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Benjamin Helm Bristow to J. C. B. Davis, 5 October 1871

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to J. C. B. Davis, 5 October 1871
  • Date: October 5, 1871
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.03368
  • 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
  • Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to J. C. B. Davis, 5 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.03368.xml (TEI)

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Oct. 5, 1871. Hon. J. C. B. Davis, Acting Secretary of State. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th inst. transmitting certain papers relative to the attack upon the house and person of the Spanish Consul at Key West, Florida, and to inform you that the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida has been directed to take such measures as may be necessary to bring the guilty parties to punishment. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor Gen'l & Acting Attorney Gen'l.
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