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Benjamin Helm Bristow to G. W. McCrary, 22 December 1870

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to G. W. McCrary, 22 December 1870
  • Date: December 22, 1870
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01569
  • 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 G. W. McCrary, 22 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.01569.xml (TEI)

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December 22, 1870. Hon. G. W. McCrary, House of Representatives. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st inst., and to inform you that leave of absence for sixty days was granted by this Department on the 19th inst. to Judge Knowles. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General, and Acting Attorney General.
Judge Knowles' leave of absence
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