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Benjamin Helm Bristow to George S. Boutwell, 20 December 1870

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to George S. Boutwell, 20 December 1870
  • Date: December 20, 1870
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01559
  • 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 George S. Boutwell, 20 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 20, 1870. Hon. Geo. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th inst., and to inform you that I have directed the Attorney of the U. S. at St. Louis to at once comply with the regulations of your Department by furnishing a list of the furniture now in his office, to the Surveyor of customs. Very respectfully &c B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General and Acting Attorney General.
letters &c. acknowledged
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