Benjamin Helm Bristow to J. M. Brodhead, 26 October 1871

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Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to J. M. Brodhead, 26 October 1871
Date: October 26, 1871
Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03422
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Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to J. M. Brodhead, 26 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. 26, 1871. J. M. Brodhead, Esq. Second Comptroller. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of your letter of the 25th inst. and its enclosures, in response to my request addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury, dated the 21st inst. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General & Acting Attorney Genl.

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