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Benjamin Helm Bristow to Smith C. Young, 20 December 1870

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to Smith C. Young, 20 December 1870
  • Date: December 20, 1870
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01563
  • 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 Smith C. Young, 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. Smith C. Young, Esq. Kasse, Limestone Co. Texas. Sir: As requested in your letter of the 15th instant, I return herewith the papers filed in this Department in support of your application for the position of Marshal of The United States for Wyoming. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor Gen'l, and Acting Attorney General.
papers returned.
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