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Benjamin Helm Bristow to J. W. Douglass, 4 January 1871

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to J. W. Douglass, 4 January 1871
  • Date: January 4, 1871
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01594
  • 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 J. W. Douglass, 4 January 1871." 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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January 4, 1871. J. W. Douglass, Esq. Act'g Comm'r, Internal Revenue. Sir: Your note of this date, stating that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue desires me to sit with him in the hearing of an argument on Saturday next, has been received. I regret to say that the pressure of official business will prevent me from complying with his request. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General, and acting Attorney General.
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