William Stewart to John L. Williamson, 22 August 1865

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Title: William Stewart to John L. Williamson, 22 August 1865
Date: August 22, 1865
Creator(s): William Stewart | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00048
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Cite this page: Stewart, William and Walt Whitman. "William Stewart to John L. Williamson, 22 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 22, 1865. John L. Williamson Esq. Memphis, Tenn. Sir: I am directed by the Attorney General to transmit herewith a Commission, appointing you to be Attorney of the U. S. for the W. Dist. of Tennessee; and to request that you send to this office, along with a copy of your official oath, a statement of the place of your nativity, for the Biennial Register. I am sir, very Resp. your obd't sv't, Wm. Stewart, Chief Clerk. [Com. enc. with above.]