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James Speed to William H. Seward, 10 August 1865

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  • Title: James Speed to William H. Seward, 10 August 1865
  • Date: August 10, 1865
  • Creator(s): James Speed | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00028
  • 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: Speed, James and Walt Whitman. "James Speed to William H. Seward, 10 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 10, 1865. Hon. Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of state, Sir: I am directed by the President to request that you cause a Commission to issue to James Donaldson 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 James Speed Attorney General.
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