James Speed to Charles A. Peabody, 8 August 1865

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Title: James Speed to Charles A. Peabody, 8 August 1865
Date: August 8, 1865
Creator(s): James Speed | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00021
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Cite this page: Speed, James and Walt Whitman. "James Speed to Charles A. Peabody, 8 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 8, 1865. Chas. A. Peabody, Esq. U. S. Attorney, Eastern Dist. Louisiana New York City. Sir: Yours of July 4, tendering your resignation as U. S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana is received, and your resignation is accepted. Your letter would have been more promptly answered, but for my absence from the city. Very respectfully, James Speed, Attorney General.