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Matthew F. Pleasants to J. W. McCorkle, 23 January 1868

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to J. W. McCorkle, 23 January 1868
  • Date: January 23, 1868
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00409
  • 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: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to J. W. McCorkle, 23 January 1868." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 18 April 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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January 23, 1868. J. W. McCorkle, No. 221 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D. C. Sir: The Attorney General directs me to say that the correspondence, a copy of which is requested in your letter of the 22d instant, does not appear of record in this office. Respectfully yours, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.
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