Benjamin Helm Bristow to E. D. Townsend, 21 October 1871

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Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to E. D. Townsend, 21 October 1871
Date: October 21, 1871
Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03412
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Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to E. D. Townsend, 21 October 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 25 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Oct. 21, 1871. Gen. E. D. Townsend, Adjutant General. Sir: I hand you herewith a telegram addressed to the Attorney General at Yorkville, S. C. Will you please transmit it in cipher as soon as possible? Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General Acting Attorney General.

send tel.