John M. Binckley to Benjamin Helm Bristow, 9 August 1867

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Title: John M. Binckley to Benjamin Helm Bristow, 9 August 1867
Date: August 9, 1867
Creator(s): John M. Binckley | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00238
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Cite this page: Binckley, John M. and Walt Whitman. "John M. Binckley to Benjamin Helm Bristow, 9 August 1867." 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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August 9, 1867. B. H. Bristow, Esq. U. S. Attorney, Louisville, Ky. Sir: The enclosed copy of a letter dated August 3d, 1867, from D. G. Barnitz, Esq. Attorney for W. Thornberry, late Surveyor of the Port of Paducah, Ky. is transmitted to you, with the request that you will furnish this office with a report of the facts in the case,—with such suggestions as you may deem pertinent. Very respectfully yours, John M. Binckley Acting Attorney General.