Benjamin Helm Bristow to William Lawrence, 17 December 1870

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Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to William Lawrence, 17 December 1870
Date: December 17, 1870
Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01553
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Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to William Lawrence, 17 December 1870." 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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December 17, 1870. Hon. Wm. Lawrence, of Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives. Sir: The Attorney General, as he was about to leave for Georgia, requested me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th inst, enclosing a copy of a bill to secure indemnity to The United States in certain cases—and to say that he has given the matter due examination, that he approves of the bill, and has no suggestions to make in reference to it. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General and Acting Attorney General.

Certain Bill approved