Benjamin Helm Bristow to E. D. Townsend, 12 October 1871

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Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to E. D. Townsend, 12 October 1871
Date: October 12, 1871
Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03383
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Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to E. D. Townsend, 12 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. 12, 1871. Gen. E. D. Townsend, Adjutant General U.S. A. Sir: I hand you herewith a telegram addressed to the Attorney General at Yorkville, S. C., which I will thank you to have sent to him in cipher as soon as possible. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor Gen'l & Acting Attorney Gen'l.

send telegram to Atty Gen'l