Benjamin Helm Bristow to E. Peshine Smith, 10 October 1871

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Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to E. Peshine Smith, 10 October 1871
Date: October 10, 1871
Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03378
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Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to E. Peshine Smith, 10 October 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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Oct. 10, 1871. E. Peshine Smith, Esq. Examiner of Claims at the Department of State. Sir: I enclose herewith the account of Peter R. Carll, Esq. Marshal of the United States for the District of Connecticut, which was the subject of our conversation of last week, and will thank you to give it the proper direction. Very respectfully, &c. B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General, & Acting Attorney General.

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