Benjamin Helm Bristow to George C. Bates, 8 December 1871

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Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to George C. Bates, 8 December 1871
Date: December 8, 1871
Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02227
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Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to George C. Bates, 8 December 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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Dec. 8, 1871. Geo. C. Bates, Esq. U.S. Attorney, Salt Lake City, Utah T. I would make no terms with any one under indictment who has not submitted himself to process. B. H. Bristow, Solicitor Gen'l, & Acting Attorney Gen'l. chg'e

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