J. Hubley Ashton to William Hunter, 3 August 1865

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Title: J. Hubley Ashton to William Hunter, 3 August 1865
Date: August 3, 1865
Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00013
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Cite this page: Ashton, J. Hubley and Walt Whitman. "J. Hubley Ashton to William Hunter, 3 August 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. August 3, 1865. Sir: I am directed by the President to request that you cause a commission to issue to Thos. G. Clayton, to be a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Washington and District of Columbia. I am sir, very respectfully Your obedient servant, J. Hubley Ashton, Acting Attorney General. Hon. Wm. Hunter, Acting Secretary of State.