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Benjamin Helm Bristow to Wilmot W. Brookings, 20 September 1871

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to Wilmot W. Brookings, 20 September 1871
  • Date: September 20, 1871
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02479
  • 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 Melanie Krupa John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to Wilmot W. Brookings, 20 September 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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Sept. 20, 1871. Hon. W. W. Brookings, Associate Justice. Yankton, Dakota. Sir: I have received your letter of the 14th instant asking for a leave of absence from the Territory for five days—and in reply inform you that such leave is granted. I think that in all cases where absence is needed by Judges of the Territories, no matter for what length of time, application therefor should be made to this Department. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor Gen'l, & Acting Attorney Gen'l.
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