Benjamin Helm Bristow to John C. B. Davis, 23 September 1871

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Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to John C. B. Davis, 23 September 1871
Date: September 23, 1871
Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03355
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Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to John C. B. Davis, 23 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. 23, 1871. Hon. J. C. B. Davis, Acting Secretary of State, Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22d instant, with enclosure—and advise you that I have instructed the District Attorney and Marshal of the U.S. for the Dist. of Minnesota to exercise the utmost diligence in inquiring whether any such hostile operations as you refer to are being attempted in their District, and to take prompt means for the prevention of any violation of the Neutrality Laws of the U.S. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor Gen'l & Acting Attorney Gen'l.

hostile conspiracy

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