Benjamin Helm Bristow to D. W. Mahur, 8 December 1871

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Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to D. W. Mahur, 8 December 1871
Date: December 8, 1871
Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03515
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Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to D. W. Mahur, 8 December 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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Dec. 8, 1871. Hon. D. W. Mahur Acting First Auditor of the Treasury. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for your information, a copy of the letter of the Hon. Willard Hall, to the President, of the 6th inst. resigning the office of District Judge of the United States for the District of Delaware. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General, & Acting Attorney General.

resignation

Judge Hall