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Benjamin Helm Bristow to Thomas H. Talbot, 13 September 1871

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to Thomas H. Talbot, 13 September 1871
  • Date: September 13, 1871
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.03340
  • 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 Anthony Dreesen Nima Najafi Kianfar Melanie Krupa
  • Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to Thomas H. Talbot, 13 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. 13, 1871. Thomas H. Talbot, Esq. Assistant Attorney General. Sir: Upon the subject of the "French cases" presented in your letter of the 25th of August, I am of opinion that under the decision of the Supreme Court in the O'Keefe case, it is not worth while to prosecute appeals, when the only ground which we can offer for a reversal of the judgment of the Court of Claims is the want of the right in a French citizen to sue. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor Gen'l, & Acting Attorney Gen'l.
question of appeal in "French cases"
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