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Benjamin Helm Bristow to John H. Howe, 10 October 1871

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to John H. Howe, 10 October 1871
  • Date: October 10, 1871
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02506
  • 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 John Schwaninger Anthony Dreesen Melanie Krupa
  • Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to John H. Howe, 10 October 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nar.02506.xml (TEI)

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Oct. 10, 1871. Hon. John H. Howe, Chief Justice, Cheyenne, Wyoming Terr. Sir: In compliance with your request, leave of absence is hereby granted until the 1st proximo. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor Gen'l & Acting Attorney Gen'l.
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