Blanche K. Bruce Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
BLANCHE K. BRUCE
Born: March 01, 1841 in Farmville, Virginia
Died: March 17, 1898 in Washington, District of Columbia
Biography
Blanche Bruce (1841-1898) served until 1893. A former slave who became a prominent Mississippi planter and politician, Bruce was elected as U. S. Senator by the Mississippi state legislature in 1874. Serving from 1875 to1881, he was the first black man to serve a full term in the Senate and, in 1879, became the first black man to preside over the Senate, as well. He fought for more liberal land grants for black emigrants and appealed for the desegregation of U. S. Army units. His government service in Washington also included two tenures as Registrar of the U. S. Treasury (1881-1889 and 1895-1898).
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BLANCHE K. BRUCE - DEED SIGNED 06/27/1890 - HFSID 181839Deed signed by Blanche K. Bruce, former slave and U.S. Senator, as Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia in 1890. Signed "B. K. Bruce" on the cover docket panel, documenting a property transaction in Georgetown.Sale Price $675.00
$800.00
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BLANCHE K. BRUCE - DEED SIGNED 07/18/1890 - HFSID 309249Deed signed by B. K. Bruce as Recorder of Deeds, dated July 18, 1890, in the District of Columbia. Bruce, the first Black American to have his signature on US currency, approves the transfer of land title in this 5-page document.
Price: $800.00
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BLANCHE K. BRUCE - DEED SIGNED 10/03/1890 - HFSID 179372Deed document for a Washington, D.C. land sale signed "B. K. Bruce" by Blanche K. Bruce as Recorder of Deeds in 1890. Bruce, a former slave, was the first Black man to serve a full term in the United States Senate.
Price: $800.00
