James Speed to William H. Gale and Charles F. Holly, 24 August 1865

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Title: James Speed to William H. Gale and Charles F. Holly, 24 August 1865
Date: August 24, 1865
Creator(s): James Speed | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00053
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Cite this page: Speed, James and Walt Whitman. "James Speed to William H. Gale and Charles F. Holly, 24 August 1865." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Attorney General's Office, August 24, 1865. To the Hon. Wm. H. Gale, & the Hon. Ch. F. Holly. Gentlemen: This is to inform you that the Hon. Wm. H. Gale has been appointed as the successor of Judge Charles Lee Armor; and the Hon. Ch. F. Holly the successor of Judge Allen A. Bradford, in the Territory of Colorado. I am, most respectfully, &c James Speed Attorney General. [Add. to Mr. Gale, Brooklyn, N. Y.]