Matthew F. Pleasants to James K. Kennedy, 19 June 1869

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to James K. Kennedy, 19 June 1869
Date: June 19, 1869
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01918
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to James K. Kennedy, 19 June 1869." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 19 March 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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June 19, 1869. Hon. James K. Kennedy, Asso. Justice, Port Townsend, Washington T. Sir: I have rec'd your letter of the 2d inst. enclosing a copy of your official oath, and making an inquiry as to your proper District. In reply I have to say that you were nominated and confirmed in the place of James E. Wyche. Very Resp. yours, M. F. Pleasants, Ch. Clerk.