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Benjamin Helm Bristow to Hamilton Fish, 24 December 1870

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to Hamilton Fish, 24 December 1870
  • Date: December 24, 1870
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01574
  • 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 Hamilton Fish, 24 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 24, 1870. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: I am directed by the President to request you to issue commissions appointing John A. Minnis to the office of Attorney of the United States for the Northern District of Louisiana, and David H. Mason, to the Office of Attorney of the United States for the District of Massachusetts, agreeably to the enclosed resolution of the Senate. Very respectfully, &c. B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General and Acting Attorney General.
Commission J. A. Minnis U. S. Atty No. Louisiana
D. H. Mason U. S. Atty, Mass.
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