James Speed to William H. Seward, 21 August 1865

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Title: James Speed to William H. Seward, 21 August 1865
Date: August 21, 1865
Creator(s): James Speed | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00041
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Cite this page: Speed, James and Walt Whitman. "James Speed to William H. Seward, 21 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 21, 1865. Hon. Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State. Sir: I am directed by the President to request that you cause a Commission to be issued to John K. Goodloe, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana. I am sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, James Speed Attorney General.