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Benjamin Helm Bristow TO W. F. Dickinson, 9 June 1871

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow TO W. F. Dickinson, 9 June 1871
  • Date: June 9 1871
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02013
  • Source: National Archive 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 Melanie Krupa John Schwaninger
  • Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow TO W. F. Dickinson, 9 June 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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June 9, 1971 W. F. Dickinson, Boolow, Mass. Sir, You are hereby retained as special assistant to the Attorney of the United States for the District of Massachusetts in the prosecution of the cases against Dexter F. Mills et al. You will take and transmit to this Department the oath required by law. Your compensation for this service will be hereafter determined by this Department. Very respectfully B. H. Bristow Solicitor General, and acting Attorney General.
M. F. Dickinson Mass.
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