James Speed to James Christian, 30 August 1865

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Title: James Speed to James Christian, 30 August 1865
Date: August 30, 1865
Creator(s): James Speed | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00055
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Cite this page: Speed, James and Walt Whitman. "James Speed to James Christian, 30 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 30, 1865. James Christian, Esq. Lawrence, Kansas. Sir: Your letter of the 22d inst. tendering your resignation as U. S. Attorney for the Territory of Dakota, is received,- and your resignation is accepted; though I sincerely regret the existence of the circumstances that induced you to take this step. I am sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, James Speed Attorney General.