James Speed to Benjamin Helm Bristow, 18 June 1866

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Title: James Speed to Benjamin Helm Bristow, 18 June 1866
Date: June 18, 1866
Creator(s): James Speed | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00103
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Cite this page: Speed, James and Walt Whitman. "James Speed to Benjamin Helm Bristow, 18 June 1866." 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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June 18, 1866. B. H. Bristow, Esq. U. S. Attorney, Louisville, Ky. Sir: Your letter of May 16th requesting the appointment of Col. G. C. Wharton, as your assistant, has been accidentally overlooked. You are hereby authorised to employ that gentleman in the capacity named, at an annual compensation of Fifteen hundred dollars, ($1500)—commencing June 1st, 1866. I am, Sir, very respectfully yours James Speed Attorney General.