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Benjamin Helm Bristow to R. A. Hill, 30 December 1870

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to R. A. Hill, 30 December 1870
  • Date: December 30, 1870
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01584
  • 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 R. A. Hill, 30 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.01584.xml (TEI)

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December 30, 1870. Hon. R. A. Hill, District Judge of the United States, Southern Mississippi Sir: I have the honor to enclose herewith a commission appointing Michael Shaughenessy to the office of Marshal of The United States for the Southern District of Mississippi, and to request that you will be pleased to deliver it to him when he shall have taken the oath, and given the bond required of him by law. Very respectfully, &c. B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General and acting Attorney General.
commission of M. Shaughenessy as U. S. Marshal
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