Benjamin Helm Bristow to John H. Flogg, 20 December 1870

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Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to John H. Flogg, 20 December 1870
Date: December 20, 1870
Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01562
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Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to John H. Flogg, 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. John H. Flogg, Esq. Office Secretary U. S. Senate. Sir: In reply to your letter of the 19th instant, I have to inform you that the opinion of the Attorney Gen'l as to the liability of the Pacific Railroad to pay interest on bonds, &c. has not been printed, and therefore it is not in my power to furnish the copies thereof asked for. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor Gen'l and Acting Attorney General.

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