J. Hubley Ashton to William H. Seward, 2 August 1865

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Title: J. Hubley Ashton to William H. Seward, 2 August 1865
Date: August 2, 1865
Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00011
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Cite this page: Ashton, J. Hubley and Walt Whitman. "J. Hubley Ashton to William H. Seward, 2 August 1865." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 06 December 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Attorney Gen'l's Office, August 2, 1865. Hon. W. H. Seward, Secretary of State: Sir: I am directed by the President to request that you cause a Commission to issue to William P. Partello, Esq. to be a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county of Washington, & Dist. of Columbia. I am sir very respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. Hubley Ashton, Acting Attorney General.