Benjamin Helm Bristow to J. W. McDonald, 27 September 1871

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Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to J. W. McDonald, 27 September 1871
Date: September 27, 1871
Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02489
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Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to J. W. McDonald, 27 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. 27, 1871. J. W. McDonald, U. S. Commissioner Houston, Texas. The District Attorney alone can appoint. See Act of Congress approved August 16, 1856. B. H. Bristow, Solicitor Gen'l, & Acting Attorney Gen'l.

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