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W. A. Field to John A. Rawlins, 2 August 1869

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  • Title: W. A. Field to John A. Rawlins, 2 August 1869
  • Date: August 2, 1869
  • Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00973
  • 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 Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger
  • Cite this page: Field, W. A. and Walt Whitman. "W. A. Field to John A. Rawlins, 2 August 1869." 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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August 2, 1869. Hon. John A. Rawlins, Secretary of War. Sir: I send enclosed herewith a letter from Frank M. Pixley, Esq., U. S. Attorney at San Francisco, California, relating to the suit of Black vs. Mansfield, et.al., involving the title to the Island of Yerba Buena. Will you please return the letter to this office when you have no further use for it? I have the honor to be, &c. &c. W. A. Field, Acting Attorney General.
(suit of Black vs. Mansfield et al.) Title to Yerba Buena Island, California
See Ins. Book A. pp. 352, 355, 382.
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