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J. Hubley Ashton to Charles T. Chester, 31 July 1865

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  • Title: J. Hubley Ashton to Charles T. Chester, 31 July 1865
  • Date: July 31, 1865
  • Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00008
  • 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 John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen
  • Cite this page: Ashton, J. Hubley and Walt Whitman. "J. Hubley Ashton to Charles T. Chester, 31 July 1865." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Attorney General's Office, July 31, 1865. Charles T. Chester, Esq. New York, (Box 2766, p.o.) Dear Sir: The petition enclosed in your letter of the 13th inst. has been referred to Major Gen'l. Howard, the Commissioner of Refugees and abandoned Lands, as the case therein referred to would seem to be within his jurisdiction. Very respectfully Your obedient servant, J. Hubley Ashton, Acting Att'y. General.
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