Benjamin Helm Bristow to Henry Wager Halleck, 2 October 1871

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Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to Henry Wager Halleck, 2 October 1871
Date: October 2, 1871
Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02496
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Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to Henry Wager Halleck, 2 October 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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Oct. 2, 1871. Major General Halleck, Louisville, Ky. Mr. A. B. Williams, of whom Secretary telegraphed you on Saturday, is detained. Will be at Galt House Wednesday morning. B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General, and Acting Attorney General. ch'ge

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