J. Hubley Ashton to William Hunter, 4 August 1865

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Title: J. Hubley Ashton to William Hunter, 4 August 1865
Date: August 4, 1865
Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00015
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Attorney General's Office. August 4, 1865. Hon. Wm. Hunter, Acting Secretary of State. Sir: I return herewith the enclosures contained in your letter of yesterday. The United States Attorney for Minnesota will be instructed to see that no violations of the neutrality laws occur in his District. I am sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. Hubley Ashton, Acting Att'y Gen'l.