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J. Hubley Ashton to William Hunter, 3 August 1865

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  • Title: J. Hubley Ashton to William Hunter, 3 August 1865
  • Date: August 3, 1865
  • Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00012
  • 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 Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen
  • Cite this page: Ashton, J. Hubley and Walt Whitman. "J. Hubley Ashton to William Hunter, 3 August 1865." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 23 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nar.00012.xml (TEI)

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Attorney General's Office. August 3d, 1865. Sir: I am directed by the President to request that you cause a Commission to issue to Edward C. Carrington, to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, to date August 3, 1865. I am sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. Hubley Ashton, Acting Attorney General Hon. W. Hunter, Acting Secretary of State
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