William Stewart to John Brown, 15 December 1865

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Title: William Stewart to John Brown, 15 December 1865
Date: December 15, 1865
Creator(s): William Stewart | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00060
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Cite this page: Stewart, William and Walt Whitman. "William Stewart to John Brown, 15 December 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, December 15, 1865. To Mr. John Brown, Louisville, Ky. Sir: I am directed by the Attorney General to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 12th inst. relative to the discharge of Hospital Steward Francis M. Cleaver from the U. S. Army, - and to say that the same has been referred to the Secretary of War, who alone can act in the premises. Very respectfully, Wm. Stewart, Chief Clerk.