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Benjamin Helm Bristow to William Craig, 16 December 1870

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to William Craig, 16 December 1870
  • Date: December 16, 1870
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01551
  • 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 Joshua Ware John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to William Craig, 16 December 1870." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nar.01551.xml (TEI)

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December 16, 1870. Wm. Craigh, Esq. Memphis, Tenn. Sir: You are hereby appointed an assistant to the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee during the present term of the U. S. Court, with a compensation at the rate of Five hundred dollars per month. You will please transmit to this Department, with the acceptance of this appointment, a copy of your official oath. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General and Acting Attorney General.
ass't U. S. Attorney W. Tenn.
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