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Benjamin Helm Bristow to James Speed, 21 December 1871

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to James Speed, 21 December 1871
  • Date: December 21, 1871
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02680
  • Source: National Archives and Records Administration. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the manuscripts, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Elizabeth Lorang John Schwaninger Melanie Krupa Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to James Speed, 21 December 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 19 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Dec. 21, 1871. Hon. James Speed, Louisville, Ky. Sir: I hand you herewith the mandate of the Supreme Court in the case of the N. O. and Ohio RR. Co. vs. Mellen and U.S. Also a certified copy of the order from the War Department appointing Col. Ludington to receive all payments on account of railroad debts to the United States. I will thank you to have these papers filed in Court, and the proper orders made. Please say to Mr. Meriwether that Col. Ludington is on duty in this city, and he can correspond with him as to how the money shall be remitted when received. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General.
Sup. Court orders.
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