James Speed to Joshua Tevis, 21 December 1865

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Title: James Speed to Joshua Tevis, 21 December 1865
Date: December 21, 1865
Creator(s): James Speed | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00062
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Cite this page: Speed, James and Walt Whitman. "James Speed to Joshua Tevis, 21 December 1865." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 20 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Attorney General's Office, December 21, 1865 To - Joshua Tevis, Esq. U. S. Attorney, Louisville, Ky. Sir: Do not have Col. Preston arrested or disturbed, unless you receive orders from here. I am sir, most respectfully, J. Speed, Att'y General.