Matthew F. Pleasants to Samuel Hepburn, Jr., 22 October 1870

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Samuel Hepburn, Jr., 22 October 1870
Date: October 22, 1870
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01438
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to Samuel Hepburn, Jr., 22 October 1870." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 14 October 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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October 22, 1870. S. Hepburn, Jr. Esq. Carlisle, Penn. Sir: Enclosed I return your retainer as special assistant to the U. S. Attorney for the Eastern Dist. of Pennsylvania, to take charge of the case of Lieut. Wm. T. Cain, 3d U. S. Cavalry, having retained a copy of your official oath. Very Resp'ly, M. F. Pleasants, Ch. Clk. (enc.)

retainer &c.