.
Signature of James D. Lynch
Signature of James D. Lynch from an 1871 commission certificate.
Letter from Henry P. Scott to the Governor’s Office
Letter from Henry P. Scott to the Governor’s Office.
Teaching Certificate Signed by James Hill
Teaching certificate for L. A. Darling, former principal of the Normal School at Tougaloo, signed by James Hill and T. W. Cardozo.
Signature of James Hill
Signature of Mississippi Secretary of State James Hill.
Petition to support Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University
Petition to Governor Alcorn supporting Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University.
Signature of Jeremiah M. P. Williams
Signature of Jeremiah M. P. Williams from an 1871 petition supporting Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University.
Signature of Thomas W. Stringer
Signature of Thomas W. Stringer from an 1871 petition supporting Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University.
Signature of William Gray
Signature of William Gray from an 1871 petition supporting Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University.
Signature of Robert Gleed
Signature of Robert Gleed from an 1871 petition supporting Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University.